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Rihanna

October 24, 2023

For other uses, see Rihanna (disambiguation).

Robyn Rihanna Fenty (/riˈænə/ ⓘ ree-AN-ə;[2][3][n 1] born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, songwriter, businesswoman, and actress. She is widely regarded as one of the most prominent singers of the 21st century. After signing with Def Jam in 2005, Rihanna soon gained recognition with the release of her first two studio albums, Music of the Sun (2005) and A Girl Like Me (2006), both of which were influenced by Caribbean music and peaked within the top ten on the US Billboard 200 chart. Her third album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), incorporated elements of dance-pop and established her status as a major icon in the music industry. The chart-topping single "Umbrella" earned Rihanna her first Grammy Award and catapulted her to global stardom.

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Rihanna

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Rihanna in 2018
Born
Robyn Rihanna Fenty

(1988-02-20) February 20, 1988 (age 35)
Saint Michael, Barbados
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
  • businesswoman
Years active2003–present
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Children2
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Instrument(s)Vocals
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Barbadian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Assumed office
September 20, 2018
Prime MinisterMia Mottley
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Rihanna continued to mix pop, dance, and R&B genres on her next studio albums, Rated R (2009), Loud (2010), Talk That Talk (2011), and Unapologetic (2012), the last of which became her first Billboard 200 number one. The albums spawned a string of chart-topping singles, including "Rude Boy", "Only Girl (In the World)", "What's My Name?", "S&M", "We Found Love", and "Diamonds". Her eighth album, Anti (2016), showcased a new creative control following her departure from Def Jam. It became her second US number one album and featured the chart-topping single "Work". During her musical career, Rihanna has collaborated with many artists, such as Drake, Eminem, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Ne-Yo, and Shakira.

With sales of over 250 million records worldwide, Rihanna is the second-best-selling female music artist of all time and the highest-certified female artist of all time on the RIAA's Top Artists (Digital Singles) ranking. She has achieved 14 number-one singles, 32 top-ten singles in the US, and 31 top-ten entries in the UK. Her accolades include nine Grammy Awards, 13 American Music Awards (including the Icon Award), 12 Billboard Music Awards, five World Music Awards, six Guinness World Records, the NAACP's President's Award, and an Academy Award nomination. Her acclaimed Super Bowl halftime show performance in 2023 is the most watched in history. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012 and 2018. Forbes ranked her among the top ten highest-paid celebrities in 2012 and 2014. As of 2023, she is the wealthiest female musician, with an estimated net worth of $1.4 billion.[4][5]

Aside from music, Rihanna is known for her involvement in humanitarian causes, entrepreneurial ventures, and the fashion industry. She is the founder of the nonprofit organization Clara Lionel Foundation, cosmetics brand Fenty Beauty, and fashion house Fenty under LVMH; she is the first black woman to head a luxury brand for LVMH.[6] Rihanna has also ventured into acting, appearing in major roles in Battleship (2012), Home (2015), Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017), and Ocean's 8 (2018). She was appointed as an ambassador of education, tourism, and investment by the Government of Barbados in 2018 and was declared a National Hero of Barbados on the first day of the country's parliamentary republic in 2021, entitling her to the style of "The Right Excellent" for life.[7]

Early life

Robyn Rihanna Fenty was born on February 20, 1988, in Saint Michael, Barbados.[8] She is the daughter of accountant Monica (née Braithwaite) and warehouse supervisor Ronald Fenty.[9][10] Her mother is an Afro-Guyanese, while her father is a Barbadian of African, Irish, English, and Scottish descent.[11][12][13][14] Rihanna has two brothers, Rorrey and Rajad Fenty, and two half-sisters and a half-brother from her father's side, each born to different mothers from his previous relationships.[15][16] She grew up in a three-bedroom bungalow in Bridgetown and sold clothes with her father in a stall on the street. Her childhood was deeply affected by her father's alcoholism and crack cocaine addiction, which contributed to her parents' strained marriage. Rihanna's father used to abuse her mother physically, and Rihanna would try to get in between them to break up fights.[17]

As a child, Rihanna had many CT scans for the excruciating headaches she suffered, recalling, "The doctors even thought it was a tumor, because it was that intense."[15] By the time she was 14, her parents had divorced, and her health began to improve.[10][18] She grew up listening to reggae music.[15][19] She attended Charles F. Broome Memorial Primary School and Combermere School, where she studied alongside future international cricketers Chris Jordan and Carlos Brathwaite.[20][15] At age 11, Rihanna was a cadet in Barbados' Cadet Corps; the later Barbadian singer-songwriter Shontelle was her drill sergeant.[21][22] She initially wanted to graduate from high school, though chose to pursue a musical career instead.[23]

Music career

2003–2006: Beginnings and early releases

In 2003, Rihanna formed a musical trio with two of her classmates in her home country of Barbados.[15] Without a name or any material, the girl group auditioned with American record producer Evan Rogers, who commented, "The minute Rihanna walked into the room, it was like the other two girls didn't exist."[15] Rihanna went to Rogers's hotel room, where she performed renditions of Destiny's Child's "Emotion" and Mariah Carey's "Hero".[24] Impressed, Rogers scheduled a second meeting with Rihanna's mother present and then invited Rihanna to his hometown in the United States to record some demo tapes that could be sent to record labels.[24] Recordings were intermittent, taking about a year because she was only able to record during school holidays. "Pon de Replay" and "The Last Time" were two tracks recorded for the demo tape, which were eventually included on her debut album Music of the Sun.[25] That same year, Rihanna was signed to Rogers's and Carl Sturken's production company, Syndicated Rhythm Productions.[24]

Rihanna's demo was shipped out to Def Jam Recordings, where Jay Brown, an A&R executive at the record label, was one of the first to hear the demo. Brown played the demo tape for rapper Jay-Z, who had recently been appointed as president and CEO of Def Jam.[26] When Jay-Z first heard the track "Pon de Replay", he felt the song was too big for her.[27] Despite being skeptical, he invited Rihanna to audition for the label. In early 2005, Rihanna auditioned for Def Jam in New York City, where Jay-Z introduced her to music mogul Antonio "L.A." Reid.[24][28] At the audition, she sang Whitney Houston's cover of "For the Love of You", as well as the demo tracks "Pon de Replay" and "The Last Time".[24] Jay-Z was absolutely certain about signing her after she performed her future single "Pon de Replay".[27] His boss, L.A. Reid, was also impressed with her audition, telling Jay-Z not to let Rihanna leave the building until the contract was signed.[29] Reid left it to Jay-Z and his team to close the deal which resulted in a six-album record deal with Def Jam. She waited in Jay-Z's office until 3:00 in the morning to get lawyers to draft up a contract because he wanted to prevent her from signing with another label.[27] Rihanna canceled other meetings with record labels and relocated from Barbados to the United States to live with Rogers and his wife.[30]

 
Rihanna performing at the KIIS-FM Jingle Ball, December 2005

After signing with Def Jam, Jay-Z and his team did the A&R for Rihanna's debut album and spent the next three months recording and completing her debut album.[29] She worked with different producers to complete her debut studio album, primarily Rogers and his production partner Carl Sturken.[31] With several songs to pick as a lead single, "Pon de Replay" was chosen because it seemed like the best song suited for a summer release.[32] In May 2005, her debut single, "Pon de Replay", was released under her mononym "Rihanna". It charted successfully worldwide, peaking in the top five in fifteen countries, including at No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and the UK Singles Chart.[33] The song became a club hit in the United States, peaking at No. 1 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs.[34]

Music of the Sun was released in August 2005. It debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 and received a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipments of over 500,000 units.[35] The album sold over 2 million copies worldwide. A second single, "If It's Lovin' that You Want", was not as successful as its predecessor, but reached the top 10 in Australia, Ireland and New Zealand.[36] Aside from her work in music, Rihanna made her acting debut in a cameo role in the successful straight-to-DVD film Bring It On: All or Nothing, released in August 2006.[37]

A month after the release of her debut album, Rihanna began working on her second studio album.[38] A Girl like Me was released in April 2006.[39] Rolling Stone felt that "the burning rock guitar" and haunted strings of some of the album's tracks made "A Girl like Me [...] likable."[40] The album was a commercial success, charting in the top 10 in 13 countries. The album reached No. 1 in Canada and No. 5 in the United Kingdom and the United States, where it sold 115,000 copies in its first week.[35][41] The album became Rihanna's first to be certified Platinum by the RIAA, after selling over 1,000,000 units.[42] Its lead single, "SOS", was an international success, charting in the top five in 11 countries. The song reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and in Australia, her first to reach this chart position.[43] "Unfaithful", the album's second single, reached the top 10 in 18 countries, including No. 1 in Canada and Switzerland.[44] Two more singles were released from the album: "We Ride" and "Break It Off".[45][46]

2007–2008: Breakthrough with Good Girl Gone Bad

In early 2007, Rihanna appeared on the single "Roll It" with Jamaican band J-Status and fellow Barbadian singer-songwriter Shontelle. The song appeared on J-Status' debut album The Beginning, released in several European countries only. Around that time, Rihanna had already begun work on her third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad.[47] With the help of producers Timbaland, Tricky Stewart and Sean Garrett she embraced a new musical direction through uptempo dance tracks.[48][49] Released in May 2007, the album charted at No. 2 in Australia and the US and topped the charts in multiple countries, including Brazil, Canada, Ireland and the UK.[50] The album received the most positive critical reviews of her first three albums.[51]

 
Rihanna performing during Good Girl Gone Bad Tour in Brisbane, 2008

The lead single, "Umbrella", topped the charts in 13 countries and remained at No. 1 in the UK for 10 consecutive weeks, the longest-running No. 1 single there since Wet Wet Wet's single "Love Is All Around" spent 15 weeks at the top in 1994.[52][53] It was Rihanna's first single to be named one of the best-selling singles worldwide, with sales of over 8 million copies.[54][55] The songs "Shut Up and Drive", "Hate That I Love You" (featuring Ne-Yo), and "Don't Stop the Music" were also released as singles, with the latter becoming an international hit. In support of the album, Rihanna began the Good Girl Gone Bad Tour in September 2007, with 80 shows across the US, Canada, and Europe.[56] Rihanna was nominated for several 2008 Grammy Awards for Good Girl Gone Bad, winning Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Umbrella" alongside Jay-Z, her first Grammy Award.[57]

On June 9, 2008, Rihanna released Good Girl Gone Bad Live, her first live long-form video. The DVD and Blu-ray release featured Rihanna's concert at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, United Kingdom, held on December 6, 2007, as part of the Good Girl Gone Bad Tour. The release also contained a special documentary that presented Rihanna discussing her experiences during the tour. By late 2008, Rihanna still remained on the charts with the release of the fifth single from Good Girl Gone Bad, "Rehab", and was named "Diva of the Year" by Entertainment Weekly for her "newfound staying power".[58] Good Girl Gone Bad has sold over 2.8 million units in the United States alone, receiving a two-times-Platinum certification from the RIAA. It is Rihanna's bestselling album in the country to date.[35][59] The album has sold 9 million units worldwide.[60][61]

During the late 2000s, Rihanna experimented further with pop, dubstep, and rock music, officially shifting her musical style and image away from the Barbados island girl.[62] Throughout 2008, Rihanna performed on the Glow in the Dark Tour alongside Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, and N.E.R.D.[63] Her third studio album's reissue, Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded, was released in June 2008 with three new songs: "Disturbia", "Take a Bow" and the Maroon 5 duet "If I Never See Your Face Again", plus a Spanglish version of "Hate That I Love You" featuring Spanish pop singer David Bisbal.[64] All four were released as singles and charted highly, reaching peak positions worldwide.[65][66][67] In August 2008, Rihanna and a host of other female singers recorded the charity single "Just Stand Up!", the theme song to the anti-cancer campaign Stand Up to Cancer.[68] "Live Your Life", a duet between T.I. and Rihanna, was released that November and topped the Billboard Hot 100.

2009–2011: Rated R and Loud

On February 8, 2009, Rihanna's scheduled performance at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards was canceled.[69] Reports surfaced that then-boyfriend, singer Chris Brown, had physically assaulted her. He was arrested on suspicion of making criminal threats.[70] On March 5, 2009, Brown was charged with assault and making criminal threats.[71] A leaked photograph from the police department obtained by TMZ.com revealed that Rihanna had sustained visible injuries.[72] A few months after the incident, Rihanna was featured on the single "Run This Town" by Jay-Z, which also featured Kanye West and was released as the second single from Jay-Z's eleventh studio album The Blueprint 3.[73]

In early 2009, Rihanna began working on her fourth studio album, Rated R.[74] Rated R was released in November 2009. The album had Rolling Stone magazine stating that Rihanna "transformed her sound and made one of the best pop records of the year".[75][76]Rated R featured a darker and more foreboding tone than Rihanna's previous albums.[77]Rated R debuted at No. 4 on the US Billboard 200 chart.[78][79][80] The album was supported by six singles, including "Rude Boy", which was the biggest worldwide success from the album, topping the US Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks and reaching top 10 positions in 22 other countries.[81][82] In January 2010, Rihanna released her charity cover version of "Redemption Song" for the Hope for Haiti Now campaign. She also recorded the song "Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)" together with Jay-Z, Bono and The Edge for the same campaign to alleviate the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

 
Rihanna performing during the Loud Tour in 2011

In summer 2010, Rihanna collaborated with rapper Eminem on "Love the Way You Lie", which was a major worldwide success, reaching No. 1 in over 20 countries.[83] Reaching number 2, the song became the biggest-selling song of 2010 in the UK and the first of Rihanna's singles to sell over a million copies in the country.[84][85] In October 2010, Rihanna switched managers, joining Jay-Z's Roc Nation Management.[86] In late 2010, she was featured on three singles: Kanye West's "All of the Lights", from the album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010),[87] Nicki Minaj's "Fly", from her debut studio album Pink Friday (2010)[88] and David Guetta's "Who's That Chick?", from the album One More Love (2010).[89]

Loud, Rihanna's fifth studio album, was released in November 2010.[90] The album produced three US Billboard Hot 100s. Its lead single, "Only Girl (In the World)", "What's My Name?", featuring rapper Drake and "S&M", following the release of its official remix featuring Britney Spears.[91][92][93][94] Rihanna set a record as the solo artist with the fastest accumulation of 10 chart toppers in the Hot 100s history.[95] At the 53rd Grammy Awards, "Only Girl (In the World)" won the award for Best Dance Recording.[96]

"Man Down" and "California King Bed" were released as singles in May 2011 with moderate success.[97][98] "Cheers (Drink to That)", which interpolates Avril Lavigne's 2002 single "I'm with You", was released as the seventh and final single from the album.[99] To promote the album, Rihanna embarked on her Loud Tour in June 2011, which sold out 10 nights at The O2 Arena in West London, the most sold-out shows for a female artist in the venue's history.[100][101] The tour was the seventh highest-grossing tour worldwide of 2011.[102] In September 2020 she put her St John's Wood, North London house for sale with a price of £32 million.[103]

2011–2013: Talk That Talk and Unapologetic

Rihanna's sixth album, Talk That Talk, was released in November 2011.[104] The album debuted at No. 3 in the U.S. and number No. 1 in the UK[105] The album's lead single, "We Found Love", topped charts in twenty-seven countries and peaked in the top 10 in 30 countries and broke many chart records worldwide.[106] The single topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 10 non-consecutive weeks, becoming Rihanna's longest-running No. 1 single on the chart and the longest-running No. 1 single of 2011 in the US.[107][108] The song was later named the 24th biggest hit of all time on the Billboard Hot 100.[109] "You Da One" and the album's title track, featuring Jay-Z, were released as the second and third singles, to moderate success. "Where Have You Been", the fifth single, successfully charted worldwide, reaching No. 5 in the US and No. 6 in the UK.[110][111] "Cockiness (Love It)" was released as the album's sixth and final single in a remixed form featuring rapper ASAP Rocky.[112]

 
Rihanna performing during the Diamonds World Tour in 2013

In early 2012, two collaborations featuring Rihanna were released: Coldplay's "Princess of China", from their album Mylo Xyloto, and Drake's "Take Care", from his album of the same name.[113][114] In February 2012, Rihanna won her third Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 2012 Grammy Awards for her Kanye West collaboration "All of the Lights" and was voted the Best International Female Solo Artist at the 2012 BRIT Awards for the second consecutive year.[115][116] March 2012 saw the simultaneous releases of two collaborations between Rihanna and Chris Brown: remixes of her song "Birthday Cake" and his "Turn Up the Music". The recordings received mainly negative responses due to the pair's history of domestic violence.[117] In September 2012, "We Found Love" won the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year, making Rihanna the first woman to receive the accolade more than once.[118]

Rihanna's seventh studio album, Unapologetic, was released in November 2012.[119] In the United States, the album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, marking Rihanna's first No. 1 album in the country.[120] The lead single from the album, "Diamonds", reached No. 1 in more than 20 countries worldwide, including on the US Billboard Hot 100, where it became Rihanna's 12 No. 1 on the chart.[121] The album's second single, "Stay", featuring Mikky Ekko, reached the top five in over twenty countries, including No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.[122] As promotion prior to the album's release, Rihanna embarked on the 777 Tour, a mini tour of seven shows in seven countries in seven days.[123] On May 6, 2013, Fox aired a documentary about the tour, with a documentary DVD being released the following day as Rihanna's third live long-form video release.[124]

In February 2013, at the 55th Grammy Awards, Rihanna won her sixth Grammy Award, in the category Best Short Form Music Video for "We Found Love" (2011).[125] Also that month, the United Kingdom's Official Charts Company announced that Rihanna had sold 3,868,000 records in the past year in the country, ranking at No. 1 in the list of 2013 BRIT Awards artist nominees.[126] Rihanna's fifth headlining concert tour, the Diamonds World Tour, began in March 2013, in support of Unapologetic.[127] Rihanna then appeared in the Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg comedy film This Is the End, which was released in June 2013.[128] That same month, American hip hop artist Wale released a remixed version of his single "Bad" featuring Rihanna.[129] In October 2013, Eminem released his Rihanna-assisted single, "The Monster", as the fourth release from his eighth studio album The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013).

2014–2017: Standalone releases, Home soundtrack and Anti

In 2014, Rihanna appeared on Shakira's single, "Can't Remember to Forget You".[130] Following the release of Unapologetic and its accompanying tour, Rihanna aimed to take a hiatus from recording music, stating: "I wanted to have a year to just do whatever I want artistically, creatively."[131] In May 2014, Rihanna left Def Jam Recordings to sign fully with Roc Nation, the record label that had managed her career since October 2010.[132]

A year after Rihanna began working on her eighth studio album, the single "FourFiveSeconds" was released, which featured Rihanna paired up with Kanye West and Paul McCartney.[133] Two further singles followed its release: "Bitch Better Have My Money" and "American Oxygen";[134][135][136] neither made the final track listing for Rihanna's eighth studio album. During the creation of the album, Rihanna ventured into other endeavors and appeared in the voice role of Tip in the animated feature film Home alongside Jim Parsons and Jennifer Lopez, the film was based on The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex. Rihanna also released a concept album soundtrack for the film.[137]

 
Rihanna performing on the Anti World Tour in 2016

In late 2015, Rihanna inked a $25 million contract with Samsung that would see her promoting Samsung's Galaxy line of products whilst Samsung would sponsor the release of her eighth studio album and its supporting tour.[138] The Anti World Tour was announced in November 2015 and began in March 2016, with Travis Scott supporting in North America and Big Sean supporting at selected European dates.[139][non-primary source needed] The Weeknd had also initially planned to support at certain European sites, but he backed out citing "unforeseen changes in upcoming projects".[140] On January 28, 2016, Rihanna released her eighth studio album, Anti, exclusively through streaming service Tidal.[141] The album peaked at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200, becoming Rihanna's second No. 1 and eighth top 10 album on the chart.[142] The album was supported by the release of four singles, including the lead single "Work", featuring Drake, which topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Further Platinum-certified singles "Needed Me" and "Love on the Brain" both peaked inside the top 10 of the US Hot 100.[143][144]

In 2016, Rihanna was featured in several singles. The first collaboration single was Kanye West's "Famous", where Rihanna provided uncredited guest vocals. She was then officially featured on Calvin Harris' "This Is What You Came For", which was a success.[144][145] Rihanna was also featured on Drake's "Too Good" and on Mike Will Made It's "Nothing Is Promised".[146][147] In June 2016, Rihanna released "Sledgehammer", a single from the Star Trek Beyond movie soundtrack.[148] On August 28, 2016, Rihanna was honored with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards after performing various medleys of her hit songs.[149][150]

Rihanna released several collaborations in 2017. First she was the featured part in Future's "Selfish", the lead single from the rapper's sixth studio album, Hndrxx. Summer 2017 saw the release of Rihanna's collaborations with record producer DJ Khaled, "Wild Thoughts", which also featured Bryson Tiller and was a worldwide success, and Kendrick Lamar's single, "Loyalty", which earned Rihanna her ninth Grammy Award at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards.[151][152] In November 2017, Rihanna was part of N.E.R.D's comeback single "Lemon" from the band's album No One Ever Really Dies.[153][154]

2018–present: Hiatus, upcoming ninth studio album and Super Bowl LVII halftime show

In October 2017, Shakka revealed that he was working with Rihanna on her "absolutely insane" album.[155] In December 2018, Rihanna confirmed that the album would be released in 2019,[156] and later announced that it is a reggae project.[157] In August 2019, fans noticed that Rihanna and co-songwriters Collin Edwards, Monique Lawrence, and Alexander Ogunmokun registered a song titled "Private Loving" with the music publishing organization BMI.[158][n 2] In September 2019, it was announced she had signed with Sony/ATV Music Publishing.[160] In December 2019, Rihanna alluded to her album being complete and indefinitely withholding the release date in an Instagram post.[161] She was next featured on Canadian singer PartyNextDoor's song "Believe It", which was released on March 27, 2020.[162] On September 25, 2022, Rihanna announced that she would be headlining the Super Bowl LVII halftime show,[163] which marked her first live performance in over five years, and the end of her previously self-imposed boycott of the event, which she instigated in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick. The show was critically acclaimed. It was initially reported that the performance gained a total of 118.7 million viewers across TV and digital platforms,[164][165] however the figure was later revised by Nielsen Media Research, who adjusted the number to 121.017 million viewers, making it the most-watched halftime show in history, surpassing Katy Perry's performance at the Super Bowl XLIX halftime show.[166] In October, HDD confirmed that Rihanna will do a stadium tour in 2023.[167]

On October 28, 2022, Rihanna released the lead single from the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack, "Lift Me Up", her first solo musical release since Anti.[168] The song earned her nominations for the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Original Song.[169]

Artistry

Music and voice

Rihanna is a mezzo-soprano, with a range spanning from B2 to C♯6.[170][171][172] While recording tracks for her third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), Rihanna took vocal lessons from Ne-Yo. She said of the experience, "I've never had vocal training, so when I'm in the studio, he'll tell me how to breathe and stuff... He'll call out these big fancy words: 'OK, I want you to do staccato.' And I'm like, 'OK, I don't know what that is.'"[49] Her vocal performance on Loud (2010) received positive reviews from music critics. James Skinner from BBC praised Rihanna's vocals on the song "Love the Way You Lie (Part II)" and wrote that her voice is powerful and that "it is Rihanna's vocal – at once commanding, soulful and vulnerable – that anchors the song, and Loud itself".[173] Andy Gill from The Independent feels that "California King Bed" features her best vocal performance.[174] In a review of Unapologetic, Billboard magazine wrote, "Diamonds finds Rihanna doing one of her throatiest, most impassioned vocals to date, on this inspirational pop ballad."[175] Jon Caramanica of the New York Times stated, "over the years, as her game face froze in place, her voice cured into a weapon of emotional chill and strategic indifference. It's decidedly unfriendly, made to give orders".[176] In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Rihanna at number 68 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.[177]

"[My music is] just imagination, being creative; that's what my music is composed with. Being creative and thinking of situations, whether situations I went through or situations I've observed people going through. I can't tell you where I'll see myself in five years, but I can tell you I will work my best to be the most successful artist that I can be in five years. [I want to be] Remembered as Rihanna. Remembered as being an artist from the Caribbean who came here and made it internationally. Just remembered as me, 'cause I'm true to my music, and I just want people to realize that and appreciate me for that"

—Rihanna during her first interview with MTV News[178]

Growing up in Barbados, she mainly listened to reggae, hip hop and soca music.[179] When she first came to the US, she was exposed to different types of music with "rock being one of them, and I fell in love with it. [Now] I love rock music."[179] During her debut, she recorded songs that were inspired by her Caribbean roots and described her early sound as "a fusion of reggae, hip-hop and R&B, with a little something different thrown in".[28][180] Her early dancehall roots can be found on her debut album, Music of the Sun, and its follow-up, A Girl like Me.[181] Her debut album demonstrates the influence of Rihanna's musical heritage of the Caribbean. Kelefa Sanneh of the New York Times complimented its combination of dancehall and reggae, who said, "Dancehall reggae sometimes seems like a furiously insular form of music, but ... Rihanna is only the latest singer to discover how versatile the genre's spring-loaded electronic rhythms can be".[182] Her debut single, "Pon de Replay" features a dancehall-pop mixture that infuses a reggae style, while "If It's Lovin' that You Want" talks about a girl seducing a guy to be her boyfriend.[36] Aiming for artistic growth, A Girl like Me expresses personal experiences that typical 18-year-old girls go through with ballads that were described as elegant and mature.[183] After her second album, she slowly dismissed her dancehall and reggae roots.

Rihanna's musical career has been an experiment with new musical ideas and stated that she wants "to make music that could be heard in parts of the world that I'd never been to".[184] With its provocative subject matter and lyrics, she began incorporating a wide range of genres including, pop, R&B, reggae, dubstep, hip hop and EDM.[185] During a review for Good Girl Gone Bad, Slant Magazine to write that Rihanna "finally figured out that she's a dance artist and the majority of the album is comprised of uptempo dance-pop [songs like]" "Push Up on Me" and "Don't Stop the Music".[186] It represents a departure from the Caribbean sound of her previous albums and is described as a turning point in her career.[187][188] While the first half of the record shares many 1980s pop influences with songs like "Don't Stop the Music" and "Shut Up and Drive", the second half retreats into standard R&B.[15][189]

Recorded after the assault by her then-boyfriend, Chris Brown, Rated R had a much darker tone and was filled with various emotions she experienced throughout 2009.[190] In her fifth album Loud, Rihanna reflects on the fun and energetic vibe she had while recording the album.[90] The album is a mixture of ballads, party anthems and empowering love songs.[191] Talk That Talk was similar to Rated R, as both contain hip hop, R&B, dancehall and dubstep genres.[192] Loud and Talk That Talk saw her explore sexuality in her work ("S&M" and "Birthday Cake") and return to her dancehall roots ("Man Down" and "Watch n' Learn").[193] She also branched out into house music with tracks like "We Found Love", "Only Girl (In the World)" and "Complicated".[194] Her songs are also inspired through record sampling from other artists.[195]

Influences

 
Rihanna has cited Madonna (pictured) as her idol and biggest influence.

Rihanna has named Madonna as her idol and biggest influence. She said that she wanted to be the "black Madonna" and praised her ability to reinvent herself throughout her career.[196] She noted, "I think that Madonna was a great inspiration for me, especially on my earlier work. If I had to examine her evolution through time, I think she reinvented her clothing style and music with success every single time. And at the same time remained a real force in entertainment in the whole world."[196] Another major influence on Rihanna's music and career has been Mariah Carey, whose song "Hero" she performed when Rihanna was still a teenager at her high school talent show.[197] She revealed that Carey's song "Vision of Love" "was the song that made [her] want to do music."[198][199]

In her youth, she would see Bob Marley on television because of his fame in the Caribbean.[200] She stated, "He's one of my favourite artists of all time – he really paved the way for every other artist out of the Caribbean".[201] She built a shrine in her home dedicated to the reggae legend and has covered Marley's "Is This Love" and Bob Marley & The Wailers' "Redemption Song" during her concert tours.[202][203] During her childhood, she would go around singing Whitney Houston songs and "A Whole New World" into her hairbrush so much that her neighbors started calling her "Robyn Redbreast".[30] She also stated that one of the first songs she remembers falling in love with was Houston's version of "I Will Always Love You" and that it "was really inspiring, and it made me develop a passion for music, so really, she's partly responsible for me being here in this industry."[204][205]

Rihanna was also influenced by Janet Jackson, Aaliyah, Tupac, Beyoncé and Destiny's Child.[206][207][208][209] Other musical influences and idols include Celine Dion,[210] Grace Jones,[211] Lil' Kim,[212] Alicia Keys,[213] Prince,[214] Fefe Dobson,[215][216] and Brandy.[15] Rihanna takes influence from the different types of music she discovered when she came to America and revealed that rock music was one of the first genres she fell in love with.[179] She commented, "as I grow older, I want to know more about music. I want to discover more types of music".[15] She cited Brandy's fourth studio album, Afrodisiac (2004), as her main inspiration for her third album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007).[15] In her early career, her music contained strong influences of Caribbean music, including reggae and dancehall.[217] The music video of the song "Rude Boy" featured images inspired by her Caribbean roots.[217]

Videos and stage

Rihanna has worked with music video director Anthony Mandler on more than a dozen music videos, the first being "Unfaithful" (2006).[218] "We've done 16 videos together; they're not all tough, [...] Yeah, I mean, I'm known for the 'Disturbia's and the 'Russian Roulette's and things like that, but 'Only Girl (In the World)' is certainly an ethereal kind of empowering, beauty-filled video," Mandler said.[218] Jocelyn Vena of MTV wrote, "Rihanna, like Madonna, also has a tendency to make truly thought-provoking music videos that fit the songs they represent. Smattered in between glitzier, more glamorous clips, Madge and Ri want us to think about bigger issues".[194] Jon Bream of the Star Tribune commented "[i]n the tradition of Madonna and Janet Jackson, Rihanna has become the video vixen of the '00s ... Rihanna has perfected the pout, the long-legged strut, and trend-setting hairdos that keep women and men alike checking her out on YouTube."[219] George Epaminondas of InStyle considers Rihanna's music videos to be "cinematic" due to her "blend of lush island rhythms and swinging pop and ... mischievous sensuality."[220]

 
Rihanna performing on Last Girl on Earth Tour in Australia

Many of her music videos were shot as short films exploring issues such as love triangles, abuse and substance abuse romance, including "We Found Love" and "Man Down".[194] Her music video for "Umbrella" shows Rihanna's transition into adulthood and her newly adopted image.[221] The "dark, creepy" scenes of "Disturbia" have been compared to Michael Jackson's Thriller.[219][222] The video for "Russian Roulette" features Rihanna in a padded room playing a game of russian roulette with her partner. A scene of Rihanna being approached by a speeding car at night was compared to the altercation with Chris Brown.[223] In 2011, Rihanna released three controversial music videos about sadomasochism, rape and domestic violence.[224] "Man Down", which features Rihanna shooting a man in a train station, was criticized by the Parents Television Council.[225] "We Found Love", which shows Rihanna and her love interest in a drug-filled unhealthy relationship,[223] sparked criticism from the Rape Crisis Centre for its message.[226] Charne Graham of the Houston Press defended her, asking, "Why should Rihanna's music videos get everyone riled up when others' equally sexual and controversial videos are in rotation? [...] she just like[s] to make music videos that give us something to talk about."[224] Rihanna was the first woman to pass 2 billion cumulative views on the music video website Vevo.[227] As of December 2016, she has accumulated over 10 billion views on the site.

Denis Armstrong of Canadian Online Explorer commented on her performance at the Ottawa Bluesfest, saying "her show was a Disney-esque choreographed fantasy of non-stop hip-swiveling, sassy attitude and personal endearments and a string of funky, sugar-free hits."[228] Her performance of "Disturbia" at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards was ranked tenth best on the MTV Video Music Awards, according to a Billboard poll.[229] Her revealing leather costumes during her Good Girl Gone Bad Tour were highly criticized by the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, who recommended that her concert tour should be banned.[230] Whilst commenting on her third album's accompanying tour, The Times compared Rihanna's stage wardrobe styling to that of Janet Jackson and called her "a vision of Ann Summers couture in thigh-high boots and a few scraps of black PVC."[231] In the October 2011 issue of British Vogue, Rihanna said her performance outfits and appearances are all an act; "[t]hat's not me. That's a part I play. You know, like it's a piece of art, with all these toys and textures to play with".[232]

Public image

 
Rihanna modeling haute couture fashion at the 2017 Met Gala in Manhattan, representing the theme Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons Art of the In-Between

Known for her style and image, the media have constantly followed the evolution of Rihanna's music and fashion sense.[233] In 2009, New York magazine described Rihanna's early look as that of "a cookie-cutter teen queen", noting she has the ability "to shift looks dramatically and with such ease".[234] Around the time of the release of her second studio album, A Girl like Me (2006), many critics felt that Rihanna's style, sound and musical material were too similar to those of Beyoncé.[235][236] In an interview with Look magazine, Rihanna spoke about comparisons to Beyoncé: "Beyoncé is a great artist and I feel honored to be mentioned in the same sentence, but we're different performers with different styles".[237] She revealed during Oprah's Next Chapter that Def Jam's pop-princess blueprint made her feel claustrophobic during her early years with the label.[238] According to Rihanna, "I felt like they were giving me a blueprint. [...] They had a brand, they had an idea of what they wanted me to be without figuring out who I was."[239] With the release of her third album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), Rihanna dismissed her innocent image for an edgier look with a new hairstyle, which was inspired by Charlize Theron's bob cut in the science fiction thriller Æon Flux (2005).[240] She followed the likes of recording artists Janet Jackson and Christina Aguilera who also shed their innocent image for an edgier look and sound.[241]

Nico Amarca of Highsnobiety magazine wrote, "over the course of her now 10-year career, [Rihanna] has undergone one of the most significant aesthetic metamorphoses the world has ever seen".[242] Her image and fashion has changed several times with different hairstyles since the release of her third album.[243][244] She commented that as a child she "used to watch her [mother] get dressed" and that her love and admiration for fashion started with her mother.[245] When putting together her own wardrobe she stated, "It's become more about taking a risk ... I always look for the most interesting silhouette or something that's a little off."[246] Jess Cartner-Morley of The Guardian wrote that "Rihanna's wardrobe is the most talked-about, influential and dissected in pop right now" and that whatever she wears "is immediately reproduced on the high street, because it sells".[247] Country singer Miranda Lambert admires Rihanna's fashion and style stating, "I don't necessarily get inspired by the whole no-bra thing, but I love that you never know what she's going to wear. It always keeps you guessing, which makes her sassy and interesting."[248]

In an interview with Alexa Chung during Vogue Festival 2015, Balmain designer Olivier Rousteing praised Rihanna by stylistically comparing her to some of the biggest fashion icons in music history, such as Madonna, David Bowie, Michael Jackson, and Prince.[249] Commenting on the cultural expectation for pop stars to be role models, Rihanna said "[being a role model] became more of my job than I wanted it to be. But no, I just want to make music. That's it."[232] In a May 2013 interview with MTV, The Vagina Monologues writer and feminist Eve Ensler said, "I'm a huge Rihanna fan, I think she has a kind of agency over her sexuality and she's open about her sexuality, she has enormous grace and she's immensely talented."[250][251]

Described as one of the sexiest women of her generation,[252][253] she revealed that being a sex symbol is not a priority and that "it's definitely flattering, but also uncomfortable."[254] Her appearance has landed her on the cover of magazines such as Maxim, FHM, Rolling Stone,[255] and in December 2012, Rihanna became the first woman to be featured on the cover of GQ magazine's "Men of the Year" issue.[255]

Rihanna made her first appearance at the Met Gala in 2007.[256] She has made eight appearances in the years since; notably in 2015, for China: Through the Looking Glass, her Guo Pei-designed yellow dress garnered the most attention of the event, accruing a billion impressions on social media.[257] The dress, which had taken two years to make before Rihanna came across it,[258] became the subject of a documentary by Pietra Brettkelly, entitled Yellow Is Forbidden.[259] She co-chaired the 2018 Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination themed event, wearing Maison Margiela.[260]

Legacy

Rihanna is regarded by the media as a pop and fashion icon, particularly since her third studio album Good Girl Gone Bad (2007).[261][262][263][264][265] Nick Levine of Digital Spy described Good Girl Gone Bad as "the closest thing to a Thriller that 2007/08 is likely to produce".[266] According to Rolling Stone, her single "Umbrella" and her eighth album Anti are regarded as among the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, respectively.[267][268] Her single "We Found Love" was ranked by Billboard as the 24th biggest US Billboard Hot 100 hit of all time[109] and her single "Work" has been credited by a Billboard editor for bringing the dancehall genre to the forefront of mainstream American music.[269] Music critic Jayson Greene of Pitchfork described Rihanna as the most influential singer of the past decade, writing:

"Rihanna Voice has become an industry-wide idea, a creative property like the Korg synth or LinnDrum [...] We crave the thrill that you can only get when a dozen or so good ideas manifest themselves in a single voice. For the past 10 years, that voice has more or less been Rihanna's. Now that she's gleefully shredding it apart, she'll probably generate a whole new comet trail of Rihannabes. Inevitably, none of them will carry the charge, the glassy cool and subterranean heat, of the real thing."[270]

 
Waxwork of Rihanna at Madame Tussauds, London

Time magazine included Rihanna on its 100 Most Influential People in the World issue in 2012 and 2018,[271] with Stella McCartney writing: "She's one of the coolest, hottest, most talented, most liked, most listened to, most followed, most impressive artists at work today, but she does it in her own stride. She works hard, very hard. She gives to her fans, friends and foundation not just herself but her energy and spirit."[272] Rihanna was ranked one of the best dressed women in 2018, by luxury fashion retailer Net-a-Porter.[273] On June 2, 2014, Rihanna was presented with the Fashion Icon lifetime achievement award from Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), a special prize reserved for "an individual whose style has made a significant impact on popular culture on an international stage".[274] In August 2018, Billboard ranked Rihanna as the tenth biggest Hot 100 artist of all time, as well as the fifth biggest female act of all time.[275][276]Billboard also ranked Rihanna the top Hot 100 artist of the 2010s decade.[277] In 2014, Time magazine's pop stardom ranking metric ranked Rihanna second in history, based on all-time chart performance and contemporary significance.[278]

Rihanna has become a dominating figure on social media and internet streaming, ranking at No. 1 on Forbes' 2012 list of Social Networking Superstars.[279] In 2013, Rihanna was also named the most influential pop star in the United Kingdom by UK channel 4Music.[280] Rihanna's work has directly influenced numerous artists such as Lorde,[281] Sam Smith,[282] Little Mix, Rita Ora,[283] Billie Eilish,[284] Selena Gomez,[285] Justin Bieber,[286] Ellie Goulding,[287] Kim Petras,[288] Jennie from Blackpink,[289] Marilyn Manson,[290] Jessie J,[291] SZA,[292] Fifth Harmony,[293] Camila Cabello,[294] Demi Lovato,[295] Alexandra Stan,[296] Grimes,[297] Sleater-Kinney,[298] Tegan and Sara,[299][300] Cover Drive,[301] Cher Lloyd,[302] Bad Gyal,[303] and Era Istrefi.[304]

Rihanna has an honorary title of Ambassador for Culture and Youth in Barbados.[305] On February 22, 2008, former Barbados Prime Minister David Thompson launched the national "Rihanna Day" in their country. Although it is not a bank holiday, Barbadians celebrate it every year in honor of Rihanna.[306][307][308][309] In February 2017, Rihanna was named Harvard University's "Humanitarian of the Year" by the Harvard Foundation.[310] During Rihanna's third annual "Diamond Ball", former U.S. president Barack Obama, praised Rihanna's work and stated: "[She's] become a powerful force in the fight to give people dignity."[311] On September 20, 2018, Rihanna was appointed by the government of Barbados to be an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, with special duties of promoting "education, tourism and investment for the island."[312][313][314] As of 2021, Rihanna is the world's wealthiest female musician with an estimated net worth of $1.7 billion.[5] She was also listed among Forbes' Top 100 Most Powerful Women of 2019.[315] In 2020, she debuted on the Sunday Times Rich List, claiming third place on the list of Britain's richest musicians.[316]

At the 2020 NAACP Image Awards, hosted by BET, Rihanna accepted the President's Award from Derrick Johnson. Johnson stated that "Rihanna has not only enjoyed a groundbreaking career as an artist and musician but has also distinguished herself as a stellar public servant. From her business achievements through Fenty to her tremendous record as an activist and philanthropist, Rihanna epitomizes the type of character, grace, and devotion to justice that we seek to highlight in our President's Award."[317]

Business career

Rihanna's first fragrance, Reb'l Fleur, was released in January 2011.[318] According to Rolling Stone, Reb'l Fleur was a financial success and was expected to gross US$80 million at retail by the end of 2011.[319] Rihanna's second fragrance, Rebelle, was released in February 2012.[320] The promotional campaign for Rebelle, was shot by director, Anthony Mandler, who also shot the promotional campaign for Reb'l Fleur.[321] In November 2012, Rihanna released her third fragrance, Nude.[322] Rihanna's fourth women's fragrance, titled Rogue was released on September 14, 2013, followed by a male version entitled Rogue Men which was released in 2014.[323][324]

On March 30, 2015, it was announced that Rihanna is a co-owner, with various other music artists, in the music streaming service Tidal. The service specializes in lossless audio and high definition music videos. Jay-Z acquired the parent company of Tidal, Aspiro, in the first quarter of 2015.[325] Including Beyoncé and Jay-Z, sixteen artist stakeholders (such as Kanye West, Beyoncé, Madonna, Chris Martin, Nicki Minaj and more) co-own Tidal, with the majority owning a 3% equity stake.[326] "The challenge is to get everyone to respect music again, to recognize its value", stated Jay-Z on the release of Tidal.[327] In 2016, it was revealed that Rihanna would be releasing her music through her own label Westbury Road Entertainment,[328] which was established in 2005.[329] Westbury Road is the name of her Barbados residence. The music would be distributed through Universal Music Group.[330][331] Westbury Road Entertainment's artist roster includes Melissa Forde as the label's photographer,[332] and KazeLoon.

In November 2015, Rihanna and Benoit Demouy launched a beauty and stylist agency named Fr8me. The business based in Los Angeles was set up to assist artists in booking commercials, editorial shoots, ad campaigns, and red-carpet appearances. Rihanna stated, "Hair, makeup, and styling play an important role in creativity; I am very involved with that part of my process, so this agency was an organic thing for me to do." The roster includes Rihanna's makeup artist Mylah Morales, wardrobe stylist Jason Bolden, hairstylist Patricia Morales and Marcia Hamilton.[333] In addition to Fr8me, Rihanna opened a photo agency called "A Dog Ate My Homework", which represents photographers Erik Asla and Deborah Anderson.[333]

Fenty

Main article: Fenty (fashion house)

Fenty was a fashion brand by Rihanna under the luxury fashion group LVMH, which launched in May 2019.[334] She was the first woman to create an original brand for LVMH and also the first woman of color to lead an LVMH brand.[334] The house launched in a pop-up store on May 22, 2019, in Paris, before launching worldwide online on May 29 and included clothing, accessories, and footwear. It was the first line that LVMH had launched since 1987. The fashion brand was described as groundbreaking, and in a statement regarding the launch, Rihanna said that she had been given a "unique opportunity to develop a fashion house in the luxury sector, with no artistic limits."[334] Due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, in February 2021, Rihanna and LVMH decided to "put on hold" her Fenty fashion house and continue building on the SavagexFenty lingerie line.[335]

Rihanna exclusively uses her surname for business endeavors not related to her music career so as not to conflate the two.[336] In January 2019, Rihanna filed a lawsuit against her father, Ronald Fenty, over the use of the Fenty name for commercial purposes. The lawsuit alleges Rihanna's cosmetics brand, Fenty Beauty, was damaged commercially by her father's company, Fenty Entertainment, through misrepresentation of his company being affiliated with her.[337] In September 2021 Rihanna dropped the lawsuit against her father.[338]

Fenty Beauty

Main article: Fenty Beauty
 
Rihanna in a promotional video for Fenty Beauty in 2018

In 2017, Rihanna launched her critically acclaimed cosmetics company Fenty Beauty under LVMH's Kendo Brands. Rihanna owns 50 percent of Fenty Beauty, according to Forbes.[339] The partnership was worth $10 million and would see Rihanna release various beauty products.[340] The first installment of Fenty Beauty was released on September 8, 2017, in stores and online, available in over 150 countries.[341] It included an array of products including foundations, highlighters, bronzers, blush compacts, lip glosses and blotting sheets and was praised for its diverse range for all skin colors.[342] Time magazine named Fenty Beauty as one of "The 25 Best Inventions of 2017", citing the breadth of its range.[343] In what has been dubbed the "Fenty Effect", the brand revolutionized the way other cosmetic brands approached diversity in marketing and product formulation: "Suddenly beauty houses – niche, establishment and those in between – began extending their shade ranges to accommodate a wider variety of skin tones. Forty shades became the new standard."[344]

Savage X Fenty

Main article: Savage X Fenty

In 2018, Rihanna launched a lingerie brand named Savage X Fenty. The line was born from Rihanna's vision creating an inclusive brand. Products come in a variety of shades to match all skin tones and a range of sizes.[345] She showcased the brand at the New York Fashion Week in September 2018. The brand has been positively reviewed by the public for including plus size models in their promotion, though some fans argued there were not enough plus sizes.[346]

In September 2019, Rihanna promoted the brand in a show again during the New York Fashion Week held at the Barclays Center with modeling appearances from models Alex Wek, Bella Hadid, Cara Delevingne, actress Laverne Cox, and musicians Normani and 21 Savage. The show featured performances by DJ Khaled, Halsey, ASAP Ferg, Big Sean, Migos, Fat Joe, Fabolous, and Tierra Whack[347] and premiered on Amazon Prime Video on September 20, 2019, as the Savage X Fenty Show. The show was renewed for a third time in 2020, with appearances from musicians such as Travis Scott, Rosalía, Bad Bunny, Ella Mai, Lizzo, Big Sean, Miguel, Roddy Ricch and Rico Nasty. This version also premiered on Amazon Prime Video on October 2, 2020.[348]

Fenty Skin

In July 2020, Rihanna launched a skin care brand called Fenty Skin.[349]

Other ventures

 
Rihanna at her Fenty X Puma fashion show in February 2016

Rihanna has ventured into other businesses and industries. In October 2005, Rihanna struck an endorsement deal with Secret Body Spray.[350] In 2010, Rihanna featured in the Optus commercial, in conjunction with Optus supporting Rihanna's Last Girl on Earth.[351] The same year Rihanna also featured in the Kodak commercial along with rapper Pitbull.[352] In October 2010, she released a photo book[353] featuring photos from the Last Girl on Earth tour and served as an accompaniment to her fourth studio album Rated R (2009). In 2011, Rihanna was the face of Nivea and Vita Coco.[354][355]

Her first television program, Styled to Rock, premiered in the UK in August 2012 on Sky Living. In the 10-week series, Rihanna, Nicola Roberts, Lysa Cooper and Henry Holland assist up-and-coming British designers with their clothing lines.[356] The US version of Styled to Rock premiered on October 25, 2013, on Bravo.[357] In 2013, Rihanna collaborated with MAC Cosmetics and released her own summer, fall and holiday lines of makeup called "RiRi hearts MAC".[358] In July 2013, lager production company Budweiser announced that Rihanna had become a part of their global "Made For Music" campaign, also co-starring Jay-Z.[359]

Early in her career, Rihanna made clear her interest in fashion and desire to work in the clothing design industry. Regarding this, she said, "Fashion has always been my defense mechanism".[360] In November 2011, Rihanna announced her first fashion venture with Armani.[361] In February 2013, Rihanna presented her first women's fashion collection at London Fashion Week for British brand River Island, collaborating with her personal stylist Adam Selman.[362] They published three more collections for the brand.[363][364] Rihanna then collaborated with numerous fashion house's including Dior, Stance and Manolo Blahnik.[365][366][367] In March 2015, Rihanna was chosen as the new face of Dior; making her the first black woman to be the face of the brand.[368]

In 2014, Rihanna became the creative director of the fashion sportswear Puma, overseeing the brand's women's line which will include collaborations in apparel and footwear.[369] The following year, Rihanna released her first trainer with Puma and it sold out online within three hours of its pre-sale launch.[370] Over the next two years, Rihanna released various other footwear in different colorways and styles, which were all met positively by both critics and buyers.[371][372] 2016 saw Rihanna debut her first clothing line in collaboration with Puma at New York Fashion Week; the collection was met with rave reviews from fashion critics.[373]

Acting career

See also: Rihanna videography
 
Rihanna at the Cannes Film Festival, May 2017

Rihanna made her acting debut in a cameo role in the straight-to-DVD film Bring It On: All or Nothing, released in August 2006.[37] Rihanna starred as Petty Officer (GM2) Cora Raikes in her first theatrical feature film Battleship, which was released on May 18, 2012.[374] Loosely based on the game of the same name, both the film and Rihanna's performance received mixed-to-negative reviews; the New York Times said she was "just fine in the rather generic role".[375] In 2015, Rihanna appeared in the voice role of Tip in the animated feature film Home alongside Jim Parsons and Jennifer Lopez; the film was based on The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex.

Rihanna played the recurring role of Marion Crane in the fifth and final season of Bates Motel.[376] The show received universal acclaim from critics.[377] Rihanna also had a major role in the Luc Besson film Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, an adaptation of the comic book series Valérian and Laureline. Also starring Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne, the film was released by STX Entertainment on July 21, 2017, in the US[378][379] Rihanna was one of the all-female cast in the heist film Ocean's 8, directed by Gary Ross and released by Warner Bros. on June 8, 2018.[380][381] The movie grossed $300 million worldwide and became a major box office success.[382]

In August 2018, it had been reported that Rihanna had been filming a secret project in Cuba titled Guava Island throughout that summer alongside Donald Glover. Glover's Atlanta collaborator Hiro Murai was directing, with Letitia Wright and Nonso Anozie also involved.[383] The trailer for the full-length movie premiered on November 24[384] at the PHAROS festival in New Zealand. The exact details project were not announced until April 2019 when advertisements for Guava Island appeared on Spotify indicating something happening on "Saturday Night | April 13".[385] It was later revealed Amazon Studios would distribute the film and Regency Enterprises had financed the film, which was released on April 13.[386]

Activism

Philanthropy

Main article: Clara Lionel Foundation

In 2006, she created her Believe Foundation to help terminally ill children.[387][388] In 2007, Rihanna was named as one of the Cartier Love Charity Bracelet Ambassadors, with each celebrity representing a different global charity.[389] To help raise awareness and combat HIV/AIDS, Rihanna and other public figures designed clothing for the February 2008 H&M Fashion Against AIDS line.[390][391] In 2008, Rihanna performed a series of charity concerts entitled A Girl's Night Out[392] to benefit the Believe Foundation. The concerts were made free for the public. Money from sponsors and advertisers were to be donated to provide medical supplies, school supplies and toys to children in need.[393][394][395] In September 2008, Rihanna contributed to the song "Just Stand Up!" with fifteen other female artists, who shared the stage to perform the song live on September 5, 2008, during the "Stand Up to Cancer" television special. The proceeds from the single were given to the fundraiser.[68] The television special helped raise $100 million for cancer research.[396]

I feel strongly that all children everywhere should be afforded the opportunity of a quality education, therefore I'm proud to announce Clara Lionel Foundation's partnership with education advocacy leaders like the Global Partnership for Education and Global Citizen. Working together, I know we can amplify our efforts and ensure that millions of children gain access to education globally.

 – Rihanna, discussing the Clara Lionel Foundation's partnership with the Global Partnership for Education[397]

Rihanna founded the Clara Lionel Foundation (CLF) in 2012, in honor of her grandparents, Clara and Lionel Braithwaite. Programs include the Clara Braithwaite Center for Oncology and Nuclear Medicine at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Barbados, and education programs.[398][399] The CLF hosts an annual Diamond Ball charity fundraiser event. The inaugural event in 2014 raised over $2 million and the second raised over $3 million.[400][401] On February 12, 2012, Rihanna performed a benefit show at the House of Blues to raise money for the Children's Orthopaedic Center and the Mark Taper-Johnny Mercer Artists Program at Children's Hospital.[402] In November 2012, Rihanna gave $100,000 to food bank donation for Hurricane Sandy.[403] On January 3, 2014, Rihanna was part of the MAC Viva Glam campaign, which benefits women, men and children living with HIV/AIDS.[404] In March 2020, Rihanna donated $5,000,000 to COVID-19 relief[405] and followed that up with additional donations of personal protective equipment to the state of New York[406] and an offer of $700,000 worth of ventilators to her home country Barbados.[407] In April 2020, Rihanna further donated an additional $2,100,000, matching Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey for a total of $4,200,000, to provide support and resources to individuals and children suffering from domestic violence amid the lockdown.[408]

The Clara Lionel Foundation gave big amounts of money to climate justice and climate resilience. Only in 2022 it allocated 13 million euro to climate justice.[409]

Advocacy

During her performance at the NCAA March Madness Music Festival, Rihanna expressed her disagreement with Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act that allows companies and individuals to use their religious beliefs as protection, in case of being accused of discrimination against LGBT people.[410] Rihanna along with numerous other high-profile celebrities featured in an online video titled "23 Ways You Could Be Killed If You Are Black in America". The video was released in partnership with the We Are Here Movement and called for action against police brutality.[411]

In January 2017, Rihanna participated in the 2017 Women's March, which took place in New York among protests the day after US President Donald Trump's inauguration.[412] She has also criticized President Trump's immigration policies–including Executive Order 13769, which sought to ban citizens of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen from entering the United States–and his response to the 2019 shootings in El Paso and Dayton.[413][414] In October 2019, she stated that she declined to perform at the 2020 Super Bowl halftime show in support of Colin Kaepernick following the controversy surrounding his role in the national anthem protests.[415] In February 2021, Rihanna extended her support to Indian farmers' protest against the farm bills through Twitter.[416]

Rihanna with many others called to a transformation of the global financial system so it will be better adjusted to stop climate change and poverty. One of the ideas is to give help to countries heavily suffering from climate change.[409]

Personal life

 
Rihanna in 2012

Rihanna owns a $14 million penthouse in Lower Manhattan.[417] She also purchased a house in West London for £7 million in June 2018, to be closer to her work with her FENTY fashion label.[336] In December 2018, Rihanna put her Hollywood Hills mansion up for sale after a break-in six months before. The mansion was reported to have sold for $10.4m.[418] Forbes began reporting on Rihanna's earnings in 2012.[419]

Rihanna began dating American singer Chris Brown in 2007. After their relationship ended in February 2009, she entered an on-again, off-again relationship with Canadian rapper Drake, which lasted from 2009 to 2016.[420] During an interview with Rolling Stone in January 2013, Rihanna confirmed that she had rekindled her relationship with Brown,[421] although he remained under probation for their 2009 domestic violence case.[422] Their reunion followed persistent media speculation that occurred throughout 2012.[423][424] In May 2013, Brown stated during an interview that he and Rihanna had broken up again.[425] In 2017, Rihanna began dating Saudi businessman Hassan Jameel.[426][427] They split in January 2020.[428]

On May 19, 2021, American rapper ASAP Rocky confirmed during an interview with GQ that he and Rihanna were in a relationship.[429][430][431][432] On January 31, 2022, it was revealed that the couple was expecting their first child.[433] On May 19, 2022, it was confirmed that Rihanna had given birth to a son.[434][435][436] On May 10, 2023, Rocky and Rihanna revealed their son's name as RZA Athelaston Mayers, named after Wu-Tang Clan leader and founder RZA.[437] On February 12, 2023, during the Super Bowl LVII halftime show performance, Rihanna revealed she is pregnant with her second child, becoming the first person to headline a Super Bowl halftime show while pregnant.[438][439][440] The pregnancy was confirmed in a British Vogue cover story featuring her family, which was released days after the Super Bowl appearance.[441]

Domestic violence case

On February 8, 2009, Rihanna's scheduled performance at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards was canceled.[69] Reports surfaced that her boyfriend at the time, Chris Brown, had physically assaulted her. He turned himself in to the police and was booked on suspicion of making criminal threats.[70][442] On March 5, 2009, Brown was charged with assault and making criminal threats.[71] Due to a leaked photograph from the police department obtained by TMZ.com—which revealed that Rihanna had sustained extensive visible injuries—an organization known as STOParazzi proposed "Rihanna's Law", which, if enacted, would "deter employees of law enforcement agencies from releasing photos or information that exploits crime victims."[72] Gil Kaufman of VH1 reported the "nonstop coverage of the Rihanna/Brown case has brought up a number of issues regarding the privacy of alleged victims of domestic violence, including the decision by almost all major news outlets to divulge the identity of the victim—which is not typically done in domestic-violence cases" and discussed the controversial distribution of the leaked photograph.[443] Rihanna was subpoenaed to testify during a preliminary hearing in Los Angeles on June 22, 2009.[444] On June 22, 2009, Brown pleaded guilty to felony assault. Brown received five years of probation and was ordered to stay 50 yards (46 m) away from Rihanna unless at public events, which then would be reduced to 10 yards (9 m).[445]

On September 2, 2009, Brown spoke about the domestic violence case in a pre-recorded Larry King Live interview, his first public interview about the matter.[446][447][448][449] He was accompanied to the interview by his mother, Joyce Hawkins, and attorney Mark Geragos, as he discussed growing up in a household with his mother being repeatedly assaulted by his stepfather. Brown said of hearing details of his assault of Rihanna, "I'm in shock, because, first of all, that's not who I am as a person, and that's not who I promise I want to be."[446]

Awards and achievements

See also: List of awards and nominations received by Rihanna

As of September 2018, Rihanna has sold over 250 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time.[450] Throughout her career, she has received numerous awards and honors, including 9 Grammy Awards, 12 Billboard Music Awards, 13 American Music Awards, 8 People's Choice Awards, among others. Rihanna received the "Icon Award" at the 2013 American Music Awards[451][452] and the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards.[453] She holds six Guinness World Records.[454] In the United States, Rihanna has sold over 10 million albums,[455] while Nielsen SoundScan ranked her as the bestselling digital artist in the country, breaking a Guinness World Record for digital single sales of over 58 million as of 2012.[456][457][458]

On July 1, 2015, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced that Rihanna had surpassed more than 100 million Gold and Platinum song certifications. In doing so, Rihanna has the most digital single awards and is the first and only artist to surpass RIAA's 100 million cumulative singles award threshold.[459] In the United Kingdom, she has sold over 7 million albums, making her the third bestselling female artist this century.[460] According to Billboard, her total album sales stand at 54 million copies sold worldwide.[461]

Rihanna has accumulated 14 No. 1 singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for the third most No. 1 songs in the chart's history.[462] She has been named the top Mainstream Top 40 chart artist of the past twenty years by Billboard; she ranks first with most entries (36), most top tens (23) and most No. 1 songs (10).[463] As of March 2014, Rihanna has sold over 18 million singles and 6 million albums in the United Kingdom.[464][465] She is the tenth bestselling[466] and the second bestselling female singles artist in the country, only behind Madonna[467] and is second only to the Beatles for the most million-selling singles in the UK of all time.[468] Her collaboration with Eminem, "Love the Way You Lie", along with "Umbrella", "Disturbia", "Only Girl (In the World)", "We Found Love" and "Diamonds", are among the best-selling singles of all time. Rihanna has seven No. 1 singles on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart,[469] and Airplay chart,[470] as well as sixteen No. 1 singles on the Rhythmic chart.[471] She has also earned over 30 top-ten songs in the UK and Australia.[472]

Discography

Main articles: Rihanna albums discography, Rihanna singles discography, and List of songs recorded by Rihanna

Selected filmography

See also: Rihanna videography

Tours

Main article: List of Rihanna live performances

As a headliner

As a co-headliner

Promotional tours

See also

Notes

  1. ^ It is also common for English-language speakers to pronounce her name /riˈɑːnə/ ree-AH-nə.
  2. ^ While she neither unambiguously confirmed or denied the track, she said it is definitely not the title of her album.[159]

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For other uses see Rihanna disambiguation Robyn Rihanna Fenty r i ˈ ae n e ree AN e 2 3 n 1 born February 20 1988 is a Barbadian singer songwriter businesswoman and actress She is widely regarded as one of the most prominent singers of the 21st century After signing with Def Jam in 2005 Rihanna soon gained recognition with the release of her first two studio albums Music of the Sun 2005 and A Girl Like Me 2006 both of which were influenced by Caribbean music and peaked within the top ten on the US Billboard 200 chart Her third album Good Girl Gone Bad 2007 incorporated elements of dance pop and established her status as a major icon in the music industry The chart topping single Umbrella earned Rihanna her first Grammy Award and catapulted her to global stardom The Right ExcellentRihannaNHRihanna in 2018BornRobyn Rihanna Fenty 1988 02 20 February 20 1988 age 35 Saint Michael BarbadosOccupationsSinger songwriter actress businesswomanYears active2003 presentOrganisationsClara Lionel Foundation Savage X Fenty Fenty Beauty FentyWorksAlbumssinglessongs recordedperformancesvideographyPartnersChris Brown 2007 2009 2012 2013 Hassan Jameel 2017 2020 ASAP Rocky 2020 present 1 Children2AwardsFull listMusical careerGenresPop R amp B reggae hip hop EDMInstrument s VocalsLabelsRoc Nation Def Jam SRP Westbury RoadBarbadian Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryIncumbentAssumed office September 20 2018Prime MinisterMia MottleyPreceded byPosition establishedWebsiterihanna wbr comSignatureRihanna continued to mix pop dance and R amp B genres on her next studio albums Rated R 2009 Loud 2010 Talk That Talk 2011 and Unapologetic 2012 the last of which became her first Billboard 200 number one The albums spawned a string of chart topping singles including Rude Boy Only Girl In the World What s My Name S amp M We Found Love and Diamonds Her eighth album Anti 2016 showcased a new creative control following her departure from Def Jam It became her second US number one album and featured the chart topping single Work During her musical career Rihanna has collaborated with many artists such as Drake Eminem Jay Z Kanye West Ne Yo and Shakira With sales of over 250 million records worldwide Rihanna is the second best selling female music artist of all time and the highest certified female artist of all time on the RIAA s Top Artists Digital Singles ranking She has achieved 14 number one singles 32 top ten singles in the US and 31 top ten entries in the UK Her accolades include nine Grammy Awards 13 American Music Awards including the Icon Award 12 Billboard Music Awards five World Music Awards six Guinness World Records the NAACP s President s Award and an Academy Award nomination Her acclaimed Super Bowl halftime show performance in 2023 is the most watched in history Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012 and 2018 Forbes ranked her among the top ten highest paid celebrities in 2012 and 2014 As of 2023 she is the wealthiest female musician with an estimated net worth of 1 4 billion 4 5 Aside from music Rihanna is known for her involvement in humanitarian causes entrepreneurial ventures and the fashion industry She is the founder of the nonprofit organization Clara Lionel Foundation cosmetics brand Fenty Beauty and fashion house Fenty under LVMH she is the first black woman to head a luxury brand for LVMH 6 Rihanna has also ventured into acting appearing in major roles in Battleship 2012 Home 2015 Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets 2017 and Ocean s 8 2018 She was appointed as an ambassador of education tourism and investment by the Government of Barbados in 2018 and was declared a National Hero of Barbados on the first day of the country s parliamentary republic in 2021 entitling her to the style of The Right Excellent for life 7 Contents 1 Early life 2 Music career 2 1 2003 2006 Beginnings and early releases 2 2 2007 2008 Breakthrough with Good Girl Gone Bad 2 3 2009 2011 Rated R and Loud 2 4 2011 2013 Talk That Talk and Unapologetic 2 5 2014 2017 Standalone releases Home soundtrack and Anti 2 6 2018 present Hiatus upcoming ninth studio album and Super Bowl LVII halftime show 3 Artistry 3 1 Music and voice 3 2 Influences 3 3 Videos and stage 4 Public image 5 Legacy 6 Business career 6 1 Fenty 6 1 1 Fenty Beauty 6 1 2 Savage X Fenty 6 1 3 Fenty Skin 7 Other ventures 7 1 Acting career 8 Activism 8 1 Philanthropy 8 2 Advocacy 9 Personal life 9 1 Domestic violence case 10 Awards and achievements 11 Discography 12 Selected filmography 13 Tours 14 See also 15 Notes 16 References 17 External linksEarly lifeRobyn Rihanna Fenty was born on February 20 1988 in Saint Michael Barbados 8 She is the daughter of accountant Monica nee Braithwaite and warehouse supervisor Ronald Fenty 9 10 Her mother is an Afro Guyanese while her father is a Barbadian of African Irish English and Scottish descent 11 12 13 14 Rihanna has two brothers Rorrey and Rajad Fenty and two half sisters and a half brother from her father s side each born to different mothers from his previous relationships 15 16 She grew up in a three bedroom bungalow in Bridgetown and sold clothes with her father in a stall on the street Her childhood was deeply affected by her father s alcoholism and crack cocaine addiction which contributed to her parents strained marriage Rihanna s father used to abuse her mother physically and Rihanna would try to get in between them to break up fights 17 As a child Rihanna had many CT scans for the excruciating headaches she suffered recalling The doctors even thought it was a tumor because it was that intense 15 By the time she was 14 her parents had divorced and her health began to improve 10 18 She grew up listening to reggae music 15 19 She attended Charles F Broome Memorial Primary School and Combermere School where she studied alongside future international cricketers Chris Jordan and Carlos Brathwaite 20 15 At age 11 Rihanna was a cadet in Barbados Cadet Corps the later Barbadian singer songwriter Shontelle was her drill sergeant 21 22 She initially wanted to graduate from high school though chose to pursue a musical career instead 23 Music career2003 2006 Beginnings and early releases In 2003 Rihanna formed a musical trio with two of her classmates in her home country of Barbados 15 Without a name or any material the girl group auditioned with American record producer Evan Rogers who commented The minute Rihanna walked into the room it was like the other two girls didn t exist 15 Rihanna went to Rogers s hotel room where she performed renditions of Destiny s Child s Emotion and Mariah Carey s Hero 24 Impressed Rogers scheduled a second meeting with Rihanna s mother present and then invited Rihanna to his hometown in the United States to record some demo tapes that could be sent to record labels 24 Recordings were intermittent taking about a year because she was only able to record during school holidays Pon de Replay and The Last Time were two tracks recorded for the demo tape which were eventually included on her debut album Music of the Sun 25 That same year Rihanna was signed to Rogers s and Carl Sturken s production company Syndicated Rhythm Productions 24 Rihanna s demo was shipped out to Def Jam Recordings where Jay Brown an A amp R executive at the record label was one of the first to hear the demo Brown played the demo tape for rapper Jay Z who had recently been appointed as president and CEO of Def Jam 26 When Jay Z first heard the track Pon de Replay he felt the song was too big for her 27 Despite being skeptical he invited Rihanna to audition for the label In early 2005 Rihanna auditioned for Def Jam in New York City where Jay Z introduced her to music mogul Antonio L A Reid 24 28 At the audition she sang Whitney Houston s cover of For the Love of You as well as the demo tracks Pon de Replay and The Last Time 24 Jay Z was absolutely certain about signing her after she performed her future single Pon de Replay 27 His boss L A Reid was also impressed with her audition telling Jay Z not to let Rihanna leave the building until the contract was signed 29 Reid left it to Jay Z and his team to close the deal which resulted in a six album record deal with Def Jam She waited in Jay Z s office until 3 00 in the morning to get lawyers to draft up a contract because he wanted to prevent her from signing with another label 27 Rihanna canceled other meetings with record labels and relocated from Barbados to the United States to live with Rogers and his wife 30 nbsp Rihanna performing at the KIIS FM Jingle Ball December 2005After signing with Def Jam Jay Z and his team did the A amp R for Rihanna s debut album and spent the next three months recording and completing her debut album 29 She worked with different producers to complete her debut studio album primarily Rogers and his production partner Carl Sturken 31 With several songs to pick as a lead single Pon de Replay was chosen because it seemed like the best song suited for a summer release 32 In May 2005 her debut single Pon de Replay was released under her mononym Rihanna It charted successfully worldwide peaking in the top five in fifteen countries including at No 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and the UK Singles Chart 33 The song became a club hit in the United States peaking at No 1 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs 34 Music of the Sun was released in August 2005 It debuted at No 10 on the Billboard 200 and received a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA denoting shipments of over 500 000 units 35 The album sold over 2 million copies worldwide A second single If It s Lovin that You Want was not as successful as its predecessor but reached the top 10 in Australia Ireland and New Zealand 36 Aside from her work in music Rihanna made her acting debut in a cameo role in the successful straight to DVD film Bring It On All or Nothing released in August 2006 37 A month after the release of her debut album Rihanna began working on her second studio album 38 A Girl like Me was released in April 2006 39 Rolling Stone felt that the burning rock guitar and haunted strings of some of the album s tracks made A Girl like Me likable 40 The album was a commercial success charting in the top 10 in 13 countries The album reached No 1 in Canada and No 5 in the United Kingdom and the United States where it sold 115 000 copies in its first week 35 41 The album became Rihanna s first to be certified Platinum by the RIAA after selling over 1 000 000 units 42 Its lead single SOS was an international success charting in the top five in 11 countries The song reached No 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and in Australia her first to reach this chart position 43 Unfaithful the album s second single reached the top 10 in 18 countries including No 1 in Canada and Switzerland 44 Two more singles were released from the album We Ride and Break It Off 45 46 2007 2008 Breakthrough with Good Girl Gone Bad In early 2007 Rihanna appeared on the single Roll It with Jamaican band J Status and fellow Barbadian singer songwriter Shontelle The song appeared on J Status debut album The Beginning released in several European countries only Around that time Rihanna had already begun work on her third studio album Good Girl Gone Bad 47 With the help of producers Timbaland Tricky Stewart and Sean Garrett she embraced a new musical direction through uptempo dance tracks 48 49 Released in May 2007 the album charted at No 2 in Australia and the US and topped the charts in multiple countries including Brazil Canada Ireland and the UK 50 The album received the most positive critical reviews of her first three albums 51 nbsp Rihanna performing during Good Girl Gone Bad Tour in Brisbane 2008The lead single Umbrella topped the charts in 13 countries and remained at No 1 in the UK for 10 consecutive weeks the longest running No 1 single there since Wet Wet Wet s single Love Is All Around spent 15 weeks at the top in 1994 52 53 It was Rihanna s first single to be named one of the best selling singles worldwide with sales of over 8 million copies 54 55 The songs Shut Up and Drive Hate That I Love You featuring Ne Yo and Don t Stop the Music were also released as singles with the latter becoming an international hit In support of the album Rihanna began the Good Girl Gone Bad Tour in September 2007 with 80 shows across the US Canada and Europe 56 Rihanna was nominated for several 2008 Grammy Awards for Good Girl Gone Bad winning Best Rap Sung Collaboration for Umbrella alongside Jay Z her first Grammy Award 57 On June 9 2008 Rihanna released Good Girl Gone Bad Live her first live long form video The DVD and Blu ray release featured Rihanna s concert at the Manchester Arena in Manchester United Kingdom held on December 6 2007 as part of the Good Girl Gone Bad Tour The release also contained a special documentary that presented Rihanna discussing her experiences during the tour By late 2008 Rihanna still remained on the charts with the release of the fifth single from Good Girl Gone Bad Rehab and was named Diva of the Year by Entertainment Weekly for her newfound staying power 58 Good Girl Gone Bad has sold over 2 8 million units in the United States alone receiving a two times Platinum certification from the RIAA It is Rihanna s bestselling album in the country to date 35 59 The album has sold 9 million units worldwide 60 61 During the late 2000s Rihanna experimented further with pop dubstep and rock music officially shifting her musical style and image away from the Barbados island girl 62 Throughout 2008 Rihanna performed on the Glow in the Dark Tour alongside Kanye West Lupe Fiasco and N E R D 63 Her third studio album s reissue Good Girl Gone Bad Reloaded was released in June 2008 with three new songs Disturbia Take a Bow and the Maroon 5 duet If I Never See Your Face Again plus a Spanglish version of Hate That I Love You featuring Spanish pop singer David Bisbal 64 All four were released as singles and charted highly reaching peak positions worldwide 65 66 67 In August 2008 Rihanna and a host of other female singers recorded the charity single Just Stand Up the theme song to the anti cancer campaign Stand Up to Cancer 68 Live Your Life a duet between T I and Rihanna was released that November and topped the Billboard Hot 100 2009 2011 Rated R and Loud On February 8 2009 Rihanna s scheduled performance at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards was canceled 69 Reports surfaced that then boyfriend singer Chris Brown had physically assaulted her He was arrested on suspicion of making criminal threats 70 On March 5 2009 Brown was charged with assault and making criminal threats 71 A leaked photograph from the police department obtained by TMZ com revealed that Rihanna had sustained visible injuries 72 A few months after the incident Rihanna was featured on the single Run This Town by Jay Z which also featured Kanye West and was released as the second single from Jay Z s eleventh studio album The Blueprint 3 73 In early 2009 Rihanna began working on her fourth studio album Rated R 74 Rated R was released in November 2009 The album had Rolling Stone magazine stating that Rihanna transformed her sound and made one of the best pop records of the year 75 76 Rated R featured a darker and more foreboding tone than Rihanna s previous albums 77 Rated R debuted at No 4 on the US Billboard 200 chart 78 79 80 The album was supported by six singles including Rude Boy which was the biggest worldwide success from the album topping the US Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks and reaching top 10 positions in 22 other countries 81 82 In January 2010 Rihanna released her charity cover version of Redemption Song for the Hope for Haiti Now campaign She also recorded the song Stranded Haiti Mon Amour together with Jay Z Bono and The Edge for the same campaign to alleviate the 2010 Haiti earthquake nbsp Rihanna performing during the Loud Tour in 2011In summer 2010 Rihanna collaborated with rapper Eminem on Love the Way You Lie which was a major worldwide success reaching No 1 in over 20 countries 83 Reaching number 2 the song became the biggest selling song of 2010 in the UK and the first of Rihanna s singles to sell over a million copies in the country 84 85 In October 2010 Rihanna switched managers joining Jay Z s Roc Nation Management 86 In late 2010 she was featured on three singles Kanye West s All of the Lights from the album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 2010 87 Nicki Minaj s Fly from her debut studio album Pink Friday 2010 88 and David Guetta s Who s That Chick from the album One More Love 2010 89 Loud Rihanna s fifth studio album was released in November 2010 90 The album produced three US Billboard Hot 100s Its lead single Only Girl In the World What s My Name featuring rapper Drake and S amp M following the release of its official remix featuring Britney Spears 91 92 93 94 Rihanna set a record as the solo artist with the fastest accumulation of 10 chart toppers in the Hot 100s history 95 At the 53rd Grammy Awards Only Girl In the World won the award for Best Dance Recording 96 Man Down and California King Bed were released as singles in May 2011 with moderate success 97 98 Cheers Drink to That which interpolates Avril Lavigne s 2002 single I m with You was released as the seventh and final single from the album 99 To promote the album Rihanna embarked on her Loud Tour in June 2011 which sold out 10 nights at The O2 Arena in West London the most sold out shows for a female artist in the venue s history 100 101 The tour was the seventh highest grossing tour worldwide of 2011 102 In September 2020 she put her St John s Wood North London house for sale with a price of 32 million 103 2011 2013 Talk That Talk and Unapologetic Rihanna s sixth album Talk That Talk was released in November 2011 104 The album debuted at No 3 in the U S and number No 1 in the UK 105 The album s lead single We Found Love topped charts in twenty seven countries and peaked in the top 10 in 30 countries and broke many chart records worldwide 106 The single topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 10 non consecutive weeks becoming Rihanna s longest running No 1 single on the chart and the longest running No 1 single of 2011 in the US 107 108 The song was later named the 24th biggest hit of all time on the BillboardHot 100 109 You Da One and the album s title track featuring Jay Z were released as the second and third singles to moderate success Where Have You Been the fifth single successfully charted worldwide reaching No 5 in the US and No 6 in the UK 110 111 Cockiness Love It was released as the album s sixth and final single in a remixed form featuring rapper ASAP Rocky 112 nbsp Rihanna performing during the Diamonds World Tour in 2013In early 2012 two collaborations featuring Rihanna were released Coldplay s Princess of China from their album Mylo Xyloto and Drake s Take Care from his album of the same name 113 114 In February 2012 Rihanna won her third Grammy Award for Best Rap Sung Collaboration at the 2012 Grammy Awards for her Kanye West collaboration All of the Lights and was voted the Best International Female Solo Artist at the 2012 BRIT Awards for the second consecutive year 115 116 March 2012 saw the simultaneous releases of two collaborations between Rihanna and Chris Brown remixes of her song Birthday Cake and his Turn Up the Music The recordings received mainly negative responses due to the pair s history of domestic violence 117 In September 2012 We Found Love won the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year making Rihanna the first woman to receive the accolade more than once 118 Rihanna s seventh studio album Unapologetic was released in November 2012 119 In the United States the album debuted at No 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart marking Rihanna s first No 1 album in the country 120 The lead single from the album Diamonds reached No 1 in more than 20 countries worldwide including on the US Billboard Hot 100 where it became Rihanna s 12 No 1 on the chart 121 The album s second single Stay featuring Mikky Ekko reached the top five in over twenty countries including No 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 122 As promotion prior to the album s release Rihanna embarked on the 777 Tour a mini tour of seven shows in seven countries in seven days 123 On May 6 2013 Fox aired a documentary about the tour with a documentary DVD being released the following day as Rihanna s third live long form video release 124 In February 2013 at the 55th Grammy Awards Rihanna won her sixth Grammy Award in the category Best Short Form Music Video for We Found Love 2011 125 Also that month the United Kingdom s Official Charts Company announced that Rihanna had sold 3 868 000 records in the past year in the country ranking at No 1 in the list of 2013 BRIT Awards artist nominees 126 Rihanna s fifth headlining concert tour the Diamonds World Tour began in March 2013 in support of Unapologetic 127 Rihanna then appeared in the Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg comedy film This Is the End which was released in June 2013 128 That same month American hip hop artist Wale released a remixed version of his single Bad featuring Rihanna 129 In October 2013 Eminem released his Rihanna assisted single The Monster as the fourth release from his eighth studio album The Marshall Mathers LP 2 2013 2014 2017 Standalone releases Home soundtrack and Anti In 2014 Rihanna appeared on Shakira s single Can t Remember to Forget You 130 Following the release of Unapologetic and its accompanying tour Rihanna aimed to take a hiatus from recording music stating I wanted to have a year to just do whatever I want artistically creatively 131 In May 2014 Rihanna left Def Jam Recordings to sign fully with Roc Nation the record label that had managed her career since October 2010 132 A year after Rihanna began working on her eighth studio album the single FourFiveSeconds was released which featured Rihanna paired up with Kanye West and Paul McCartney 133 Two further singles followed its release Bitch Better Have My Money and American Oxygen 134 135 136 neither made the final track listing for Rihanna s eighth studio album During the creation of the album Rihanna ventured into other endeavors and appeared in the voice role of Tip in the animated feature film Home alongside Jim Parsons and Jennifer Lopez the film was based on The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex Rihanna also released a concept album soundtrack for the film 137 nbsp Rihanna performing on the Anti World Tour in 2016In late 2015 Rihanna inked a 25 million contract with Samsung that would see her promoting Samsung s Galaxy line of products whilst Samsung would sponsor the release of her eighth studio album and its supporting tour 138 The Anti World Tour was announced in November 2015 and began in March 2016 with Travis Scott supporting in North America and Big Sean supporting at selected European dates 139 non primary source needed The Weeknd had also initially planned to support at certain European sites but he backed out citing unforeseen changes in upcoming projects 140 On January 28 2016 Rihanna released her eighth studio album Anti exclusively through streaming service Tidal 141 The album peaked at No 1 on the US Billboard 200 becoming Rihanna s second No 1 and eighth top 10 album on the chart 142 The album was supported by the release of four singles including the lead single Work featuring Drake which topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart Further Platinum certified singles Needed Me and Love on the Brain both peaked inside the top 10 of the US Hot 100 143 144 In 2016 Rihanna was featured in several singles The first collaboration single was Kanye West s Famous where Rihanna provided uncredited guest vocals She was then officially featured on Calvin Harris This Is What You Came For which was a success 144 145 Rihanna was also featured on Drake s Too Good and on Mike Will Made It s Nothing Is Promised 146 147 In June 2016 Rihanna released Sledgehammer a single from the Star Trek Beyond movie soundtrack 148 On August 28 2016 Rihanna was honored with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards after performing various medleys of her hit songs 149 150 Rihanna released several collaborations in 2017 First she was the featured part in Future s Selfish the lead single from the rapper s sixth studio album Hndrxx Summer 2017 saw the release of Rihanna s collaborations with record producer DJ Khaled Wild Thoughts which also featured Bryson Tiller and was a worldwide success and Kendrick Lamar s single Loyalty which earned Rihanna her ninth Grammy Award at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards 151 152 In November 2017 Rihanna was part of N E R D s comeback single Lemon from the band s album No One Ever Really Dies 153 154 2018 present Hiatus upcoming ninth studio album and Super Bowl LVII halftime show In October 2017 Shakka revealed that he was working with Rihanna on her absolutely insane album 155 In December 2018 Rihanna confirmed that the album would be released in 2019 156 and later announced that it is a reggae project 157 In August 2019 fans noticed that Rihanna and co songwriters Collin Edwards Monique Lawrence and Alexander Ogunmokun registered a song titled Private Loving with the music publishing organization BMI 158 n 2 In September 2019 it was announced she had signed with Sony ATV Music Publishing 160 In December 2019 Rihanna alluded to her album being complete and indefinitely withholding the release date in an Instagram post 161 She was next featured on Canadian singer PartyNextDoor s song Believe It which was released on March 27 2020 162 On September 25 2022 Rihanna announced that she would be headlining the Super Bowl LVII halftime show 163 which marked her first live performance in over five years and the end of her previously self imposed boycott of the event which she instigated in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick The show was critically acclaimed It was initially reported that the performance gained a total of 118 7 million viewers across TV and digital platforms 164 165 however the figure was later revised by Nielsen Media Research who adjusted the number to 121 017 million viewers making it the most watched halftime show in history surpassing Katy Perry s performance at the Super Bowl XLIX halftime show 166 In October HDD confirmed that Rihanna will do a stadium tour in 2023 167 On October 28 2022 Rihanna released the lead single from the Black Panther Wakanda Forever soundtrack Lift Me Up her first solo musical release since Anti 168 The song earned her nominations for the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Original Song 169 ArtistryMusic and voice Rihanna is a mezzo soprano with a range spanning from B2 to C 6 170 171 172 While recording tracks for her third studio album Good Girl Gone Bad 2007 Rihanna took vocal lessons from Ne Yo She said of the experience I ve never had vocal training so when I m in the studio he ll tell me how to breathe and stuff He ll call out these big fancy words OK I want you to do staccato And I m like OK I don t know what that is 49 Her vocal performance on Loud 2010 received positive reviews from music critics James Skinner from BBC praised Rihanna s vocals on the song Love the Way You Lie Part II and wrote that her voice is powerful and that it is Rihanna s vocal at once commanding soulful and vulnerable that anchors the song and Loud itself 173 Andy Gill from The Independent feels that California King Bed features her best vocal performance 174 In a review of Unapologetic Billboard magazine wrote Diamonds finds Rihanna doing one of her throatiest most impassioned vocals to date on this inspirational pop ballad 175 Jon Caramanica of the New York Times stated over the years as her game face froze in place her voice cured into a weapon of emotional chill and strategic indifference It s decidedly unfriendly made to give orders 176 In 2023 Rolling Stone ranked Rihanna at number 68 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time 177 My music is just imagination being creative that s what my music is composed with Being creative and thinking of situations whether situations I went through or situations I ve observed people going through I can t tell you where I ll see myself in five years but I can tell you I will work my best to be the most successful artist that I can be in five years I want to be Remembered as Rihanna Remembered as being an artist from the Caribbean who came here and made it internationally Just remembered as me cause I m true to my music and I just want people to realize that and appreciate me for that Rihanna during her first interview with MTV News 178 Growing up in Barbados she mainly listened to reggae hip hop and soca music 179 When she first came to the US she was exposed to different types of music with rock being one of them and I fell in love with it Now I love rock music 179 During her debut she recorded songs that were inspired by her Caribbean roots and described her early sound as a fusion of reggae hip hop and R amp B with a little something different thrown in 28 180 Her early dancehall roots can be found on her debut album Music of the Sun and its follow up A Girl like Me 181 Her debut album demonstrates the influence of Rihanna s musical heritage of the Caribbean Kelefa Sanneh of the New York Times complimented its combination of dancehall and reggae who said Dancehall reggae sometimes seems like a furiously insular form of music but Rihanna is only the latest singer to discover how versatile the genre s spring loaded electronic rhythms can be 182 Her debut single Pon de Replay features a dancehall pop mixture that infuses a reggae style while If It s Lovin that You Want talks about a girl seducing a guy to be her boyfriend 36 Aiming for artistic growth A Girl like Me expresses personal experiences that typical 18 year old girls go through with ballads that were described as elegant and mature 183 After her second album she slowly dismissed her dancehall and reggae roots Rihanna s musical career has been an experiment with new musical ideas and stated that she wants to make music that could be heard in parts of the world that I d never been to 184 With its provocative subject matter and lyrics she began incorporating a wide range of genres including pop R amp B reggae dubstep hip hop and EDM 185 During a review for Good Girl Gone Bad Slant Magazine to write that Rihanna finally figured out that she s a dance artist and the majority of the album is comprised of uptempo dance pop songs like Push Up on Me and Don t Stop the Music 186 It represents a departure from the Caribbean sound of her previous albums and is described as a turning point in her career 187 188 While the first half of the record shares many 1980s pop influences with songs like Don t Stop the Music and Shut Up and Drive the second half retreats into standard R amp B 15 189 Recorded after the assault by her then boyfriend Chris Brown Rated R had a much darker tone and was filled with various emotions she experienced throughout 2009 190 In her fifth album Loud Rihanna reflects on the fun and energetic vibe she had while recording the album 90 The album is a mixture of ballads party anthems and empowering love songs 191 Talk That Talk was similar to Rated R as both contain hip hop R amp B dancehall and dubstep genres 192 Loud and Talk That Talk saw her explore sexuality in her work S amp M and Birthday Cake and return to her dancehall roots Man Down and Watch n Learn 193 She also branched out into house music with tracks like We Found Love Only Girl In the World and Complicated 194 Her songs are also inspired through record sampling from other artists 195 Influences nbsp Rihanna has cited Madonna pictured as her idol and biggest influence Rihanna has named Madonna as her idol and biggest influence She said that she wanted to be the black Madonna and praised her ability to reinvent herself throughout her career 196 She noted I think that Madonna was a great inspiration for me especially on my earlier work If I had to examine her evolution through time I think she reinvented her clothing style and music with success every single time And at the same time remained a real force in entertainment in the whole world 196 Another major influence on Rihanna s music and career has been Mariah Carey whose song Hero she performed when Rihanna was still a teenager at her high school talent show 197 She revealed that Carey s song Vision of Love was the song that made her want to do music 198 199 In her youth she would see Bob Marley on television because of his fame in the Caribbean 200 She stated He s one of my favourite artists of all time he really paved the way for every other artist out of the Caribbean 201 She built a shrine in her home dedicated to the reggae legend and has covered Marley s Is This Love and Bob Marley amp The Wailers Redemption Song during her concert tours 202 203 During her childhood she would go around singing Whitney Houston songs and A Whole New World into her hairbrush so much that her neighbors started calling her Robyn Redbreast 30 She also stated that one of the first songs she remembers falling in love with was Houston s version of I Will Always Love You and that it was really inspiring and it made me develop a passion for music so really she s partly responsible for me being here in this industry 204 205 Rihanna was also influenced by Janet Jackson Aaliyah Tupac Beyonce and Destiny s Child 206 207 208 209 Other musical influences and idols include Celine Dion 210 Grace Jones 211 Lil Kim 212 Alicia Keys 213 Prince 214 Fefe Dobson 215 216 and Brandy 15 Rihanna takes influence from the different types of music she discovered when she came to America and revealed that rock music was one of the first genres she fell in love with 179 She commented as I grow older I want to know more about music I want to discover more types of music 15 She cited Brandy s fourth studio album Afrodisiac 2004 as her main inspiration for her third album Good Girl Gone Bad 2007 15 In her early career her music contained strong influences of Caribbean music including reggae and dancehall 217 The music video of the song Rude Boy featured images inspired by her Caribbean roots 217 Videos and stage Rihanna has worked with music video director Anthony Mandler on more than a dozen music videos the first being Unfaithful 2006 218 We ve done 16 videos together they re not all tough Yeah I mean I m known for the Disturbia s and the Russian Roulette s and things like that but Only Girl In the World is certainly an ethereal kind of empowering beauty filled video Mandler said 218 Jocelyn Vena of MTV wrote Rihanna like Madonna also has a tendency to make truly thought provoking music videos that fit the songs they represent Smattered in between glitzier more glamorous clips Madge and Ri want us to think about bigger issues 194 Jon Bream of the Star Tribune commented i n the tradition of Madonna and Janet Jackson Rihanna has become the video vixen of the 00s Rihanna has perfected the pout the long legged strut and trend setting hairdos that keep women and men alike checking her out on YouTube 219 George Epaminondas of InStyle considers Rihanna s music videos to be cinematic due to her blend of lush island rhythms and swinging pop and mischievous sensuality 220 nbsp Rihanna performing on Last Girl on Earth Tour in AustraliaMany of her music videos were shot as short films exploring issues such as love triangles abuse and substance abuse romance including We Found Love and Man Down 194 Her music video for Umbrella shows Rihanna s transition into adulthood and her newly adopted image 221 The dark creepy scenes of Disturbia have been compared to Michael Jackson s Thriller 219 222 The video for Russian Roulette features Rihanna in a padded room playing a game of russian roulette with her partner A scene of Rihanna being approached by a speeding car at night was compared to the altercation with Chris Brown 223 In 2011 Rihanna released three controversial music videos about sadomasochism rape and domestic violence 224 Man Down which features Rihanna shooting a man in a train station was criticized by the Parents Television Council 225 We Found Love which shows Rihanna and her love interest in a drug filled unhealthy relationship 223 sparked criticism from the Rape Crisis Centre for its message 226 Charne Graham of the Houston Press defended her asking Why should Rihanna s music videos get everyone riled up when others equally sexual and controversial videos are in rotation she just like s to make music videos that give us something to talk about 224 Rihanna was the first woman to pass 2 billion cumulative views on the music video website Vevo 227 As of December 2016 she has accumulated over 10 billion views on the site Denis Armstrong of Canadian Online Explorer commented on her performance at the Ottawa Bluesfest saying her show was a Disney esque choreographed fantasy of non stop hip swiveling sassy attitude and personal endearments and a string of funky sugar free hits 228 Her performance of Disturbia at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards was ranked tenth best on the MTV Video Music Awards according to a Billboard poll 229 Her revealing leather costumes during her Good Girl Gone Bad Tour were highly criticized by the Pan Malaysian Islamic Party who recommended that her concert tour should be banned 230 Whilst commenting on her third album s accompanying tour The Times compared Rihanna s stage wardrobe styling to that of Janet Jackson and called her a vision of Ann Summers couture in thigh high boots and a few scraps of black PVC 231 In the October 2011 issue of British Vogue Rihanna said her performance outfits and appearances are all an act t hat s not me That s a part I play You know like it s a piece of art with all these toys and textures to play with 232 Public image nbsp Rihanna modeling haute couture fashion at the 2017 Met Gala in Manhattan representing the theme Rei Kawakubo Comme des Garcons Art of the In BetweenKnown for her style and image the media have constantly followed the evolution of Rihanna s music and fashion sense 233 In 2009 New York magazine described Rihanna s early look as that of a cookie cutter teen queen noting she has the ability to shift looks dramatically and with such ease 234 Around the time of the release of her second studio album A Girl like Me 2006 many critics felt that Rihanna s style sound and musical material were too similar to those of Beyonce 235 236 In an interview with Look magazine Rihanna spoke about comparisons to Beyonce Beyonce is a great artist and I feel honored to be mentioned in the same sentence but we re different performers with different styles 237 She revealed during Oprah s Next Chapter that Def Jam s pop princess blueprint made her feel claustrophobic during her early years with the label 238 According to Rihanna I felt like they were giving me a blueprint They had a brand they had an idea of what they wanted me to be without figuring out who I was 239 With the release of her third album Good Girl Gone Bad 2007 Rihanna dismissed her innocent image for an edgier look with a new hairstyle which was inspired by Charlize Theron s bob cut in the science fiction thriller AEon Flux 2005 240 She followed the likes of recording artists Janet Jackson and Christina Aguilera who also shed their innocent image for an edgier look and sound 241 Nico Amarca of Highsnobiety magazine wrote over the course of her now 10 year career Rihanna has undergone one of the most significant aesthetic metamorphoses the world has ever seen 242 Her image and fashion has changed several times with different hairstyles since the release of her third album 243 244 She commented that as a child she used to watch her mother get dressed and that her love and admiration for fashion started with her mother 245 When putting together her own wardrobe she stated It s become more about taking a risk I always look for the most interesting silhouette or something that s a little off 246 Jess Cartner Morley of The Guardian wrote that Rihanna s wardrobe is the most talked about influential and dissected in pop right now and that whatever she wears is immediately reproduced on the high street because it sells 247 Country singer Miranda Lambert admires Rihanna s fashion and style stating I don t necessarily get inspired by the whole no bra thing but I love that you never know what she s going to wear It always keeps you guessing which makes her sassy and interesting 248 In an interview with Alexa Chung during Vogue Festival 2015 Balmain designer Olivier Rousteing praised Rihanna by stylistically comparing her to some of the biggest fashion icons in music history such as Madonna David Bowie Michael Jackson and Prince 249 Commenting on the cultural expectation for pop stars to be role models Rihanna said being a role model became more of my job than I wanted it to be But no I just want to make music That s it 232 In a May 2013 interview with MTV The Vagina Monologues writer and feminist Eve Ensler said I m a huge Rihanna fan I think she has a kind of agency over her sexuality and she s open about her sexuality she has enormous grace and she s immensely talented 250 251 Described as one of the sexiest women of her generation 252 253 she revealed that being a sex symbol is not a priority and that it s definitely flattering but also uncomfortable 254 Her appearance has landed her on the cover of magazines such as Maxim FHM Rolling Stone 255 and in December 2012 Rihanna became the first woman to be featured on the cover of GQ magazine s Men of the Year issue 255 Rihanna made her first appearance at the Met Gala in 2007 256 She has made eight appearances in the years since notably in 2015 for China Through the Looking Glass her Guo Pei designed yellow dress garnered the most attention of the event accruing a billion impressions on social media 257 The dress which had taken two years to make before Rihanna came across it 258 became the subject of a documentary by Pietra Brettkelly entitled Yellow Is Forbidden 259 She co chaired the 2018 Heavenly Bodies Fashion and the Catholic Imagination themed event wearing Maison Margiela 260 LegacyRihanna is regarded by the media as a pop and fashion icon particularly since her third studio album Good Girl Gone Bad 2007 261 262 263 264 265 Nick Levine of Digital Spy described Good Girl Gone Bad as the closest thing to a Thriller that 2007 08 is likely to produce 266 According to Rolling Stone her single Umbrella and her eighth album Anti are regarded as among the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and 500 Greatest Albums of All Time respectively 267 268 Her single We Found Love was ranked by Billboard as the 24th biggest US BillboardHot 100 hit of all time 109 and her single Work has been credited by a Billboard editor for bringing the dancehall genre to the forefront of mainstream American music 269 Music critic Jayson Greene of Pitchfork described Rihanna as the most influential singer of the past decade writing Rihanna Voice has become an industry wide idea a creative property like the Korg synth or LinnDrum We crave the thrill that you can only get when a dozen or so good ideas manifest themselves in a single voice For the past 10 years that voice has more or less been Rihanna s Now that she s gleefully shredding it apart she ll probably generate a whole new comet trail of Rihannabes Inevitably none of them will carry the charge the glassy cool and subterranean heat of the real thing 270 nbsp Waxwork of Rihanna at Madame Tussauds LondonTime magazine included Rihanna on its 100 Most Influential People in the World issue in 2012 and 2018 271 with Stella McCartney writing She s one of the coolest hottest most talented most liked most listened to most followed most impressive artists at work today but she does it in her own stride She works hard very hard She gives to her fans friends and foundation not just herself but her energy and spirit 272 Rihanna was ranked one of the best dressed women in 2018 by luxury fashion retailer Net a Porter 273 On June 2 2014 Rihanna was presented with the Fashion Icon lifetime achievement award from Council of Fashion Designers of America CFDA a special prize reserved for an individual whose style has made a significant impact on popular culture on an international stage 274 In August 2018 Billboard ranked Rihanna as the tenth biggest Hot 100 artist of all time as well as the fifth biggest female act of all time 275 276 Billboard also ranked Rihanna the top Hot 100 artist of the 2010s decade 277 In 2014 Time magazine s pop stardom ranking metric ranked Rihanna second in history based on all time chart performance and contemporary significance 278 Rihanna has become a dominating figure on social media and internet streaming ranking at No 1 on Forbes 2012 list of Social Networking Superstars 279 In 2013 Rihanna was also named the most influential pop star in the United Kingdom by UK channel 4Music 280 Rihanna s work has directly influenced numerous artists such as Lorde 281 Sam Smith 282 Little Mix Rita Ora 283 Billie Eilish 284 Selena Gomez 285 Justin Bieber 286 Ellie Goulding 287 Kim Petras 288 Jennie from Blackpink 289 Marilyn Manson 290 Jessie J 291 SZA 292 Fifth Harmony 293 Camila Cabello 294 Demi Lovato 295 Alexandra Stan 296 Grimes 297 Sleater Kinney 298 Tegan and Sara 299 300 Cover Drive 301 Cher Lloyd 302 Bad Gyal 303 and Era Istrefi 304 Rihanna has an honorary title of Ambassador for Culture and Youth in Barbados 305 On February 22 2008 former Barbados Prime Minister David Thompson launched the national Rihanna Day in their country Although it is not a bank holiday Barbadians celebrate it every year in honor of Rihanna 306 307 308 309 In February 2017 Rihanna was named Harvard University s Humanitarian of the Year by the Harvard Foundation 310 During Rihanna s third annual Diamond Ball former U S president Barack Obama praised Rihanna s work and stated She s become a powerful force in the fight to give people dignity 311 On September 20 2018 Rihanna was appointed by the government of Barbados to be an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary with special duties of promoting education tourism and investment for the island 312 313 314 As of 2021 Rihanna is the world s wealthiest female musician with an estimated net worth of 1 7 billion 5 She was also listed among Forbes Top 100 Most Powerful Women of 2019 315 In 2020 she debuted on the Sunday Times Rich List claiming third place on the list of Britain s richest musicians 316 At the 2020 NAACP Image Awards hosted by BET Rihanna accepted the President s Award from Derrick Johnson Johnson stated that Rihanna has not only enjoyed a groundbreaking career as an artist and musician but has also distinguished herself as a stellar public servant From her business achievements through Fenty to her tremendous record as an activist and philanthropist Rihanna epitomizes the type of character grace and devotion to justice that we seek to highlight in our President s Award 317 Business careerRihanna s first fragrance Reb l Fleur was released in January 2011 318 According to Rolling Stone Reb l Fleur was a financial success and was expected to gross US 80 million at retail by the end of 2011 319 Rihanna s second fragrance Rebelle was released in February 2012 320 The promotional campaign for Rebelle was shot by director Anthony Mandler who also shot the promotional campaign for Reb l Fleur 321 In November 2012 Rihanna released her third fragrance Nude 322 Rihanna s fourth women s fragrance titled Rogue was released on September 14 2013 followed by a male version entitled Rogue Men which was released in 2014 323 324 On March 30 2015 it was announced that Rihanna is a co owner with various other music artists in the music streaming service Tidal The service specializes in lossless audio and high definition music videos Jay Z acquired the parent company of Tidal Aspiro in the first quarter of 2015 325 Including Beyonce and Jay Z sixteen artist stakeholders such as Kanye West Beyonce Madonna Chris Martin Nicki Minaj and more co own Tidal with the majority owning a 3 equity stake 326 The challenge is to get everyone to respect music again to recognize its value stated Jay Z on the release of Tidal 327 In 2016 it was revealed that Rihanna would be releasing her music through her own label Westbury Road Entertainment 328 which was established in 2005 329 Westbury Road is the name of her Barbados residence The music would be distributed through Universal Music Group 330 331 Westbury Road Entertainment s artist roster includes Melissa Forde as the label s photographer 332 and KazeLoon In November 2015 Rihanna and Benoit Demouy launched a beauty and stylist agency named Fr8me The business based in Los Angeles was set up to assist artists in booking commercials editorial shoots ad campaigns and red carpet appearances Rihanna stated Hair makeup and styling play an important role in creativity I am very involved with that part of my process so this agency was an organic thing for me to do The roster includes Rihanna s makeup artist Mylah Morales wardrobe stylist Jason Bolden hairstylist Patricia Morales and Marcia Hamilton 333 In addition to Fr8me Rihanna opened a photo agency called A Dog Ate My Homework which represents photographers Erik Asla and Deborah Anderson 333 Fenty Main article Fenty fashion house Fenty was a fashion brand by Rihanna under the luxury fashion group LVMH which launched in May 2019 334 She was the first woman to create an original brand for LVMH and also the first woman of color to lead an LVMH brand 334 The house launched in a pop up store on May 22 2019 in Paris before launching worldwide online on May 29 and included clothing accessories and footwear It was the first line that LVMH had launched since 1987 The fashion brand was described as groundbreaking and in a statement regarding the launch Rihanna said that she had been given a unique opportunity to develop a fashion house in the luxury sector with no artistic limits 334 Due to the impacts of the COVID 19 pandemic in February 2021 Rihanna and LVMH decided to put on hold her Fenty fashion house and continue building on the SavagexFenty lingerie line 335 Rihanna exclusively uses her surname for business endeavors not related to her music career so as not to conflate the two 336 In January 2019 Rihanna filed a lawsuit against her father Ronald Fenty over the use of the Fenty name for commercial purposes The lawsuit alleges Rihanna s cosmetics brand Fenty Beauty was damaged commercially by her father s company Fenty Entertainment through misrepresentation of his company being affiliated with her 337 In September 2021 Rihanna dropped the lawsuit against her father 338 Fenty Beauty Main article Fenty Beauty nbsp Rihanna in a promotional video for Fenty Beauty in 2018In 2017 Rihanna launched her critically acclaimed cosmetics company Fenty Beauty under LVMH s Kendo Brands Rihanna owns 50 percent of Fenty Beauty according to Forbes 339 The partnership was worth 10 million and would see Rihanna release various beauty products 340 The first installment of Fenty Beauty was released on September 8 2017 in stores and online available in over 150 countries 341 It included an array of products including foundations highlighters bronzers blush compacts lip glosses and blotting sheets and was praised for its diverse range for all skin colors 342 Time magazine named Fenty Beauty as one of The 25 Best Inventions of 2017 citing the breadth of its range 343 In what has been dubbed the Fenty Effect the brand revolutionized the way other cosmetic brands approached diversity in marketing and product formulation Suddenly beauty houses niche establishment and those in between began extending their shade ranges to accommodate a wider variety of skin tones Forty shades became the new standard 344 Savage X Fenty Main article Savage X Fenty In 2018 Rihanna launched a lingerie brand named Savage X Fenty The line was born from Rihanna s vision creating an inclusive brand Products come in a variety of shades to match all skin tones and a range of sizes 345 She showcased the brand at the New York Fashion Week in September 2018 The brand has been positively reviewed by the public for including plus size models in their promotion though some fans argued there were not enough plus sizes 346 In September 2019 Rihanna promoted the brand in a show again during the New York Fashion Week held at the Barclays Center with modeling appearances from models Alex Wek Bella Hadid Cara Delevingne actress Laverne Cox and musicians Normani and 21 Savage The show featured performances by DJ Khaled Halsey ASAP Ferg Big Sean Migos Fat Joe Fabolous and Tierra Whack 347 and premiered on Amazon Prime Video on September 20 2019 as the Savage X Fenty Show The show was renewed for a third time in 2020 with appearances from musicians such as Travis Scott Rosalia Bad Bunny Ella Mai Lizzo Big Sean Miguel Roddy Ricch and Rico Nasty This version also premiered on Amazon Prime Video on October 2 2020 348 Fenty Skin In July 2020 Rihanna launched a skin care brand called Fenty Skin 349 Other ventures nbsp Rihanna at her Fenty X Puma fashion show in February 2016Rihanna has ventured into other businesses and industries In October 2005 Rihanna struck an endorsement deal with Secret Body Spray 350 In 2010 Rihanna featured in the Optus commercial in conjunction with Optus supporting Rihanna s Last Girl on Earth 351 The same year Rihanna also featured in the Kodak commercial along with rapper Pitbull 352 In October 2010 she released a photo book 353 featuring photos from the Last Girl on Earth tour and served as an accompaniment to her fourth studio album Rated R 2009 In 2011 Rihanna was the face of Nivea and Vita Coco 354 355 Her first television program Styled to Rock premiered in the UK in August 2012 on Sky Living In the 10 week series Rihanna Nicola Roberts Lysa Cooper and Henry Holland assist up and coming British designers with their clothing lines 356 The US version of Styled to Rock premiered on October 25 2013 on Bravo 357 In 2013 Rihanna collaborated with MAC Cosmetics and released her own summer fall and holiday lines of makeup called RiRi hearts MAC 358 In July 2013 lager production company Budweiser announced that Rihanna had become a part of their global Made For Music campaign also co starring Jay Z 359 Early in her career Rihanna made clear her interest in fashion and desire to work in the clothing design industry Regarding this she said Fashion has always been my defense mechanism 360 In November 2011 Rihanna announced her first fashion venture with Armani 361 In February 2013 Rihanna presented her first women s fashion collection at London Fashion Week for British brand River Island collaborating with her personal stylist Adam Selman 362 They published three more collections for the brand 363 364 Rihanna then collaborated with numerous fashion house s including Dior Stance and Manolo Blahnik 365 366 367 In March 2015 Rihanna was chosen as the new face of Dior making her the first black woman to be the face of the brand 368 In 2014 Rihanna became the creative director of the fashion sportswear Puma overseeing the brand s women s line which will include collaborations in apparel and footwear 369 The following year Rihanna released her first trainer with Puma and it sold out online within three hours of its pre sale launch 370 Over the next two years Rihanna released various other footwear in different colorways and styles which were all met positively by both critics and buyers 371 372 2016 saw Rihanna debut her first clothing line in collaboration with Puma at New York Fashion Week the collection was met with rave reviews from fashion critics 373 Acting career See also Rihanna videography nbsp Rihanna at the Cannes Film Festival May 2017Rihanna made her acting debut in a cameo role in the straight to DVD film Bring It On All or Nothing released in August 2006 37 Rihanna starred as Petty Officer GM2 Cora Raikes in her first theatrical feature film Battleship which was released on May 18 2012 374 Loosely based on the game of the same name both the film and Rihanna s performance received mixed to negative reviews the New York Times said she was just fine in the rather generic role 375 In 2015 Rihanna appeared in the voice role of Tip in the animated feature film Home alongside Jim Parsons and Jennifer Lopez the film was based on The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex Rihanna played the recurring role of Marion Crane in the fifth and final season of Bates Motel 376 The show received universal acclaim from critics 377 Rihanna also had a major role in the Luc Besson film Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets an adaptation of the comic book series Valerian and Laureline Also starring Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne the film was released by STX Entertainment on July 21 2017 in the US 378 379 Rihanna was one of the all female cast in the heist film Ocean s 8 directed by Gary Ross and released by Warner Bros on June 8 2018 380 381 The movie grossed 300 million worldwide and became a major box office success 382 In August 2018 it had been reported that Rihanna had been filming a secret project in Cuba titled Guava Island throughout that summer alongside Donald Glover Glover s Atlanta collaborator Hiro Murai was directing with Letitia Wright and Nonso Anozie also involved 383 The trailer for the full length movie premiered on November 24 384 at the PHAROS festival in New Zealand The exact details project were not announced until April 2019 when advertisements for Guava Island appeared on Spotify indicating something happening on Saturday Night April 13 385 It was later revealed Amazon Studios would distribute the film and Regency Enterprises had financed the film which was released on April 13 386 ActivismPhilanthropy Main article Clara Lionel Foundation In 2006 she created her Believe Foundation to help terminally ill children 387 388 In 2007 Rihanna was named as one of the Cartier Love Charity Bracelet Ambassadors with each celebrity representing a different global charity 389 To help raise awareness and combat HIV AIDS Rihanna and other public figures designed clothing for the February 2008 H amp M Fashion Against AIDS line 390 391 In 2008 Rihanna performed a series of charity concerts entitled A Girl s Night Out 392 to benefit the Believe Foundation The concerts were made free for the public Money from sponsors and advertisers were to be donated to provide medical supplies school supplies and toys to children in need 393 394 395 In September 2008 Rihanna contributed to the song Just Stand Up with fifteen other female artists who shared the stage to perform the song live on September 5 2008 during the Stand Up to Cancer television special The proceeds from the single were given to the fundraiser 68 The television special helped raise 100 million for cancer research 396 I feel strongly that all children everywhere should be afforded the opportunity of a quality education therefore I m proud to announce Clara Lionel Foundation s partnership with education advocacy leaders like the Global Partnership for Education and Global Citizen Working together I know we can amplify our efforts and ensure that millions of children gain access to education globally Rihanna discussing the Clara Lionel Foundation s partnership with the Global Partnership for Education 397 Rihanna founded the Clara Lionel Foundation CLF in 2012 in honor of her grandparents Clara and Lionel Braithwaite Programs include the Clara Braithwaite Center for Oncology and Nuclear Medicine at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Barbados and education programs 398 399 The CLF hosts an annual Diamond Ball charity fundraiser event The inaugural event in 2014 raised over 2 million and the second raised over 3 million 400 401 On February 12 2012 Rihanna performed a benefit show at the House of Blues to raise money for the Children s Orthopaedic Center and the Mark Taper Johnny Mercer Artists Program at Children s Hospital 402 In November 2012 Rihanna gave 100 000 to food bank donation for Hurricane Sandy 403 On January 3 2014 Rihanna was part of the MAC Viva Glam campaign which benefits women men and children living with HIV AIDS 404 In March 2020 Rihanna donated 5 000 000 to COVID 19 relief 405 and followed that up with additional donations of personal protective equipment to the state of New York 406 and an offer of 700 000 worth of ventilators to her home country Barbados 407 In April 2020 Rihanna further donated an additional 2 100 000 matching Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey for a total of 4 200 000 to provide support and resources to individuals and children suffering from domestic violence amid the lockdown 408 The Clara Lionel Foundation gave big amounts of money to climate justice and climate resilience Only in 2022 it allocated 13 million euro to climate justice 409 Advocacy During her performance at the NCAA March Madness Music Festival Rihanna expressed her disagreement with Indiana s Religious Freedom Restoration Act that allows companies and individuals to use their religious beliefs as protection in case of being accused of discrimination against LGBT people 410 Rihanna along with numerous other high profile celebrities featured in an online video titled 23 Ways You Could Be Killed If You Are Black in America The video was released in partnership with the We Are Here Movement and called for action against police brutality 411 In January 2017 Rihanna participated in the 2017 Women s March which took place in New York among protests the day after US President Donald Trump s inauguration 412 She has also criticized President Trump s immigration policies including Executive Order 13769 which sought to ban citizens of Iran Iraq Libya Somalia Sudan Syria and Yemen from entering the United States and his response to the 2019 shootings in El Paso and Dayton 413 414 In October 2019 she stated that she declined to perform at the 2020 Super Bowl halftime show in support of Colin Kaepernick following the controversy surrounding his role in the national anthem protests 415 In February 2021 Rihanna extended her support to Indian farmers protest against the farm bills through Twitter 416 Rihanna with many others called to a transformation of the global financial system so it will be better adjusted to stop climate change and poverty One of the ideas is to give help to countries heavily suffering from climate change 409 Personal life nbsp Rihanna in 2012Rihanna owns a 14 million penthouse in Lower Manhattan 417 She also purchased a house in West London for 7 million in June 2018 to be closer to her work with her FENTY fashion label 336 In December 2018 Rihanna put her Hollywood Hills mansion up for sale after a break in six months before The mansion was reported to have sold for 10 4m 418 Forbes began reporting on Rihanna s earnings in 2012 419 Rihanna began dating American singer Chris Brown in 2007 After their relationship ended in February 2009 she entered an on again off again relationship with Canadian rapper Drake which lasted from 2009 to 2016 420 During an interview with Rolling Stone in January 2013 Rihanna confirmed that she had rekindled her relationship with Brown 421 although he remained under probation for their 2009 domestic violence case 422 Their reunion followed persistent media speculation that occurred throughout 2012 423 424 In May 2013 Brown stated during an interview that he and Rihanna had broken up again 425 In 2017 Rihanna began dating Saudi businessman Hassan Jameel 426 427 They split in January 2020 428 On May 19 2021 American rapper ASAP Rocky confirmed during an interview with GQ that he and Rihanna were in a relationship 429 430 431 432 On January 31 2022 it was revealed that the couple was expecting their first child 433 On May 19 2022 it was confirmed that Rihanna had given birth to a son 434 435 436 On May 10 2023 Rocky and Rihanna revealed their son s name as RZA Athelaston Mayers named after Wu Tang Clan leader and founder RZA 437 On February 12 2023 during the Super Bowl LVII halftime show performance Rihanna revealed she is pregnant with her second child becoming the first person to headline a Super Bowl halftime show while pregnant 438 439 440 The pregnancy was confirmed in a British Vogue cover story featuring her family which was released days after the Super Bowl appearance 441 Domestic violence case On February 8 2009 Rihanna s scheduled performance at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards was canceled 69 Reports surfaced that her boyfriend at the time Chris Brown had physically assaulted her He turned himself in to the police and was booked on suspicion of making criminal threats 70 442 On March 5 2009 Brown was charged with assault and making criminal threats 71 Due to a leaked photograph from the police department obtained by TMZ com which revealed that Rihanna had sustained extensive visible injuries an organization known as STOParazzi proposed Rihanna s Law which if enacted would deter employees of law enforcement agencies from releasing photos or information that exploits crime victims 72 Gil Kaufman of VH1 reported the nonstop coverage of the Rihanna Brown case has brought up a number of issues regarding the privacy of alleged victims of domestic violence including the decision by almost all major news outlets to divulge the identity of the victim which is not typically done in domestic violence cases and discussed the controversial distribution of the leaked photograph 443 Rihanna was subpoenaed to testify during a preliminary hearing in Los Angeles on June 22 2009 444 On June 22 2009 Brown pleaded guilty to felony assault Brown received five years of probation and was ordered to stay 50 yards 46 m away from Rihanna unless at public events which then would be reduced to 10 yards 9 m 445 On September 2 2009 Brown spoke about the domestic violence case in a pre recorded Larry King Live interview his first public interview about the matter 446 447 448 449 He was accompanied to the interview by his mother Joyce Hawkins and attorney Mark Geragos as he discussed growing up in a household with his mother being repeatedly assaulted by his stepfather Brown said of hearing details of his assault of Rihanna I m in shock because first of all that s not who I am as a person and that s not who I promise I want to be 446 Awards and achievementsSee also List of awards and nominations received by Rihanna As of September 2018 update Rihanna has sold over 250 million records worldwide making her one of the best selling music artists of all time 450 Throughout her career she has received numerous awards and honors including 9 Grammy Awards 12 Billboard Music Awards 13 American Music Awards 8 People s Choice Awards among others Rihanna received the Icon Award at the 2013 American Music Awards 451 452 and the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards 453 She holds six Guinness World Records 454 In the United States Rihanna has sold over 10 million albums 455 while Nielsen SoundScan ranked her as the bestselling digital artist in the country breaking a Guinness World Record for digital single sales of over 58 million as of 2012 456 457 458 On July 1 2015 the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA announced that Rihanna had surpassed more than 100 million Gold and Platinum song certifications In doing so Rihanna has the most digital single awards and is the first and only artist to surpass RIAA s 100 million cumulative singles award threshold 459 In the United Kingdom she has sold over 7 million albums making her the third bestselling female artist this century 460 According to Billboard her total album sales stand at 54 million copies sold worldwide 461 Rihanna has accumulated 14 No 1 singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for the third most No 1 songs in the chart s history 462 She has been named the top Mainstream Top 40 chart artist of the past twenty years by Billboard she ranks first with most entries 36 most top tens 23 and most No 1 songs 10 463 As of March 2014 update Rihanna has sold over 18 million singles and 6 million albums in the United Kingdom 464 465 She is the tenth bestselling 466 and the second bestselling female singles artist in the country only behind Madonna 467 and is second only to the Beatles for the most million selling singles in the UK of all time 468 Her collaboration with Eminem Love the Way You Lie along with Umbrella Disturbia Only Girl In the World We Found Love and Diamonds are among the best selling singles of all time Rihanna has seven No 1 singles on the Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs chart 469 and Airplay chart 470 as well as sixteen No 1 singles on the Rhythmic chart 471 She has also earned over 30 top ten songs in the UK and Australia 472 DiscographyMain articles Rihanna albums discography Rihanna singles discography and List of songs recorded by Rihanna Music of the Sun 2005 A Girl like Me 2006 Good Girl Gone Bad 2007 Rated R 2009 Loud 2010 Talk That Talk 2011 Unapologetic 2012 Anti 2016 Selected filmographySee also Rihanna videography Bring It On All or Nothing 2006 Battleship 2012 This Is the End 2013 Home 2015 Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets 2017 Ocean s 8 2018 Guava Island 2019 ToursMain article List of Rihanna live performances As a headliner Rihanna Live in Concert 2006 Good Girl Gone Bad Tour 2007 2009 Last Girl on Earth Tour 2010 2011 Loud Tour 2011 Diamonds World Tour 2013 Anti World Tour 2016 As a co headliner The Monster Tour with Eminem 2014 Promotional tours A Girl s Night Out 2008 a series of charity concerts to benefit the Believe Foundation 777 Tour 2012 in support of her seventh studio 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