According to Rihanna producer Chuck Harmony, the singer's latest offering is that of a pop icon and should be looked at as such...
"'Russian Roulette' is definitely taking her to another level. I think she's a pop icon, so her music should reflect that," Harmony told MTV.
Harmony's statement comes just days after "Russian Roulette" stormed the net and radio, causing a near crash of Twitter and hitting #1 on search engines like Yahoo.
While Harmony's stance is simply that of a producer speaking his mind, it does come at at point where many are questioning the tempo and choice of the song.
As reported on Singersroom Wednesday, several music enthusiasts questioned the song choice, calling it "...a bad song for the first single".
According to Harmony however, "Russian Roulette" is indicative of Rihanna's growth as an artist.
"I think Rihanna has captured what her old fans are used to, as well as the growth of an artist. 'Russian Roulette,' to me, is a shining example of her growth and her artistic expression," says Harmony.
"Russian Roulette" will make its debut on the charts next week.
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hey i dont think so, yea riri my have had better luck but i agree with what eveyone said shes no where close to bey stats yea and yeah bey aint got nuthing on the real sistas of soul aretha and whitney and mariah who can really belt and sing effortlessy. check me out im doing my think underground and im doing pretty well, i think u will like my songs if you check them out. R&B singer De'Syre me and my singers are whats comin new
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y are y'all comparing her to beyonce, yeah rhianna can sing but no offence she is no where close so i dnt rly see what d big deal is.
@yes it took beyonce 10 yearsto be where she is because she was in a group from the time she came out in 98 to 04, beyonce could have came out solo and had the sucess rihanna had since she came out in 05
through all of the ups and downs she is still giving it all that shes got. and shes is well on her way and her voice has really evolved.
rihanna has five number one singles check the best charting singles and check it out, shes working hard on perfecting the art and shes off to a very good start. through all of the ups and dows shes still standing.
do u know that rihanna has more amas than beyonce and she is more successful at the age of 21 it took beyonce 10 years to get where she is rihanna is a icon original beyonce stoled songs her whole career
RIHANNA POP ICON???? NO NO NO I DONT THINK SO... SHE ISNT YET AN ICON SHE IS LEARNING HOW TO SING BUT SHE IS NOT EVEN SINGING.....
Rihanna is a big pop star .. But I was wishing that her music sound would be a little more Black!!!
But maybe thats the direction her label wants to take her .. More international
ICON.....Please, these people don't know what an icon is. Patti Labelle, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Glady's Knight, and Mary J Blige are ICONS. There music has substance and people have tried to copy there styles for years. No one wants to be Rihanna.....she cannot even sing.
Icon my ass. There are very few icons currently charting who are Black and Rhianna is not one of them- an Icon breaks down barriers, changes the game and create followers or clones.
I would say right now leading the list is Whitney Houston #1 Icon, closely followed by Mariah- Bey still has a way to go and Rhianna is no where near
Beys status.
White female Icons who are charting now: Madonna, Bab Streisand, Celine Dion
I rest my case.
hell to the yea, she deserve what she has worked overtime to get. i along with a lot of others has noticed that during all of the time that rihanna was going through her ordeal there was bad press all over the net on her, she has been through hell, plus after she was injured and trying to get herself together there was people treating her like she had killed sobebody, constantly throwing rocks at her and hiding their hands like they was not doing anything, but there was a group of people who tried to take her out even wanting her to leave the us people have been so mean and hateful toward this young artist and through it all she has endured and thats bigger than just giving up and going away like a lot of people suggested that she needed to do and that is blatant wrong.and hateful toward her.
her voice is stronger, and deeper, she has been through a lot, and she has did it with class and style. no one knows how hard of an ordeal she had to endure. and a lot of people would have just plain given up.
rihanna is soo blahhhhhh..Pop Icon?? oh PLEEAASSEE! she need to sit her ass down.
Just because a person is in the papers everyday...don't make em an ICON. That producer was probably high or sumthing. Needs to calm down.
ppl really need to sit there ass down...nothing about her gives her this title..enough already...
icon? yeah right no where near being a pop icon
Hell to the no. This chick should not be considered icon status, especially not after this whack song. This song sucks and the lyrics are just flat out distasteful.
THATS MY GIRL. I LUV HER SONG AND PEOPLE NEED TO STOP MAKEING IT LOOK LIKE THIS SONG IS ABOUT [CHRIS]MAYBE IT IS OR MAYBE ITS NOT..SO LET HER SHINE..I LUV RIR SO ALL HATERZ FALL BACKAND I WISH HER N CHRIS THE BEST IN LIFE..I MEAN I WISH THEM TO GET BACK TOGETHER CUZ I KNOW SHE STIL LUVS HIM..AND HE STIL LUVS HER SO SHE SHOULD TRY AND GIVE HIM ANOTHER CHANCE..BUT ANYWAYS I LUV HER NEW SONG!!LUV U MUCHO RIRI..XOXOXOXO