Rihanna and Bey have always been pitted against each other by stans, because they're the leading black women of the music industry. The rivalry soon took a personal turn when Rih and Bey were competing for Best Urban & Contemporary Album at the 2017 GRAMMYs. When Beyoncé won that for her album, Rihanna totally shaded her by not clapping or looking at the camera, which stans noticed.
But actually they shouldn’t be compared because they don’t have much in common besides skin color and we can support each other instead of tearing each other down :/