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Aug 10, 2010

>Uh Oh, Uh Oh…Oh No No.

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Entertainment Weekly’s Music Mix is reporting:

Rihanna ties Gaga, Beyonce, Mariah for no.1 pop radio hits

As MTV reports today, Good Girl Gone Bad Rihanna has gone good enough to qualify for a pretty rarefied status: With Eminem duet “Love the Way You Lie,” the Barbadian songstress has now officially had six #1 songs on the Pop Songs radio airplay chart.

Other artists with a Radio Divas Sixer membership in their wallet alongside the black AmEx and Sam’s Club card include Mariah Carey, Lady Gaga, and Beyonce. (The latter two actually achieved it together with their “Telephone” collab earlier this year, though technicalities aside, Mimi is far and away the winner, having earned six no. 1 songs on the Hot 100 before the creation of the Pop Songs chart in 1993, and six after.)

Members of the next-tier-down posse include Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Avril Lavigne, and Pink, all with five no. 1′s.

What do you think, Mixers—should Mariah just own this radio rodeo, fair and square? Has Rihanna earned her spot in the club? And who, if anyone, will be next?

Source: http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/08/10/rihanna-ties-gaga-beyonce-mariah-no-1-pop-hits/

Personally, I think that Rihanna represents the end of a musical era, in which artists were forced to market themselves to record labels and to have the ability to sing without the aid of machines and backup singers. Mariah Carey is perhaps the last star in our generation to do all of this without the use of a girl group or guerrilla marketing.

Sure Yodel supposedly can sing, but would she be this big if she had not used Kelly & Co. as stepping stones? And would Rihanna have this many no.1′s had she not been “discovered” by her “mentor” Gay-Z?  Something is missing, and I don’t really care to sit and wonder what it is. Oh?! That’s right, talent.

Written by: Miss Andi K. on August 10, 2010.
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  • Anonymous

    >Ah, yes. Those were the days: where the contrived and mediocre got NO love, only those with discernible talent got recording contracts, and music awards were exciting and the value of said award actually meant something.At this point we all can bs our way to the top. All we need is a simple beat, some auto-tune, and we all can have a top ten hit!

  • Quiana

    >^^^ Child you anit never lied.

  • Lyrica

    >It is offical music went straight down the toliet.

  • Anonymous

    >Personally, I think it makes a difference whether or not those no 1's were solo or as a featured artist on someone else' track. Rihanna and beyonce both can't get to the top without piggy backing. Even LG had several hits on her own.And non of these bitches can sing.

  • Anonymous

    >^^^^You got that right. I co sign will all above comments. There was a time when watching award shows was exciting and when your favorite artist actually had some real competition. Artistry was REAL then. Now, hey…if you have wash board abs, willing to be scantily clad, and pop your stuff you can be a sensation.

  • Tonja

    >I hate it when stans talk about Beyonce's 16 Grammies. How many of those are of her as a solo act? Not to take away from the greatness that was Destiny's Child, but to say 16, 16, 16! For her to dust those mo-fo's in a video in an effort to rub it in our faces…Did Michael Jackson ever boast about how much money he made or how many Grammys he won? Did he?See, that's the difference between artists these days and in days past. The work spoke for itself. Today we have to be reminded by crazy fans (stans) and/or P.R. camps boosting false info (Forbes) and by these award shows that just go with the flow and give awards to those who will draw the most ratings (BKC, Gaga, Rihanna, etc.).Destiny's Child lost me with "Survivor" and that line, "thought I wouldn't sell without you, sold nine million" <—I thought that kind of braggadochio was for rap artists, NOT R&B acts! That's where I began to give those GIRLS side-eye.

  • Tonja

    >cont'd…Rihanna is the Madonna of this generation. She's got the look, the style, the ambition, but lacks the stage presence (though she's getting better) and the vocals (but hey, Madonna still can't "sannnng"; she does 'her' and that's what RhiRhi does). I can't hate on Rihanna. Most of pop music is packaging and making something, be it a name, an image, into a sellable commodity. Anyone old enough to remember Tiffany? Or Debbie Gibson? Them bishes couldn't sannnng either but they did their thing. Why not Rihanna too?We come in so many different flavors and so many ranges. Pop music is bigger than R&B music, bigger than rap, bigger than country, bigger than rock. WHY? Because Pop music (of today) is an amalgamation of all of those genres. I mean, Taylor Swift (country artist) is winning awards on MTV (non-country music channel). Word? Really?! I think with award shows now, it's not necessarily that they're so political (they kinda have always been) but now they have to have "the big acts" to draw viewers because ratings (now more than ever) determine what shows will sink or swim. Networks are paranoid. If ratings (views) of a show (awards show or sitcom or drama) aren't good-to-excellent by the second or third episode, the networks cut the show. Many great TV programs have gone out this way because networks are paranoid about losing money (sponsors). "M*A*S*H" one of THE BEST television shows EVER had crap ratings for most of its first season and this was back in 1979 or something! But the network kept it going and guess what, it lasted as long as it did and has gone down in history as one of the best series in existence.I say that to say all of this. A lot of this is political with award shows. A lot of radio play is political too. The business is more money driven now than ever and who suffers? The good talent record companies are not willing to take a chance on or stand behind. Who else suffers? The would-be listeners who want for something more than the top 40. Managers, record companies, PR people, etc. will go out of the way to maintain the NUMBERS because (especially now with the internet and everything being so accessible) NUMBERS MEAN SOMETHING TO MORE THAN JUST THE ARTIST AND THEIR CAMP! Now fans spout statistics as if it's a prerequisite to being a 'fan' of an artist. "…thought I'd sell without you, sold 9 million…" <—WHAT?!? I mean, WHAT!!! Why'd you have to screw up that song by saying that, Bey? That's when her STANS were born. That's when her STANS became OBSESSED with chart position, number of Soul Train Awards, BET Awards, Grammys, MTV Awards, etc. etc. etc. Real fans don't give a crap about that!!! It just amazes me. These stans spout these numbers and feel somehow VINDICATED and it's truly sad.

  • Tonja

    >cont'd…But I digress. Back to the point of the article. Rihanna may not be most folks' cup of tea, but she's internationally known and she's tied (or will have tied) the rest of these internationally known singers with the most #1s. Is she the Whitney Houston of singing? No.Is she the Aretha Franklin of singing? No.Is she the Diana Ross of singing? No.Is she the Nancy Wilson of singing? No.Is she the Betty Davis of singing? No.No, no, no and NO!BUT SHE IS THE "RIHANNA" OF Rihanna and she making it do what it do.Respect her hustle: packaging, marketing, etc. of it all.Mods, you should do a post on 'branding' and how more and more artists are taking advantage (financially/marketing wise) of 'branding' themselves to ensure longevity? (at least financially?)Has this always been a practice of major artists; something we as consumers haven't seen or been privy to but now are since the internet makes these people more accessible?And by the by, not hating just stating, "Videophone" was FORGETTABLE and in my opinion not really worthy of a VMA. Had Gaga not guested on the song, it wouldn't be up for consideration. See there? Politics again. MTV, I see you. WE SEE YOU. :P

  • Anonymous

    >Back in the day, artists didn't really have brands, except Michael Jackson. other artists just sang songs and if people liked them they sold well. I don't listen to pop music or anyother music with vocals much today. I've turned to instrumental music. Like Piano and jazzy stuff. I'm tired of being told what to do and what to call myself and how to behave. I don't even read glossy mags anymore. If I see one more mag telling me how to get the summer body or man of my dreams I will lose it. And I hate that the whole world takes these messed up standards and hold them up as gospel. Right now I am single by choice. A lot of what one might call "fine brothers"-good jobs etc etc approach me and after a moment of chatting I realize that they have also bought into this ideal and lifestyle and then it all goes south from there. seriously . even if they just use one popular term from this lfestyle I just lose interest completely. I am so sick and tired of this mess. I need to get away from the west. Think I'll go live in Asia or a desert somewhere.

  • Andi K., MA

    >I feel you Anony^^^This music is SO contrived. Its all a giant marketing scheme a la 'The Truman Show'. I am tired of being asked to accept these artists "brands". Personally, I don't respect or like ANY of these people. As for moving somewhere else, you cannot get away from it, Western Capitalism is everywhere, unless you move to a countryside somewhere. Trust me, I tried to escape when I studied abroad, and capitalism found me… :-/

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