at no one catching my Usher shade.
Anyways, I think Alicia is the only real competition for Beyonce when it comes to who reigns Contemporary R&B. Rihanna isn't R&B at all.
Mary is already a Queen of Hip Hop/Soul. She can't be queen of both Contemporary R&B AND Hip Hop/Soul. If that's the case, then we might as well make Aretha Queen of Soul and Queen of Hip Hop/Soul