Robyn Rihanna Fenty made her claim to fame many years ago, with Pon de Replay way back in 2005. I understand some of y’all may hate me based off the title alone, and I apologize.
Problem #1: She can’t sing live
Now I understand that when giving a performance or whatever, you’re dancing and are somewhat out of breath (although breath control should be a part of rehearsal when giving any performance) and your vocals might not always be exactly on point. This is acceptable in (maybe) the first 3ish years of an artist’s career after they really get off the ground. Rih has been here for almost a decade, and if I dare say, her vocals have gotten worse. I’m sure many of you have seen the video going around of Rih performing her latest single Work at the BRIT Awards and I mean damn. She was pitchy and off key like, homie. Get it together. When Drake’s vocals are better than yours it’s an issue. Actually, if I can sing better than that with as horrible as I sound, you should just quit. For the little bit she did sing, she could have just stopped and let the track play. Supposedly she cancelled her performance at the Grammy’s because she was sick. She should have cancelled this one too because she was not ready. I’ve heard from numerous people that she can’t sing live, which sucks. The whole point of being a SINGER is to SING at performances and not sound gross. I don’t really believe in having an “off” day because people pay for you not to be off. They pay for you to be able to not sing songs exactly as they are on the track. What is the point in paying to hear the album versions of everything with exception of pitchy vocals? I love Rihanna as an artist and as a person. But I guess I’ll have to settle for her vocals as album only because there is no way I would waste my coins on that.
Problem #2: She has horrible timing
When ANTI was released (officially) it was after years of waiting. Rihanna went from releasing albums every year to falling off the face of the Earth, returning to sprinkle some singles here and there. But then Bey came and smashed the world with Formation. She snatched everyone with her tour and Rih tried to sneak in her Work video. Personally, I understand that this isn’t completely her fault, but her PR team sucks. More promotion would help because her sales were atrocious. She sold less than 1000 copies. How is that acceptable to any PR team? I personally think Tidal is for people who have money and don’t really need sales. Why would anyone buy an album they can get for free? How does one “accidentally” leak an album? What is going on behind the scenes of Miss Fenty’s career? Someone needs to do better because this new Rih music has me snatched and I would like a sequel. ??
Kayla Gordon says
I’ve noticed that her live performances aren’t up to par but I feel like my love for her and my singing along makes up for it.
Sarah Heeter says
Although I do love ANTI, I totally agree that her timing has been terrible. Also, I would have to agree that she is not very good live which is a shame because I really like her music.
Maria Suarez says
Honestly, I thought she had just released one song. I didn’t know she had only sold less that 1000 copies. That’s embarrassing but seriously such bad timing. I like her cause of her background like Caribbean girl…yes! But she does have shitty performances but then again a lot of people do.