@Beyonce: Queen of Pop and Soul
Thanks. It's difficult to maintain my sanity at times on this site, however, because some people who comment are lunatics...

Anyways, I do agree. The debate over whether Rihanna is a major artist is highly debatable. I, personally, feel that she is but there is always room for improvement. Her sales (first week) could improve, but I'm only worried that she stays consistent with sales. As for her input, I agree that it's odd that Loud has way less Rihanna input than Rated R, but I feel that her bigger issue is live performance.

However, that seems to be improving amazingly.