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Originally posted by Celestial
The Madonna comparisons are going to hurt her in the long run, she still has a lot to prove.
Rihanna has produced hits singles on a more consistent basis than anyone else since she débuted. You don't think that's impressive?
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Of course it's impressive.
I just think that even more important than that is for people to be fascinated by an artist, which the general public clearly is not by Rihanna. She's a very uninteresting personality overall.
Britney churned out hit after hit up until Blackout just like Rihanna's doing. The difference is the media and the world was OBSESSED with Spears throughout the noughties, to insane proportions really. Her star power, even if it is kinda turned off by now, was undeniable. And Rihanna doesn't have that.
Beyoncé is larger than life in everything she does. As I said, she and Britney are the most defining artists of the past decade, by far. No one even comes close. Pink and Christina were huge, but again, it's just on another level.
Gaga's manipulation and dominance of the media, her insanely consistent album AND single sales, her record shattering debuts, her videos, her activism and the support from all kinds of legends, not to mention the fact that she's an absolutely BRILLIANT performer which puts up a live show rivaled by very, very few, just shows why she's well on her way to becoming a pop legend.
I'd actually argue that she's achieved much, much more than Rihanna in her career which people tend to forget is barely 2 years old.