Here is a example of Rihanna's songwriting:

Shine bright like a diamond
Shine bright like a diamond
Shine bright like a diamond
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky.

And here is Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young:

You, who are on the road must have a code that you can live by.
And so become yourself becuase the past is just a good bye.
Teach your children well, thier father's hell did slowly go by, and feed them on your dreams, the one they picks, the one you'll know by.
Don't you ever ask them why, if they told you you would cry,
so just look at them and sigh and know they love you.

Need I say more about which one is better?

Posted by Andrew on Tuesday, 02/12/2013 @ 12:05pm

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(also, since when has "being equal to, or better than CSN&Y been the rule for who gets in and who doesn't?)

Posted by GFW on Tuesday, 02/12/2013 @ 13:10pm

GFW,

In this comment, I was comparing Rihanna's songs to Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young's songs. I know that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame cares more about influence then popularity or album sales, but I can't see Rihanna getting into the Hall of Fame.

I'll take Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young over Rihanna any day.

Posted by Andrew on Tuesday, 02/19/2013 @ 11:47am

Never.

Posted by Crayzay on Saturday, 04/13/2013 @ 13:03pm

@GFW - good post dude.

Posted by Crayzay on Saturday, 04/13/2013 @ 13:05pm

Rihanna!? Rock and roll Hall of fame!? O dear....she's nice but not comparable with really great singers or Bands like Queen, led zepplin and( still my favourite <3) MUSE. When you compare these Rock and roll talents with Rihanna she sounds like an one-hit-wonder... now she's glorious but one day she's history .history of unknown. She can sing but it isn't enough

Posted by fab Elea on Tuesday, 06/10/2014 @ 03:34am

Rihanna!? Rock and roll Hall of fame!? O dear....she's nice but not comparable with really great singers or Bands like Queen, led zepplin and( still my favourite <3) MUSE. When you compare these Rock and roll talents with Rihanna she sounds like an one-hit-wonder... now she's glorious but one day she's history .history of unknown. She can sing but it isn't enough

Posted by fab Elea on Tuesday, 06/10/2014 @ 03:34am

OK ...i don't why my comment stand there twice

Posted by fab Elea on Tuesday, 06/10/2014 @ 03:37am

I had no idea 2002 brought us several hit acts. 2027 may look to be a puzzling year on deciding who gets in. If it were judged by most chart hits, Rihanna would easily get in. She probably does not have a HOF-worthy career (most of her idols aren't in as of now). We shall see.

Posted by Jason Voigt on Thursday, 01/7/2016 @ 21:39pm

and of course, most say no and don't see outside there narrow field of vision, i'm not saying she is the best R&B singer in the world (i'm not even a big of her music)but her growing legacy can't be ignored, i'm not sure how many rock artist will admit to being influenced by her but there's going to be more then handfull

Posted by rtim on Friday, 07/15/2016 @ 04:47am

Rihanna is a great example of why all the votes should be reset or archived on this site, giving everyone a fresh start.

Do I think Rihanna is a lock? Absolutely not. Will I support her in 11-12 years when she becomes eligible? Backlog says try again in 30 years. But it baffles me that an artist with FIVE songs in The Song Project here has a 7% "yes" rate. Surely hitmaker Rihanna is in the top 20%ish of likely artists taking into account the hundreds of unknowns that have a page on this site?

Posted by AYYGENT ✔ on Tuesday, 09/27/2016 @ 23:17pm

its sad so many are saying no, now i'm not saying shes the best R&B singer in the world (i don't like 99% of her music) but did everyone forget the influence part of the hall?

Rihanna for better or worst is one of the most influential R&B artists of the 21th century and an icon of barbados singers also i'm not talking sales here, she is vary influential whether you like it or not

Posted by Timothy on Wednesday, 10/5/2016 @ 03:36am

WORK! WORK! WORK! WORK! WORK! WORK! WORK! WORK! WORK!

Easily her worst song ever.

Posted by The Dude on Monday, 02/25/2019 @ 10:48am

Rihanna will definitely be inducted in the future. Not only because she is the best selling Barbarian artist of all time who left her island country to pursue a successful career in music and make a name to herself centre stage, but also for reinventing her image and sound throughout the years or album eras, as well she is a fashion designer now. So hard rock fans, suck a lemon.

Posted by Doug Vale on Wednesday, 06/5/2019 @ 10:31am

She is in the wrong year for eligibility. She debut in 2005. She did not debut before Kanye West or Beyoncé. Time is the correct answer no doubt she will get in most definitely in 2030s.

Posted by Josh on Tuesday, 04/7/2020 @ 13:10pm

Andrew, if your going attack songwriting skills, you need to pick a song written by her, Diamonds was mainly written by Sia with some additional writing credits going to Benjamin Levin, and Stargate (Mikkel Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen) It wasn't even produced by her, that credit goes to Benny Blanco and Stargate

If anything, she is getting better as a writer over the years, She co-wrote Love the Way You Lie and the modern Doo-wop classic, Love on the Brain.

Anyway, I'm not Rihanna fan, in fact, I find a lot of her music to be annoying (most of which she didn't write) that said, her influence on music is huge and covers Pop, R&B, Reggae ,Hip-Hop, Electronic and Rock genres.

Posted by Xavior on Tuesday, 11/29/2022 @ 10:21am

People don't think she should be in because she's pop and "no artist that isn't 100% rock 100% of the time can ever be rock". This is retarded thinking. Pop = rock. Rap = rock. Everything = rock.

Posted by Chad on Friday, 02/2/2024 @ 17:13pm

Chad:

I agree. But they say that about a lot of the nominees and inductees; if it isn't what they hear on their favorite metal or classic rock station, it doesn't belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They don't want to believe that there is a difference between what is rock (and Rihanna may or may not be considered rock) and rock and roll (where Rihanna definitely fits).

Posted by Joe S. on Saturday, 02/3/2024 @ 01:22am