True

I think she has some catchy songs for sure but I personally would not say her music is better than the 60's simply because most of my favorite singers are 60s and 70's artists but if that is what you like, I can dig it ;)

There is more to art besides creating but an artist is a creator. I think Rihanna is more involved in her "look" but "looks" and fashion doesn't have anything to do with music specifically. They at times can coincide with eachother but she is not a pop star that is involved in the creation of her music which is what defines an "artist"

Not to mention she sounds the same on every song. She doesn't seem to have much range. Rihanna likes to stay in her comfort zone. I like a few songs myself but she can't touch an artist like Chaka Kahn or Aretha.

well sure, if you want to ignore the songs that she is involved in the creation of

To be fair, Rihanna is hardly the best the mainstream has to offer.

Oh hell nah she could never touch them even in her dreams she couldn't!

Agree!

Rihanna has a distinctive sound which is okay for the songs that she does but she doesn't have much depth or range as a singer.

Are you sure you meant to post that link?

Rihanna is no where to be found in any of the credits.

This actually supports my argument that she is not an artist LOL

CRJ gets that title in my books

Her real name is Robyn Fenty.

She is only cited one time and that is for a co credit that features three other writers.

These pop stars today steal songwriting credits all the time. You don't have to actually write a song to get a credit. You can switch one word or switch a vocal arrangement to get a credit.

Most of Rihanna's songs are already completed before she gets them. So how is it fair to call her a songwriter when the finished songs are already completed when she receives them?

Switching one word does not make someone a "songwriter"

She is not a songwriter and she definitly is not an artist.

All three of these songs are in the charts at the moment and all three are absolute gold.

If a painter looks at a sunset, then creates a piece of art based on that sunset therefore interpreting the sunset in a different way - how is that different from a singer looking at some words on a page and using their voice to create their version of those words? Both are art to me.