1)Beyonce’ vs. 4)Alicia Keys: We’ve come to it, the semifinals! This should be good. The top seed has looked unstoppable easily beating Keri Hilson and Janelle Monae. Alicia Keys beat K. Michelle and Aaliyah. I predict Beyonce will come out on top again.
Vocal Ability- At this point these matchups are hard to call. I think both ladies are great vocally, both with powerful voices. 5-5
Albums-This is tough. Beyonce has some albums that are just better than what’s in Alicia’s discography but Alicia has some great albums under her belt tho. 6-4
Collaboration-It’s kinda hard to say but I’m gonna have to give Alicia the advantage here. Her features seem better to me. For example both were on Eminem’s Revival album and I liked Alicia’s feature more on the respective song. But its somewhat close again. 3-7
Versatility-I feel Beyonce’ is really versatile but then again so is Alicia. Queen B has better fast tempo songs tho that’s for sure. 6-4
Impact-TBH I haven’t listened to all of Beyonce’s music as much as Alicia’s. I gotta say both artists make great timeless music. Issa tie. 5-5
Comm. Success-This is where commercial success hurts Alicia. Sure she’s successful but she’s not sold half of what Queen B has got. Still tho…I say it’s a 7-3 split.
Beyonce’ has 32
Alicia Keys has 28
Beyonce wins! This was a close battle. Alicia almost took it. She got far in this tournament. Beyonce’s will go on to the final round.
2)Mariah Carey vs. 3)Rihanna: I’m predicting this will be a tough matchup. Both have been strong in previous rounds but Rihanna hasn’t really been close to losing yet. The songtress supreme defeated Kehlani easily and barely got by Toni Braxton. Rihanna destroyed Tinashe and beat Keyshia Cole.
Vocal Ability-This is where I think Mariah has an advantage as one of the best singers period. Rihanna is good vocally but she falls short sometimes. Despite that its not overwhelmingly in Mariah’s favor. 7-3
Albums-Both artists have a lot of albums….and good ones too. Mariah’s last 3 albums have been really good. Rihanna’s last few have been really good too. I would say it’s a tie but Rihanna doesn’t really have any weak albums where Mariah has a couple that weren’t so great. 4-6
Collaboration-I think this is where Rihanna has an advantage. Her features seem more numerous although MC’s features aint bad either. 4-6
Versatility-Tough call again but I feel Rihanna has the edge again. She seems better at the faster tempo songs but maybe I’m just biased. 4-6
Impact-Both artists are indeed legendary….and well at the end of the day I’m gonna say MC has a slight edge but its close. 6-4
Comm. Success-Now we come to what will likely decide this battle. MC has sold approximately 200 million records by Wikipedia stats. Rihanna has sold 250 million which is the most of any artist in this competion. I figure that’s about a 4-6 split.
Final Score: Mariah Carey 29 /Rihanna 31 That was a terrific battle and an upset. The number 2 seed was knocked out. Rihanna goes on to the finals!
