That simply is NOT true. Why does everyone keep making this a racial issue? This is a popularity issue. Comparing Adele to Rihanna or Beyonce is NONSENSE. We live in a reality world and social media type society. People buy music that makes them feel good from artists they can relate to. If more black people bought R&B music then artists like Jazmine Sullivan (the ONLY current artist that is similar to Adele in physical appearance and style) would be on top of the charts right now! I consider myself a sophisticated woman of color and I do not relate to Beyonce or Rihanna's style, immature lyrics, or overtly s e x u a l appearance. I relate more to talented women that project a subtle s e x u a l appearance like Toni Braxton, Chante Moore, Adele, Jazmine Sullivan, SZA, etc.

Lyrics like Beyonce's 711 make my ears hurt so NO I would never buy that ish and I do not have to.:
"Shoulders sideways, smack it, smack it in the air
Legs movin' side to side, smack it in the air
Legs movin' side to side, smack you in the air
Shoulders sideways, smack it, smack it in the air
Smack it, smack it in the air
Legs movin' side to side, smack it, smack it in the air
Smack it, smack it in the air
"
Lyrics like that are only relatable to immature people and idiots.