Rihanna’s difficulty is that she “doesn’t have any outstanding side”. The vocals are decent, but not great. She rarely dances and has never had a great impressive performance like Lady Gaga or Britney Spears at their peak. And Rihanna’s songs – some are good but not great; The important thing is that Riri doesn’t compose herself – she simply has a perfect crew, always creating top hits.
No brand yet
Maybe when we ask the Army (Riri’s fan club), we will have a collection of thousands of reasons “Why do we love Rihanna?”. But one thing must be admitted, none of those points are “Rihanna brand”. People remember the late legend Whitney Houston thanks to her beautiful voice and performances of top hits such as “I Have Nothing”, “I Will Always Love You” . Although Janet Jackson did not have a strong voice like Whitney, she possessed the most beautiful dance moves of that generation. Madonna dared to do many bold things, changing the world’s perspective on pop music and women. Lady Gaga will certainly also be remembered for her visual concept.
Rihanna is beautiful and talented but has not yet made a strong impression on the public
As for Rihanna, there hasn’t been much of anything so far. She doesn’t dance well, and her singing voice isn’t exactly top-notch either. Riri doesn’t even compose or play musical instruments. So Rihanna needs to build her own brand before it’s too late. Only then will her name be raised to a new level.
Style Icon is still not enough
Although she just received the Style Icon award in 2014, Rihanna’s influence in this field is still not completely outstanding. Rihanna has a very nice dressing sense, is a trend leader and can make people rush to buy the item she is wearing. But most of the effort to create that appearance belongs to her personal stylist. Besides, what Riri contributed to fashion is nothing memorable, because it is simply dressing beautifully, not something innovative for many generations to come to remember.
This year, Rihanna has teamed up with famous fashion brand Dior to launch a line of eyeglasses with a modern feel. The above collection was released in early June, and is named after Rihanna. The main design will be the glasses shape as shown in the picture, with sharp edge frames, multi-colored mirror glasses (silver, pink, blue, green, red and gold plated). Five regular glass models will cost around $840, while the 24k gold-plated design costs $1,950.
The fashion eyewear product line was launched by Rihanna in collaboration with Dior this year
This is probably one of the plans to “build a name” and make a deeper impression on Rihanna’s public. Because looking at it objectively, despite being famous and associated with outfits in diverse styles, to mention “celebrity fashion” – People still haven’t come up with Rihanna’s name as a pioneer representative. Hopefully with this product line and other designs in the future, Rihanna will have great success.
Music style – need “the best”?
Is Rihanna a successful artist? Rarely does anyone shake their head. Sold more than 20 million albums and more than 60 million singles, surpassing Mariah Carey in number 1 Billboard. People began to compare her charm to that of previous divas and seniors like Madonna, Beyonce or Britney. However, what is the mark in her music, if the name Rihanna is temporarily hidden behind every single and every album released?
Rihanna’s music is likened to “popcorn” or “instant noodles” by many people. When it was first released, it was extremely outstanding, but after a while, no one remembered it, except for minus the loyal fan community. Hits like “Only Girl”, “Where Have You Been”, “Disturbia” or “S&M” was extremely catchy but only lasted until its debut and then fell into oblivion. Because they lack the power to become immortal and do not contain any of the artist’s emotions. They are typical representatives of “market” music without any “artistic” elements in it.
“S&M” Even though my eyes are hot, I don’t “hold back” public for a long time
Anyone who is close to Rihanna knows this girl’s personality – Riri is inherently cheerful, even carefree; What interests her more is work, not the love affairs of the people around her. Riri is also very stubborn and does not give up easily. However, a small note, Riri grew up in an unhappy childhood, her family was quite complicated and she witnessed violence. Therefore, even though Rihanna (often appears) strong, Chris Brown’s actions are still like tearing away her last shield. To the world, Rihanna is Rihanna; But in her private world, Rihanna is still just a Barbados girl named Robyn Fenty.
So, instead of writing Facebook notes like normal girls, Fenty can convey all her frustrations and fears into music. However, the music industry – saying it’s fair is right, but saying it’s unfair is also not wrong. When people perceive a singer, not based on her or his personal life, not because “oh, how many incidents she has to go through” which judged him to be a talented artist. Even if those events are included in songs, people still judge Rihanna based on her musical style alone. (And for many people, perhaps this is unfair rather than fair!).
Songs like “Where have you been”…
… or “Disturbia” is considered an “instant” product. – quickly emerges but also passes quickly
“Anti” and transformation
In 2016, Rihanna returned to the music industry with the album “Anti” And many people believe that this is the first step in her plan to build a stronger Rihanna brand.
In terms of content, “Anti” is not much different from previous albums. Throughout the 13 songs on the record, Rihanna continues to sing about love, sex, drugs, desire and disillusionment in her life, but it’s revolutionary, presaging her image and sound Riri’s newer music. For the new album, Rihanna is not the type of artist who “hits the mark quickly” like previous consecutive albums. That’s also the reason why the pop star made Navy (as her fans affectionately call her) have to wait for more than 3 years and many months of delaying its debut.
Sharing about the record, Rihanna once said that she did not deny her previous music, but she wanted to create a deeper album that could be listened to again many years after its release. Therefore, Anti may have lacked commercial appeal at the time of its release, but the audience is unlikely to forget this album easily.
Perhaps this is a response to those who doubted that Rihanna was confused at the crossroads of her career when she was more of an entertainer than a true artist. The new album is probably just a part of the female singer’s transformation, proving that she is a singer with a great voice, the ability to compose and be herself in music.
We hope that with unremitting efforts in 2016 and the future, people will see the “most talented” Rihanna. and left a deep mark in the hearts of the public, including those who once rejected her.
