@Nicky22 -- That MIGHT be true - 'bout Sam and Trent, but I'M NOW HERE; there's NEW Sheriff-in-town and that'd-be-me: X,Y,"and Z".....

You see, there WAS-a-time, when Rihanna had NO 'competition'; no Lady Gaga, no Keisha; it was just she and Beyonce - for the most-part! But NOW? ...Well, she has no-less-than, four-other-artists whose out-sold, and are, FAR-more talented than SHE is. And THEY'LL be ALSO, touring about the same time, that Rihanna will!

It'll ALL-come-down to a 'rational-choice' that you'll have to make as to where you'll spend your hard-earned 'recessionary-unemployment-a-possibility-funds': 'Can't sing, can't dance, and gives crappy live performance: Rihanna' OR, say an Alicia Keys/Beyonce/Keisha/Lady Gaga who CAN perform FAR-ABOVE the-likes-of 'a Rihanna'!

For ANYONE, with-a-bit-of common-sense, the choice(s) are certain and clear: "Talent/showmanship" vs "Hype/hysteria and PR!"

X,Y, "and Z" -- OUT!