Hot Topic: Is Rihanna R&B?

Published: Thursday 12th Jan 2012 by David

 

Much to the delight of those in favor of Pop belle Rihanna, last night saw her pick up the ‘Favorite R&B Female‘ at the 2012 People’s Choice Awards.

However, as is the case with most things linked to the performer, her win has been overshadowed by criticism from those who claim that she shouldn’t have been nominated in that category in the first place, seeing as her music is widely regarded as being of the Pop persuasion.

Now we want you to weigh in.

 

Do you think Rihanna is an R&B act?

 

Get into it below!

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  1. I2011 January 12, 2012

    Hell no she not R&B she is pop! Just because she has dark skin does not make her rhythm and blues! Rihanna don’t have a damn soulful bone in her!!

  2. PamB January 12, 2012

    Rihannia is so not R&b. I would like to see how she would go about it tho.

  3. Beyonka Fierce January 12, 2012

    If Rihanna is R&B then Amber Rose is Rapunzel.

  4. i2011 January 12, 2012

    Hell no! Rihanna is nowhere near R&B her ass is POP! She don’t have a soulful bone in her body! Just b/c she black doesn’t mean she is R&B!

  5. KELIS January 12, 2012

    BRITNEY SPEARS is more r&b then rihanna LOL

  6. kimberly January 12, 2012

    great question!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!…. how do you enjoy an award that you know deep down you have not made an rand b since your first and it flopped bad. mjusic of the sun. lol.
    i would feel bad though like seriously i am so glad people recognize that even the pop fan bases question this mess

  7. Lax January 12, 2012

    You Dam Right she is and it will Kill Pencil
    D*** And Mamma B’s gang of internet bully’s
    to try and shoot Holes in the Fact that Shes
    R&B, Pop, Raggae, Dance Hall, Rock, Country
    and Crossing Mannnnnnnnny Different Genres
    And Perhaps Some Music Heads Will Just
    Have to Chime in a shine Light on the Issue.

    And Besides all of that Shes “The Hook Queen”
    Ask The Big Boys?

  8. Ashantis#1 January 12, 2012

    She used to be R&B until she followed the crowd.

  9. Roman January 12, 2012

    Rihanna is versatile she can make any kind of music. I don’t believe she’s full RnB but she merges genres in such a way that u it could be believable

  10. amar January 12, 2012

    shes not r a nd b
    beyonce isnt r and b

    its sites like these that give r and b a bad name

  11. glass January 12, 2012

    I’ve heard Rihanna’s albums and I can say there are SOME elements of contemporary R&B, but she’s pop. When she first came out, she was even regarded as bubblegum.

  12. Lax January 12, 2012

    She can sing all Genres but you
    know that already Right, Pop
    Princess and a Caribbean
    R&B Soul Queen and name
    some one who can sing all
    of the Different Generes as
    She can and do it Smoothly?

  13. ThePleasurePrincipal January 12, 2012

    R&B stands for Rhythm & Blues; Genres evolve with time. Rihanna has shown her versatility in music with Reggae, Rock, R&B, Hip-Hop-infused music. Rihanna has an eclectic mix that can’t be categorized by one genre. Either way, Pop means ‘Popular’ and Michael Jackson defined that entire genre and is known as ‘The Greatest Entertainer To Ever Live’ so….

  14. JAKE (KING BEY, QUEEN ADELE & EMPRESS GAGA) January 12, 2012

    WELL, HONESTLY, IT TRULY DEPENDS ON HOW “R&B” IS DEFINED NOW-A-DAYS!!!!!!!

    PRIOR TO THE 1970’S TO MID-1980’S, “R&B” WAS CLASSED AS “RHYTHM AND BLUES”, BUT WHEN ARTISTS SUCH AS WHITNEY HOUSTON, JANET JACKSON, MICHAEL JACKSON AND MARIAH CAREY CAME OUT, THEY MERGED WHAT WAS “R&B” MUSIC WITH POP OVERTONES – HENCE THE SONGS COMPOSITION WOULD BE OF A POP BACKGROUND BUT THERE VOCAL STYLINGS WERE OF R&B!!!

    SINCE THE 2000’S PLUS – “R&B” HAS CHANGED TO “RHYTHM & BEATS”, THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE CONTINUOUS MERGING OF R&B WITH POP, HIP-HOP AND DANCE!!!

    I WOULDN’T SAY RIHANNA IS “TRUE R&B”, NEITHER IS BEYONCE, BUT CONTEMPORARY R&B, BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT HAS BECOME OF R&B TODAY – IT’S NOT RHYTHM AND BLUES BUT RHYTHM AND BEATS – CONTEMPORARY!!!

    SO YES, SHE IS “CONTEMPORARY R&B” IF ANYTHING!!!!!!!

    *DEGREE IN MUSICOLOGY & MUSIC PRODUCTION*

  15. ThatLATEJuice January 12, 2012

    This is an issue for what reason? How many other artists have been nominated and/or won awards in categories that isn’t exactly what they’re overall appeal to the masses is? Rihanna is a versatile artist, FACT! Just like Beyonce is. Rihanna has done a lil bit of everything music-wise. Just like how Beyonce is considered R&b by some and Pop by others. Just like how Drake is considered Rap by some, R&B by some and Pop by others. Just like how Nicki Minaj is considered….you see where im going with this. This isn’t newsworthy, AT ALL! This post was clearly made in yet another weak-minded attempt to start a Stan war, which, a majority of you will participate in. Sad. Sam (I know its u, sis), ur fave just gave birth and the Grammy’s are coming up….and ur making a “HOT TOPIC” out of this? Desperate for hits I see?

  16. Lax January 12, 2012

    Try to Prove to Her Bosses, And The Heavy Hitters
    In the Music World That shes not Got Soul, Pop, rock
    and what it take to be the Biggest and Baddest Hooks
    Queen In Our Musical History Books. If Em is the
    Biggest Rapper in the World and her song with him
    is His Biggest Single, Ever, Ask Jayz, West, Dr. Bad Ass Luke,
    People’s Choice, AMA’S, Grammys and Others If she Fit The
    Bill As R&B And all the Other Generes That she can clearly
    Handle and Master, that is what make her so dam Unique &
    Different Bytches! And i know that it has given you hating ass
    bytches a kick below the Belly Button to see the “HBIC” Doing
    what she does Best, Winning!!!!!!

  17. i2011 January 12, 2012

    RIHANNA IS BOTH RNB AND POP AND THEREFORE ELEGIBLE TO BE NOMINATED IN BOTH CATEGORIES!! i swear ya’llcan be stupid at times!!!

  18. Wizard January 12, 2012

    Rihanna is not R&B in what world? Rihanna doesn’t capatalize on R&B and No one is even checking for RNb rihanna Each artist is put in a category Rihanna is a POP artist check all her biggest they Dance PoP this is just another excuse for her to get awards I honestly don’t get it She like the only pop artist that gets R&b awards smells fishy 2me!! Her fans does not know what r&b cus they dumber than dish water

  19. ThatLATEJuice January 12, 2012

    Also, word to the wise to the trolls, idiot stans, etc….

    TGJ makes a profit for every time this site is visited, every link that is clicked, etc.
    Sittin on here arguing about people in a higher tax bracket than you…..is doing WHAT for you? Nothing. Seeing as how these “additions” to the TGJ staff don’t see a penny of the profits, Sam is making her Ramen Noodle money off of simply throwing you, and excuse my language, DUMB MUTHAFUCKAS, a chicken bone for y’all to gnaw on for 400+ comments. Do better, that’s all i’m saying.

  20. Lax January 12, 2012

    Shes A Mixture of many different Sounds you
    can hear it in her Voice. But that isn’t the Point
    is it Loosers the Point that she has Snagged
    & Bagged another Award for herself is what
    is Making the LOONEY’S LOSE Their sense
    of any kind of understanding, Right KIMBERLY?

  21. Jazmine January 12, 2012

    Hell no! Rihanna is POP singer! When she wins pop I have NO problem b/c that’s what she is. Just b/c an artist plays around or dips into a genre does not make them an artist of that genre. There are artist who dip into different genres to make their music reach worldwide, just demographically speaking. For example, Lil Wayne has done an entire rock album, but is that n**** a rock artist HELL NO! I would say she was more R&B/Reggae when she came out but now, she’s pop and does some R&B songs from time to time. She’s a great pop artist that dips her feet in different pools of music but at the end of the day, she is a POP artist! People say don’t box her into that category but when her ass is on the cover of Vogue, GQ, Glamour and other magazines being called Pop star, icon, or what have you nobody says nothing. So I would definitely say that award definitely should’ve went to someone is R&B!

  22. 123456 January 12, 2012

    Yes, she is.

    most of her albums are more URBAN than pop and rnb is urban.

    talk that talk is an urban album.

    she is and ur fav is a flop.

  23. Wizard January 12, 2012

    Its nothing for rihanna to be nominated for a Rnb song! But for artist that’s just dumb cus that’s like taking away the shine of the real RnB singers that’s wrong and it doesn’t work like that You can’t have your bread buttered on both side! Rihanna already gets nom for vocal awards some of this s*** is just shady

  24. Lax January 12, 2012

    Rihanna has a way of keeping the B-H**
    So f*%*%* Up that they are having a
    really hard time trying to Enjoy the New
    Baby Girl “BIC” Because they can’t Keep
    “BIC” Big Super Star Sister Rihanna Out
    of their Mouths, Right B-H**???????????

  25. aishaaguilerakeys January 12, 2012

    She’s not rnb. She does a lil bit of everything, but she’s more pop.

  26. TruthTeller January 12, 2012

    Please, she is as r&b s the others often mentioned in here.
    Hate That I Love You,Hard, Rude Boy, What’s My Name, Talk That Talk, Birthday Cake….

    The only difference is that she is versatile and can also smash with pop records.

    Yall are tryna act as if IASFlop didn’t happen: Halo, If I Were A Boy, Sweat Dream…
    Even Irrepleaceble is somthing Kelly Clarkson could have sung.

    Also, Yall keep on calling Fist Brown r&b but he releases just as much pop records as Rihanna: Yeah 3*, Beautiful People, Next 2 U…

    Kelly Rowland even release more pop music than r&b recently. Commander, Rose Colored Glasses, Down 4 Whatever, Daylight, Forever & a day….

    The only difference is that THEY ARE FLOPPING AT IT.
    And u stay mad.

    It seems like the expression “r&b artist” has been used a lot on this board recently as a euphemism for “flop artist”.

    LOL

  27. limboo January 12, 2012

    she will probably try … ah ah

  28. TruthTeller January 12, 2012

    @LAX

    U stay winning with the truth.

    Now watch those effas lose their minds when TTT hits #1 at urban.

    LOL!

  29. Lax January 12, 2012

    It’s Funny how no one said a Mumbling Word
    When B Said that she was coming out with
    her own Genre of Music When She Dropped
    “4” Album.

    Artists are always Mixing many different Genres
    in their Music Styles, Nothing New Here. She
    is as Pop as Pop and shes Other Genres but
    we already know this.

    Hmmmm Still can not figure out why there was so
    much Talking about Rihanna on “BIC” Post i must
    be Missing Something? I know that “BIC” Aunty Rih
    is Raising cane and Dragging “BIC” Mammas Ass
    Raw and causing problems Behind Closed Doors
    at the Castle On The Hill For Certain.

  30. Lax January 12, 2012

    @TRUTHTELLER,,,,I Heard that and like i said
    it’s not a Party Like a NAVY PARTY OFC…………

  31. Lax January 12, 2012

    Rihanna is not letting her new little
    Rich & Famous Niece get in the way
    of the Business at hand. Rih is still
    making Hash out of her Nieces Mamma
    big time and since the B-H** can not
    take the Heat i know they or Slobbing
    at the Mouth.

    I was SMH At just how many times Aunty
    Rih’s Name was mentioned on her new
    Nieces Post, Just Amazing to say the Least.
    This is going to be FUN SEEING How Rihanna’s
    New Little Niece can catch up to Aunty Rih’s
    Popularity, “BIC” Baby girl you had better hook
    that Bottle, pacifier and diapers in your EXPENSIVE
    DESIGNER BACK PACK AND PACK A LUNCH TO KEEP
    UP TO AUNTY RIH RIH BABY GIRL CARTER.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  32. SWEXY January 12, 2012

    Rihanna is EVERYTHING including R&B

  33. YOOSONDALOOSE January 12, 2012

    No she is not.
    Far from it, she should nominated in that category. Not fair at all!
    Unfair, but she is a very good artist!

  34. SNDR BEY January 12, 2012

    NO… I mean HELL NO..
    In the beginning she was, but not anymore…
    Loud, TTT sure is not R&B. It’s pure pop.

    Btw, to the people who bring up Queen B.. 4 IS pure R&B. It’s so not pop.. Maybe run the world is pop, but it doesnt belong on that album at all..

  35. ♛ pop royalty ♛ ( The BeyHive ) January 12, 2012

    no . she ain’t R&B.
    she’s mainly POP !!
    she abandoned her REAL R&B roots since “AGLM”‘s Unfaithful ! that’s why whenever she do “R&B” songs now , she simply FLOP.

    75% of her fanbase are ppl who think POP is the only genre of music ! that’s why they only support her POP songs ! they don’t support other genres ! hence “man down” and “CKB” flopped big time 😡

    but why is this “HOT TOPIC” 🙄 ?!!

  36. Lax January 12, 2012

    @TRUTHTELLER THAT NAME YOU USED FIST, OH YEH
    THAT IS THE OTHER NAME OF PENCIL D***, THATS
    RIGHT FIST BEAT A DEFENSLESS WOMAN DOWN BROWN!
    THAT’S RIGHT THE SAME PIECE OF DOO DOO THAT HIS
    FANS PRAY AND WISH THAT PRINCESS RIHANNA WOULD
    PLEAS GIVE THE TIME OF THE DAY. I AM SO HAPPY THAT
    RIHANNA IS FIND AND LIVING HER LIFE AND HAPPY THAT
    FIST Has found another Punching Bag and life goes on for the
    both of them because the good lord has lifted them both up
    from this and things or rolling again, and we see what each
    of them are doing with their lives after the Darkness they boty
    have suffered.
    Hmmmmm it’s no wonder that his tem want him to keep his
    big mough closed, that serves his right. Now watch his clones
    rise up out of the ashes to try and defend their cause. Perhaps
    they told their Asses to STFU ALSO!!!!!!!!!

  37. Lax January 12, 2012

    She Covers all Genres Unlike many who
    would look and sound silly singing many
    of her Songs!

  38. Lax January 12, 2012

    There has been many who has won in Pop and r&b
    at the same Award Shows so there you have it Pop.
    r&b and any other Genre she Wants to Explore and
    Master.

  39. Phil January 12, 2012

    Rihanna is no where near RnB! She goes wherever the money is! She has whores herself out musically…

  40. MUSIC FAV beyonce4ever January 12, 2012

    RIRI IS A DANCE-POP ARTIST
    SO NOT R&B

  41. TruthTeller January 12, 2012

    Rihanna flops when she does a r&b song?
    I guess someone forgot to send the memo to “Rude Boy”, “What’s My Name” or “Hard”.
    And judging by early reaction from Urban & Rhytmic radios, TTT didn’t get the memo either.

    LMAO!

    The B-H** are getting more & more desperate.

    The only one clearly flopping with her r&b singles is Beyawnce, None of them can seem to make it to the top10:
    Ego flopped
    Diva flopped
    Video phone plopped
    ERW flopped
    BTINH glopped
    Countdown flopped
    Love on yop flopped

  42. TruthTeller January 12, 2012

    @LAX

    They re mad cus Rihanna is as versatile as Janet Jackson was.
    Pop radio love her. Dance radios love her. R&B radio love her. Even rock radios love her.
    Have u seen how WFL is about to enter top10 on Alternative radio?

    Now TTT is gonna come and decimate the competion on r&b radios.

    LOL

    When she goes from Only Girl to What’s My Name…. it reminds me of how Janet could go from Together Again to I Get Lonely…

    Some much ease in the slayage.

  43. COOKIE – DIVAS- TONI BRAXTON, RIHANNA January 12, 2012

    Rihanna certainly is R&B. Her music is and her style of singing is.

  44. ThankMeLater January 12, 2012

    HELL NO. She ditched R&B awhile back. SHe’s mainly pop/dance. But I don’t understand how they still but her in R&B categories. Makes no sense.

  45. Lax January 12, 2012

    PHIL,,,Now don’t they all!

  46. Ass January 12, 2012

    “that she should have been”
    ——–
    Shouldn’t is what u meant TGJ staff.

  47. Lax January 12, 2012

    @PHIL If you could w**** your broke
    Ass out and Pull, Drag, & Bag 90 MIllion
    what would you Rather Be a Low Class
    W**** Are a 90 Million High Class, One?
    An Mind Yo 90 Million in 6 Months, Broke
    Ass PHIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  48. azerty January 12, 2012

    She’s an artist who follow the genre that is succesful at the moment. As simple as that.

  49. Lax January 12, 2012

    @TRUTHTELLE So True Ofc.

  50. BeySTan4Life January 12, 2012

    HELL NO!!!

  51. Lax January 12, 2012

    @NAVY Remember that when Rihanna & Navy
    or Winning The Looneys are Eating Crow! As
    they should with all of their dam s*** Talking.
    When will they realize that there’s room for all
    of those who want something bad enough out
    of their Careers.

  52. Lax January 12, 2012

    Rihanna winning make the B-H** RUN
    Like some one have sprayed that Strong
    Ass Bug Spray. And why is it that they
    always comment about Rihanna on
    Others Post when they Achieve Something
    kind of like se, see Rihanna and the navy
    can’t do this Hmmmmm I know that Pay
    Back is a Bad Ass Bytch with a Name
    Like This “Rihanna”….

  53. zania January 12, 2012

    I like Rihanna, but lets be real, I work in a large city and you hardly here her on the R & B station and when was the last time she was in the top 10 R & B billboard chart. Its really not fair to the true R & B artist. Rihanna should’ve won pop over Demi, lets be real.

  54. xedos January 12, 2012

    This is why Rihanna don’t win more awards. White people think she’s RNB because she’s black, and black people thinks she’s not RNB because she’s not screaming like she at her mother’s burial in Alabama. if you give kathy Perry Rihanna’s songs they would not put her in RNB category. so its all about race.
    I don’t think rihanna wants to be RNB either. RNB Cheques are too small.

  55. Ass January 12, 2012

    They re mad cus Rihanna is as versatile as Janet Jackson was.
    Pop radio love her. Dance radios love her. R&B radio love her. Even rock radios love her.
    —–
    this right here!!

  56. zania January 12, 2012

    Just because some of her songs is R & B, doesn’t make her R & B artist, none of her songs this past year was in the top 10 on the R & B chart. I think Beyonce is R & B and her music just crosses over to pop. They run Beyonce on the hip hop station. They put Beyonce in all those pop category, which Rihanna should’ve been in those category and Beyonce did nothing on the pop charts, Beyonce hit the top 10 R &B charts twice from her album. This might sound off, but I think Demi won that award over Rihanna and Lady GAga because neither attend and I think they wanted to give her something because she performed for them. I am pretty sure that the navy went hard for Rihanna in that field. I just doesn’t like these awards shows any more too much politics.

  57. zania January 12, 2012

    @Ass, R &B station doesn’t play her music, I work in one of the largest cities in the country, stop justifying them putting her in that field, she is pop, the new Pop queen.

  58. PAU January 12, 2012

    i’m sorry for the beyoflop fans but rihanna is everything.
    i prefer her on dance tracks, she kill it!!!! r&b is almost die

  59. MISHKA January 12, 2012

    If Rihanna is R’n’B , there is snow in Sahara.

    I’m surprised the criticism comes out now though she won in the same category at the last BET awards.

    She’s taking advantage of the fact she’s Black, that’s it.

  60. RihannaNavy January 12, 2012

    Umbrella, Take A Bow, Hate that I Love You, Unfaithful, and Whats My Name
    are R&B jams

  61. zania January 12, 2012

    I wish people stop saying that ever won is mad because she slayed in that field, no people is speaking the truth, about how they keep putting her in a category that she doesn’t dominate on the charts and because she is black. Turn on your urban station and tell me how many times you hear them play her music if any. She had all those top #1s from pop and 100 chart and they can honor and put her in those categories. Beyonce was in more pop categories than she was. I think Beyonce was up for favorite pop album, how can that be when everyone knows Rihanna Load did better as an album and singles. Politics and money involve.

  62. @Rihject January 12, 2012

    @TRUTHTELLER

    Funny thing is NONE of the songs you named by either artist is R&B…but unlike Rihanna,….. Chris Brown and Beyonce actually have PURE R&B songs plus pop songs…They are more of R&B artists, they dip into pop music because they dance and to capitilize off mainstream and simply because they’re talented ! When was the last R&B song Rihanna released?????……. a LOOOOOONG while… So NO she does NOT deserve this award! It should have went to someone currently making R&B music!

    And singing behind different beats with the same tired vocals does NOT make you versatile….EVERY single genre she dips into has a pop sound mixed with it ..It’s never specifically PURE anything…She needs her pop audience…Beyonce, Chris Brown, Kelly Rowland, etc DONT.

    and DEAD@ you listing ““Rude Boy”, “What’s My Name” or “Hard”.” as R&B songs…Obviously you dont know what R&B is…Those are Urban Pop songs!

    Beyonce’s R&B songs do Great on R&B/HipHop BB charts….must i remind you that Party was #1 on that chart and BTINH made top 3 as well!

    Beyonce can make an entire pop album(IASF) and have 4 top ten singles on BB100( SL, HALO, IIWAB,SD) and make an entire R&B album “4” and have her R&B singles top the R&B charts…Rihanna CANT do both! She’s strictly pop, because NOBODY is checking for R&B RihYAWNa

  63. zania January 12, 2012

    @Rihannanavy , you listed a few songs, that top the 100 chart, did they top the urban charts, do you hear those songs on the urban radio.Whats my name was out in 2010 and she already won for that song a year ago. Whats my name didn’t even charted at the top urban charts only top 100 and pop. You justifying putting her in a urban category because she had one song on her album that was R & B. Beyonce and Chris had half of their albums R & B. How about they nominate Miguel, he had three top #1 urban songs and its no hate towards Rihanna. I like Rihanna, just don’t like the mainstream system.

  64. @Rihject January 12, 2012

    @ZANIA

    “R &B station doesn’t play her music, I work in one of the largest cities in the country, stop justifying them putting her in that field, she is pop, the new Pop queen.”

    I havent heard ANY singles from her albums on R&B/urban stations…The last songs i’ve heard were WMN and MD from last summer! i havent even heard YDO ONCE and they’re definitely not playing WFL. Blacks dont use her! She is strictly pop, thats all she can be.

  65. TrucieBedford January 12, 2012

    Gosh no. She has had some R&B songs but she’s more pop if anything. Either way her music is a bit versatile. She can do any kind really, even alt/punk rock and you’ve heard her experience some with that sound.

  66. policy January 12, 2012

    Rihanna is everything. Pop ,rock,randb, reggae, dance. She cannot be caged or boxed in cause she can do all genres of music successfully, which is her strength. The haters are just mad cause Rihanna dominate all fields. If Beyonce can be both r and b and pop, also usher ,why can’t Rihanna?

  67. kingbreezy January 12, 2012

    that means lady gaga and adele are RnB

  68. kizzo January 12, 2012

    Rihannas music do get played on urban radio. You day one gets played on my station here in the Atlanta and they’ve even throne in a few minutes of wfl into a mix. I find that many radio stations be it pop or urban do support Rihanna. She’s just loved all the way around. I’m not mad at her getting love from everywhere. If they want to nominate her for all genres. Its all good with me. But on the real. This has more to do with the politics of America where pop has always been seen as white. So now that RI RI is the only black female dominating in that category, I think they are a little scared of her walking away with the award and snatching pop away following the white girls. So to be on the safe side and give her her just deserves, they stck her in the r&b category.

  69. zania January 12, 2012

    That category was based on mainstream popularity, because Bruno Mars and Rihanna isn’t R & B and they can’t keep nominating Usher when he didn’t have an album out last year. Did the grammys put Rihanna in the R & B field, no they didn’t. Chris Brown, R Kelly, Beyonce, Miguel, Trey songz are the top R & B artist of the year. I don’t even know why Neyo was nominated his album flopped, I think they nominated him because they recognize who he is. The 5 artist I named had at least two or more top R & B songs off their albums.

  70. Stans make me LOL January 12, 2012

    @LAX and @TRUTHTELLER just because people don’t think Rihanna is R&B doesn’t mean that they think she’s s***. You two need to take a chill pill.
    Anyway, I don’t consider Riri to be an R&B artist, she has a FEW R&B songs, but she is considered by many the pop princess of moment due to the sheer amount of pop songs that she sings and ain’t nothing wrong with that. She should be awarded for her music, not skin colour. Plus didn’t home girl also referred to herself as a “ROCKSTAR”.
    BTW- What’s my name, Rude Boy and Umbrella are not considered R&B, they are pop (urban pop at best)
    Unfaithful, Hate That I love you, Skin and Take a bow would be considered R&B.

  71. Wizard January 12, 2012

    ATTENTION NAVY : If rihanna is this r&b artist now let us see her abandon her Pop audience and let us see where rnb riri gonna get (rated flop any1? When last did rihanna have a huge FULL rnb hit) better yet let rihanna make a album like 4! Nooooooooooo1 checks for rihanna rnb and slow songs no1!

  72. common January 12, 2012

    man down is a hiphop rnb top 10 hit!!!! so she did have a top 10 on that chart lst year also whats my name!!!rainin man charted, cheers charted, wether u like it or not rihanna is rnb as well,,,,congrats riri,, the reigh just wont let up

  73. Lax January 12, 2012

    Not only do she know how to Think Out side the Box she
    Knows how to Hop, Jump and Skip Out Side that Box. And
    another Thing It does not Matter if the Radio’s want to try
    and Clown her We See that the People’s 2012 CHOICE
    Them Did Not Dissapoint Her And her NAVY & PEOPLE’S
    Choice was very Good to Her BFF MS, Katy Bas Ass Perry!!!!!
    And Besides all of the bull Rihanna WON and if the Radio want
    to Act a Fool For One Song They SURE IN THE HELL IS SHOWING
    LOVE FOR HER “WFL” NOW AINT THAT SOME HOT S*** B-H**????
    DAM THEY PLAYED RUDE BOY THEN AND THEY OR PLAYING IT NOW
    BECAUSE IT’S RELATABLE ALL OF THESES DAM HAS BEEN’S THINK
    THAT THEIR OLD PENCIL D*** ASSES AR RUDE BOYS OR SOMETHING
    AT LEAST CLOSE TO A RUDE BOY AND THE HOLE IN THE WALLS AND THE CARIBBEANS PLAYS THE HELL OUT OF RIHANNA’S MUSIC,,, HMMMM
    BETTER ASK SOMEBODY B-H**!!!~~WE SURE IN THE HELL DON’T HEAR LMFAO MUSIC BUMPPING IN THE HOOD AND NEITHER DO WE HEAR
    TELEPHONE BUT TELEPHONE DID SALE GOOD AND SO WILL “TTT” HID
    AND WATCH. CAN NOT HARDLY WAIT FOR THE GLOBAL CHARTS THIS WEEK TO ADD TO THAT 1.8 mILLION AND COUNTING NUMBER.

  74. zania January 12, 2012

    No one is denying that she did a couple of R & B songs, but she doesn’t dominate that category at all, she isn’t on the Urban charts, so how can you say she is a R & B artist , when most of her music is Pop. The Nominations should represent the best in that field, point blank. YOU SAID THAT THEY PLAY YOU DA ONE ON URBAN STATION , GO TO BILLBOARD CHARTS FOR R & B AND TELL ME IF THAT SONG EVEN CHARTED AT THE TOP 50 SONGS.

  75. Lax January 12, 2012

    Rihanna is the Artist who can appeal to the upper class
    Lower class and the in between , See how her S***
    “CKB” Has been Rolled out for the Billion $$$$$ Nivea
    Ads and see how her S*** and Steamy Song “SKIN”
    was Rolled out for Her S*** & Sassy Armani Ad, the
    On FIYAH BAD ASS IS ON FIYAH! You can say what ever
    she has Won this One and its already in Her Bag B-H**>
    PEOPLE’S 2012 CHOICE AWARD SHOW WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  76. @Rihject January 12, 2012

    “If Beyonce can be both r and b and pop, also usher ,why can’t Rihanna?”

    Because their R&B songs actually impact urban audiences as well as some of their pop music makes BB100/Mainstream/pop audiences! Rihanna ONLY does well with her pop music..Being that you have to know how to sing to sell an R&B single…yes she has done some elements of R&B before, but it’s never just pure, singing your heart out, more R&B/pop sounding.

    SN: Aren’t all her #1’s either strictly pop or urban pop…so how is it that yall are praising her for Rock and other genres, like she’s really succeeded any anything other than pop??

  77. Lax January 12, 2012

    SHHHHHHHHHHHHHH SHHHHHHHHHHHH
    SOMETHING JUST HIT THE TOP OF THE
    BUILDING OVER US,,,,,,WHY IT’S A BIRD,
    IT’S A PLANE, SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
    IT’S OLD PENCIL D*** SHHHHHHHHHHHH
    WE HAVE GOT TO KEEP QUIET AND NOT
    SPEAK THIS YEAR OF 2012 REMEMBER
    THAT MEMO THAT WAS FLOATING AROUND?

  78. @Rihject January 12, 2012

    @Common

    “man down is a hiphop rnb top 10 hit!!!! so she did have a top 10 on that chart lst year also whats my name!!!rainin man charted, cheers charted, wether u like it or not rihanna is rnb as well,,,,congrats riri,, the reigh just wont let up”

    NONE of those songs are R&B dear! Raining Men peaked at 48 on urban, cheers peaked at 74 on urban….WMN attracted urban audiences thanks to Drake, and Man Down is her orginal sound, but NONE R&B!

  79. honeydip January 12, 2012

    FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER @HONEY_DIP11 I FOLLOW BACK!

  80. Lax January 12, 2012

    Hmmmmmm SHHHHHH Hey “PD” Why not watch
    “Sell Me Candy” On Youtube and watch Rih in
    Action Popping her Pu*%* and Popping Her
    booty to her song and \lean back in your
    Fave Chair and Reflect on your pass and
    How Rih Worked Her WHIP On your Ass and
    Drove you all the way nutty as a fruit cake
    and then some. Your new Love will never be
    able to work her Whip Like Rih Worked Her Whip
    on Your Ass.

  81. JohnVidal January 12, 2012

    haha who cares about teh people´s choice awards!!! I just saw Demi lovato (from who I´ve never heard a song) won favorite pop artist… LOL Adele? Gaga? No! Demi Lovato haha

  82. RATEDXXX(YOU MAD BECAUSE??) January 12, 2012

    I wasnt going to comment….but a couple of comments on here caught my attention…

    I noticed, some people on here are so quick to bash rihanna for any stupid, dumb s***..that they fail to do their research, before they open their bitter ass mouth…

    people can sit here and bash the chick, say she cant sing, dance…but dont sit here and say her music is not versatile..

    every album rihanna has/had has pop, dance, r&b, rock, hip hop, reggae, and so on…hence versatile…..even her first 2 albums, had at least 3 genres of music

  83. ODRican32 January 12, 2012

    Rihanna uses a variety of different genres when making music. She honestly is all around from hits like Rockstar 101, S.O.S, Man Down, Only Girl in the World, etc. She has done it all, but the main genre of music I believe she focuses on is Pop because it gets air play on the radio and sells.

  84. Krisko beats January 12, 2012

    Hell noooo!

  85. zania January 12, 2012

    I think most people is just saying that Rihanna isn’t really considered a R & B artist, just because she did a couple of R& B songs, doesn’t mean that she should be nominated in that category where she didn’t even chart high this past year. There are true R & B artist that should’ve been in that category R Kelly, Chris Brown, Beyonce, Miguel, Trey Songz all top the urban charts more than once. I know I am not bashing Rihanna, I like her music, I bought her latest album, but when I want to hear her music I turn to the pop station. I think most of debate if towards the people who placed her in that category, based on she being black and popular amongst the white folks, because that is most of her fan based, I really wonder if they listen to the urban station and know anything about R & B music. Bottom line is People Choice awards are for the main stream audience and they only will select the black folks they are familiar with.

  86. THE GREAT LACEFRONCE RETURNS. January 12, 2012

    Local artists like FIST brown & FLOPonce worry about URBAN hits

    Rihanna takes over the Billboard 100 !!! 😀

  87. Pucci January 12, 2012

    I think they have the right to criticize it. For the past few years, Rihanna has been a pop princess, which there is nothing wrong with that, so I’m even questioning why she was even nominated for an award like that.

    It’s pretty obvious as to why she was in the category… Look @ the color of her skin.

  88. RoyalKev January 12, 2012

    Here’s the thing, Rihanna’s music incorporates so many different genres. It’s so many under one umbrella when it comes down to her “artistry”. She’s similar to Beyonce and has model her career after her. She does some R&B, Pop, a little Rock, Dance(which Bey hasn’t really tapped into) and Raggae. The difference between her and Bey is that Bey isn’t always doing different styles of music when it’s trendy. Rihanna follows every music craze to fit in. She plays follow the leader. So, I kind of laugh when people make her this big pop(only) act. Madonna and Janet do pop in their music (90% of the time). Bey, Rih and maybe Ciara now do more Pop/R&B. There’s actually a compliment in what I’m stating about Rih.

    Rihanna Urban music – Pon De Replay, I Hate That I Love You, Run This Town, Rude Boy, Man Down, What’s My Name, Take A Bow, So Hard, Talk That Talk, All of The Lights, You Da One

    Pop- Disturbia , S&M, Russian Roulette, Rockstar, etc

    Dance – WFL, Only Girl, etc

    http://www.thepagewithroyalkev.com

  89. Kevin January 12, 2012

    no.

  90. Todd January 12, 2012

    Nall i think she is more pop, she can do r&b but she’s a POP STAR!!!!

  91. Bey’knight January 12, 2012

    Can people stop saying rihanna is versatile, how can she be when she can barely sing. Production always drowns out her voice n wfl is a perfect example of that. Her vocal delivery is always basic no matter what beat u give to her. The only genre she truly excels in is raggae n thats cus of her accent. Have u ever heard her do those high notes in only girl justice live? Exactly. Using a rock beat doesnt make u a rock singer. Id like to hear rihanna perform songs like proud mary, the beautiful ones, s** on fire live. Lets put that versatility theory test. Studio magic would make Taylor Swift sound like a heavy metal lover too

  92. Girrrl January 12, 2012

    Are y’all really pressed.about Rihanna winning an award? Y’all need to ask how Beyonce won best pop vocal at the.grammys for Halo when that is R&b or how Single Ladies won best r&b song when Melanie Fiona had the better song. But of course y’all rather hate on Rihanna who just happened to be one of the most successful acts last year and who has the ability to.do many genres.

    #staypressed

  93. Bey’knight January 12, 2012

    @Royalkev

    Where would u classify sweet dreams and radio? They’re not strictly dance, i’ll say “europop”

  94. jeyn January 12, 2012

    well she can be anything. pop, electro pop whatever is mainstream…etc. but she is not R&B. it is rhytm and BLUES. Anyone who heard a little bit of soul or blues in his life would know that she is not a contemproray follower of those genres. However, if one day r&b is to be popular again, and boom Rihanna is r&b. (sorry for the bad english)

  95. Bey’knight January 12, 2012

    Halo is not an RnB song dumbtard

    And whose song is better is your opinion, actually, worse it’s a rhitard’s opinion – bottom of the barrel

  96. Girrrl January 12, 2012

    Why is this dude talking to me? Look here Buffalo Bill no matter how many Beyonce pics you put up and no matter how much you tuck you will always be a male.

    Halo is R&B deal with it.

    Rihanna can do and has done many genres. Deal with it.

  97. WHUT January 12, 2012

    So the people have made their choice and ONCE AGAIN the usual suspects are besides themselves in ANGA! LOL!!

    Lemme guess Granny B was in the category?! LOL!!!!

    Interesting that they were swearing all up and down this blog that 4rocious was STRICTLY R&B yet they have NO QUALMS about their fossil fave being placed in the “favorite pop artist” category this go round. Of course she lost out there too tho LOL!!

    Maybe she should pushed for BlueIvy to be in one of these categories seeing as her songs chart higher than mammy’s HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

  98. BLAH January 12, 2012

    THIS B**** IS NO WHERE NEAR R&B FOR 1 SHE CAN’T EVEN HIT A GOOD HIGH NOTE NOR SING GOOD LIVE, PLEASE THEY PAY FOR HER TO WIN THIS S*** WE ALL NO RIHFLOP HAS NO SOUL AT ALL IN HER RASPY GOAT VOICE THAT S*** IS ALL RIGGED… I MEAN TAKE A LOOK AT HER FIRST ALBUM SOLD WHAT 65,000? =-( BIGGEST FAIL IN HISTORY THAT SHOWED THAT H** HAD NO SOULD AT ALL AND R&B WAS WAY TO MUCH FOR HER. THIS IS WHAT THEY CALL A AUTO TUNED ARTIST SHE HAS NO REAL VOICE THATS WHY HER TOUR WAS BASED ON LIP SYNCING AND LAP DANCES AND SPECIAL GUEST(WHICH NOT MANY AT ALL) BUT YA THIS SHOULD NOT EVEN BE A QUESTION TGJ Y’ALL KNOW SHE IS NO WHERE NEAR R&B LMAO U HAVE TO HAVE REAL VOCALS CAPABILITY’S TO BE A R&B SINGER AND SHE IS NO WHERE NEAR THAT….. STOP WITH THESE FOOLISH POST’S THERE EMBARRASSING.

  99. WHUT January 12, 2012

    So the people have made their choice and ONCE AGAIN the usual suspects are besides themselves in ANGA! LOL!!

    Lemme guess Granny B was in the category?! LOL!!!!

    Interesting that they were swearing all up and down this blog that 4rocious was STRICTLY R&B yet they have NO QUALMS about their fossil fave being placed in the “favorite pop artist” category this go round. Of course she lost out there too tho LOL!!

    Maybe she should pushed for BlueIvy to be in one of these categories seeing as her songs chart higher than mammy’s HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

  100. BLAH January 12, 2012

    @WHUT HOW COME ALL YOUR COMMENTS FAIL SO BADLY? LEARN TO SPELL RATHER THAN (TRYING) TO LOOK COOL MAKING UP ALL THESE ILLITERATE FAILED ASS WORDS SMH =-( IT’S SAD THAT YOU, LAX, AND THE YELLOW GORILLA ARE UP AND ON HERE EVERY MORNING LMAO DON’T YALL HAVE A LIFE TO LIVE? ROFL U WORSHIP A FLOPPED H** WITH NO #1 ALBUMS WORSHIPS THE DEVIL AND CURSES OUT HER OWN FANS =-( LMAO MILLIONS OF FANS WHO DON’T EVEN BUY HER ALBUMS LMFAO SHE DOESN’T EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR FLOP ASS NAVY (DEAD) SADLY THAT’S PROBABLY THE REASON WHY HER ALBUMS FLOP SO BADLY -_- LMAO I DIE LAUGHING AT YOUR COMMENTS BECAUSE OF HOW PATHETIC THEY ARE I GUESS YOU COME ON HERE ATTEMPTING TO LOOK (COOL) WITH THAT FLOPPED ASS AVATAR U GOT UP LMAO S*** LOOKS A MESS JUST LIKE HER ALBUM TALK THAT FLOP SMH PLEASE COME UP WITH SOME BETTER POST’S BECAUSE THE S*** YOU TYPE IS RIDICULOUSLY EMBARRASSING.

  101. KAT DELUNA FAN January 12, 2012

    Rihanna wins R&B or Rap shits cause she cant stand against the Perry and gaga of this world.Unfortunetly for her,Nicki is coming for her Rap collabos awards she used to win.She is lucky Bey is busy and Alicia is on break cause those R&B conspiray winning are transparent.

    Anyway,why blame rihanna,blame the Award shows for accepting Death Jam’s money !!

    Congrats to my boy Bruno and Charty perry(<-she been killin them)

  102. RichnBlack11(LIKE BEY) January 12, 2012

    She has a few rnb songs, but it really dont matter it’s not like she going to win anyway

  103. WIG SNATCHER January 12, 2012

    Is Rihanna R&B?! Is the h** even an ARTIST, is the million dollar question. Last time I checked not dancing,singing, or writing songs makes you a side line h**. Rihanna don’t do s*** but look beautiful and sluty. Half perform. Throw that wack ass accent with autotune and a bet and DUMDUMDUM 6 albums in 6 years an not one went #1! GIRL BYE.
    I believe she has the potential but she is lazy. She is like why should I actually perfrom when my stans going to defend me anyway an buy my singles. TRUE TEA

  104. Lax January 12, 2012

    Hmm Let me try and Re-Read
    a distrubed, Looney”s Thoughts:
    #1 This b**** is no where close to r&b
    #2 Rihflop
    #3 They Pay,,,,,
    #4 Lip Sync,,,,
    #5 Need Real Vocal Capabilities

    Hmm It is Clear that she Already Posses all of these
    Qualities and then some Because Thats Why She Won
    And Mamma B & “PD” Did not Win> Mand now “PD” Folk think
    She going to Try and get back with his Broke “PD” Ass, Dream On!

  105. Bey’knight January 12, 2012

    Oh no i had no idea i was male, silly me lol fool, my beautiful beyonce gravatar has u in a bunch, has it? Well u can always gouge out your eyes, its not like u use them for any good anyways.

    And no i was not “talking” to u, b**** u r nobody. Its a freaking blog comment section; u are nameless n faceless n apparently too braindead to even come up on a less generic id.

    ” halo is ….. “Damn shut it rhitard. Noone turns to rhitards to discuss music genres. Go play in traffic

  106. WHUT January 12, 2012

    S***!!!! DAMN B**** THIS F****** EARLY!!! I WAS EATING YOU INCONSIDERATE B******!!!

    Lemme leave this office and find somebody’s church altar kneel in front of, these b****** and these demon gravatars are too much for my spirit.

  107. Lax January 12, 2012

    The Same “LOONEY BYTCH” Screaming up there
    on the Roof is the very same “Looney” Who could
    not Keep RIH’S Name out of their Comments when
    Commening on “BIC” Blog Post. Mamma B & Pappa
    J has Taken “BIC” To The Big Mansion On The Hill
    And Mamma B Will keep her Phone Turned on in her
    Eat so she Can Try and keep TABS ON AUNTY RIH!
    To Try and see if her and her Daughter can ban
    Together to try and Take the Rich as Country Butter
    Aunty Rihanna Name From Getting More Bigger Than
    it Already is.
    THIS HUGE WIN FOR RIHANNA IS FURTHER SEALING
    THE FACTS THAT RIHANNA IS THE “HBIC”!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  108. Lax January 12, 2012

    Mamma B will Keep the Phone turned on
    in her EAR TO TRY AND KEEP TABS ON
    AUNTY RIHANNA , TO TRY AND SLOW
    RIHANNA’S GROWTH AND POPULARITY!

  109. Lax January 12, 2012

    @BLAH,,,,Excuse the hell out of me mr b****
    but i thought this was a Rihanna Post??????

  110. Lax January 12, 2012

    @WIG SNATCHER,,,You need to get something
    did to that Bird Nest Sitting on your air head!

  111. WHUT January 12, 2012

    @LAX I’m here for B.I.C.

    That baby stay more relevant and is doing more on Itunes than her own flop ass mother. LOL!!! That baby is should be her manager.Real talk LOL!!! The infant is the only one on the promo team basically keeping 4rocious alive at this point. B.I.C be the only one with marketing skills and swag to boot. That baby is a legend.

  112. common January 12, 2012

    YA’LL DONT GET THIS AND NEVER WILL!!! once a person sings an rnb song he or she is an rnb artist bcos he/she has sung an rnb song. its not about the number!!! rihanna doesnt do a a full rnb album but half her album is always is!!and she does great rnb songs so thats why she gets nominated, whoever says whats my name isnt rnb must be crazy, u clearly dont know anything about music, u probably think beyonce’s crazy in love is pop, and whats my name peaked top 2 on rnb, man down isnt rnb but it appeals to that audience since it peaked top 10, rihanna stays winning

  113. BLAH January 12, 2012

    @LAX B**** U BEEN EXCUSED MONTHS AGO WHEN U STARTED POSTING THEM FAILED ASS COMMENTS F*****, PLEASE TAKE A SEAT IN THE FAR BACK WHERE R****** SITS WITH HER #1 SINGLES BUT YET (0) #1 ALBUMS LMAO U FOOLISH ASS FLOP STAN WITH A IMAGINATIVE MIND AT THE END OF THE DAY RIHFLOP #LOSES =-( GUESS YOU STILL MAD THAT YOUR FAV ARTIST LIP SYNCS AND CAN’T SING LIVE NOR SELL ALBUMS =_-( [TRAGIC]

    LMAO @BEY’KNIGHT U KNOW IT’S HARD FOR R****** TO FACE THE TRUTH SOMETIMES IT’S JUST BETTER TO LET THERE ILLITERATE ASSES BELIEVE WHAT THEY WANT THEY STAN FOR A FLOP SO THERE GONNA THINK LIKE ONE.

  114. Royalkev January 12, 2012

    @Royalkev

    Where would u classify sweet dreams and radio? They’re not strictly dance, i’ll say “europop”
    ———————————————————————————
    I don’t consider those songs to be dance music. It’s generally passed of as pop singles. If your being more specific, it’s definitely in the EuroPop lane.
    Bey’s done so many different styles from Euro Pop to Funk and it’s convincing each time. She’s the true queen of genres!

    http://www.thepagewithroyalkev.com

  115. class of fitness January 12, 2012

    3LW won two soul trains awards, and yet Blaque didn’t get any? it cause Blaque was POP & 3LW was R&B. now 702 & ISYSS won a soul train award for song of the year in 1997 & 2002, but once again Blaque didn’t so who to blame for it?

  116. Lax January 12, 2012

    @BLAH,,,LOOK MISTER rihanna has this one already
    Bagged and Tagged.

    PS
    Why don’t you ask Mamma B if you can help
    “BIC” Read some of that TRUNK OF BOOKS
    OPRAH SENT TO THEM?

  117. WHUT January 12, 2012

    Hardly @Kev and this is #noshade gal but I never believe her anytime she attempts anything new. Her voice is just standard R&B and anything else she tries gets sucked right into that vacuum.

  118. Lax January 12, 2012

    It’s hard for the b-h** to see a win when they
    are reading it, they have to get bytch slapped
    before a win for Rihanna will Register on their
    Wood head Brains. And Hey we don’t mind
    sitting at the BACK OF THE BUS Because that
    is what we have gotten used to. As long as
    Aunty Rih Rih is Winning we want mind if we
    ALL HAD TO SIT ON TOP OF THAT BUS OR
    RIDE THE BUS WHEELS TO OUT NEXT BIG
    WIN, B-H**!!!!

  119. Lax January 12, 2012

    @BLAH,,,,B-H** YES SIRREE NO BACK FLIPPING, NO
    RUNNING OUT OR AIR, NO PU**% Jucies all over
    the Stage Floor, Just singing kind of like many do
    and You Have got a Win!

  120. ismay January 12, 2012

    Talk that talk her next single is considered r&b. Hard her top then hit was r&b. Take a bow a#1hit was r&b. What’s my name another #1and that song she sang with neyo all were r&b. Rihanna does r&b and many different styles. That’s why when she does she deserve the nomination. Its not Rihannas fault the industry consider those songs r&b. She didn’t make up the categories. Its the people’s choice award. They voted for her. She’s who the people wanted. Don’t get mad the people didn’t nominate your fave.

  121. Farealthough January 12, 2012

    I’ll say it in the words someone used on twitter: If Rihanns is R&B, then Kim Kardashian is still married.

  122. Royalkev January 12, 2012

    WHUT

    Hardly @Kev and this is #noshade gal but I never believe her anytime she attempts anything new. Her voice is just standard R&B and anything else she tries gets sucked right into that vacuum.
    —————————————————————————————-
    Fair enough, but this is exactly how I feel when Rih attempts to do Alternative music ,that Eminem duet is so cringeworthy.

    Actually so is WFL. She lucky her team was smart enough to make it a first single.

    http://www.thepagewithroyalkev.com

  123. Lax January 12, 2012

    @WHUT,,,Me too that is why i want her to hurry
    up and get that Designer Back Pac, and keep
    it Ready with her Pacifiers, Baby Wipes, Diapers
    Baby Lotions so she can be ready to Head Out
    at a Moments Notice to try and stay Up with
    Aunty Rih, The Baby don’t have to Rush to keep
    Tabs on Aunty Solange Because she Aint gone
    Get in no Hurry For No Dam Body, Now Way.
    Now she will go off on Yo ass with a quickness
    In other words Shes the Pit In a Skirt, But not
    That S*** Free Spirited Aunty Rih, Shes Totally
    Different and that is who Baby “BIC” Want tp
    Follow in the Ever so S*** and Exciting Aunty
    Rihanna Foot Steps!!!!!!!!

  124. Lax January 12, 2012

    Baby “BIC” Have got that swagger on
    Lock , Just like Aunty Rihanna has.

  125. Lax January 12, 2012

    @ROYAL,,,,,Many singles from many or cringey
    but RIHANNA’S Single with Em has went
    Platium 16x Times and that is what it is
    all about Hun! Just how much $$$$ is that, Hun!

  126. Royalkev January 12, 2012

    @ Bey’Knight

    Halo is not an RnB song dumbtard

    And whose song is better is your opinion, actually, worse it’s a rhitard’s opinion – bottom of the barrel
    ————————————————————————————-
    Omg, I was thinking the same thing. There’s nothing R&B about that song at all!

    http://www.thepagewithroyalkev.com

  127. Rihanna Stans = Broke Navy January 12, 2012

    SHE’S NOBODY’S R&B SINGER, NOT WITH THAT THIN NASALLY VOICE OF HERS THAT GETS EASILY DROWNED OUT BY THE BEATS. RIHANNA IS POP TART, FRONT AND CENTER. DEAD @ VERSATILE. WHERE’S SPANISH SONGS AT? JAZZ? OLD SCHOOL SOUL MUSIC? CLASSIC R&B? THE NAVY JUST NEED TO STOP WITH THE LIES AND DELUSIONS. RIHANNA IS BASICALLY THE BLACK VERSION OF BRITNEY SPEARS.

  128. Lax January 12, 2012

    Another Single that was Hot and deep was
    T I ” Live Your Life” 5x Platium, It might
    seem like a small something but it adds
    up to be big in that theres many singles
    that has Died at Birth as we all Know.

    At this Point it really don’t matter to much
    what Rihanna does that is good, because
    when ever she reaches a new Milestone
    that is when the B-H** SHIFTS IT INTO
    HIGH GEAR TO TRY AND BEAT RIHANNA
    AND HER NAVY TO DEATH ON THEIR
    COMPUTERS, ALWAYS SO DAM ENTERTAINING!

  129. Stan January 12, 2012

    The Navy is full of s***. @Lax you are going to comment on here before that R&B ain’t s*** and no one is checking for R&B. Now that Rihanna has won an award in R&B now it’s a different story. Rihanna is not R&B she is a POP artist but she is “BLACK” and they are not going to let Rihanna get that POP catagory award that they know belongs to Kathy Perry the mainstream IT girl.

  130. Stan January 12, 2012

    also to GAGA

  131. mobwife January 12, 2012

    Wow, with a veal over her face and holloween make-up Rih-YAWN doesn’t look have bad! 🙂

    Please, this chick isn’t a R&B act as her fans like to state. WHAT IS THIS MADNESS –> “Favorite R&B Female at the 2012 People’s Choice Awards”??? Wow, the lies the media gets away with telling the masses! Beyonce should have won this award. ”4 was an actual R&B CD, ‘Loud’ was not! Can you say RIGGED, FIXED, FAKE!!

  132. mobwife January 12, 2012

    @Stan
    January 12, 2012 at 12:48 pm
    The Navy is full of s***. @Lax you are going to comment on here before that R&B ain’t s*** and no one is checking for R&B. Now that Rihanna has won an award in R&B now it’s a different story
    __________________________________________________________

    THIS RIGHT HERE! 🙂

  133. WHUT January 12, 2012

    @LAX
    Me too that is why i want her to hurry
    up and get that Designer Back Pac, and keep
    it Ready with her Pacifiers, Baby Wipes, Diapers
    Baby Lotions so she can be ready to Head Out
    at a Moments Notice to try and stay Up with
    Aunty Rih,

    ————————————————————————————————————–

    Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

    http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxlo34l8fu1qaclpno2_250.gif

  134. ♛ pop royalty ♛ ( The BeyHive ) January 12, 2012

    if rihanna is versatile , then nicki minaj is versatile singer too.

    she did TURN ME ON with KING Guetta and it is dance.

    so is she versatile ?! 😡

    naaaaaaaaaaaah !

    rihanna voice “after special effects and autotune”+ any kind of beat given to her by her trusty producers = ” according to her fans” : versatility !

    MEH 😡 😡 😡

    even KELLY ROWLAND is more versatile than rihanna 😆 , let alone beyonce.

    and i’m sure beyonce will do great regarding dance music. she got vocals for it.
    if ” estelle ” did it with ONE Love , then beyonce can absolutely do it better 🙄

    and i’m seriously DEAD at someone of the navy think “RUDE BOY” and “HARD” was R&B 😆

    i told u , they know only one genre of music. ASK ME 😆 😆

  135. WHUT January 12, 2012

    @Kev Fair enough, but this is exactly how I feel when Rih attempts to do Alternative music that Eminem duet is so cringeworthy

    —————————————————————————————————————-

    Was it as cringe worthy as watching Beyonce massacre Alanis’ You Oughta Know’?
    That was something else.

    http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lufpybiDdR1r5iuj3o1_250.gif

  136. Lax January 12, 2012

    @MOBWIFE,,,,EXCUSE ME MS BYTCH NOW YOU
    Know that i know that yo ass don’t give a s*** about
    RIHANNA And her much SUCCESS And you and your
    gang of Looney Tune Clowns are trying your best to
    Kill Rihanna and her Navy with your TYPEWRITERS
    Like you always do nothing new here to debate just
    REMEMBER THAT A WIN FOR RIHANNA IS A WIN
    FOR HER NAVY ALSO, MS BYTCH AND YOU HAD
    BETTER ASK SOMEBODY BECAUSE YOU BYTCHES
    DON’T SCAAAAAAAAAAR NOBODY WITH YOUR B/S.
    AND NO ONE IS BACKING DOWN, WE CAME TO WIN,
    TO FLY, TO FLY, TO CONQURE TO FLY, TO FLY!!!!!!!!
    RIHANNA NOR HER NAVY HAS JACK S*** TO PROVE!
    rIHANNA WINS IN THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE 2012 GALA!
    KATY WINS BIG AND SO DID GAGA! #STAY SALTY, BITTER
    AND PRESSED B-H**!!!!!

  137. Lax January 12, 2012

    Hmmmmm i can imagine that there
    many crying big crockdile tears praying for
    a CRINGEWORTHY That would go platium 16x times.

    Hmmmm And i know that there or many who are crying
    wishing that they had a #1 that has went platium so many
    times like “WFL” and making waves that are causing Tidal
    Waves and Shaking up everything in it’s Pathway, I Can see
    why the Radio’s are wanting to clown with her second Single
    when her first Singles have got them about to fall off their
    Foundations. Yo Better ask somebody! Keep trying to S*** Talk
    Rihanna and Her Navy Who we know all you BYTCHES HATES
    WITH A PASSION, YOU LOW LIFE GOOD FOR NOTHING LOOSE BYTCHES!

  138. ♛ pop royalty ♛ ( The BeyHive ) January 12, 2012

    WTF IS urban MUSIC ?!! 😡

    this is not a genre 🙄

    the Bottom LINE :

    rihanna’s so-called versatility is BEAT-DEPENDENT not VOCALS-DEPENDENT.
    so again , she has no control as u all think.

    she even can’t pull it off most of the time live ! so how can someone call HER versatile ?! 😡

    this level of lies and stupidity is unbelievable ! 😥

    and a lot of music acts can do what she does , NICKI MINAJ is one of them 😡 , and she’s not a singer u know.

    so this , AGAIN , make rihanna not special or whatsoever 😡 !! but prove her team’s smart moves to make her COMMERCIAL !!! 😡

  139. thennavyatbest January 12, 2012

    I think there was something fishy with this award. We the Navy voted our asses off everyday. You fans have to realize that this R&B award is not acceptable for me. Rihanna is a POP artist and for the past awards they placed her in R&B just because of her color and then what do they do, give it to a white women that you hardley hear her music. I can’t believe that the Navy are sitting here saying that she is both when we were saying all along that she was the POP Princess or Queen of POP. I really don’t get some of your comments. SMH

  140. Remey January 12, 2012

    Rihanna really doesn’t have a genre. She keeps reinventing herself so many times. I mean…I think most of her songs have a pop feel, which would label her as pop. However, there are plenty of songs of hers that are strictly R&B:

    Man Down
    What’s My Name
    Now I Know
    I Hate That I Love You
    Thug In My Life
    We Ride

    The list goes on…..

  141. Lax January 12, 2012

    iF kelly rowland’s Motivation would just
    all of a sudden go #1 we might not be getting a
    post on no one for over a Month because they would
    have to treat ‘SAM” From shock and it would take us some
    days to get back to normal that would be such gt=reat news,
    we have not had any big news from all of the Supposed to be
    hot and got it going on sista’s lately, hopefylly that will change soon.
    Rihanna you just keep doing you Baby Girl and Perhaps You will Have
    A Running buddy when your niece grows up, Because surely her Parents
    would love for her to Follow in her AUNTIE FOOTSTEPS WHO DO NOT GIVE
    A RATS ASS ABOUT THE NEGATIVE BULL S*** THAT THE HATERS HAS TO SAY BAD ABOUT HER. AND THE AUNTIE WHO DON’T HAVE HANG UP
    ABOUT THE WAY SHE WAS BORN BECAUSE SHE KNOW THAT AS GA GA SINGS SHE KNOWS VERY WELL THAT SHE “WAS BORN THIS WAY” BUT THE HATERS HAS CALLED HER EVERY NEMW IN THE BOOK AND THEN SOME AND SHE JUST SEEMS TO SOAR EVEN HIGHER AND KEEP GETTING BETTER WITH TIME. THEY TALK ABOUT HOW UGLY RIHANNA’S PLAY BROTHER JAYZ IS AND HOW BEAUTIFUL BEYONCE IS AND HOW UGLY RIHANNA IS THAT JUST GOES TO SHOW THAT JAYZ AND RIHANNA ARE THE BLACK SHEEP OF THE FAMILY AND EVERYBODY IS PERFECCCCCCT, HMMMM I JUST WONDER WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THE NEW AIRE TO THE THRONE IS GOING TO THINK ABOUT ALL OF THIS YEARS FROM NOW!!!!!!!!!!

  142. WHUT January 12, 2012

    @THENAVYATBEST

    Nice try BeyH.I.V in sheep’s clothing.

    The navy have always claimed that the Queen is a versatile beast in this game. She has already slayed in all genres before since its nothing to a BAWSE to do so. She’s the Queen period. She’s not pigeonholed to a particular genre like some of these lessors gurls. We currently slaying the pop scene with NOT A LICK of promo and when Talk that Talk is officially released as a single we will slay the Urban scene as well. Get into THEE versatile dynamo chart slayer of this generation.

  143. what!!! January 12, 2012

    ha!! Ester Dean said R&B?

  144. Lax January 12, 2012

    @THENAVYATBEST I HEAR YOU AND JUST THINK
    OF THE AWARD WHO HAVE JUST OMITTED HER
    NAME IN THE PASS. AND DO THE HATERS HAVE
    THEMSELVES A FIELD DAY WHEN HER NAME IS
    NOT INCLUDED TO THEIR LISTS AT ALL, ITS A
    SHAME.

    @REMEY,,,Y R SO Right On!

  145. Meeeeeuuuuuu January 12, 2012

    HEEEEEEEELLLLLLL NO!!!!!!

    FANTASIA – R&B
    KEKE WYATT – R&B
    TEEDRA MOSES – R&B
    KELLY PRICE – R&B
    JOE – R&B
    GINUWINE – R&B
    NIVEA – R&B

    RIHANNA IS AN ILLUMINATI PUPPET WHO FOLLOWS THE CROWD JUST LIKE THE OTHER PUPPET FOLLOWERS – CHRIS BROWN, KATY PERRY, LADY GAGA, BEYONCE…..OOPS, I THINK I JUST SPILLED TEA!!!!!

    OH WELL, I’LL WAIT FOR THE STANS TO BURN MY HOUSE DOWN!!!!!
    #BOOM

  146. SEAN January 12, 2012

    bottom line: Rihanna is not R&B.

  147. mobwife January 12, 2012

    Oh please SLORES, if CB has a pencil d*** then pencil me in LOL 🙂 Sit down you skanks!!

  148. Lax January 12, 2012

    @WHUT,,,And i though i was the highest ranking
    officer, you nailed that but how did you know???
    when they talked about voting i was like what vote
    i haven’t voted in jack s*** lately for Rih. That was
    a dead Give away. The b-h** is so bitter they can’t
    enjoy the baby;s arrival for auntie rih rih keeping
    their asses on their toes.
    @B-H** WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS SO BITTER AT
    AUNTIE RIH RIH??? Baby girl will be bitter at
    you all for hating so hard on her Favorite What’s
    Happing S***, Talented and World Known Auntie RIH!

  149. WIG SNATCHER January 12, 2012

    @Whut
    @Lax
    What about when dance pop declines in popularity and artist go back to more instruments. Where will Rihanna be? Gaga, Adele, and bey can survive in those conditions, but Rihanna would die. I wish I could stand on a stage doing the same hip winding dance, grabbig my crotch, while not singing at all, and barely trying, and still get a #1. I don’t see what Rihanna Stans be defending. I only see about 3 out of all the comments on this post talking about Rihanna’s actual talent! ADMIT THE TRUTH!

  150. thennavyatbest January 12, 2012

    @Lax

    I don’t like this s*** at all and it makes me wonder what the Grammys will put Rihanna in POP or R&B

  151. thennavyatbest January 12, 2012

    @Lax

    Maybe you did not vote but I and some of the Navy did. So cut the bull.

  152. zania January 12, 2012

    Actually their is a whole lot of people blaming Rihanna for this award, I am not blaming her I am blaming the award show and the mainstream fans. The mainstream fans don’t know any R & B acts unless they are popular like Usher, Beyonce, Neyo. Last year they had the nerve to put Jason Deluro in that R & B category, all we saying is Rihanna had so many #1 pop songs and she should be awarded in that category against the other pop singers. Lets be real how did Demi won over Rihanna and she has so many platinum singles on that album, I don’t think Demi has one, maybe Skyscraper. Rihanna crossed over to pop over 3 years ago and they need to acknowledge that she is the top pop artist out today, I think she dethrone Lady Gaga this past year.

  153. Lax January 12, 2012

    @MEEEEEEEE How do you know that shes
    a illumanic puppet??? Is the Youtube’s gospel
    the same as the King James Version of the Bible??
    How can you Tell who these Artist Worship???????
    I read where it Reads Judge ye not One Another,
    so Thers a Select few who or Devils, Satan Puppets, Right?
    Then what about all of the Other People in the World. I was
    Following the Preaching and Teaching the other day but HEEEY
    WHERE IS THE PROOF????? Some of you are pushing the enevlope
    a bit faR WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT DEVIL WORSHIPPERS AND THINGS LIKE
    THAT BECAUSE NONE OF US AND I MEAN NONE OF YOU WEBBBBBB
    BIBLE PUSHERS HAS A HEAVEN OR A HELL TO PUT RIHANNA, OR NO ONE ELSE IN FOR THAT MATTER THAT IS WITH GOD AND GOD ALONG!
    IF I DID NOT LEARN NOTHING ELSE I KNOW THAT WE SHOULD PRACTICE LOVE INSTEAD OF SO MUCH HATE. AND ANOTHER THING
    HOW DO WE KNOW THAT THE PEOPLE WHO INSPECT OUR FOOD, WATERS ECT AR NOT DEVIL WORSHIPPORS WHAT ABOUT OUT DOCTORS??? WHAT AOUT THE NURSES WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE OUT MEDICINES, GAS FOR OUT CARS AND THINGS LIKE THAT WHY DO RIHANNA THEM HAVE TO BE DEMONS BECAUSE THEY OR ALL RICH AS COUNTRY BUTTER?????????? SOOOOOOOOOOOO
    ALL PEOPLE WHO ARE RICJ=H ARE WEAR DIFFERENT SIGNS, CHAINS
    CLOTHES WITH DIFFERENT DESIGNS AND LOGOS ARE DEMONS, WELL ARE THEM DEMOND AT THE RESTAURANT I EAT AT ARE THEY DEMONS AT MY CHURCJH????? HEYYYYY WE NEED PROOF AND YOUTUBE AND LIP SERVICE WILL NOT GET IT FOR MANY, NOT AT ALL!!! SOME ARE GOOD AND THE REST OF THEM SOLD THEIR SOUL YOU SOUND LIKE YOU NEED TO WEAR THAT BIBLE AND LEARN SOME COMMON SENSE AND GET RIGHT WITH GOD AND SAVE YOUR OWN SOUL AND LET OTHERS LIVE! BECAUSE YOU CAN ONLU SAVE YOURSELF AND NOBODY ELSE AT ALL
    @MEEEEEUUUUUU,,,,

  154. Theman January 12, 2012

    She is pop with a little r&b influence.

  155. MYLA January 12, 2012

    @xedos – Stop generalizing blacks, many of us don’t like all that screaming and growling on top of tracks. Some black people don’t consider her R&B because they feel that her music is watered down it has absolutely not a damn thing to do with yelling and screaming.

  156. mobwife January 12, 2012

    @EX – LAX,

    B*TCH you are PSYCHOTIC! No, I don’t give a damn about RihYAWN’s so-called success, which is not the topic of discussion! The fact that RihFUND is not producing R&B music but the industry elites insist on placing here in the R&B category is! I don’t give a damn about a rigged win at an award show. Everyone in their right mind knows Raggedy RihANNa is not an R&B artist. And again, I find it HILARIOUS that her stan’s talk more than a little bit about the R&B category claiming that it’s a bullsh** genre yet fall all over yourselves when she wins a rigged award in the R&B CATEGORY! …..FAKERS

  157. Remey January 12, 2012

    @Wig Snatcher…

    Dance Pop will never die. Some of the artists in it may die, but the genre will not. This is mainstream music…not disco. R&B is close to being dead than Dance Pop. Why do you think so many artists within the genre are struggling: Keyisha Cole, Mary J. Blige, Teairra Mari…. This is why Beyonce had to cross over to Pop herself…

  158. B4REAL02 January 12, 2012

    Riri is definitely not R&B anymore she is a pop artist

  159. Lax January 12, 2012

    @MOBWIFE,,,,And i don’t give a rats ass about you!
    and neither does Rihanna soooo scram or go and
    play in traffic.

  160. Lax January 12, 2012

    Hmmmm her award was rigged that just really
    make me think about the others awards i wonder if they was RIGGED ALSO?

  161. mobwife January 12, 2012

    @EX – LAX,

    B*TCH I’m not sure why you even mentioned my name? I was merely co-signing the words of another. What he posted was the absolute truth! One minute her fans claim that R&B is a dead genre yet do handstands and backflips when she wins in the R&B category! 0_o??

    TAKE YOUR MEDS DEAR! IT’S WAY PAST YOUR NAP TIME!! BYE 🙂

  162. onyx January 12, 2012

    She is R&B cuz she always put something R&B on her albums no matter if she has dance-pop, house or dubstep she always has R&B, look at Chris Brown he is R&B but he collab. with Benny Benn…. ect, most of the artists make a crossover into new genres because is the trend or just because they want, just like Janet was Pop and now is R&B.

  163. Jessica January 12, 2012

    HELL TO THE MOTHERF%^& NO!!!! I’m insulted that this post put R&B AND RHIANNA TOGETHER!!!! 1. The girl can’t live sing for the life of her!!! 2. Real R&B artist don’t seek attention about her ex-man to promote a album every 5 seconds. 3. R&B artists sing from the soul- RHIANNA DOESN”T!!!!

    Brandy= R&B
    Monica= R&B
    SWV=R&B
    JOE-R&B
    MAXWELL=R&B
    TYRESE=R&B
    KEYSHIA COLE= R&B
    MARY J BLIGE= R&B
    NE-YO= R&B

    I can go on!!!! RHIANNA IS NOT R&B!!! VERY INSULTING!!! YUCK!!!

  164. Yellow Gorillah January 12, 2012

    LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

    THE QUEEN SNATCHING AWARDS SHE IS NOT EVEN SUPPOSED TO BE IN!!!!!

    The shade is she even WON in the FEMALE RNB LAST YEAR! AT THE BET AWARDS. If the BET AWARDS! Run by BLACK PEOPLE Consider her rnb then your comment’s don’t mean a thang.

    Rihanna is not STRICTLY RNB but EVERY Albums he releases has a RNB Track!!!!!!

    Music of the Sun = RNB
    A Girl Like Me = RNB
    Rated R = RNB
    Talk That Talk = RNB nly TWO TRACKS ARE PURE POP

    That’s 4 out of her 6 albums that where driven with an urban sound. The only albums that where pure pop I would day where GGGB and LOUD But even THEY Still had RNB TRACKS. GGGB Had Take a bow and Hate how much I love you and LOUD had What’s My Name/Raining Men/Skin/Man Down

    People are just MAD! That rihanna is versatile and can Attract a wide range of people. THAT Is another reason why I love her she EXPERIMENT’S with her sounds and reinvents her sound with EACH ALBUM! given me janet and Madonna tease.

    +++++ Last time I checked beyonce has been nominated in NUMEROUS OF POP Categorise I don’t see people complaining about that =/ what is the MAIN REASON for this post is it because she BEAT BEYONCE and Took home the award LOOOOOOOOOL The “PEOPLE” want Rihanna BYE!

    Talk That Talk her NEXT Single is RNB! So this whole post was just another way of sam tricking you to commenting so he can get payed

  165. sydney January 12, 2012

    The Navy is some dumb m************. The R&B award was not about her old albums/ songs. They are talking about Rihanna recent ones. PCA calling LOUD & TTT R&B which I know Rihanna & her label don’t want that title because she is POP. What the PCA’s are telling you that POP was mostly for the whites, There are other artist that are R&B but do some POP but they do more R&B than POP so that makes them R&B artists.

    Hay I remember the Navy saying that no one is checking for R&B. Funny now R&B is so important because it’s Rihanna. I bet Katy,GAGA, Ke$ha are laughing their asses off seeing Rihanna in R&B Category again like the Navy would say R&B is for hood rats LMFAO. Welcome to the club Rihanna #1 hood rat hahaha

  166. Royalkev January 12, 2012

    @ Whut

    Bey certainly does Alanis M’s song justice. It not that easy to sing live and I thought she was quite impressive. Rih screeching LTWYL live on the award show where she joined Em was awful.
    ——————————————————–

    @Lax
    I don’t really think that song will do that much for Rih, (despite supposedly going 16x Platinum in sales). I know it’s ANOTHER FEATURE the navy is impressed with that earned her a #1 hit, but for others Rih is just a mere side kick on that track . Em is the main attraction.
    ————————————————————

    Jessica
    HELL TO THE MOTHERF%^& NO!!!! I’m insulted that this post put R&B AND RHIANNA TOGETHER!!!! 1. The girl can’t live sing for the life of her!!! 2. Real R&B artist don’t seek attention about her ex-man to promote a album every 5 seconds. 3. R&B artists sing from the soul- RHIANNA DOESN”T!!!!

    Brandy= R&B
    Monica= R&B
    SWV=R&B
    JOE-R&B
    MAXWELL=R&B
    TYRESE=R&B
    KEYSHIA COLE= R&B
    MARY J BLIGE= R&B
    NE-YO= R&B

    I can go on!!!! RHIANNA IS NOT R&B!!! VERY INSULTING!!! YUCK!!!
    ———————————————–
    Well Rih does do some contemporary R&B, just how well she does it(or pop music for that matter) is another question.

    Brandy is Pop/RB – Her last album was Human.

    http://www.thepagewithroyalkev.com

  167. commanderofthedancefloor January 12, 2012

    people get your s*** together, rihanna didn’t even start out as r&b she started with dancehall, and reggae. know your facts!!!!!!!! she then went into pop and r&b, then to dance.

    she is versitile so i classify her as pop because that is genre she keeps coming back to.
    @POP ROYALTY
    unlike most riri stans i have liked her from the beggining go check her music of the sun album it is mainly reggae and dancehall, so since she didn’t start out with r&b she couldn’t of abadoned it!!!!! and she still does dancehall and reggae and made hits with them too!!!!!!!

  168. riri January 12, 2012

    only her fans think she is rnb. yes she does rnb music, BUT hardly hear her s*** on urban radio.

    and when did rihanna ever do “rock”, rockstar 101? that was a major flop because it was try hard, wannabe a rockstar!

    you da one is also not doing great either.

    i think rihanna is popular for pop music and hip pop. she jump on the trend, whether this is good thing we will remain to see. let see if anyone is still checking for her 10 years time (same with beyonce).

  169. WHUT January 12, 2012

    Fair enough @ Kev.

    I and most of the world thought she looked like a poser tho. Not to mention utterly destroying a classic like that. I had to YouTube Alanis and watch her sing it right about 50 times back to back just to get that cringe-tastic nightmare out my mind. In fact lemme go watch alanis again talking about this brought back memories.

  170. SLAYFANISTANN. January 12, 2012

    If we are looking at the big picture,No.

    Rihanna however produced some R&B songs+included R&B elements.When I first heard Man Down,I thought it was a POP song,but songs like Rehab,and Photographs have ELEMENTS of R&B included in them.

    Also,a while back,There WERE certain Rihanna stans who were throwing shade at this genre of music saying it wasn’t going to be s***,et.al. If you don’t think she’s R&B,you don’t think she’s R&B.DON’T try to flip the script after you let your thoughts out and pull something out…..

    SN-No shade to Nicki Minaj but Sam,seeing that you are up her ass,Why no “Nicki Minaj-Hip Hop Femcee or Popstar?” post????

    I like Nicki,but let’s keep s*** real for a moment.You only do this because you dislike Rihanna.

  171. SLAYFANISTANN. January 12, 2012

    by produce,I don’t actually mean she made the beats.The context I was looking for was that she put R&B songs on a few of her albums.

    Also-Addendum

    SN-No shade to Nicki Minaj but Sam,seeing that you are up her ass,Why no “Nicki Minaj-Hip Hop Femcee or Popstar?” post????

    I like Nicki,but let’s keep s*** real for a moment.You only do this because you dislike Rihanna.You wouldn’t DARE post about Nicki’s genre because you shade the hell out of Kim.

  172. zania January 12, 2012

    Rihanna didn’t even go to the award show, she was at the clippers game, I guess she felt like to earned to be placed in all the pop fields also.

  173. Saetana January 13, 2012

    Modern R&B does NOT mean rhythm and blues, it basically just means music of black origin, the Grammys get it right as they have two categories – one for modern R&B and one for original R&B (think Chuck Berry, Little Richard, songs like Maybelline, Johnny be Good etc). So, sometimes Rihanna is R&B in the sense of singing music of black origin (Rude Boy is the first one that springs to mind) and sometimes she is a pure pop act. Peoples Choice is a crappy awards show anyway, she didn’t even bother to turn up and I don’t blame her ;o)

  174. Minajesty January 13, 2012

    why does the industry labele every black POPstar R&B?

  175. BestDigitalArtist January 13, 2012

    HER FIRST ALBUM PRETTY MUCH R&B AND REGGAE.SHE IS A R&B,REGGAE,POP, ICON.

    MUSIC OF THE SUN>>>>>>>> MARIAH CAREY’S “DAYDREAM”

    A GIRL LIKE ME >>>>>>>>>>>MARIAH CAREY’S “BUTTERFLY”

    GOOD GIRL GONE BAD>>>>>MJ’S “BAD”

    RATED R>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>MJ’S “THRILLER”

    LOUD>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>JANET J’S “CONTROL”

    TALK THAT TALK>>>>>>>>>MADONNA’S “EROTICA”

  176. NJPAC January 13, 2012

    Rihanna is like the black Madonna. She is the best female artist since the material girl. Her music is defined as either urban R&B, aka rude boy, umbrella, pon de replay, etc and electronic r&b aka only girl in the world, we found love, don’t stop the music, etc. So what do you call “Turn me on” – David Guetta and Nicky Minaj = Electronic R&B w/rap. What do you call Flo Rida – Electronic Hip Hop or Hip House. What do you call Pitball w/Chris Brown – International Love. It is Latin Electro Hip hop w/R&B infusion. There is other music besides Urban Hip Hop and Urban R&B. Learn to diversify your musical interests. No wonder Hot 97’s ratings are in the toilet.

  177. Kevin January 16, 2012

    simply, no.

    look at the producers on TTT

    Dr. Luke, Stargate. C’mon, she is POP with some urban sensibilities.

    CASE CLOSED.

  178. RiRi is pop January 18, 2012

    I am happy for her success but she is NOT R&B, … Many white award shows only give awards in this category to Rihanna, Alicia, and Beyonce because they are ignorant of most black music…. they only know the cross over acts like Mariah, Bwyonce, Janet, etc… Mary J didnt win a grammy until the Breakthrough… ridiculous.

    It is one thing for the WHITE award shows to do this but it is really upsetting when the BLACK awards shows give awards to Beyonce and Rihanna instead of REAL R&B singers like Fantasia, Keyshia Cole, Monica, and Jill Scott.

  179. Greg2ThaBosher December 27, 2013

    Right there is WAY TOO MUCH hate on this sight, first of all Rihanna is an R&B/urban artist, when she first came out with Pon De Replay she was considered to be an reggae/dancehall/R&B artist due to her thick Caribbean accent and her album Music Of The Sun which blended R&B/ reggae/dancheall/urban/hip-hop together, then came her second album A Girl Like Me which kept much of the musics tyles of Music Of The Sun but added a bit more of a dance vibe, her third album Good Girl Gone Bad was a mixture of R&B/soul/dance/club music and a departure from her reggae roots, her fourth album Rated R was in fact her most urban album back then with her new I Don’t Give A F*ck attitude and a mixture of R&B/hip-hop/dubstep/reggae and her heavily using her Caribbean accent (can be heard on Wait Your Turn/Rude Boy and Hard) in 2010 her music took again a different turn heavily leaning towards an R&B/dance/hip-hop sound with a mixture of other genres such as her “bread and butter” reggae/dancehall (Man Down, Raining Men) and rock, then came her Talk That Talk album which I think could sum 2011 in music up with a mixture of LMFAO here, David Guetta there, a pinch of Pitbull, two tea spoons of that thing GaGa and blend of R&B/dance/EDM/house/dubstep/hip-hop and a couple of reggae songs such as You Da One and Watch N Learn, her recent album Unapologetic is in my opinon a mixture of a Good Girl Gone Bad/Rated R/Loud/Talk That Talk the overall sound of the album is R&B mixed with genres such as hip-hop/EDM/dubstep/reggae/dance, but getting back to whether Rihanna is R&B or pop, she is a popular R&B singer who is not afraid to dabble in other genres I do think she is like the rest of the artists nowadays such in this dance/EDM/dubstep phase that is dominating the charts, I dunno if we will ever see Rihanna going back to her R&B/dancehall roots but she is most definitely an R&B artist, any music shop you go into will have her under R&B, her Myspace page many many years ago before it alphabetized the genres had in fact R&B first followed by reggae and pop, of course then when Talk That Talk was dropped, reggae was removed and replaced with hip-hop. If you guys wanna argue out what she is good luck to you but you must know the facts.

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