And what do those topics inevitably lead to...Anyway the topic is mainstream pop.

Ummm...they lead to the end of a song about a sunny day? And yes, the topic is mainstream pop. How insightful of you.

i was being moderately sarcastic...How much mainstream pop do you hear not talking about love?

Oh I hear ya, I was just pointing out that it's not all (though there is a whole lot) about love. and I don't like rihanna either, I think she makes crappy music.

Yah pop in general can be about virtually anything but mainstream pop is pure love ditties these days...

i think her overall image is better now and the cd reflects her style change, imo. i think she's coming into her own as an artist.

is it? i have been hearing "shut up and drive" on my local radio stations. i like both songs, though, so I don't mind. ^_^

Sorry im in Australia, Shut up and Drive for the North ???

Yep in America it's "Shut up and drive" at least from what I've heard. it's a great album, though, so it's all good. ^_^

Good Lord, I could go on like this forever. What constitutes crappy music? I'm fine with you saying you don't like her, but to follow that with that kind of statement is a bit ludicrous seeing as how the woman is topping the pop charts and probably will be doing that a lot this summer. Obviously, if the album was crap it wouldn't have been as successful (this isn't Britney Spears, who can at this point put out complete shit and still have it sell a couple of million). I'm gonna just assume you're not a fan of mainstream pop (you too cool fer school!) and leave it at that.