Rihanna is what type of singer

In the airless, email-heavy world of contemporary pop, her voice is as much a frequency as anything, a fat and nicely compressed mid-range to complement the two or three swarming hook elements that the chart race requires. Walking out of a grocery store the other day, I heard some Rihanna Voice bleating bloodlessly from the speakers just above the avocados. With each passing year, she lets a little more croaky, seen-it-all rock star road warrior weariness creep into her singing.

She was brassy, joyful. Rihanna Voice, having spent a half decade or so traveling the world, had come home. With each catch and squeak, you can hear her hacking away at her own sound with gusto, Rihanna coming for Rihanna Voice with an ax like Jack Nicholson breaking through the bathroom door. She is both the vandal and monument. We crave the thrill that you only get when a dozen or so good ideas manifest themselves in a single voice. Inevitably, none of them will carry the charge, the glassy cool and subterranean heat, of the real thing.

Skip to content Search query All Results. And I think that's genuinely her target audience. I mean, it's working wonders for her - she's now sold more records than Beyonce has. But nobody expects much more from her than big dance numbers and performances and some edgy fashion choices. Her upper register is so nasal and strained. Her "Russian Roulette" live performances were always on point!

Her problem is her inconsistency. And why exactly wouldn't we go for those to someone who delivers these things AND can sing well rather than someone who cannot? Well, aside from the "edgy fashion" because THAT has got to be the worst reason I have ever heard for listening to any entertainer.

Because a performance does not have to be about the quality of the vocals. In terms of performance magnitude, a plethora of factors can contribute. Rihanna always has an incredible and impeccable set, costuming, sound other than vocals , choreography and stage presence because of her absurd budget, these are possible.

Those make it big performances. And because not everybody wants to hear big vocals or impressive vocals, especially on a dance track. Rihanna has an incredibly distinctive tone - no matter where you here her, you know it's her - and that's what people enjoy for a dance record that is targeted at the club scene. Something familiar but also new. That's not true at all..? Because neither is true. I'm just accepting that some people do enjoy her music and her as an artist because of the aforementioned features.

Her songs are always produced well, because she has an excellent production team. Her vocals are poor, but she isn't a "crap" singer. There are definitely videos out there with her singing completely acapella with friends sans the stage fright she suffers and her tone is nice and she's on pitch. She's nothing special, but she's not 'crap'. I think YOUR arguments make you look petty, bitchy, immature and the FACT is you seem to care more about slamming down artists who don't appeal to your VERY narrow musical sense rather than expanding that view and being able to appreciate that people can enjoy different aspects of an artist.

Her control is lovely, breath support the whole way through, nice connection between registers, a very pretty falsetto midway through, the mid-range belts are brightened and placed properly. Nothing special, but far from "crap". Maybe you should try that, sometime. My bet is you are not even of legal drinking age in most of the US. Also I doubt you had piano lessons at 1 year old. So that claim Have you ever heard some of those claiming exactly that about themselves over on youtube?

Considering I have spoken well of people ranging in genre from hiphop, rap, dance, trip hop, pop, country, bluegrass, jazz, rock to classical, your statement I have a "VERY narrow musical sense" again full of something but not the truth. I am most certainly not going to expand into the area of lacking taste , thank you very much. But good on you for making it clear that is your choice. I don't believe for a second you are just explaining other people's views to me but tbh honest I don't really need you for that.

I know the views and excuses I just think they are crap It has as much lasting value as bubblegum. In music and arts, my definition of crap is anything which lacks lasting value.

Yes dude, I AM an elitist and proud of it. Sure dude, I will try to appreciate why some people love Rhianna and in the mean time you can go appreciate why some people still love Hitler.

I won't bother adding a video for you as I know you in all your open-mindedness will ignore the link anyway. What Mperry93 says is true. His evidence: Rihanna is one of the best selling singers of the decade.

She's an entertainer. You say many people can do that AND sing better. Where are those people at the Billboard charts? Where are those million visits in youtube? Rihanna's success is explained by the factors Mperry93 is saying and any serious music critic or aspiring singer takes that seriously, and doesn't get lost in insulting others personally talking about a vocal quality that is NOT that's a fact demanded on the industry. If that were the case, opera singers would be the stars. They are not.

Beyonce is not star because she's an amazing singer. Other factors have intervened in her career. Actually, a lot of people hate Beyonce and Xtina and they prefer simpler vocals, just as any random rock fan real rock fan would tell you they also hate all the vocal acrobatics those great singers do.

Singing is not just about having great technique. It's also about keeping it simple. And Rihanna is successful at that. You can learn how to accept those FACTS proven by marketing and record sale figures, or you can go on arguing trying to prove a point that no record label executive cares about.

No, Mperry 93 goes from "loathe her" to "pretty voice" because he's being truly objective and that is good for his musical career. He is capable of understanding why a poor singer like Rihanna can be commercial and why many fans actually say she has a good voice.

You, on the other hand, are not capable of accepting a singer you don't like. How bout not calling yourself a singer when there are arguably millions of girls out here that are not only more skilled but a lot cuter. It's got nothing to do with smoking Aretha smoked for a long time. It's lack of talent. She's just some slutty girl that got the chance to leave her BS life sentence of being poor.

Good for her now be gone. LOL Congrats! You get mPerry's view but mine Kinda funny considering your suggestion that because I disagree with his view this means I don't understand it. BTW I, a mere basically anonymous you tuber have so far managed to garner over two million views for vids of singers who don't sell nonsense image and ''edgy fashion'' but just excellent singing and music.

They may not be the biggest sellers but I can assure you I love Rihanna's voice! Definitely the most improved singer over the past 10 years.

The girl can really belt. Her live performances of Stay and Diamonds are perfect!!! I'd rather watch her live than listen to her on her CD. She's gotten that good. Since GGGB came out, she's really proved herself! You say that, but I'll tell you that a singer with very small range sounds monotonous.

Case in point: Lily Allen. You're a producer? Pardon my randomness, but do you have a soundcloud? It's just very rare that I run into producers on this website. Plus I thought your rebuke was spot on ;.

Rihanna is by no stretch of the imagination a vocalist. A vocalist by definition is someone who has mastered their voice to the degree a musician would master an instrument. Tell me how someone who can barely manage staying in tune live could ever be considered a vocalist? She barely classifies as a singer. It's not my place to dictate to others what's entertaining.

Some people do find Rihanna's shows entertaining and that's their prerogative. However, I disagree on the Rihanna being talented part and I know that sounds harsh but that's my opinion. A tone of voice is something you're born with, not something you cultivate therefore, you can't claim that as talent IMO.

If she put the work in and developed her voice then okay I think it's been established Rihanna doesn't even work on the vocal arrangements of her songs. Just look at her Sia produced song Diamonds.

She sang it exactly as Sia did. I think Rihanna is primarily a product created and sculpted by others. She does what she's told, when she's told. The majority of what she does is tacky and tasteless A horrible influence on the world. So I'm not particularly a fan but whatever floats your boat. He's not praising her voice, more the versatility of her voice, and how it works well in the studio. Producers love her, musicians think she's crap.

Because she is crap. She can't even meet the basic requirements of a singer when put in a live setting. I didn't say he was praising her, I criticized his usage of the words "Rihanna" and "vocalist" in the same sentence, without the words "is far from a" or something of that nature in between. Because as I stated, she is far from that. She has no mastery of her voice and thus shouldn't be called a vocalist. Everyone relax. If someone doesn't agree with your opinion, keep it civil and constructive.

I like Rihanna's voice, but I am well aware some think it's a travesty that she's even on the site. I do enjoy reading what others think good and bad but i am secure enough in my taste to not get upset if someone doesn't agree with me.

I wouldn't say she's crap. I kinda like her voice. Especially her belts, in songs like "Where Have You Been". She's definitely not a bad singer, otherwise she wouldn't be so popular. I think you just expect too much of pop artists :b lol I think vocalist is a very broad term.

There's no way to quantify the "mastery" of an instrument. If he thinks she's vocalist, then he's entitled to his opinion. IDK, I'll leave it up to him to clarify what he meant. Yes I expect quite a lot out of artists, not just pop artists. I'd rather be constantly disappointed than to accept the mediocrity. I don't even expect that much out of a singer, just sing and tune and don't strain the voice.

Two things, two simple things. While music is something special, it is a job none the less. If someone is being paid to do something they should do it and do it right. She goes off key semi-constantly, she strains, etc. Carly Rae Jepsen can't sing in tune to save her life but she had the song of the year.

Taylor swift struggles to stay on key yet she has broken several records. Rihanna is mostly popular because she is a pretty face who can crank out catchy pop tunes. She has never been praised for her vocals as it isn't her strong suit, she's everything but a great singer.

She is like the modern day Nico, except Nico could sing and write :P Vocalist is not a broad term, "singer" is a broad term. There are clear ways to indicate a mastery of the voice. If there wasn't, then Maria Callas and Cheryl Cole would be on the same level vocally since there is no way to determine "mastery" of the voice. And anyone with ears could see that that is not true. Well, no doubt due to my poor punctuation, some confusion seems to have seeped in.

I will attempt to keep my sentences short and correctly puntuated therefor. Personal attacks are not objective arguments. Anonymous claims of supposed achievements during internet discussions are neither argument nor credible. I am not employed by DD.

I signed no contract obliging me to be objective. In , Rihanna released her sixth studio album: Talk That Talk. On her Grammy-winning album Unapologetic , Rihanna turned out such hits as the No.

Interestingly, Unapologetic was the first Rihanna album to hit No. She also worked with Coldplay on the track "Princess of China" and, the following year, reached No. Known for her sexually provocative imagery and wild style, Rihanna made headlines for the sheer dress she wore to the Council of Fashion Designers of America awards ceremony in June Rihanna acknowledged that there were some rules to fashion, but explained that "rules are meant to be broken.

In Rihanna also became the first artist in history to have million singles digitally downloaded and streamed. In late January , Rihanna released the album Anti , allowing Jay-Z's online streaming site Tidal to exclusively feature the collection of tracks for a week.

The gambit paid off for the struggling service, with one million trial subscribers joining Tidal in less than a day to partake in a download promotion for Anti.

The album's lead single, "Work," featuring rapper Drake , earned two Grammy nominations. In , Rihanna scored another No. Branching out to screen work, Rihanna co-starred in the sci-fi flick Battleship and later voiced the lead character in the animated blockbuster Home In , Rihanna made recurring appearances in season 5 of Bates Motel , and earned a prominent role in the science fiction flick Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.

That year, fans also got their first glimpse of the pop superstar alongside Sandra Bullock , Cate Blanchett and Anne Hathaway in trailers for Ocean's 8 , a female-led spinoff of the popular Ocean's Trilogy which hit theaters in June In , Rihanna launched the nonprofit Clara Lionel Foundation, named after her grandmother, which supports and funds education and early response programs around the world.

Rihanna has also made headlines in her personal life, although often for circumstances beyond her control. She first made gossip column headlines in when rumors swirled that she was having an affair with her mentor, Jay-Z, though she and Jay-Z dismissed such allegations as ridiculous.

Later, she was romantically linked to billionaire Saudi businessman Hassan Jameel, before their split was reported in early In , Rihanna was the center of a media firestorm after a domestic violence incident in which her then-boyfriend Chris Brown assaulted her before an awards show.