In reply to Likica.

It really irks me when people call Beyonce local just because of stats. Makes it seem like shes not big in anywhere other than the US. Being from London myself, even though Rihanna slays in stats over here, if you didnt go and look it up you wouldnt know who is the bigger seller out of the both because they are both really big. Rihanna is shoved down our throats more because she always seems to have something out. In fact Beyonce is generally more talked about as the inspiration and Rihanna the it girl. When Beyonce has albums out, her songs get just as much play on radio, Beyonce has her own TV specials over here, has over 3 million people over here after her concert tickets here and headlines at all our major festivals. She is hardly a lessor just because shes sold less, which is clearly what you were implying.