I’m surprised to see some intelligent and truthful comments in this post. A good point was made…. This change occurred when “Diamonds” didn’t land in the Top 10 of the Billboard charts and started to decline. Rihanna is not fucking R&B. She is a POP artist who sometimes releases R&B songs. “Diamonds” is pop, “Where Have You Been” is electro-house/pop, “Talk That Talk” is R&B/Pop, “Cake” is R&B, “We Found Love” is dance/pop, “You Are Da One” is pop…. C’mon now! She’s a pop artist and she is faking her way to the top. I am sick and tired of untalented, manufactured, overly sexed “singers” such as Rihanna, Ke$ha, and Katy Perry. Even pop acts like Maroon 5, PINK, and One Direction are getting on my nerves. Pop is in right now if no one has noticed. Adele got lucky, but it is because she is white and was hyped up by the media. I have not seen a real ROCK song, such as Heavy Metal, Grunge, and Alternative chart high on the Billboard 100 in years or even a real COUNTRY song. Can someone tell me when was the last time a real R&B song went to number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100? Also, speaking of Rihanna, earlier this year she bragged about how she, Katy, and Beyonce rule the charts/music industry. I mean… has anyone else ever wondered why only a select few of the artists signed make it? How come only Rihanna, Katy, Ke$ha, Taylor Swift, at times Beyonce, Adele, Lady Gaga and Britney are constantly in the media and “succeeding?” The music industry is fucked up and has been for decades. I agree with those who said that the only reason why R&B is dying is because these labels don’t promote the real R&B and Soul artists! It’s unfair. In order to succeed you have release pop songs.