Rihanna Vocal Analysis
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
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I love Rihanna's voice...she has this smoky, wispy voice that sounds good with any genre. I think that's her strong point...she has the kind of voice that can sell anything. She's goes through so many styles and genres and never loses her audience which is rare. For example, I prefer Beyonces R&B stuff to her pop hits (MM&I vs Single Ladies), with Nicki I prefer her hip hop stuff to her pop hits. With Rihanna I think her songs retain its quality from either side of pop or urban/R&B. She's an average singer though who could give so much more but then it really wouldn't be Rihanna anymore. Part of her appeal or brand is that she's "authentic", not some strict perfectionist with no identity. I get the impression that singing for her, like fashion, are tools to express her personality and not something to master which takes the fun and passion out of it.
I actually understood what you meant
MikeJMCarey93 rihanna can sing but i think she does not care about music i think she loves fashion more
ON POINT!!!!~
MikeJMCarey93 But that doesn't make sense to me. Authenticity and striving towards improving ones self as you called "strict perfectionalist" aren't contradictory. Art is expression, but some artists see it as a money making hobby and others are so passionate about it that it consumes their entire existence. Aiming for excellence doesn't strip one of their identity. Just because an artist chooses to work hard at their talent and skill doesn't remove a sense of distinction and personality from their art. That's a very narrow mindset to categorise perfectionalists under. And it's funny you said it removes the fun and passion out of it. Art is fun but to those artists who dedicate all their lives to it, it's pain, anger, sorrow, grief, ugly, beautiful, fulfilling, lonely. Artists who seriously engulf themselves in not merely making a cute or edgy single and wearing the latest fashions aren't less passionate, they're even more. For them music isn't a cute hobby or a job it's their lives, their reason for breathing, their existences. Sounds dramatic but that's how some deeply dedicated and passionate perfectionists feel. No matter their moods, physical illness, circumstances they're willing to go on stage and give the audience 100% of their best performance like its their last. That's taking passion to another level that most artists can't reach. Consistency. Sorry for the rant but I just felt like all those artists who actually tie time and effort to implement technique and proper skill with their authentic personal emotions and experiences shouldn't be disregarded as strict ppl with no identity. They still posses identity but it's just more intense than a laid back artist who in purely for the fun of it.
Funke Oduwole I agree with everything that you wrote, I can't believe I just read all of it, but I agree 100% with everything word for word...... I believe ppl like the original post, tend to make excuses for ppl like Rihanna who is very lazy and doesn't put in the work... I do believe she has lots of potential to be a great artist, but she's too lazy to care and put in the work. Hopefully she will get it together.
I agree-Rihanna's tone is interesting. Unfortunately for me it stops there. I'm interested in your analysis of Dawn Richard's voice.
Omg, yes! Dawn!
Dawn is the future man. I love her vocal choices-very eclectic yet soulful. And she's working on a movie now. She's always surprising her fans with new shit.
Yes. She is! I heard about the movie. I make sure to that up-to-date on my girl. She's pretty much my inspiration. I agree on her voice, and it has grown so much. She has one of the most creative/electic and versatile vocal styles, and a very large vocal range. Gionni Crawford
The song that did it for me was Return of a Queen. Those lower notes, her adlibs and riffs. So much versatility.
I love that song, that's like my fave vocal song by her! Her vocals on "Titan" too. That E5 she belted and mixed so effortless. Live at the Apple event for Blackheart she actually belted a note higher, an F5, very strong. I love her vocals on "Rage" too on DK3, it shows lots of versatility of her voice and how it can fit different styles, that and "Cali Sun." Other showsing of versatility "Noir", "The Deep", "Goldenheart", "Warfaire." It goes on and on, lol.
California King Bed is one of her best vocal performance. My opinion. Love your reviews btw
I really hope we get an Analysis on Selena Quintanilla
yassss I think Selena is more known for her amazing beauty and being the pioneer of Tejano music, but her voice was amazing, she had a gift!!
Yeah Selena please!!! Love all your vocal analysis. Thank you for sharing.
You're totally right, I have a small voice too, my voice is thin, and my vocal coah always told me, if you have a small voice you have to support it more, and I think that's what she's lacking. Great analysis. I love your videos dileesa.
Amy Winehouse please!
Yassssssssss PLZ
Haha, heads up! Dileesa is not a big fan of Amy Winehouse's voice. She really likes her tone, but doesn't think she's a singer singer. At least, that's what I remember she said about her in one of her streams. I'd like to see a vocal analysis too.
Jessica Trentwood hmmm, thats why she's been ignoring me lol. But I love Amy's voice sooo much, her live performances weren't alway so good, but she was still amazing!
Dapheny Pierre
Same here. I believe that Dileesa just hasn't heard a lot of Amy. I also felt the same when I had only heard Rehab. Amy was a singer that sang from heart and had music in her blood. Her early live performances are spot on. You know..back when she wasn't always high and/or severely depressed. I wish she had the chance to make more music.
great analysis, however i think she's a lyric mezzo. i think the biggest problem with her voice is that she's insecure about it. I always say there's two versions of her voice, the robyn voice and the rihanna voice. the robyn voice is what she's insecure about because it's big per se, but it's what sounds best. it's warm, lower and requires her to focus on her singing. then there's the rihanna voice - it's stylized, swanky, nasal and lazy. the rihanna voice is easier and when manipulated properly it not only produces a bigger sound but sounds good. however, most times we get it at the lazy/nasal level. I think in her head, which is where the insecurities come from, the Robyn voice isnt enough. it's not big enough nor expressive enough, but in reality it's MILES better. like you said, if she was to spend at least a year training vocally and fall in love with the Robyn voice she'd be undeniable.
Rihanna is a studio artist. Most of her live performances are very lack luster. I actually like her but it's frustrating to me that she doesn't take her vocal progress seriously. 😕
rocachick860 she can sing live she have amazing performed she just needs a couch but i think she does not care about music
Karen Arzu stfu
I totally agree with you... I have yet to find a live performance of "Love on the Brain" that really does justice to this gorgeous song.
um the Billboard performance of LOTB is amazing
Her early days were great before the smoking but she didn’t give her voice a chance
She's too laid back and lazy to care about technique. And I believe she smokes
Yikes 😁
She smokes weed like crazy, but she doesn't smoke cigarettes.
I've actually seen her smoke cigarettes before a show to get the raspy quality in her voice. It is or used to be a pre-show ritual.
D: that's bad!!!!
+CreoleAdonis used to be. she only smokes weed now.
I think it's natural talent, she hasn't taken any vocal lessions
U are such a phenomenal vocalist😍🎤. Like ear candy🙌🏾
I agree with your analysis, though I don’t think her voice is small. Also, I don’t think that every performance in every song must be about big notes.
Her voice is powerful enough. I believe her voice has grown bigger in 2022 than it was in 2005-2008.
These comments got me weak! Anyways, Rihanna *CAN* sing but it ain't much to rave about. Her range, technique, vocal stamina, power & just overall vocal talent is below average, period. And she knows it too. That's why she ain't worried about nothing. Rih knows her saving grace (besides her BEAUTIFUL face/body) is that vocal tonal quality. Her tone is what really saves her, she has this unique Caribbean pop addictive tonal quality, that literally fits like a glove on most radio pop driven songs. If you take away her tone ... There's literally nothing really there. And her career would be over.
Shoot, I'm not gon' lie... Rihanna's songs have literally been the soundtrack of my life for the past 10 years. She's legit the biggest pop act (in terms of hit singles) of my generation. Her music & unique voice is so addictive. But technically, vocally speaking, she ain't worth a damn. Yes, she'll have a good vocal performance here & there *(which would be considered average for an actual top notch vocalist like Beyonka)* but that shit ain't nothing. Her technique & consistency level sucks. Don't nobody check for Rihanna for actual top notch vocals, period. Great analysis Dileesa!
I agree a hundred percent! Vocally she's so-so but I just love her voice and how it can easily flow from genre to genre.
What comments? Most of the comments were simply bashing her or calling her average and below just like you did. It seems like you want the hate to be more than what it is.
If Rihanna’s vocals are below average then what tf does that make the rest of these white female pop singers? Rihanna is better than a good majority of them.
@@aubrey_reignz5484 I mean, she's not better than Ariana Grande, Tori Kelly, Adele, Kelly Clarkson, Pink etc... Those women can all sing better than Rihanna. But Rihanna is unique.
You're so knowledgeable. I watch all your videos and feel so informed. Thank you for all of the videos! They mean much!
Your points are well supported. Rihanna works her instrument, but, if she wants it, she could be better. Additonal vocal training would not hurt.
Please do an analysis of Anita Baker
great vid. now I just need Usher, tank and Chris Brown. make it happen Goddess
Rihanna is a dope dope vocalist mam. She's not a respectable singer because of marketing. Not because she can't sing.....shes been doing this for over ten years and I do believe we have seen the worst of her and she's only gotten better. While doing sold out shows across the world while keeping a pretty solid technique. I think she's become a really really strong fabulous singer especially in her mid register. Now I would love to hear her sing "higher" live
I live for your analysis videos! I need more please please! These are just as helpful as your training videos. Thank you
Have you heard Love on the brain live at the Billboards she was amazing
Though there are many aspects of your videos I appreciate, the one thing that always stands out is the thoughtfulness you'll give to your analyses. You were, um, very charitable toward Rihanna's "singing."
I love Rihanna, she's one of my favourites. I would love to learn more about "soubrette".
Can you please do Ashanti vocal anaylsis ?
Can you do a video on how such singers as Brandy and Beyonce can sing and dance at the same time?
I love your videos
Omg.....You're an islander. Where are you from? I'm from the Caribbean too. I would really love for you to do Tori Kelly and Jojo if you have the time. Love your videos
I'm British- but my heritage is Jamaican
+Dileesa Hunter Nice. I'm Trinidadian.
I'm American but my family is Guyanese. #Carribean wut wut
I HAVE LOVED YOUR CHANNEL FAMILY OF LAMBS FOR THE LONGEST!! YOUR one of my favorite accounts and I'm from Trinidad as well!!!!
Candy Janet Oh really Thanks so much❤❤. Big up to Trinidad❤😍
West African**....we sound very different in the East and South lol. Anyway, I love Rihanna's voice and I just wish she had great technique and focus to maximize on her potential
Can u do a vocal analysis on mya please please please
Janelle Monaé? may she be one of your selections in the future?
GREAT analysis as always! Could you do Celine Dion?
I love these videos..could you do an analysis of joshua ledet? Also a tutorial of how to sing scream like gospel artist do. Thank you!
What's wrong with a small voice??
Exactly. Hating asses.
They’re stating facts... she didn’t mean it in a bad way,
I would really love to see a vocal analysis on Alicia Keys! Really love her :)
it would be kinda interesting if you did Bruno Mars or Adam Lambert
omg....like as a vocalist analyzing another vocalist such as Rihanna's....do you do your research fully...and I'm being so honest...rih has grown soo much...and not only that but she's a world touring artist which is a lot different than someone who sings at gigs every so often.. thats wear and tear on the voice
Rihanna cant sing period.
"Wear and tear on the voice" lol. You talk as if Rihanna's discography is vocally demanding enough to take a real toll on her voice. It is, as Dileesa and others have said, because she seems to be lazy or not know/care about technique and because she seems to love smoking too much weed. There never has been anything above average about her voice or vocal ability. Yes, she has shown she has some quite good vocal performances recently but nothing out of the ordinary.
I'm on a binge watching your videos, I don't know why, I guess I'm just waiting for you to do a vocal analyst of me😇 keep it up I enjoyed
would be great for you to analyze Britney Spears! o.o U could clear a few things about her voice.
I love your comments
I concur, TFS!
I thought she was a mezzo. It seems that even mezzo sopranos are really rare phenomena.
Ivelina Dobreva she lacks way too much ease in her upper register to be a soprano. Also her mid range until A4 is where she feels comfortable. Imo
Lexius Okay That’s technique related, not voice type.
Great video I love watch your vocal analysis and you a phenomenal singer yourself huge fan can't wait for the album .You should do a video on Countess Vaughn.
De'Andre Little she is fucking stupid and lazy
@@karenarzu7998 who
very agree you Dilessa 👍
Good video as always Dileesa! I'm not a huge fan of Rihanna but I do like some of her songs though like Take a Bow and Diamonds and whatnot. I agree with you when you said that her voice is small cuz I also think that she doesn't have a very big voice as well but she's still a soprano nonetheless.
Love it..
Love the Jesse j too.. Could you do some country guys? Hank Williams jr... Then and now since he's changed a lot... Maybe Dean Martin too ❤️😘
this was a respectable opinion. great review!
I disagree completely - have you heard her live performances of love on the brain? Or her other ballads? Your analysis is applicable to her 2012 era only
i want to hear some men singer analysis pls
Dileesa, I love your vocal analyses! I was wondering: I know it's a task, since there aren't many live performances out there and she forces her voice to be something it isn't, but could you do a vocal analysis on Britney Spears' voice? I'd be really interested to see how you feel about her voice!
thats a nice balance review of Rhianna.. could you perhaps do an analysis of Kelly Rowland and Letoya Luckett?
your voice is so pretty!
I agree! Especially about her being a soubrette. Would you possibly analyze Toni Braxton? I can never tell if she sing high or low because her tone is dark and soft at the same time lol. I'd love to hear your thoughts of Gaga's national anthem and how people said it was second best to Whitney lol.
***** Yeah, there were parts that I thought were weird as hell lol. Some of it felt a little over the top but her technique was pretty good tbh. Definitely one of the best renditions in recent years.
do denience williams, teena marie, and adele
Do Beyoncé. You did one on the high pitched bey, do one on the recent bey.
can you do B.slade/Tonex please :)
Could u done one on Tamar u feel like she has grown so much since the last video u did of her
Taylor Swift please. I'm a fan, but would like to see your thoughts.
Can't sing.
CY T She can write music like crazy, she’s talented! She isn’t famous for her singing
Beyoncé please
Good analysis!!! Can we please get one on Yolanda Adams or Kim Burrell!!! Please! I requested these two ladies so many times! Lolz.
can you do Jojo. she'll be releasing an album on Oct 14 🙌
I totally agree...
she is not a lyric soprano at all like you say...her and britney spears are both soubrettes. have you done a vocal analysis on britney? love your channel
Do one on Prince!
please do an analysis on angie stone, kelly price and kandi buruss
Britney spears and Christina next
YESYES YESS!! although she's done videos on Xtina before, and she agrees with me that Britney is most likely a mezzo
LMAO, no she is NOT.
Suria Paz I thing she is a mezzo or a lyric contralto with an extensive upper range (most likely a mezzo)
Please Tori Kelly or Tasha Cobbs!
Rhianna in my opinion isn't a singer.... just an entertainer
Have you done CeCe Winans?
Why does her voice have to be big to be good? You all constantly hawk for people who sound like Beyoncé. And it's obvious that most of you don't dedicate any real time to see her best performances. You take her worst clips and use them to determine what you think of her, lol. But at the end of the day, her fans hear the real power in her voice. You brainless powerhouse stans can keep your generic blowhorns, we can enjoy our soulful, raspy queen.
she doesn’t have power in her voice because if she did you would hear air she wouldn’t lack live love her though
She is a lyric contralto
YESSS!! The good Sis Rihanna is a soprano
Hi i wanted to ask you i kinda have the same tone as rihanna my voice is closer to her 's( but not in head voice a little maybe) but when i sing in another langage i sound diffrent especially in oriental like ''biridak" from oum kaltoum a really great song . A legendary diva . I guess my voice in this sounds Huge i even hit higher notes without efforts and i have à good technique so i think That it's the langage. The style is totally diffrent. Pop Music "american" i sound raspy . Sultry .. Raw . But at list i'm confortable on chest voice .Belting .. but no Way in head voice or wisthle tones .. and i wanted to ask you if it's normal if the voice changes i little bit sometimes. Sometimes it's powerful .other Times tired. And i really wanna improve my head voice . Ah and my voice cracks too much . I'v never smooked neither drinked .
Please respond 😉
That's exactly what I was thinking!! Her voice is too small to be a lyric and she has a hard time hitting higher notes. She does seem like a soubrette...
can you do a vocal analysis of Whitney Houston "Early career" please listen to her song "Take me to your heart" " still my man" i feel like she had a very big range
I agree with even thing u said
Sis, Please do Audra Mcdonald
please do Celine
Do you offer individual voice toning?
can you do a vocal analysis on pink l suggest the songs you can listen to
nobody knows
there you go
family portrait
all we are
blow me one last kiss
fuckin perfect.
Can you do one on Elle Varner?
You should do Darrel Walls from the Walls Group
What is the song in Background ?
do kpop gb blackpink sure thing miguel cover...please
Just to correct you Rihanna is a lyric mezzo not a soprano
Yeah, I agree. Dileesa herself said that female singerswhose voices blossom at a C5 are mezzos and that's Rihanna.
Rihanna is not a mezzo. You think everyone is a mezzo 🙄
could you help me find out what my voice type is?
Ooh can you do a vocal analysis on pentatonix? If that's possible haha
Because there's five of them
I actually thought she's a lyric mezzo
She’s a mezzo saprono
She’s a soprano.
at what age do you think kids can start training
Work work work work let me body work work work 🎶🎶
britney speaaarsss
Delissa? Riri is a international Super star with 6 difftent brand's 4 mansion 4 car bough her mom a home and bro one to have her own make up line and :cothing line and 230 million dollar u are on I tube disecting her her voice makes her money and she have a f foundation and doe all of them well by herself under 30 yrs old.
do me next plz
After listening to her in different songs, I find that she's not really versatile. She could be, but I don't think she cares about technique & versatility. She doesn't fit the mood of a lot of her songs. I'm not bashing her because I thing she's a good talent. But it doesn't appear that she will work on that ANY TIME SOON!
You haven't listened to alot of her music. If you were to listen to This is What You Came For or Never Ending and then went on to listen to Needed Me or something like Pour It Up, you can tell they don't sound anything alike. You might not like her music or her style, or even her singing ability but to deny her versatility is wrong. Rihanna is one of the most diverse female pop singers in the business, and she never loses all of her audiences.
xAdrianaPaynesMusicx I don't think you got my point... Let's try this. 1st of all, I don't recall saying I don't like her music. That's an assumption. I'm speaking of her actual singing techniques. If you noticed, I'm not talking about what she can't do, but rather what she DOESN'T do. Diverse, YES! Vocally agile, no. Technique, I believe, is not high on her priority list. This has nothing to do with fans & record sales (that's a completely different ball game) my mind is tuned to something completely different than the average fan. I'm am merely agreeing with Miss Delisa because I know what I hear. It sounds like you're a fan, and I understand that. However, this is, by no means, a personal attack on Rhianna. Please understand that.
Ok I am sorry for misreading your comment. I do understand what you are saying tho. She is not the greatest vocalist but I do think she can sing. I understand your point now. Thanks for your input and I respect your opinion.
No worries, you're fine... Thank YOU for understanding!!! It proves that you're awesome! Rhianna, I believe, holds herself back, for some unknown reason. Not necessarily try to be perfect, but I think her abilities are yet untapped. I'd love to work with her! She has a naturally kind of hard or rough voice that fits her perfectly! It would be nice to see what she could do if she CHOSE to, not change it, but refine it just a bit....
Yes I agree, I am a huge fan and even if I think she can do better because I have seen her do great live performances but she does hold back and it can be done lazy. It is hard for me to admit sometimes but I know this and songs like Cold Case Love, or Stay can be really fitting for her voice and she slays them but she should always choose the ones that compliment her voice on live tracks, there is always time for improvement and she has improved but needs to be more consistent but thanks for having this mature response and feeedback, I appreciate it! :)
Please do Mary J Blige
Do Christina Grimmie please!
I don't think Rihanna has the gift of singing. Carry a tune sure, but that's all she needs to be famous these days. When she sings live, it's apparent she really has not taken any time to master or try to sing well. I felt like you were very constructive and positive as a vocal teacher. I feel quite differently
Hi Dileesa!
she has said in statements that she hasnt had any vocal training although Neyo tried in the studio when they recorded hate that i love you.
Do Jill Scott!
I think Rihanna is a Dugazon, a darker colored soubrette.