Robyn Rihanna Fenty born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, songwriter, actress, and entrepreneur. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados and raised in Bridgetown, during 2003, he recorded a demo recording under the direction of record producer Evan Rogers and signed a recording contract with Def Jam Recordings after auditioning for hip hop producer and rapper who was then president, Jay- Z. In 2005, Rihanna became famous for the release of her debut studio album Music and the follow-up of A Girl like Me (2006), which was mapped on the top 10 of the US Billboard 200 and each produced a successful single "Pon de Replay", "SOS" and "Unfaithful".
He assumed creative controls for his third studio album Good Girl Gone Bad (2007) and adopted a public image as a sex symbol, while recreating the music. His first single "Umbrella" became an international breakthrough in his career, as he won his first Grammy Award at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards in 2008. He then released four RIAA multi-platinum certified studio albums each year, including Grammy Award winners. i> Unapologetic (2012). Her eighth studio album Anti (2016) topped the US Billboard 200 and became one of the most aired albums of the year. Many of his songs are among the world's best-selling singles of all time, including singles "Umbrella", "Take a Bow", "Disturbia", "Only Girls (In The World)", "S & amp; M", "We Find Love "," Diamonds "," Stay "and" Work "where he is the main artist, and his collaboration" Live Your Life "(with TI)," Love the Way You Lie "and" The Monster "(both with Eminem).
Recognized as a music pop icon today, Rihanna is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with 250 million records sold worldwide. Rihanna is the youngest solo artist to get fourteen number one singles on Billboard Hot 100, and has a total of thirty-one top-ten singles. He was named Digital Songs Artist in the 2000s decade, the top 100 Hot artist of the decade of 2010, as well as a top-time Pop Songs artist by Billboard . In addition, she is the best selling artist Spotify ' of all time. Among the numerous awards and awards, Rihanna has won nine Grammy Awards, twelve American Music Awards, and twelve Billboard Music Awards. Furthermore, he was awarded with the inaugural American Music Awards for Icon in 2013 and Michael Jackson Vanguard Video Award in 2016. Rihanna received the lifetime award of Fashion Icon award from the American Fashion Designers Council in 2014. In 2012, Forbes placing it as the fourth strongest celebrity, while Time put it on the annual list of the most influential people in the world.
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Robyn Rihanna Fenty was born on February 20, 1988, in Saint Michael, Barbados. Her mother, Monica (Braithwaite), is a retired African background accountant, and her father, Ronald Fenty, is an Afro-Barbadian warehouse supervisor and Irish descendant. Rihanna has two brothers, Rorrey and Rajad Fenty, and two half-brothers and half-brothers from her father's side, each born from a different mother from a previous relationship. He grew up in a three-room bungalow in Bridgetown and sold clothes with his father at a street kiosk. Rihanna's childhood was heavily influenced by her father's addiction to crack cocaine and alcohol, which led to her old marriage. As a child, she went through many CT scans for her extraordinary headaches: "[The doctors] even thought it was a tumor, because it was so intense." By the time she was fourteen, Rihanna's parents had divorced and her health began to improve. Rihanna grew up listening to reggae music and started singing around the age of seven. He attended Charles F. Broome Memorial Elementary School and Combermere High School, where he studied with future English cricketer Chris Jordan and future West Indies cricketer Carlos Brathwaite. Rihanna is an army cadet in a sub-military program; singer-songwriter Shontelle is the sergeant of his coach. Although initially he wanted to graduate from high school, he chose to pursue a music career instead.
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Careers
2003-2005: Beginning and debut
In 2003, Rihanna formed a musical trio with two of her classmates. He was found in his native Barbados by American record producer Evan Rogers. Without any names or material, the girl group managed to audition with Rogers who commented, "When Rihanna comes into the room, it feels like the other two girls are not there." Rihanna goes to Rogers's hotel room, where she performs the renditions of Destiny's Child's "Emotion" and "Hero" Mariah Carey. Impressed, Rogers scheduled a second meeting with his mother present, and then invited him to his hometown in the United States to record some demo tapes that could be sent to record labels. He recorded a demo for the following year intermittently, as it could only record during school holidays. "Pon de Replay" and "The Last Time" are two songs recorded for demo tapes, which were finally included in his debut album Music of the Sun . That same year, Rihanna signed to Rogers' and production company Carl Sturken, Syndicated Rhythm Productions.
Demo Rihanna was sent to Def Jam Recordings, where Jay Brown, an executive of A & amp; R on the record label, was one of the first to hear the demo. Brown plays a demo tape for rapper Jay-Z, who was recently appointed president and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Def Jam. When Jay-Z first heard the song "Pon de Replay", he felt the song was too big for him. Despite his skepticism, he invited Rihanna to audition for the label. In early 2005, Rihanna auditioned for Def Jam in New York, where Jay-Z introduced her to the music mogul Antonio "L.A." Reid. At the audition, she sang Whitney Houston's cover song "For the Love of You" (1987), as well as the demo song "Pon de Replay" and "The Last Time". Jay-Z is absolutely sure to sign him after he performs in the future with a hit single "Pon de Replay". Her boss L.A. Reid was also impressed by his audition, telling Jay-Z not to let Rihanna leave the building until the contract is signed. Reid left him to Jay-Z and his team to close a deal that resulted in a record deal of six albums with Def Jam. He waits in Jay-Z's office until three o'clock in the morning to ask a lawyer to arrange a contract because he wants to prevent him from signing a contract with another label. Rihanna canceled another meeting with a record label and moved from Barbados to the United States to live with Rogers and his wife.
After signing a contract with Def Jam, Jay-Z and his team do A & amp; R for Rihanna's debut album and spent the next three months recording and finishing her debut album. He worked with different manufacturers to complete his debut studio album, especially Rogers and his production partner Carl Sturken. With a few songs to choose as the main single, "Pon de Replay" was chosen because it looks like this is the best song suitable for a summer release. In May 2005, her debut single, "Pon de Replay", was released under her mononim "Rihanna". It is mapped successfully around the world, peaking in the top five in fifteen countries, including number two on the Billboard chart of Hot 100 US and UK Singles Chart. The song became a hit of big clubs in the United States, peaking at number one on Dance Club Songs' Billboard .
Music of the Sun was released in August 2005. It debuted at number ten on Billboard 200 and received gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), which showed more shipments from 500,000 units. The album sold over two million copies worldwide. The second single, "If It's Lovin 'You Want", is not as successful as its predecessor, but reaches the top ten in Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand. Apart from his work in music, Rihanna made her acting debut in a cameo role in the live-to-DVD movie Bring It On: All or Nothing, released in August 2006.
2006-2008: Breakthroughs and new images
A month after the release of her debut album, Rihanna began working on her second studio album. A Girl like Me was released in April 2006. Rolling Stone felt that "the burning rock guitar" and haunted some of the album tracks made " A Girl like Me [...] fun. "The album was commercially successful, charting in the top ten in thirteen countries. The album reached number one in Canada and number five in the UK and USA, where it sold 115,000 copies in its first week. The album became Rihanna who was first certified Platinum by the RIAA, after selling more than 1,000,000 units. Its main single, "SOS", is an international success, which occupies the top five positions in eleven countries. The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and in Australia, the first to reach this chart position. "Unfaithful", the album's second single, reached the top ten in eighteen countries, including number one in Canada and Switzerland. Two more singles were released from the album: "We Ride" and "Break It Off".
In early 2007, Rihanna appeared on the single "Roll It" with Jamaican J-Status band and fellow singer-songwriter Shontelle. The song appeared on the debut album of J-Status' The Beginning , released in several European countries only. Around that time, Rihanna had already started working on her third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad . With the help of Timbaland producers, Tricky Stewart, and Sean Garrett, he embraced new music direction through the uptempo dance line. Released in May 2007, the album charted at number two in Australia and the United States and topped the charts in several countries, including Brazil, Canada, Ireland and the UK. The album received the most positive critical reviews of its first three albums.
The main single, "Umbrella", topped the charts in thirteen countries and remained number one in the UK for ten consecutive weeks, the only longest number ever since Wet Wet Wet's single "Love Is All Around" spent five twelve weeks on top in 1994. This is Rihanna's first single to be named one of the best-selling singles worldwide, with sales of more than 8 million copies. The songs "Shut Up and Drive", "Hate That I Love You" (featuring Ne-Yo) and "Do not Stop the Music" were also released as singles, with the latter becoming an international hit. To support the album, Rihanna embarked on the Good Girl Gone Bad Tour in September 2007, with 80 shows across the US, Canada and Europe. Rihanna was nominated for several Grammy Awards 2008 for Good Girl Gone Bad, winning Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Umbrella" with Jay-Z, her first Grammy Award.
On June 9, 2008, Rihanna released Good Girl Gone Bad Live , her first live-long video. DVD and Blu-ray releases featured Rihanna's concert at Manchester Arena in Manchester, England, which was held on December 6, 2007 as part of the Good Girl Gone Bad Tour. Most of the concert set lists are from Good Girl Gone ; However, Rihanna also performed songs from previous albums Music of the Sun and A Girl like Me . The release also contains a special documentary featuring Rihanna discussing her experiences during the tour. In late 2008, Rihanna was still on the charts with the release of her fifth single from Good Girl Gone Bad, Rehab, and was named "Diva of the Year" by Entertainment Weekly. for "newfound strength". Good Girl Gone Bad has sold over 2.8 million units in the United States alone, receiving twice-Platinum certification from the RIAA. This is Rihanna's best-selling album in the country to date. The album has sold nine million units worldwide.
During the late 2000s, Rihanna experimented further with pop, dubstep, and rock music, which officially changed her music style and her image from the island girl of Barbados. Throughout 2008, Rihanna performed on Glow in the Dark Tour with Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco and N.E.R.D. The third studio album update, Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded , was released in June 2008 with three new songs: Disturbia, Take a Bow and Maroon duet 5 If I Never See You Face Again ", plus a Spanglish version of" Hate That I Love You "featuring Spanish pop singer David Bisbal. All four were released as singles and charted high, reaching the top of the world. In August 2008, Rihanna and a number of other female singers recorded the charity single "Just Stand Up!", The theme song for the Stand Up to Cancer anti-cancer campaign. "Live Your Life", a duet between T.I. and Rihanna, released that November and occupied the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Rihanna's number five singles on the chart. Rihanna's first remix album, Good Girl Gone Bad: The Remixes , was released in January 2009 and contains a remix of club songs from Good Girl Gone Bad and the release of Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded .
2009-2011: Annual collaboration and release
On February 8, 2009, Rihanna's scheduled performances at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards were canceled. Reports surfaced that his girlfriend, singer Chris Brown, has attacked him physically. He was arrested on suspicion of a criminal threat. On March 5, 2009, Brown was charged with the attack and for committing a criminal threat. A leaked photograph from the police department obtained by TMZ.com revealed that Rihanna had suffered visible injuries. A few months after the incident, Rihanna performed in Jay Run's single "Run This Town", which also featured Kanye West and was released as the second single from Jay-Z's eleventh studio album The Blueprint 3.
In early 2009, Rihanna began working on her fourth studio album, Rank R . Rank R was released in November 2009. The album features Rolling Stone magazine stating that Rihanna "changed her voice and made one of the best pop recordings of the year". R Rating features a bleaker and bleaker tone than previous Rihanna albums. Rank R debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 181,000 copies in the United States, giving Rihanna her first highest-selling weekend in the US at that time. The album is supported by six singles, including "Rude Boy", which is the biggest worldwide success of Hot 100's album, Hotboard for 100 weeks and reaching the top ten in twenty-two others. countries.
In January 2010, Rihanna released a charity cover version of "Redemption Song" for the Hope for Haiti Now campaign. He also recorded the song "Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)" along with Jay-Z, Bono and The Edge for the same campaign to alleviate the Haiti earthquake 2010. In the summer of 2010, Rihanna collaborated with rapper Eminem about "Love the Way You Lie" , which is a huge success worldwide, reaching number one in over twenty countries. The song is the number one US number one of his career, making it the female artist with the most number five song in the history of the charts. Reaching number two, the song became the best-selling song of 2010 in the UK, and the first of Rihanna's singles to sell over one million copies in the country. In October 2010, Rihanna shifted manager, joining Country Management Roc Jay-Z. At the end of 2010, she appeared in three collaborations released as singles: Kanye West's "All of the Lights", from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy album (2010), Nicki Minaj's "Fly", from studio album debuted Pink Friday (2010) and David Guetta's "Who's That Chick?", from the album One More Love (2010).
Loud , Rihanna's fifth studio album, was released in November 2010. Her main single, "Only Girl (In the World)", reached number one in 15 countries, including Britain and the United States. The album's second single, "What's My Name?", Featured rapper Drake, also reached number one in the US and UK. "Raining Men" was sent to US urban radio on December 7, 2010, as the album's third single in the United States. This song features rap vocals by Nicki Minaj. The fourth single, "S & amp; M", reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 after the release of its official remix featuring Britney Spears, becoming Rihanna's tenth single number one on the charts. Rihanna made a record as a solo artist with the fastest accumulation of ten chart toppers in the Hot 100 history. At the 53rd Grammy Awards, "Only Girl (In the World)" won the award for Best Dance Recording. "Man Down" and "California King Bed" were released as singles in May 2011 with moderate success. "Cheers (Drink to That)", who interpolated Lavigne's 2002 single "I'm With You", was released as the seventh and final single from the album, reaching the top twenty in the UK and the top ten in the US. To promote the album, Rihanna started the Loud Tour in June 2011, which sold ten nights at The O 2 Arena in London, the best-selling show for female artists in the history of the venue. Loud Tour Live on O2 , Rihanna's second long format video was filmed during the last three shows in London and was released on December 13, 2012. This tour is the 7th best-selling tour worldwide in 2011.
Rihanna's sixth album, Talk That Talk , was released in November 2011. The album debuted at number three on US Billboard 200 with sales of 198,000 copies and number one in the UK. , selling 163,000 copies. The album's main single, "We Found Love", topped the charts in twenty-seven countries, peaking in the top ten in thirty countries and breaking many chart records worldwide. The single occupied Hot 100's Billboard for ten consecutive weeks, becoming the longest running single number in Rihanna on the chart and the only longest number in 2011 in the US. The song was later crowned as the 24th greatest hit of all time on Billboard Hot 100. You Da One and album title track, featuring Jay-Z, was released as the second and third singles, to moderate success. "Where Have You Been", the fifth single, has been mapped worldwide, reaching number five in the US and number six in the UK. "Cockiness (Love It)" was released as the sixth and final album in remix featuring rapper ASAP Rocky.
2012-2014: Battleship and Unapologetic
In early 2012, two collaborations featuring Rihanna were released: "Princess of China" Coldplay, from their album Mylo Xyloto, and "Take Care" from Drake, from her album of the same name. In February 2012, Rihanna won her third Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the Grammy Awards 2012 for Kanye West's "All of the Lights" collaboration, and was voted Best Female International Solo Artist at the BRIT Awards 2012 for the second year in a row. March 2012 sees the simultaneous release of two collaborations between Rihanna and Chris Brown: remixes of songs "Birthday Cake" and "Turn Up the Music". This recording received a particularly negative response due to the history of domestic violence in the couple. 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 award more than once.
Rihanna starred as Petty Officer (GM2) Cora Raikes in his first theatrical film Battleship , released on May 18, 2012. Loosely is based on the game of the same name, both Rihanna's film and appearance received mixed-to- negative; The New York Times says he's "okay in a rather generic role". On August 19, 2012, Rihanna appeared in the first episode of the second season of Oprah Winfrey's main television show in the US Next Round of Oprah . The episode scored the second highest ranking in the history of Oprah Winfrey Network. His first television program, Style to Rock , aired in the UK in August 2012 at Sky Living. In the ten-week series, Rihanna, Nicola Roberts, Lysa Cooper, and Henry Holland helped the rising British designers with their clothing line. Meanwhile, the US version of Style to Rock airs on October 25, 2013 in Bravo.
Rihanna's seventh studio album, Unapologetic , was released in November 2012. In the United States, the album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 album chart with first week sales of 238,000 copies, Rihanna's first number one album in the country. This album is Rihanna's third consecutive number one album in the UK and fifth in Switzerland. The main single from the album, "Diamonds", reached number one in more than twenty countries worldwide, including the US Billboard Hot 100, where it became Rihanna's number twelve on the chart. The album's second single, "Stay", featured Mikky Ekko, reached the top five in over twenty countries, including number three on Billboard Hot 100. As promotions prior to the album's release, Rihanna embarked on the 777 Tour, seven shows in seven countries in seven days. On May 6, 2013, Fox aired a documentary about the tour, with a documentary DVD released the following day as Rihanna which is a third-form video broadcast.
In February 2013 at the 55th Grammy Awards, Rihanna won the sixth Grammy Award, in the Best Short Form Music Video for "We Found Love" (2011) category. Also in that month, the Official Charts Company in the UK announced that Rihanna had sold 3,868,000 records in the last year in the country, ranking number one in the list of nominated BRIT award artists 2013. Rihanna's fifth headlining concert tour, Diamonds World Tour, March 2013 to support Unapologetic . Rihanna later appeared in the comedic film Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg This Is the End , released in June 2013. In the same month, American hip hop artist Wale released remixed versions of his single "Bad" showing Rihanna.
In October 2013, Eminem released Rihanna-assisted single, "The Monster", as the fourth release of her eighth studio album The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013). With a song that enters the UK Singles Chart at number one, Rihanna joins Elvis Presley and The Beatles as just one of three stunts that have scored one number one every year for seven consecutive years in graphics history. The song also peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, which marked the peak of Rihanna's thirteenth chart, tying it at the time with Michael Jackson for the fourth most number in chart history. Rihanna then appeared on the single Shakira, "Can not Remember to Forget You", which was released in January 2014. Following the release of Unapologetic and the accompanying tour, Rihanna aims to take the absence of the music recording, stating: I want to have a year to do whatever I want artistically, creatively. " In January 2014, Rihanna began working on her eighth studio album. In May 2014, Rihanna left Def Jam Recordings to sign up fully with Roc Nation, the record label that has been managing her career since October 2010.
2015-present: Anti , the upcoming ninth studio project and studio album
A year after Rihanna started working on her eighth studio album, the single "FourFiveSeconds" was released, featuring Rihanna paired with Kanye West and Paul McCartney. The next two singles followed the release: "Better Prostitutes Got My Money" and "American Oxygen"; did not make a final playlist for Rihanna's eighth studio album. In March 2015, Rihanna released a concept album based around the 3D animated movie Home , which she starred with, alongside Jim Parsons, Steve Martin, and Jennifer Lopez. "Towards the Sun" was released as the first single from the album. By the end of 2015, Rihanna signed a $ 25 million contract with Samsung that will see her promote the Samsung Galaxy product line while Samsung will sponsor the release of her eighth studio album and supporting tour. The Anti World Tour was announced in November 2015 and started in March 2016, with the support of Travis Scott in North America, and The Weeknd and Big Sean support on selected European dates.
On January 28, 2016, Rihanna released her eighth studio album, Anti , exclusively through Tidal's streaming service. The album peaked at number one in the US Billboard 200, becoming Rihanna's number one and eighth on the tenth album on the chart. The album is supported by the release of four singles, including the main single "Work", featuring Drake, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 US chart. The more certified Platinum-certified "Needed Me" and "Love on the Brain" both peaked in the top ten of the US Hot 100. In 2016, Rihanna performed on several singles. The first collaboration is Kanye West's "Famous", where Rihanna provides unidentified guest vocals. He was then officially featured on Calvin Harris's "This Is What You Come," which reached Number 3 on Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1. 2 on the UK Singles Chart. Rihanna also appeared in Drake's "Too Good" and on Mike Will Made It ' s "Nothing Is Promised". On June 27, 2016, Rihanna released "Sledgehammer", the main single from the movie soundtrack of Star Trek Beyond. On August 28, 2016, Rihanna was awarded the MTV Video Vanguard Award at the MTV Video Music Awards 2016 after performing various medleys of her hit song. Rihanna released several collaborations in 2017. First she is a part featured in Future's Selfish, the lead single from the rapper's sixth studio album, Hndrxx . The summer of 2017 saw the release of Rihanna's collaboration with record producer DJ Khaled, "Wild Thoughts", which also featured Bryson Tiller and was successful worldwide and peaked at number two on Billboard Hot 100, and Kendrick Lamar ' s single, "Loyalty", which earned Rihanna's ninth Grammy Award at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards. In November 2017, Rihanna was part of the comeback track "EE.R.D ' s" Lemon "from No One Ever Really Dies band album.
Rihanna played the recurring role of Marion Crane in the fifth and final season of Bates Motel . This event received universal recognition from critics. Rihanna also has a lead role in the film Luc Besson Valerian and the Thousand Planet City, which is an adaptation of the comic book series Valjala and Laureline. Also starring Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne, the film was released by STX Entertainment on July 21, 2017 in the US Rihanna is one of the cast members of the women in the thefts of Ocean's 8, directed by Gary Ross, and released by Warner Bros.. on June 8, 2018.
Rihanna officially revealed that she has started working on her ninth studio album, just months after the release of Anti . In August 2017, Diplo submitted the material; However, Rihanna told him that the music reminded him of "reggae songs at the airport" and would not use them for albums. On October 19, 2017 Shakka revealed that she is currently working with Rihanna on her "really crazy" album.
Arts
Music and sound
Rihanna is a mezzo-soprano, with ranges ranging from B 2 to C # 6 . While recording a song for her third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), Rihanna took vocal lessons from Ne-Yo. Speaking of the experience he said, "I have never undergone vocal training, so when I'm in the studio, he'll tell me how to breathe and stuff... He'll call these big fancy words: 'OK, I want You do a staccato. 'And I'm like,' OK, I do not know what it is. ' "Her vocal performance at Loud (2010) received positive reviews from music critics. James Skinner of the BBC praised Rihanna's vocals on the song "Love the Way You Lie (Part II)" and wrote that his voice is very strong and that "it is Rihanna's vocal - instantaneously ruling, feeling and vulnerable - that anchors the song, and Hard itself ". Andy Gill from The Independent feels that "California King Bed" features the best vocal performance. In a review of Unapologetic , Billboard magazine writes, "Diamonds found Rihanna performing one of her most vocal, most fiery vocals to date, on this inspirational pop ballad." Jon Caramanica of The New York Times stated, "for years, when his face was frozen in place, his voice was healed into a weapon of emotional coldness and strategic ignorance, which is clearly unfriendly, made to give orders.".
Growing up in Barbados, he is not exposed to much music, especially reggae, hip-hop, and soca music. When he moved to the United States, he became exposed to a lot of American music "rock being one of them, and I fell in love with him. [Now] I like rock music." At the time of his debut, he recorded songs inspired by his Caribbean roots and described his early sounds as "a mix of reggae, hip-hop and R & B, with a little something different thrown in". The dancehall root was originally found on her debut album, Music of the Sun (2005), and her follow-up, A Girl like Me (2006). Music of the Sun shows the influence of Rihanna's music heritage in the Caribbean. Kelefa Sanneh of The New York Times complemented the combination of dancehall and reggae, which said, "Dancehall reggae sometimes looks like a very niggling form of music, but... Rihanna is just the newest singer who discovered how versatile the rhythm of spring electronics genre can ". The debut single, "Pon de Replay" features a dancehall-pop mix that incorporates reggae style, while "If It's Lovin 'You Want" talks about a girl seducing a man to be his girlfriend. Aiming for artistic growth, A Girl Like Me expresses the personal experience experienced by 18-year-old girls through ballads portrayed as elegant and mature. After his second album, he slowly rejects his dancehall and reggae roots.
Music Rihanna has included various genres including, pop, R & amp; B, reggae, dubstep, hip hop and EDM. With provocative material and lyrics, his musical career has been experimenting with new musical ideas and declaring that he wants to "make music that can be heard in parts of the world I have never been to." During the review for Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), Slant Magazine to write that Rihanna "finally found out that she is a dance artist and the majority of the album consists of uptempo dance songs" Push Up on Me "and" Do not Stop the Music ". It is a departure from the Caribbean voice of the previous album, and is described as a turning point in his career. While the first half of the recording shared many pop influences in the 1980s with songs such as "Do not Stop the Music" and "Shut Up and Drive", the second half retreated to an R & B.
Recorded after the attack by his current girlfriend, Chris Brown, Influences
Rihanna has named Madonna as her idol and her greatest influence. He said that he wanted to be "black Madonna" and praised the singer for being able to constantly rediscover himself successfully throughout his career. "I think that Madonna is a great inspiration to me, especially in my previous work, and if I have to examine its evolution through time, I think he re-creates his style of clothes and music successfully at all times and at the same time remains a real power in entertainment around the world. "Another major influence on Rihanna's music and career is Mariah Carey, whose" Hero "song she did when Rihanna was a teenager at her high school talent show. He reveals that Carey's song "Vision of Love" is a song that makes [him] want to play music. "
She grew up watching the legends of Bob Marley's reggae videos on television because that's what they'll be playing in the Caribbean. She stated, "She's one of my favorite artists of all time - she's really paving the way for every other artist outside the Caribbean". He built a temple in his home dedicated to reggae legends and has covered Marley's "Is This Love" and Bob Marley & amp; "Wailers' Redemption Song during his concert tour. During her childhood, she will sing Whitney Houston's songs and "A Whole New World" into her hairbrush so that her neighbors start calling her "Robyn Redbreast". He also stated that one of the first songs he remembered to fall in love was the Houston version of "I Will Always Love You" and that it "really inspired, and it made me develop a passion for music, so really, he was partly responsible. for me to be here in this industry. "
Rihanna is also influenced by Janet Jackson, Aaliyah, Beyoncà ©  ©, and Destiny's Child. Other music and idol influences include Celine Dion, Grace Jones, Lil 'Kim, Alicia Keys, Prince, Fefe Dobson, and Brandy. Rihanna took influence from the various types of music he found when he came to America and revealed that rock music was one of the first genres he loved. He commented, "As I get older, I want to know more about music, I want to find more types of music". He quoted Brandy's fourth studio album, Afrodisiac (2004), as his main inspiration for his third album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007). In his early career, his music had a strong influence on Caribbean music, including reggae and dancehall. The music video of the song "Rude Boy" displays an image inspired by its Caribbean roots.
Videos and stage
Rihanna has worked with music video director Anthony Mandler on more than a dozen music videos, the first being "Unfaithful" (2006). "We've done 16 videos together, they're not all tough, [...] Yes, I mean, I'm known for 'Disturbia and' Russian Roulette's and stuff like that, but 'Only Girl (In World)' of course, is a kind of empowering and full of beauty video, "Mandler said. Jocelyn Vena from MTV wrote, "Rihanna, like Madonna, also has a tendency to make music videos that really stimulate thoughts that match the song they represent.Smiling among glamorous, more glamorous, Madge and Ri clips want us to think about problems the greater one. ". Jon Bream of the Star Tribune commented "[i] Madonna and Janet Jackson's tradition, Rihanna has become a video vixen of '00s... Rihanna has perfected a sullen, long-legged strut and trend-setting making women and men alike check it out on YouTube. "George Epaminondas of InStyle considers Rihanna's music video to be" cinematic "because he" combines the lush island rhythms and swinging pop and... the sensuality that naughty. " Tamar Anitai from MTV Buzzworthy listed "Disturbia" at number five on "The Top 5 Paranoid Music Videos in Buzzworthy" and said that "Paranoia has never looked so supernatural sexy!".
Many of his music videos are recorded when short films explore issues such as love triangle, abuse, and substance abuse abuse, including "We Found Love" and "Man Down". The music video for "Umbrella" shows Rihanna's transition into adulthood and her newly adopted image. The "dark, creepy" scene of "Disturbia" has been compared to Thriller Michael Jackson . The video for "Russian Roulette" featured Rihanna in a layered room that played Russian roulette games with her partner. The scene of Rihanna was approached by a car that drove at night compared to a fight with Chris Brown. The Caribbean-inspired music video for "Rude Boy" is compared to the rapper MIA "Boyz" video by many critics because of its colorful aesthetic similarity. In 2011, he released three controversial music videos about sadomasochism, rape, and domestic violence. "Man Down", featuring Rihanna shooting a man at a train station, was criticized by the Parents Television Council. "We Found Love," which shows Rihanna and her love interest in an ill-fated medical relationship, triggered criticism from the Rape Crisis Center for her inappropriate message. But Charne Graham of Houston Press defended the singer, asking, "Why does Rihanna's music video make everyone annoyed when other equally sexual and controversial videos take turns? [...] she just likes [s ] to create a music video that gives us something to talk about. "She is the first woman to pass two billion cumulative views on the VEVO music video site. As of December 2016, he has collected more than 10 billion views on the site. Her VEVO YouTube channel is currently the most subscribed channel on YouTube.
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Public image
Known for reinventing his style and image, Rihanna's music and fashion sense are recorded by the media. In 2009, New York magazine described Rihanna's early look as a "cookie cake teen queen", stating that she has the ability "to change appearance dramatically and easily". 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 music material was too similar to Beyoncà ©  ©. In an interview with Look magazine, Rihanna talks about comparison with Beyonce: "Beyoncà ©  © is a great artist and I am honored to be mentioned in the same sentence, but we are different with different styles". He revealed during Oprah's Next Chapter that Deflet's pop-princess blueprint made him feel claustrophobic during his early years with the label. According to Rihanna, "I feel they give me a blueprint. [...] They have a brand, they have an idea of ​​what they want for me without finding out who I am." With the release of her third album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), Rihanna brushed off her innocent image for an edgier look with a new hairstyle, inspired by Charlize Theron bob pieces in a science fiction movie. ÃÆ' â € on Flux (2005). He follows the likes of recording artists Janet Jackson and Christina Aguilera who also spilled their innocent image for a more edgier look and sound.
Nico Amarca of Highsnobiety magazine writes "during her 10 years of career, [Rihanna] has experienced one of the most significant aesthetic metamorphoses the world has ever seen". Her pictures and fashion have changed several times with different hairstyles since the release of her third album. He commented that as a child he "often watches him [mother] dressed" and that his love and admiration for fashion starts with his mother. When compiling her own wardrobe she stated, "It's becoming more about taking risks... I'm always looking for the most interesting silhouettes or something a bit off." Jess Cartner-Morley of The Guardian writes that "Rihanna's wardrobe is the most talked about, influential and dissected in pop right now" and whatever it wears "is reproduced on the highway, selling out". Country singer Miranda Lambert admired the fashion and style of Rihanna who stated, "I'm not always inspired by a thing without a bra, but I love that you never know what to wear, it always makes you guess, which makes it sassy and interesting. "
In an interview with Alexa Chung during the 2015 Festival festival, Balmain designer Olivier Rousteing praised Rihanna in comparing her style with some of the biggest fashion icons in music history, such as Madonna, David Bowie, Michael Jackson, and Prince. Commenting on the cultural expectations for pop stars to be role models, he says "[being a role model] is more of my work than I want, but no, I just want to make music. In an interview in May 2013 with MTV, The Vagina Monologues author and feminist Eve Ensler praised the singer, saying, "I'm a big Rihanna fan, I think he has some sort of agency over his sexuality and he's open about his sexuality, he has a great grace and he is very talented. "
Described as one of the sexiest women of her generation, it is revealed that being a sex symbol is not a priority and that "it's really flattering, but also uncomfortable." Her appearance has landed on the cover of magazines such as Maxim , FHM , Rolling Stone and as of December 2012, Rihanna became the first woman featured on the cover page of " Men of the Year " GQ .
Rihanna is famous for having a collection of small tattoos around her body. Some of them refer to Egyptian Antiquity, the subject of special interest of the singer.
Impact and influence
Rihanna is recognized by the media as a pop and fashion icon, especially since her third studio album Good Girl Gone Bad (2007). Nick Levine of Digital Spy described Good Girl Gone Bad as "the closest thing to Thriller which is likely to be produced 2007/08". His single "Umbrella", famous for the "ella ella" hook, is considered by Rolling Stone as one of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Her 2011 single "We Found Love" was ranked by Billboard as the 24th greatest US Billboard hit of all 100 hit of all time. Her eighth studio album Anti (2016) and the main single "Work" has been credited by Billboards for bringing the dancehall genre to the forefront of mainstream American music. Music critic Jayson Greene from Pitchfork described Rihanna as the most influential singer of the last decade, writes:
Rihanna Voice has become an industry-wide idea, creative properties such as Korg or LinnDrum synth [...] We crave the sensation that only you can get when a dozen good ideas manifest themselves in one voice. Over the past 10 years, the sound is more or less the property of Rihanna. Now he cheerfully tore it apart, he might produce a new comet of Rihannabes. It can not be denied, none of them will bring a load, cold and underground heat, from the real thing.
Time including Rihanna magazine to the 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2012. Stella McCartney writes "She's one of the coolest, hottest, most talented, most loved, most listened, most followed, most artists impressive at work today, but he did it in his own pace.He worked hard, very hard.He gave his fans, friends and foundations not only himself, but also his energy and passion. "On June 2, 2014, Rihanna presented with a lifetime award of Fashion Icon award from the American Fashion Designers Council (CFDA), a special gift is provided for "an individual whose style has made a significant impact on popular culture on the international stage". In August 2013, Rihanna was placed at number 13 on Billboard's list of "Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Artists", as the highest-ranking newcomer. Billboard also placed Rihanna as the top Top 100 artist of the 2010 decade. In 2014, Time stardom ranked second Rihanna's magazine ranking stardom in history, based on all-time graphic performance and significance contemporary.
Rihanna's work has directly influenced a number of contemporary artists such as Lorde, Sam Smith, Little Mix, Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber, Ellie Goulding, Tegan and Sara, Marilyn Manson, Jessie J, Cover Drive, Fifth Harmony, Camila Cabello, Demi Lovato, Alexandra Stan, Grimes, and Cher Lloyd. Nigerian Orezi singer and Irish-English boyband The Wanted has also released songs named, "Rihanna" and "Walks Like Rihanna", respectively. In addition, Rihanna has become a dominating figure in social media and internet streaming, ranked first in the list of Social Network Superstar 2012 [i] Forbes . In 2013, Rihanna has also been named the most influential pop star in the United Kingdom by the British channel 4Music.
Rihanna has an honorary Ambassador for Culture and Youth in Barbados. On February 22, 2008, former Prime Minister of Barbados, David Thompson, launched a nationwide "Rihanna Day" in their country. Although not a bank holiday, Barbadians celebrate it every year in honor of Rihanna. Also on November 30, 2017, Westbury New Road in St. Louis. Michael, Barbados, the street where Rihanna grew up, was renamed "Rihanna Drive" to honor Rihanna's success in the music industry.
Achievements
Rihanna has received numerous awards throughout her career such as 9 Grammy Awards, 12 Billboard Music Awards, 12 American Music Awards, 8 People's Choice Awards, among others. Rihanna received an "Icon Award" at the 2013 American Music Awards and Michael Jackson Vanguard Video Awards at the MTV Video Music Awards 2016. In the United States, Rihanna has sold more than 10 million albums, while Nielsen SoundScan puts her as the best-selling digital artist in the country, the Guinness World Record record for digital single sales of over 58 million by 2012. On July 1, 2015 the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced that Rihanna has surpassed more than 100 million Gold & Platinum track certification. In doing so, Rihanna has the most digital single award and is the first and only artist to surpass the RIAA 100 million cumulative lottery single. In the United Kingdom, he has sold more than seven million albums, making him the third best-selling female artist of the century. According to Billboards, the total sales of his album reached 54 million copies sold worldwide.
Rihanna has amassed fourteen number one singles on the Hot 100 US Billboard chart for the top three in the history of the charts. He has been named Top Mainstream Top 40 artist of the last twenty years by Billboards; it ranks first with most entries (36), most dozens (23), and most (10). In March 2014, Rihanna has sold more than 18 million singles and six million albums in the UK. She is the tenth best seller and second best selling female artist in the country, just behind Madonna and second only to The Beatles for the most sold single in the UK of all time. Collaboration with Eminem, "Love the Way You Lie", along with "Umbrella", "Disturbia", "Only Girl", "We Found Love", and "Diamonds", are some of the best-selling singles in the whole world. Rihanna has seven number one singles on the Hot R & amp; B/Hip-Hop Songs, and Airplay charts, as well as sixteen number one singles on the Rhythmic chart.
Other businesses
Rihanna has ventured into other businesses and industries. In October 2005, Rihanna struck a deal with Secret Body Spray. In 2010, Rihanna is featured in Optus's ad, along with Optus who supports Rihanna's Last Girl on Earth Tour. In the same year Rihanna also appeared in Kodak ads along with rappers Pitbull. In October 2010, the singer released a eponymous book. This book, featuring photos of Rihanna's Last Girl on Earth Tour and served as a companion for her fourth studio album Rated R (2009). In 2011, Nivea celebrated the "100 Years of Skin Care" celebration featuring several performances from Rihanna. Rihanna also became Vita Coco's face in 2011. In 2013, the singer collaborated with MAC Cosmetics and released her own summer, autumn and holiday dressing lines called "RiRi hearts MAC". In July 2013, the Buddyiser lager production company announced that Rihanna has become part of their global "Made For Music" campaign, which also stars Jay-Z.
Business
The first fragrance of Rihanna, "Reb'l Fleur", was released in January 2011. The product became very successful, according to Rolling Stone, Reb'l Fleur is a financial success and is expected to earn US $ 80 One million in retailing at the end of 2011. Rihanna's second fragrance, "Rebelle", was released in February 2012. Promotional campaign for Rebelle, shot by director, Anthony Mandler, who also shot a promotional campaign for Reb'l Fleur. In November 2012, Rihanna released her third perfume, "Nude". Rihanna's fourth female scent, entitled Rogue was released on September 14, 2013, followed by a male version titled "Rouge Men" released in 2014.
On March 30, 2015, it was announced that Rihanna is one of the joint owners, with various other music artists, in Tidal's music streaming service. This 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. Including Beyoncà ©  © and Jay-Z, sixteen artist stakeholders (such as Kanye West, Beyoncà ©  ©, Madonna, Chris Martin, Nicki Minaj and more) Put Tidal, with majority having 3% equity stake. "The challenge is to get everyone to respect the music again, to recognize its value," Jay-Z said on Tidal's release. In 2016, it was revealed that Rihanna will be releasing her music through her own label Westbury Road Entertainment, which was established in 2005. Westbury Road is the name of the Rihanna area raised in Barbados. The music will be distributed through Universal Music Group. List of Westbury Road Entertainment artists including Melissa Forde as a label photographer, and KazeLoon.
In November 2015, Rihanna and Benoit Demouy launched a beauty agency and stylist named Fr8me. The Los Angeles-based business was formed to help artists in ordering ads, editorial shoots, ad campaigns, and red carpet appearances. Rihanna stated, "Hair makeup, makeup, and makeup play an important role in creativity, I am deeply involved with part of my process, so this agent is organic for me to do." The list includes makeup artist Rihanna Mylah Morales, clothing stylist Jason Bolden, Patricia Morales hairdresser and Marcia Hamilton. In addition to Fr8me, Rihanna opens a photo agency named "A Dog Ate My Homework", which represents photographers Erik Asla and Deborah Anderson.
In 2017, Rihanna launches Fenty Beauty cosmetics company under Kendo Brand LVMH. The partnership is worth $ 10 million and will see Rihanna releasing various beauty products. The first installment of Fenty Beauty was released on September 8, 2017 in stores and online, available in over 150 countries. These include a variety of products including foundations, highlighter, bronzers, blush compacts, lip glosses, and blotting sheets and are praised for being diverse for all skin tones. Time magazine called Fenty Beauty as one of "The 25 Best Inventions of 2017", cites the breadth of its reach.
Mode
Early in his career, Rihanna explained her interest in fashion and the desire to work in the apparel design industry. In November 2011, Rihanna announced her first fashion business with Armani. In February 2013, Rihanna presents her first women's spring fashion collection at London Fashion Week for the British street fashion brand River Island, in collaboration with her personal steward, Adam Selman. They publish two more collections for the brand, a summer edition released on May 25, 2013 and an autumn edition released on September 10, 2013. The fourth and final collection for River Island, winter edition was released on November 7, 2013. Rihanna went on to collaborate with many fashion houses including Dior, Stance, and Manolo Blahnik. In March 2015, it was announced that Rihanna was chosen as the new face of Dior; this made her the first black woman into Dior's face.
In December 2014, it was confirmed that Rihanna will be the creative director of Puma sportswear, overseeing a women's line of brands that will include collaboration in clothing and shoes. In the fall of 2015, Rihanna released her first coach with Puma, and the shoes were sold out online with three hours of pre-sale launch. Over the next two years, Rihanna released many other footwear in different colors and styles, all of which were positively welcomed by critics and buyers. 2016 saw Rihanna debut her first clothing line working with Puma in New York Fashion Week; This collection is greeted with a warm welcome from fashion critics. In the spring of that year, Rihanna debuted her second collection at Paris Fashion Week and was greeted with critical acclaim. Vogue magazine praised the collection and Rihanna, stating "Sometimes when famous people try their hands on other disciplines, the results can be uneven, but there are special cases when making the switch leads to a nice surprise. the collection he showed today, we can add Rihanna to that list. "In Autumn 2017, Rihanna x Puma returns to New York, to debut their fall collection, like the previous collection, the collection received positive reviews. Vogue Magazine stated, "Fenty x Puma has been one step ahead, so to speak, thanks largely to the design of shoes that think outside the box - Rihanna is the first woman to win the Shoe of the Year Footwear News award, after all."
Rihanna has become a fashion icon. On June 2, 2014, Rihanna received the Fashion Icon Award at Fashion Designer of American Fashion 2014 at Lincoln Center Alice Tully Hall. Regarding this, he said, "Mode has always been my defense mechanism". Mexican singer Becky G told the Latina magazine that Rihanna is one of her iconic styles.
Philanthropy
In 2006, he created the Believe Foundation to help severely ill children. In 2007, Rihanna was crowned as one of the Cartier Love Bracelet Ambassadors, with each celebrity representing a different global charity. To help raise awareness and fight HIV/AIDS, Rihanna and other public figures designed clothing for H & amp lines M Fashion Against AIDS February 2008. In 2008, Rihanna performed a series of charity concerts titled A Girl's Night Out to help the Trust Foundation. Concerts are made free for the public. Money from sponsors and advertisers should be donated to provide medical supplies, school supplies and toys for children in need. 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 television show "Stand Up to Cancer". Results from the single were awarded to fundraising. Special television helps collect $ 100 million for cancer research.
Rihanna founded Clara Lionel Foundation (CLF) in 2012, in honor of her grandparents, Clara and Lionel Braithwaite. Current programs include Clara Braithwaite Center for Oncology and Nuclear Medicine at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Barbados, and educational programs. CLF organizes the annual Diamond Ball charity fundraising event. The inauguration of the event in 2014 earned more than $ 2 million, and the second earned more than $ 3 million. On February 12, 2012, Rihanna performed an alimony show at the House of Blues to raise funds for the Children's Orthopedic Center and Mark Taper-Johnny Mercer Artist Program at Children's Hospital. In November 2012, Rihanna gives $ 100,000 for food bank donations to Hurricane Sandy, On January 3, 2014 Rihanna is part of MAC Viva Glam campaign, which benefits women, men, and children living with HIV/AIDS.
In February 2017, Rihanna was selected as Harvest Harvard Foundation's "Hertitarian of the Year" by Harvard Foundation. During Rihanna's third annual "Diamond Ball", former president of the United States; Barack Obama praised Rihanna's work that states "You have become a powerful force in the struggle to give human dignity."
Personal life
On February 8, 2009, Rihanna's scheduled performances at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards were canceled. Reports appear that then-boyfriend, singer Chris Brown physically assaulted him. He was arrested on suspicion of a criminal threat. On March 5, 2009, Brown was accused of assault and made a criminal threat. Due to a leaked photo of the police department obtained by TMZ.com - which revealed that Rihanna had suffered visible injuries - an organization known as STOParazzi proposed "Rihanna's Law", which, if enforced, would "deter law enforcement agencies employees from releasing photos or information that exploits crime victims. "Gil Kaufman of VH1 reports that" nonstop coverage of the Rihanna/Brown case has raised a number of issues regarding the privacy of alleged victims of domestic violence, including decisions by almost all major news outlets to divulge the identity of victims - which is not usually done in cases of domestic violence "and discusses the controversial distribution of the leaked photos. Rihanna was called to testify at the preliminary hearing in Los Angeles on June 22, 2009. On June 22, 2009, Brown pleaded guilty to a crime attack. Brown received a five-year probation and was ordered to stay fifty meters (46 meters) from Rihanna, except on public occasions, which would then be reduced to ten meters (nine meters). In February 2011, at the request of Brown's lawyer and with Rihanna's consent, Judge Patricia Schnegg modified the order of detention to "level one", allowing the singer to perform at the award show in the future.
From December 2009 to 2010, Rihanna dated the Dodgers baseball player Matt Kemp. Rihanna has also dated a Canadian drake rapper. In a January 2013 interview with Rolling Stone, Rihanna confirmed that she has rekindled her relationship with Chris Brown, although she remains on probation for a domestic violence incident in 2009. The confirmation follows persistent media speculation throughout the year 2012 on the couple's reunion. In the May 2013 interview, Brown stated that he and Rihanna had broken up again. In 2015, Rihanna briefly dated Travis Scott, a rapper from Missouri City, Texas. Rihanna has been in contact with Saudi heir Toyota Hassan Jameel since December 2016. He confirmed the relationship in the June 2018 edition of Vogue (magazine).
Rihanna has stated that she believes in God and that she focuses on obeying God and reading her Bible. He is a fan of Protestant charismatic minister Joyce Meyer. In 2015, Rihanna told Harper's Bazaar that her faith in God has helped her throughout her career.
During his performance at the NCAA March Madness Music Festival, Rihanna expressed his disagreement with the Law
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