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Abdul: ‘I inspired Rihanna & Beyonce’· 4 Comments · Rihanna-esque · |
“American Idol” judge Paula Abdul is taking the credit for inspiring modern pop stars including Rihanna and Beyonce.
The singer rose to fame in the 1980s, selling more than 23 million records worldwide and topping the American charts six times before taking a musical hiatus in 2000.
She subsequently relaunched her career as a judge on the hit TV talent show and returned to the pop charts in 2008.
And Abdul is convinced her long running career and her forward thinking music videos have paved the way for the music stars of today.
She says,
“My videos stand the test of time. They are like the almanac for every performer. Even Rhianna has come up to me and said ‘I hope you don’t mind.’ And Beyonce. You can see the influence of what I’ve done. It’s really fun to see that I’ve left a mark. It was my idea to create an animated character. It takes a lot of focus, a lot time, and a lot of money.”
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Question: Who even heard of Paula Abdul b4 american idol? I doubt Ri came up to her and said I hope you don’t mind. Rihanna never mentioned this woman b4.
No…….Janet Damita Jo Jackson Inspired Rihanna and especially Beyonce. Paula was a big star, but….dont get me wrong….by no means should she be taking credit for that. Beyonce said her self she was heavily influenced by Janet.
Paula, I think, played a major role in discovering Janet as the icon that she is today. She was tha 1 choreographing all of Janets videos, when she first appeared on the scene as a solo artist. So really, Paula influenced Janet . . . and now Janet is influencing several artists of today. (Therefore, in a sense, Paula too is influencing artists of today as well) However I don’t believe Paula should be tha 1 taking ALL of the credit for any artists’ (of the new millenium)success. Artists like Beyonce and Rihanna, especially, have defitnitely EARNED their right to be @tha level they are @ in their careers today.
Tru Paula has “left a mark.”
But that “mark” was left thru Ms Janet Jackson.
Let’s keep it real. But juz out of curiosity, if u care 2 respond, of course:
Who here (assuming all here are Rihanna fans) was or still are a fan of Paula Abdul (back when she first appeared on tha scene as a new artist OR/and NOW that she’s an American Idol judge??
Remember, if u so choose to answer, keep it real ppl!!!