[Callum]

Originally Posted by Tom

Comebacks work the first time but the artist has to be big in the first place. Rihanna would be fine to take a short break.

Britney Spears & Christina Aguilera both took breaks when they were big and returned bigger with their first comeback, but it didn't work for their 38th comeback and now they're both pretty irrelevant has beens. Longevity isn't an issue when you consider people like Beyonce and to some extent Kelly Rowland have worked pretty much for the best part of the last decade without a break and are still on top

How exactly is she a has been? Her seventh studio album debuted at #1 in America and all of her singles (may I add they've all sold over 1m each) released thus far have peaked in the top 10 over there. So she's not really relevant in the UK anymore but the UK chart is a disgrace these days so it doesn't surprise me in the slightest. America is where it mostly matters, the hardest country to crack and she's doing brilliantly over there.