Then you obviously never heard of Willow Smith, she covers several Rihanna songs and she nails them! However she is a phenomenal singer in general! Willow's voice is stunningly beautiful!
@@RiversBliss Not really, its bc of her tone. If u have a basic voice, a cover might be better than ur version, a lot of ppl like jessie js cover of IKYWT by taylor better than taylors version
I don't care if she's not a phenomenal vocalist. She's a passionate, emotional singer with an unmatched tone. When Rihanna grabs that microphone, you're about to feel her emotions.
Don't care, just a backhanded compliment from a hater masquerading as a fan, you are talking nonsense, who the F are you to judge when legends within the music industry have given their approval of this girls vocal ability including this vocal coach, you are so up yourself it's unbelievable, you best go back to watching your run through the box artists and leave the real vocalists to the connoisseurs.
E YOUTH GALICIA she doesn’t write all of her material but I see there is a lot of talent in being able to draw in emotions to captivate an audience. She is a talented writer however and had written some nice songs. Many pop artists don’t write all of their songs and that is ok. X ❤️
Love on the Brain just shows SO much of her vocal talent.. love this the same^^ Higher also... did she ever performed Higher live? Just askin.... by the way, this song was written by Bibi Bourelly who performed it live very good.
Technically not one of the best singer. But definitely not a bad singer technically speaking either. Plus, she has a really unique husky and sexy voice to back up her weakness. Overall I think shes a pretty good singer. I never ubderstood why so many people said that shes a bad singer. She is easilyy way better than the 90% of the top singers we have over the past 15 years
The reason for all that negativity is all the autotune (which she used for effect, not function). Laymen often take the mere presence of autotune as proof that the vocalist can’t hold a note without assistance, which is of course nonsense except in very extreme cases like Kanye.
She used to be super bad live CONSISTENTLY. She had weak upper range and had the tendency to be pitchy She didn’t really start singing well live until 2012.
I do agree that her older songs are better but my all time favourite Rihanna track has to be Love on the Brain! It’s just so raw and beautiful at the same time
James Joint, Never Ending, Close To You, Pose, Needed Me, Desperado, Work were some of my favorites from Anti especially the first 4 some other Rihanna songs I love are Loveeeeeee Song, Right Now, What Now, No Love Allowed, Get It Over With, Lost In Paradise, Pour It Up, Numb From the Unapologetic era. I really felt Anti and Unapologetic
@@ramosdot Brit and Jlo (especially the latter) have actually always been very weak singers and haven't shown many signs of improvement, so yeah they made it but it's fair to say that they barely would pass a talent show audition
She needs to go back and practice she can carry a tune but she isn't someone I would listen to especially live, I would never go to concert again she doesn't even sing.
Her inconsistency is a direct effect of the intention behind her performances. Rihanna has never been aiming for consistency or a technical execution, that's not her interest or her aim. That would be inauthentic and take her out of the moment, out of the feeling. Her approach to singing is entirely focused on connecting with the emotion of the song and emoting the feeling behind it through her performance. She doesn't WANT her performances to be consistent, she never performs the same way twice because that wouldn't be authentic to the moment or the emotion. Ultimately, Rihanna isn't a singer, she's an artist. She's more invested in the self expression and passion of performing than she's ever been with vocal technicality and that's why people connect with her so deeply and are so moved by her performances. Essentially, it's not a flaw, it's a feature!
Rihanna sings REALLY well when she focuses... (Her American Idol performance of Where Have You Been is FANTASTIC). Most of the time I think she doesn't hit that technical level because she's simply having fun with her craft and delivering a unique own version of the song that's not on the album (sometimes it's more energetic, or tired, or soulful or lazy depending on her vibe and/or the energy of the crowd). It's also easy to forget a number of these performances are recorded with phones and/or compressed + ripped across the internet delivering a stranger vocal to your home than you would hear in the venue. Regardless - Rihanna is very entertaining to listen to and watch :)
As a vocalist, I really do believe Rihanna is underrated. Rihanna can really sing and I know that so many believe she cannot, but I am part of Rihanna Navy and lemme tell you, she can SING. There's so many performances showing her vocal abilities. Rihanna is an incredible singer and if she "couldn't" sing, I'm sure she wouldn't have the success she has today. Also Ms.Georgina (hopefully I spelled it right) I think you should watch her Diamonds performance at the Victoria Secret Fashion Show and react to it. I'm sure you'd like it.
Of course she can sing. It would be impossible to handle that amount of success without any talent at all. I'm not a fan but she is a very good singer, for sure.
Most of her live performances she sounds kinda flat on some of her notes which ruins the entire song. Sometimes the music is often louder than her vocals which makes it sound like she’s off key.
I’d agree she can sing, but mediocre at best. Also untalented pop singers make it all the time. Madonna, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez, Selena Gomez, Carly Rae Jepsen, Lana Del Rey, Billie Eilish, Avril Lavigne, and Britney Spears are all huge pop stars that can barely keep a tune. (Rihanna is on the middle ground with the likes of Katy Perry and Kesha.)
I'm a believer now. I was sitting here in front of my computer screen the same as the vocal coach. Did not know Rihanna had it in her. Great vocals girl!
Tbh, her old stuff used to be more generic compared to anti. With anti she found her identity as an artist and that sound suits her more, in my opinion.
I agree to an extent. I think she definitely picks music that’s FOR her- like, you can’t really hear anyone else performing what’s hers. but she did admit that ANTI felt more like her and that’s great too.
Chi Non y'all say that but can never say why? Rihanna has a pretty decent supported range & has displayed something a lot of singers have not; intricate voice cracks. considering she's without proper technique & actual vocal training, i'd say she's a very amazing singer.
Techno Pop Culture Argentina vocalist? What? She’s a little above average that’s it. She has an neat tone, but that’s it. I really don’t get all the hype around her.
ANTI her last album to date is actually her best album. Also, I think Love on the Brain is a song where she switches voices throughout each sentence. The live performance sounds like the studio version but with so much more grit and feeling.
I am a die hard Rihanna fan, and trust me after seeing her for like more than 10 times live I can absolutely tell you she is an amazing vocalist. I do have to agree during concerts she is a bit of a lazy singer, handing out the microphone to the audience a lot haha. I love your videos btw! You are such a sweet and kind person and you are giving excellent feedback. I would love to hear you sing more though, because at parts it really shows you have an amazing voice! Oh and would be amazing if you could do a video on the amazing H.E.R., you will love her!
That's because Sia recorded a demo of this song for her, and Riahanna sang it exactly the way Sia did. You can also hear Sia's backup vocals on the track.
I don’t think she’s “not technically great” or “lazy”, I think why people love her is because she’s not afraid to let her voice be imperfect and dirty. She just feels it and does whatever she wants and has fun with it (kinda like Yebba), and it’s not good or bad, it’s just a different approach.
People seem to forget that Rihanna was recognized for her voice that’s how she was first Discovered and she does not cheat live her Navy just loves her and enjoys singing her songs so there’s nothing wrong with getting the crowd reaction. That’s an amazing feeling when everyone wants to sing your songs. In this honest vocal coach I will like to see her actually sing because I’m not sure that she can smdh y’all just hating on Riri
I think she just loves to dance during her performances. If you watch them she's just having a good time partying and not so worried about singing perfectly. It's all about the emotion and fun.
I've seen her live and also watched several of her professional recorded tour DVDs In my opinion, she has an amazing tone and can do outstanding performances at times but also very average vocally on many other performances. And like this vocal coach said, she does leave the audience to sing many bits for her, or her backup vocalists to do it for her. I was disappointed that most of the high notes in "Only Girl" she leaves them for the backup singers, the whole chorus !!!
Im actually impressed with these performances 😯 i've heard many people saying that Rihanna can't sing.. But she can ! and she sings with so much emotion.. u can feel it 💜
I used to think that she is a bad vocalist because of some vocal ranking videos they treated her like kesha i think they both have the potential.Nice reaction btw
This was fun to watch, thankyou. I first sat up and noticed Rihanna when I saw her Diamonds performance at the Victoria Secret show. Until then, I was convinced that she just used autotune and lipsynced her way through nasal songs. Boy, I was impressed and since then, I've enjoyed her vocals - not so much her songs but they are growing on me. I wonder what she would be like with full vocal training/coaching, but at the same time, it's her own uniqueness and the way she totally mixes it up her vocals that I find fascinating, so I don't really want that to change. I listened to her album Anti recently (on repeat) and I was surprised at how she's changed her style of music - evolving - it's perfect for her to find her own way. Her heavy, slow, low tone rap-style is just on point (Desperado)! She's a true growing artist in that she evolves and changes - from her hair to her music - as frequently as she chooses.
This is how great Rihanna is. Even the coach was just silent for a couple mins there. Not because of the vocal abilities necessarily but because of her stage presence. She's definitely something else.
She is awesome and the last performance "Love on the Brain" was a phenomenal performance. I remember watching that live and being really so stoked and moved by her performance.
I think that Rihanna could be a good singer if she stopped smoking and trained very intensely for 2 years or so, because she has some nice moments despite minimal effort. She has a pleasant smoky timbre and she would do great in Caribbean inspired music, but she's been in the business for so long with zero improvements, so I doubt she''ll suddenly become ambitious.
Natural Emprezz Honestly I only know her biggest singles and only few of them have that vibe, but perhaps it's different on albums. Anyway I meant that this style really compliments her voice, even though she could definitely do great in most popular genres. She has so many beautiful and catchy songs and it's a shame that typically I can only appreciate the covers (or Sia's original :D).
It goes with her IDGAF branding being effortless kinda lazy performer and people are drawn to that. Being a try hard is a little turn off . For example Jessie J, although I love and adore her, she always has the need to show off on every chance she gets (don't get me wrong I really love Jessie J and she outsing everybody but she needs to calm down sometimes)
I’ve always loved Rihanna, but the last couple of years I stopped paying attention as her music wasn’t standing out to me like it did before. So I do agree her earlier stuff is more powerful.
I love rihanna one of my favourite voices and my favourite songs are Russian roulette and love on the brain but diamond is a classic that Everyone knows and the vocal cracks 😍😍
bebe wrote the monster and was also put on the official track that riri was, because rihanna couldn’t hit the high note, but people took it as she said that rihanna can’t sing, but she never said that, rihanna is amazing and has been slaying for over a decade
She has some bad performances and she is out of breath bc of lack of practice but she definitely can sing and she has amazing vocals an unique tone and a spiritual voice . I will always love her 💜
I've been telling people forever that Rihanna CAN sing. She just wasn't groomed to be a performer like Beyonce was, so she had to grow into it. I think you should hear the Love On The Brain track because the song does take you on a wild ride vocally (it's one of her most complex songs). But, yay! I'm so happy more people are joining the Rihanna CAN sing train. Lol.
Omg my favorite artist! ♥ Look at "Love on the brain" at Billboard music awards 2016. This is my favorite live performance of Rihanna and one of the best.
I saw her live with chris brown in melbourne ages ago. Everyone was excited for chris brown and like everyone else we weren’t excited for Rihanna but I was so blown away by her voice. She has an incredible voice.
Definitely she had great and most successful songs in the past... but I think some (not all) of the new stuff were good as well! My favorites are Stay, Four Five Seconds and Diamonds! She had incredible vocals in these songs! By the way, you are awesome and I love your videos. Cheers from Brazil 🇧🇷
She has such a unique voice, and it places her in a distinct position in the industry. It isn't on Mariah level, but it's Rihanna, she's on her own level. You know it's her when you hear her on any outlet. 'Raw' is the word I'd describe her as.
People love to say she can’t sing but forget that she’s not a trained singer. They compare her to all of these trained singers when Rihanna hasn’t had 1 vocal lesson in her life. She can sing! If she had the proper training she would’ve been a beast!
Was das für eine Aussage ,, sie kann wirklich singen‘‘. Natürlich kann sie singen und für mich beste Sängerin und beste stimme der Welt. Die erfolgreichste Sängerin überhaupt . Keiner hat so viele RUclips Aufrufe insgesamt wie sie!!
I think Rihanna vocally had such progression from her beginnings, so that's why I may disagree a little bit with you. maybe its because the clip u watched but her vocals when she started weren't as strong as of now. also about what u were saying at the beginning about cheating and everything she does have this reputation & its true she's not consistent and my opinion she can be quite lazy. regarding, she has one of the best glow up, vocal transformation in the industry (sorry French here I hope it make sense hahaha) .cause Love on the brain , diamonds etc are songs that are quite hard to sing (at least love on the brain). Anyway , love ur videos , u r very knowledgeable and I have always a great time watching them. Kisses From Paris :D
She has improved enough to be considered a good singer, with a very particular tone and nice connection with the audience. She isn't great but she is good enough and I actually really like her. Her songs accompanied me through so many phases it's impossible not to feel some sort of love for her.
What I think about Rihanna is that she's lazy about her vocals and she FEELS her songs rather than just singing like crazy. She mixes her vocals with the song's energy and it's GREAT to listen to
I've always love the tone of her voice from when she first came out. Its just so good. One of my favorite vocalist regardless whether shes technically correct or not 💟💟💟
glad you like her, for i think ,that she has one of the most distinctive voices in the industry..plus from her first record til now she improved her style record by record (which doesn t necessarily happens all the time) and she proved,that she rather stick to her direction, than jump on the trend of the moment...love her
that's it with Rihanna: she's not technically perfect but when her voice breaks you can actually feel it in your soul, she's both human and divine in an unique and incredible way
Rihanna's one of those singers where once she grabs the mic she starts to sing and not try to SANG. She obviously knows she's not a technical singer and doesn't overdo her embellishments and try to be like "Look at all this technical stuff I can do, praise me", and probably end up failing at it like a lot of singers. She uses her very distinctly unique vocal to her advantage - she puts emotions and drama and where needed, she embellishes and changes songs in a way that's just enough and is still pleasant to the ears and clearly not done in a way to show off. At the same time, she's lazy a lot of the time that's why the myth of her being unable to sing comes around a lot but remember that she had to audition in front Jay-Z for that contract, she's not someone who just randomly popped up out of nowhere.
lol im so suprised someone said that about her voice! maybe they heard her on a bad day? cuz she definitely does have those. I love her tone, im super jealous
First point I don’t see a problem in an artist getting her crowd to sing with them? It’s called engaging with an audience? I’ve seen her twice her Diamond and her Anti tour, her vocals were so spot on with her ballads, but her fast ones she dances quite a bit, you can’t sing Rude Boy or Work while standing on the spot with no staging, it would be quite a boring tour if so and well the people who go to see Rihanna likes the staging and dancing as well as the singing. I for one loves Rihanna! One of my favourite artists for sure 😊
@@GiuseppePascuale928 MC live at Madison Square gardens Fantasy tour 1996 (where boys to men guest for one sweet day) is one of,if not the best concerts ever! Vocals are fantastic! I could watch that DVD over and over still 23 years later!!!
For quite some time I thought she was a bad singer. However, I must admit I was just seeing bad moments of her when media covered it. When I went after other videos of her I fell in love. She's not perfect, of course, but for me she's one of those singers that I prefer to listen live versions rather than the albums.
U gotta react to her mtv performance where she sang diamonds and some slow songs . For me she is a great vocalist! With a unique sound and amazing delivery
To me a good singer is not about “technique”, but about what they are capable to make me feel, as a listener. Do I feel transported to a new place while I listen to them or not? Do I believe them? Do I feel touched in places that are normally numb in my soul? Does the artist express what the average person can’t? Many artists are maybe great in technique, but that doesn’t mean they will make you feel and take you for a ride with their music...
Shes not no Beyonce but her live performances are amazing, she puts on a show, her voice is amazing at times, just like every other singer, everyone has there moments
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It's a fact, nobody can sing Her songs as good as Her. She's got that emotion, that kind of "drama" in Her voice. Lol.
Love Rihanna's voice.
That's because most of her songs where written with her in mind by songwriters.
Rivers Bliss she writes alot of her songs and she writes mostly ballads so almost all these songs on here she wrote
Then you obviously never heard of Willow Smith, she covers several Rihanna songs and she nails them! However she is a phenomenal singer in general! Willow's voice is stunningly beautiful!
@@RiversBliss Not really, its bc of her tone. If u have a basic voice, a cover might be better than ur version, a lot of ppl like jessie js cover of IKYWT by taylor better than taylors version
im so glad that there are more people who see this
I don't care if she's not a phenomenal vocalist. She's a passionate, emotional singer with an unmatched tone. When Rihanna grabs that microphone, you're about to feel her emotions.
Don't care, just a backhanded compliment from a hater masquerading as a fan, you are talking nonsense, who the F are you to judge when legends within the music industry have given their approval of this girls vocal ability including this vocal coach, you are so up yourself it's unbelievable, you best go back to watching your run through the box artists and leave the real vocalists to the connoisseurs.
kelletman why are you so triggered lol you’re an idiot if you honestly thought that was an insult 😂
Emotions of songs that she did NOT write.
E YOUTH GALICIA she doesn’t write all of her material but I see there is a lot of talent in being able to draw in emotions to captivate an audience. She is a talented writer however and had written some nice songs. Many pop artists don’t write all of their songs and that is ok. X ❤️
@@RosaliaFacts She's credited on many songs, and on all songs on ANTi
Love on the Brain is one of her besr songs
Her very best song
And Higher as well
So real, love it!
Love on the Brain just shows SO much of her vocal talent.. love this the same^^
Higher also... did she ever performed Higher live? Just askin.... by the way, this song was written by Bibi Bourelly who performed it live very good.
Absolutely.
Her tone is amazing in my opinion even though she isnt technically great.
We love bad gal Riri... patiently waiting for a follow up to Anti !
Exactly. Very unique husky voice
I love her tone. So pretty.
Yes I feel the same way 😊😊
Have you ever noticed that all the really artists are not great singers but they seem to last forever.
Technically not one of the best singer. But definitely not a bad singer technically speaking either. Plus, she has a really unique husky and sexy voice to back up her weakness. Overall I think shes a pretty good singer. I never ubderstood why so many people said that shes a bad singer. She is easilyy way better than the 90% of the top singers we have over the past 15 years
The reason for all that negativity is all the autotune (which she used for effect, not function). Laymen often take the mere presence of autotune as proof that the vocalist can’t hold a note without assistance, which is of course nonsense except in very extreme cases like Kanye.
She used to be super bad live CONSISTENTLY. She had weak upper range and had the tendency to be pitchy She didn’t really start singing well live until 2012.
@@benjjjjsin *2011 loud tour was the shit!
She is not a bad singer I agree but better than 90% come on
@@snofes12 Yes 90% to much,but more than 50% definitly😂
I do agree that her older songs are better but my all time favourite Rihanna track has to be Love on the Brain! It’s just so raw and beautiful at the same time
Have u ever heard song "Higher" from the same album. unpopular. Similiar to LoveOnTheBrain
Dicky Martin I haven’t actually. But now I definitely will. Thanks! 😄
James Joint, Never Ending, Close To You, Pose, Needed Me, Desperado, Work were some of my favorites from Anti especially the first 4 some other Rihanna songs I love are Loveeeeeee Song, Right Now, What Now, No Love Allowed, Get It Over With, Lost In Paradise, Pour It Up, Numb From the Unapologetic era. I really felt Anti and Unapologetic
It's beautiful because it's raw. I'd hate it if they made a song about domestic violence all glossy and fleshy.
Really? I only like her rated R album from her old stuff. I didnt liked her first album at all
She's a lot better than JLo and Britney. She's no Whitney, Mariah, or Celene, but overall has a pretty good voice.
Emily Dempsey Britney actually does have a great voice.Check out her Disney years.The thing is the fake baby voice ruined her voice
Haha. Putting down other singers n then said she has pretty good voice. Bitch. They all did. Thats why they famous.
@@ramosdot Brit and Jlo (especially the latter) have actually always been very weak singers and haven't shown many signs of improvement, so yeah they made it but it's fair to say that they barely would pass a talent show audition
@@hazy-skies2630 listen "something to talk about" by britney
@@hazy-skies2630 you clearly haven't done your research regarding Britney's voice
Rihanna is genuinely a pretty good singer with a really nice tone. Her main problem to me is consistency.
i agree Rihanna's tone is really beautiful
She needs to go back and practice she can carry a tune but she isn't someone I would listen to especially live, I would never go to concert again she doesn't even sing.
Her inconsistency is a direct effect of the intention behind her performances. Rihanna has never been aiming for consistency or a technical execution, that's not her interest or her aim. That would be inauthentic and take her out of the moment, out of the feeling.
Her approach to singing is entirely focused on connecting with the emotion of the song and emoting the feeling behind it through her performance. She doesn't WANT her performances to be consistent, she never performs the same way twice because that wouldn't be authentic to the moment or the emotion.
Ultimately, Rihanna isn't a singer, she's an artist. She's more invested in the self expression and passion of performing than she's ever been with vocal technicality and that's why people connect with her so deeply and are so moved by her performances. Essentially, it's not a flaw, it's a feature!
Rihanna sings REALLY well when she focuses...
(Her American Idol performance of Where Have You Been is FANTASTIC).
Most of the time I think she doesn't hit that technical level because she's simply having fun with her craft and delivering a unique own version of the song that's not on the album (sometimes it's more energetic, or tired, or soulful or lazy depending on her vibe and/or the energy of the crowd). It's also easy to forget a number of these performances are recorded with phones and/or compressed + ripped across the internet delivering a stranger vocal to your home than you would hear in the venue.
Regardless - Rihanna is very entertaining to listen to and watch :)
Even California king bed American idol
She maybe doesn’t have a very good technic but I love her timbre and the emotion that she gives. ❤️
React to her billboard "Love on the brain" performance!!! That was awesome
She did, there's a part of it.
@@soaribb32 This part is nothing comparing to full performance ;)
Honestly that's Rihanna's best vocal performance of all time! I don't know what this RUclipsr was talking about... Totally disagree with her opinion
Honestly the VMA performance of Love on the Brain was way better
She did already
loved that she proved you wrong hahah she’s not a bad singer!! she could practice. my favorite rihanna song is mother mary, genius song
Yessssss
MUTHA MERRRRY I REALLY GOTTA CHANGE
That song was the DEEPEST
I love it too
She is not a bad singer doesnt mean she is a great vocalist. Like the likes of Jessie J, beyonce, celine lol
As a vocalist, I really do believe Rihanna is underrated. Rihanna can really sing and I know that so many believe she cannot, but I am part of Rihanna Navy and lemme tell you, she can SING. There's so many performances showing her vocal abilities. Rihanna is an incredible singer and if she "couldn't" sing, I'm sure she wouldn't have the success she has today. Also Ms.Georgina (hopefully I spelled it right) I think you should watch her Diamonds performance at the Victoria Secret Fashion Show and react to it. I'm sure you'd like it.
Of course she can sing. It would be impossible to handle that amount of success without any talent at all. I'm not a fan but she is a very good singer, for sure.
Most of her live performances she sounds kinda flat on some of her notes which ruins the entire song. Sometimes the music is often louder than her vocals which makes it sound like she’s off key.
I’d agree she can sing, but mediocre at best. Also untalented pop singers make it all the time. Madonna, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez, Selena Gomez, Carly Rae Jepsen, Lana Del Rey, Billie Eilish, Avril Lavigne, and Britney Spears are all huge pop stars that can barely keep a tune. (Rihanna is on the middle ground with the likes of Katy Perry and Kesha.)
Exactly. And her runs are Amazing!
Ian Irwin seriously? billie eilish? you wanna go there?
She has a captivating tone and SOUL in her voice. That's what I live for.
I'm a believer now. I was sitting here in front of my computer screen the same as the vocal coach. Did not know Rihanna had it in her. Great vocals girl!
Think Rihanna's voice has got better as she's got older
Definitely!
Me too ❤
Practice makes perfect, and she most likely also gained confidence with time, which now allows her to really show what she can deliver...
Tbh, her old stuff used to be more generic compared to anti. With anti she found her identity as an artist and that sound suits her more, in my opinion.
I agree to an extent. I think she definitely picks music that’s FOR her- like, you can’t really hear anyone else performing what’s hers. but she did admit that ANTI felt more like her and that’s great too.
Rated R wasn't generic
SHE'S ACTUALLY GOTTEN MUCH BETTER OVER THE YEARS.
The fact that she's a great vocalist and frequently lazy during her own life shows are 2 different things.
Chi Non why? She has the vibrato and power
Chi Non y'all say that but can never say why? Rihanna has a pretty decent supported range & has displayed something a lot of singers have not; intricate voice cracks. considering she's without proper technique & actual vocal training, i'd say she's a very amazing singer.
Great Vocalist??? I cant with Navy. The whole clip is pitchy. Whenever she tries to belt it's a screeching cat
Techno Pop Culture Argentina vocalist? What? She’s a little above average that’s it. She has an neat tone, but that’s it. I really don’t get all the hype around her.
@@russelstephan6342 The honest vocal coach doesn't seem to agree..I guess you just have a different opinion 🤷♂️
ANTI her last album to date is actually her best album. Also, I think Love on the Brain is a song where she switches voices throughout each sentence. The live performance sounds like the studio version but with so much more grit and feeling.
Rih has emotion like nobody else 💁🏼♀️ I love her, her music, style, personality 👌🏻😻
I am a die hard Rihanna fan, and trust me after seeing her for like more than 10 times live I can absolutely tell you she is an amazing vocalist. I do have to agree during concerts she is a bit of a lazy singer, handing out the microphone to the audience a lot haha.
I love your videos btw! You are such a sweet and kind person and you are giving excellent feedback. I would love to hear you sing more though, because at parts it really shows you have an amazing voice! Oh and would be amazing if you could do a video on the amazing H.E.R., you will love her!
the clip that she used the intentional break she sounded SO similar to SIA!
cause sia wrote the song
That's because Sia recorded a demo of this song for her, and Riahanna sang it exactly the way Sia did. You can also hear Sia's backup vocals on the track.
That's not because of Sia writing Diamonds, Rihanna uses voice crack since Disturbia.
And it ain’t got shit to do w Sia writing it
@@MP_Guz it's not the voice crack... it's the tongue drop and the vowel sounds. And any vocalist can hear Sia influence in that. Pretty obvious really
I don’t think she’s “not technically great” or “lazy”, I think why people love her is because she’s not afraid to let her voice be imperfect and dirty. She just feels it and does whatever she wants and has fun with it (kinda like Yebba), and it’s not good or bad, it’s just a different approach.
She is an amazing vocalist. I really don't understand where this narrative of "rihanna can't sing" came from. She is great live.
Maybe because she has a lot of bad performances.
People seem to forget that Rihanna was recognized for her voice that’s how she was first Discovered and she does not cheat live her Navy just loves her and enjoys singing her songs so there’s nothing wrong with getting the crowd reaction. That’s an amazing feeling when everyone wants to sing your songs. In this honest vocal coach I will like to see her actually sing because I’m not sure that she can smdh y’all just hating on Riri
I think she just loves to dance during her performances. If you watch them she's just having a good time partying and not so worried about singing perfectly. It's all about the emotion and fun.
She started young and untrained, she was going by raw talent and being compared to trained singers
I've seen her live and also watched several of her professional recorded tour DVDs
In my opinion, she has an amazing tone and can do outstanding performances at times but also very average vocally on many other performances. And like this vocal coach said, she does leave the audience to sing many bits for her, or her backup vocalists to do it for her. I was disappointed that most of the high notes in "Only Girl" she leaves them for the backup singers, the whole chorus !!!
Rihanna is amazing!! I loved the way it surprised you.
Trough the years she is getting better and better. Her voice has a special sound...a bit like Sia. I think she is good!!!
I didn’t know she could sing that well!
Love your videos, you really are a honest vocal coach.
I think Rihanna is constantly slept on, as she can give really good vocals.
Yeah, like she's not given enough credit.
Her voice is the kind you can pick out of a crowd.
Her tone ,volume, vibrato has always saved her from having to do tricks .
This is the most I've EVER heard Rihanna sing lmao.
You should totally react to Florence Welchs best live Vocals! She has a very unique and amazing sound. (I think of stevie nicks alittle bit)
Love abit of Rihanna unique voice
My favourites are Love On The Brain, Stay, Man Down, Umbrella and Diamonds.
I love this video, I loved the way Rihanna surprised you!
Im actually impressed with these performances 😯 i've heard many people saying that Rihanna can't sing.. But she can ! and she sings with so much emotion.. u can feel it 💜
I used to think that she is a bad vocalist because of some vocal ranking videos they treated her like kesha i think they both have the potential.Nice reaction btw
We miss this little beauty's unique voice 😍😍😍
6:00 if nothing else showed she has vocal potential
Rihanna is a Queen. Love all of her songs
She can sing 🤭
This was fun to watch, thankyou. I first sat up and noticed Rihanna when I saw her Diamonds performance at the Victoria Secret show. Until then, I was convinced that she just used autotune and lipsynced her way through nasal songs. Boy, I was impressed and since then, I've enjoyed her vocals - not so much her songs but they are growing on me. I wonder what she would be like with full vocal training/coaching, but at the same time, it's her own uniqueness and the way she totally mixes it up her vocals that I find fascinating, so I don't really want that to change. I listened to her album Anti recently (on repeat) and I was surprised at how she's changed her style of music - evolving - it's perfect for her to find her own way. Her heavy, slow, low tone rap-style is just on point (Desperado)! She's a true growing artist in that she evolves and changes - from her hair to her music - as frequently as she chooses.
This is how great Rihanna is. Even the coach was just silent for a couple mins there. Not because of the vocal abilities necessarily but because of her stage presence. She's definitely something else.
She is awesome and the last performance "Love on the Brain" was a phenomenal performance. I remember watching that live and being really so stoked and moved by her performance.
I think that Rihanna could be a good singer if she stopped smoking and trained very intensely for 2 years or so, because she has some nice moments despite minimal effort. She has a pleasant smoky timbre and she would do great in Caribbean inspired music, but she's been in the business for so long with zero improvements, so I doubt she''ll suddenly become ambitious.
I would argue the her vocals have improved recently on her anti songs . But I would also argue that she doesnt take care of her voice consistently.
The majority of her songs are Caribbean inspired.
Natural Emprezz Honestly I only know her biggest singles and only few of them have that vibe, but perhaps it's different on albums. Anyway I meant that this style really compliments her voice, even though she could definitely do great in most popular genres. She has so many beautiful and catchy songs and it's a shame that typically I can only appreciate the covers (or Sia's original :D).
She is amazing. You need go to one of her concerts. Just see some videos of her Anti World Tour
It goes with her IDGAF branding being effortless kinda lazy performer and people are drawn to that. Being a try hard is a little turn off . For example Jessie J, although I love and adore her, she always has the need to show off on every chance she gets (don't get me wrong I really love Jessie J and she outsing everybody but she needs to calm down sometimes)
I’ve always loved Rihanna, but the last couple of years I stopped paying attention as her music wasn’t standing out to me like it did before. So I do agree her earlier stuff is more powerful.
she hasnt been making music then last couple of years.... aint did a song in over 5 years actually....
I love rihanna one of my favourite voices and my favourite songs are Russian roulette and love on the brain but diamond is a classic that Everyone knows and the vocal cracks 😍😍
You're amazing, i love your channel! so happy you reacted to selena and rihanna. thank you so much
She can sing and she works for a new album OMG 😍😍
bebe wrote the monster and was also put on the official track that riri was, because rihanna couldn’t hit the high note, but people took it as she said that rihanna can’t sing, but she never said that, rihanna is amazing and has been slaying for over a decade
She has some bad performances and she is out of breath bc of lack of practice but she definitely can sing and she has amazing vocals an unique tone and a spiritual voice . I will always love her 💜
Tbh I like the fact Riri isn’t technically perfect I love her husky voice. It’s so distinctive and unique
She is one hundred percent in to it while singing
New fav youtube channel!!!
I've been telling people forever that Rihanna CAN sing. She just wasn't groomed to be a performer like Beyonce was, so she had to grow into it. I think you should hear the Love On The Brain track because the song does take you on a wild ride vocally (it's one of her most complex songs). But, yay! I'm so happy more people are joining the Rihanna CAN sing train. Lol.
Omg my favorite artist! ♥ Look at "Love on the brain" at Billboard music awards 2016. This is my favorite live performance of Rihanna and one of the best.
😍😘😘
I saw her live with chris brown in melbourne ages ago. Everyone was excited for chris brown and like everyone else we weren’t excited for Rihanna but I was so blown away by her voice. She has an incredible voice.
Hi, love your reaction! I love your honesty in the videos, so I wanna see your reaction to Nightwish - Ghost love score, you are gonna be blown away!
similar to this, i could reccomend listening to within tempation! :D
Definitely she had great and most successful songs in the past... but I think some (not all) of the new stuff were good as well! My favorites are Stay, Four Five Seconds and Diamonds! She had incredible vocals in these songs! By the way, you are awesome and I love your videos. Cheers from Brazil 🇧🇷
She takes creative license as an artist. She has raw talent. Beautiful!
She has such a unique voice, and it places her in a distinct position in the industry. It isn't on Mariah level, but it's Rihanna, she's on her own level. You know it's her when you hear her on any outlet. 'Raw' is the word I'd describe her as.
She has a great unique voice, too many people clearly judge her before actually watching her
People love to say she can’t sing but forget that she’s not a trained singer. They compare her to all of these trained singers when Rihanna hasn’t had 1 vocal lesson in her life. She can sing! If she had the proper training she would’ve been a beast!
She is so capable and with more training can reach the vocalist level. She has shown skills often
I love the honest vocal coach.
Her voice is unique
Shame in the Rihanna video they didn't include Stay on Xfactor...that was incredibly and very emotional 💗
Your voice is mesmerizing!!
Was das für eine Aussage ,, sie kann wirklich singen‘‘. Natürlich kann sie singen und für mich beste Sängerin und beste stimme der Welt. Die erfolgreichste Sängerin überhaupt . Keiner hat so viele RUclips Aufrufe insgesamt wie sie!!
Awesome reaction you said it She really can sing. Love her voice I think is very unique and amazing
Omg her voice is so beautiful 😍😍
Pls react to christina aguilera best vocals
That PopCrush compilation is so disappointing though...
I think Rihanna vocally had such progression from her beginnings, so that's why I may disagree a little bit with you. maybe its because the clip u watched but her vocals when she started weren't as strong as of now. also about what u were saying at the beginning about cheating and everything she does have this reputation & its true she's not consistent and my opinion she can be quite lazy. regarding, she has one of the best glow up, vocal transformation in the industry (sorry French here I hope it make sense hahaha) .cause Love on the brain , diamonds etc are songs that are quite hard to sing (at least love on the brain). Anyway , love ur videos , u r very knowledgeable and I have always a great time watching them. Kisses From Paris :D
She really is an underrated singer
Mark Torres but she is the richest female singer in the world 🤪🤪🤪
She has improved enough to be considered a good singer, with a very particular tone and nice connection with the audience. She isn't great but she is good enough and I actually really like her. Her songs accompanied me through so many phases it's impossible not to feel some sort of love for her.
What I think about Rihanna is that she's lazy about her vocals and she FEELS her songs rather than just singing like crazy. She mixes her vocals with the song's energy and it's GREAT to listen to
Love on the brain is actually always sumg like that
As someone who was fed up with her music and i cant believe im saying this but i miss her making music
I've always love the tone of her voice from when she first came out. Its just so good. One of my favorite vocalist regardless whether shes technically correct or not 💟💟💟
glad you like her, for i think ,that she has one of the most distinctive voices in the industry..plus from her first record til now she improved her style record by record (which doesn t necessarily happens all the time) and she proved,that she rather stick to her direction, than jump on the trend of the moment...love her
that's it with Rihanna: she's not technically perfect but when her voice breaks you can actually feel it in your soul, she's both human and divine in an unique and incredible way
I HAVE GOOSEBUMPS EVERY TIME I HEAR HER VOICE AND THIS IS ENOOOUGHHH I LOVE HERRRR. Best human being in the world, Miss Fenty.❤️❤️❤️😘
Rihanna's one of those singers where once she grabs the mic she starts to sing and not try to SANG. She obviously knows she's not a technical singer and doesn't overdo her embellishments and try to be like "Look at all this technical stuff I can do, praise me", and probably end up failing at it like a lot of singers. She uses her very distinctly unique vocal to her advantage - she puts emotions and drama and where needed, she embellishes and changes songs in a way that's just enough and is still pleasant to the ears and clearly not done in a way to show off. At the same time, she's lazy a lot of the time that's why the myth of her being unable to sing comes around a lot but remember that she had to audition in front Jay-Z for that contract, she's not someone who just randomly popped up out of nowhere.
lol im so suprised someone said that about her voice! maybe they heard her on a bad day? cuz she definitely does have those. I love her tone, im super jealous
First point I don’t see a problem in an artist getting her crowd to sing with them? It’s called engaging with an audience? I’ve seen her twice her Diamond and her Anti tour, her vocals were so spot on with her ballads, but her fast ones she dances quite a bit, you can’t sing Rude Boy or Work while standing on the spot with no staging, it would be quite a boring tour if so and well the people who go to see Rihanna likes the staging and dancing as well as the singing. I for one loves Rihanna! One of my favourite artists for sure 😊
The Rated R era is my favourite era by her and I honestly think it’s her best
Mariah Carey next please
Yesssssssssssss!!!!! Mariah's best live vocals with have her shook!!!!!
Mariah Daydream Tour vocal range will make us all the shook ones ❤️
Nooooo she always does Mariah
@@GiuseppePascuale928 MC live at Madison Square gardens Fantasy tour 1996 (where boys to men guest for one sweet day) is one of,if not the best concerts ever! Vocals are fantastic! I could watch that DVD over and over still 23 years later!!!
she really gives an oomphy performance and is entertaining and absolutely stunning.
your „bright“ was amazing omg
For quite some time I thought she was a bad singer. However, I must admit I was just seeing bad moments of her when media covered it. When I went after other videos of her I fell in love. She's not perfect, of course, but for me she's one of those singers that I prefer to listen live versions rather than the albums.
U gotta react to her mtv performance where she sang diamonds and some slow songs . For me she is a great vocalist! With a unique sound and amazing delivery
Her performance of Diamonds on X factor UK was phenomenal!!
She's one of those rare voices where she utters the first note and without seeing her you know it's Riri
To me a good singer is not about “technique”, but about what they are capable to make me feel, as a listener. Do I feel transported to a new place while I listen to them or not? Do I believe them? Do I feel touched in places that are normally numb in my soul? Does the artist express what the average person can’t? Many artists are maybe great in technique, but that doesn’t mean they will make you feel and take you for a ride with their music...
I watch your videos like every dayyyy please give us more Rihanna 😍😍😍
Shes not no Beyonce but her live performances are amazing, she puts on a show, her voice is amazing at times, just like every other singer, everyone has there moments
I love ur comment but no comparing coz no one has Rihanna's voice Bey only has the high notes but the voice is not as tasty as riris
She learned over the years. Also great performer.
She has gotten a lot better...I like it
She is a QUEEN 💘
I HAVE SEEN HER LIVE A FEW TIMES AND I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PRETTY IMPRESSED :)