Tamar Braxton takes issue with Rihanna's R&B Grammy nomination: 'She doesn't sing R&B music'

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Tamar Braxton is taking issue with Rihanna’s Grammy nomination. It’s not that she isn’t a fan of Rihanna; it’s that she doesn’t think Rihanna is an R&B singer.

“She doesn’t sing R&B music. She’s a pop star,” Braxton said Monday during an interview on Power 105.1 with Angie Martinez. “I had an issue with Rihanna being nominated at the Grammys for Best R&B Album. I love her [though]. Glad she won.”

When she was asked to clarify what R&B is if it’s not what Rihanna is singing, she explained, “It’s called Rhythm and Blues. Ribs and Barbecue. It’s not pop pop pop tat uh tat tat tat. It’s soulful. That’s R&B. Every song of hers I’ve gotten my complete and utter life to… twerking. I’m just saying. I love her; I’m one of her biggest fans period, but that’s not R&B music.”

Braxton received Grammy nominations last year, none of which she won.