You are right and that isn't a knock against Knowles. She's a good singer, a
better performer, and deserves everything she's earned. I just hate an industry
that relegates the likes of Arie and Chapman to the shadows, but that's the way
of all the big entertainment biz, movies and music. I
I can't remember the last time I listened to traditional radio for anything.
Most people don't seem to know or care how many stations nationwide are owned
by monopolies like Clear Channel. Drive coast-to-coast, and you'll be asailed
with endless playings of Knowles, Rhianna, Taylor Swift, Carey
Keith, I threw away my radio nine years ago. The only time I hear one is when I
walk into the kitchen, where my mother's is playing all day long, the same 250
classic RB songs over and over. If it wasn't for downloaded music, I would've
popped a gasket years ago.
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Keith, I threw away my radio nine years ago. The only time I hear one is when I
walk into the kitchen, where my
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Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 2:26 PM
Keith, I threw away my radio nine years ago. The only time I hear one is when I
walk into the kitchen, where my mother's is playing all day long
I think Knowles is very solid as a performer, but not the best singer around. i
wouldn't even discuss her vocal talents in the same sentence as Aretha
Franklin, Patti LeBelle, Oleta Adams, india arie (whose overall skill in
singing, writing, and guitar are way more precious than a pretty face
