I guess I just don't understand why people think Janet Jackson has a voice? She whispers through every single song w/ tons of modulation. Maybe in the 80s. Love Janet, but I have to say Rihanna is a better singer. Let's not forget she's never even left the charts. She had #1 with TI (and she sings most of the time.) and #2 w/ Jay Z (again singing more than Jay Z.) Very smart to release a ballad, because we've been listening to uptempo Rihanna for awhile. This will shoot straight to #1 like everything else.