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Line 55: }} '''Robyn Rihanna Fenty''' ({{IPAc-en\|r\|i\|ˈ\|æ\|n\|ə\|audio=En-us-rihanna.ogg}} {{Respell\|ree\|AN\|ə}};<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJP6q7XzLrQ \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/hJP6q7XzLrQ \|archive-date=December 21, 2021 \|url-status=live\|title=Rihanna shows AJ Hammer how to pronounce her name.\|author=HLN\|date=April 26, 2012 \|via=YouTube\|access-date=May 2, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=A$AP Rocky Answers 18 Questions From Rihanna \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AiDa3ZD20Y \|via=YouTube \|author=GQ \|date=August 26, 2020 \|access-date=February 17, 2022 \|archive-date=February 17, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217214403/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AiDa3ZD20Y \|url-status=live }}</ref>{{refn\|It is also common for English-language speakers to pronounce her name {{IPAc-en\|r\|i\|'\|a:\|n\|ə}} {{Respell\|ree\|AH\|nə}}.\|group=n}} born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, businesswoman and actress based in the United States. She ~~was~~is ~~cited~~noted as the best-selling female recording artist of the 21st century by ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' and is the [[List of music artists by net worth\|second wealthiest ~~female musical artist~~]] ~~with~~in ~~an estimated [[net worth]] of $1.4 billion as of~~the ~~2024~~world. Rihanna is the highest-certified female digital single artist and has six U.S. diamond certified singles (seven as a featured artist). She has achieved [[List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones#Most number-one singles\|14 number-one singles]] on the [[Billboard Hot 100\|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. The recipient of [[List of awards and nominations received by Rihanna\|various accolades]], Rihanna is one of the [[List of best-selling music artists\|best-selling recording artists]] ever, with sales estimated at 250 million units ~~worldwide~~globally. Rihanna signed with [[Def Jam Recordings]] in 2005 and found mainstream recognition following the release of her first two studio albums, ''[[Music of the Sun]]'' (2005) and ''[[A Girl like Me (Rihanna album)\|A Girl Like Me]]'' (2006). Both influenced by [[Caribbean music]], the albums peaked within the top ten on the US [[Billboard 200\|''Billboard'' 200]] chart. Her third album, ''[[Good Girl Gone Bad]]'' (2007), incorporated elements of [[dance-pop]], and established her status as a pop icon. Its lead single "[[Umbrella (song)\|Umbrella]]" peaked atop the US [[Billboard Hot 100\|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and won her first [[Grammy Award]]. Rihanna continued to blend [[pop music\|pop]], [[dance music\|dance]], and [[contemporary R&B\|R&B]] influences on her next albums, ''[[Rated R (Rihanna album)\|Rated R]]'' (2009), ''[[Loud (Rihanna album)\|Loud]]'' (2010), ''[[Talk That Talk]]'' (2011), and ''[[Unapologetic]]'' (2012)—the latter of which ~~peaked~~topped the ''Billboard'' 200. The albums spawned the ''Billboard'' Hot 100-number one singles "[[Rude Boy (Rihanna song)\|Rude Boy]]", "[[Only Girl (In the World)]]", "[[What's My Name? (Rihanna song)\|What's My Name?]]", "[[S&M (song)\|S&M]]", "[[We Found Love]]", and "[[Diamonds (Rihanna song)\|Diamonds]]". Her eighth album, ''[[Anti (album)\|Anti]]'' (2016), showcased new creative control following her departure from Def Jam in favor of [[Jay-Z]]'s label, [[Roc Nation]]. Becoming her second US number one album, it was supported by the chart-topping single "[[Work (Rihanna song)\|Work]]". Aside from music, Rihanna is recognized for her humanitarian involvement, entrepreneurship, and fashion industry influence. She established the [[Clara Lionel Foundation]], cosmetics brand [[Fenty Beauty]], and fashion house [[Fenty (fashion house)\|Fenty]] under [[LVMH]], becoming the first black woman to lead a luxury brand for LVMH.<ref>{{Cite magazine\|last=Bryant\|first=Kenzie\|title=Rihanna Is the First Black Woman to Head a Luxury Brand for LVMH\|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2019/05/rihanna-luxury-brand-for-lvmh\|access-date=April 11, 2021\|magazine=Vanity Fair\|date=May 10, 2019\|archive-date=January 6, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106193631/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2019/05/rihanna-luxury-brand-for-lvmh\|url-status=live}}</ref> Rihanna has acted in major roles in ''[[Battleship (film)\|Battleship]]'' (2012), ''[[Home (2015 film)\|Home]]'' (2015), ''[[Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets]]'' (2017), and ''[[Ocean's 8]]'' (2018). In 2018, she was appointed as an ambassador by the [[Government of Barbados]] and declared a [[National Hero of Barbados]] in 2021.<ref name="NationalHero">{{cite web \|date=December 1, 2021 \|title=Barbados National Honours and Decorations 2021 \|url=http://governmentprintery.gov.bb/portal/scripts/getpdf.php?i=1583&t=unofficial \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204223132/http://governmentprintery.gov.bb/portal/scripts/getpdf.php?i=1583&t=unofficial \|archive-date=December 4, 2021 \|access-date=December 9, 2021 \|publisher=Barbados Government Printing Department}}</ref>▼ ~~Aside from music, Rihanna is recognized for her humanitarian involvement,~~ ▲entrepreneurship, and fashion industry influence. She established the [[Clara Lionel Foundation]], cosmetics brand [[Fenty Beauty]], and fashion house [[Fenty (fashion house)\|Fenty]] under [[LVMH]], becoming the first black woman to lead a luxury brand for LVMH.<ref>{{Cite magazine\|last=Bryant\|first=Kenzie\|title=Rihanna Is the First Black Woman to Head a Luxury Brand for LVMH\|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2019/05/rihanna-luxury-brand-for-lvmh\|access-date=April 11, 2021\|magazine=Vanity Fair\|date=May 10, 2019\|archive-date=January 6, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106193631/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2019/05/rihanna-luxury-brand-for-lvmh\|url-status=live}}</ref> Rihanna has acted in major roles in ''[[Battleship (film)\|Battleship]]'' (2012), ''[[Home (2015 film)\|Home]]'' (2015), ''[[Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets]]'' (2017), and ''[[Ocean's 8]]'' (2018). In 2018, she was appointed as an ambassador by the [[Government of Barbados]] and declared a [[National Hero of Barbados]] in 2021.<ref name="NationalHero">{{cite web \|date=December 1, 2021 \|title=Barbados National Honours and Decorations 2021 \|url=http://governmentprintery.gov.bb/portal/scripts/getpdf.php?i=1583&t=unofficial \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204223132/http://governmentprintery.gov.bb/portal/scripts/getpdf.php?i=1583&t=unofficial \|archive-date=December 4, 2021 \|access-date=December 9, 2021 \|publisher=Barbados Government Printing Department}}</ref> {{TOC limit\|3}} ==Early life== Robyn Rihanna Fenty was born on February 20, 1988, in [[Saint Michael, Barbados]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bet.com/article/5m8ubt/see-who-s-wishing-rihanna-s-a-happy-29th-birthday\|title="Happy Birthday to a Real BOSS," See Who's Wishing Rihanna's A Happy 29th Birthday\|work=BET\|date=February 20, 2017\|access-date=May 16, 2019\|archive-date=November 18, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118085109/https://www.bet.com/music/2017/02/20/-happy-birthday-to-a-real-boss---see-who-s-wishing-rihanna-s-a-h.html\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Rihanna {{!}} Biography, Music & News \|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/rihanna/ \|access-date=2024-10-22 \|website=Billboard \|language=en-US}}</ref> She is the daughter of accountant Monica (née Braithwaite) and warehouse supervisor Ronald Fenty.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal\|last=Spivey\|first=Lisa\|title=Rihanna, The New Cover Girl\|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Sentinel]]\|volume=72\|issue=23\|date=January 2007\|page=B.5\|issn=0890-4340}}</ref><ref name="People">{{cite magazine\|url=http://www.people.com/people/rihanna/biography\|title=Rihanna: Biography — Part 1 & 2\|magazine=[[People (magazine)\|People]]\|access-date=December 16, 2008\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217063124/http://www.people.com/people/rihanna/biography\|archive-date=December 17, 2008}}</ref> Her mother is [[Afro-Guyanese]], while her father is a Barbadian of [[Afro-Barbadians\|African]], [[Irish immigration to Barbados\|Irish]], English, and Scottish descent.<ref~~>{{Cite~~ ~~news\|last~~name=":0" ~~Spivey\|first=Lisa\|title=Rihanna, The New Cover Girl\|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Sentinel]]\|volume=72\|issue=23\|date=Jan 2007\|page=B.5\|issn=0890-4340}}<~~/~~ref~~><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/rihanna-out-revenge-2360129.html\|title=Rihanna: Out for revenge\|first=Tim\|last=Walker\|work=[[The Independent]]\|date=October 31, 2011\|access-date=March 28, 2021\|archive-date=May 10, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510063957/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/rihanna-out-revenge-2360129.html\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/rhianna-reveals-wants-find-out-24811056\|title=Singer Rhianna opens up about her Scottish roots and wants to find out more\|last=Fulton\|first=Rick\|date=August 22, 2021\|website=[[Daily Record (Scotland)]]\|access-date=February 9, 2022\|archive-date=February 9, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209194144/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/rhianna-reveals-wants-find-out-24811056\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://aaregistry.org/story/entertainer-rihanna-born/\|title=Rihanna, Multi-Media Entertainer born\|website=AAREG\|access-date=February 9, 2022\|archive-date=February 9, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209194140/https://aaregistry.org/story/entertainer-rihanna-born/\|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref name="ew">{{cite magazine\|last=Watson\|first=Margeaux\|url=https://ew.com/article/2007/06/22/caribbean-queen-rihanna/\|title=Caribbean Queen: Rihanna\|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]\|date=June 22, 2007\|access-date=January 31, 2022\|archive-date=September 15, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915210909/https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20043393,00.html\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|last=Clark\|first=Noelene\|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2011/04/rihanna-half-siblings-family-sisters-brother.html\|title=Rihanna's secret family: two half-sisters, a half-brother — and two nieces\|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]\|date=April 18, 2011\|access-date=July 21, 2011\|archive-date=September 15, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915210635/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2011/04/rihanna-half-siblings-family-sisters-brother.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> She grew up in a three-bedroom bungalow in [[Bridgetown]] and sold clothes with her father in a stall on the street. Rihanna has said that her childhood was deeply affected by her father's [[alcoholism]] and [[crack cocaine]] addiction, which contributed to her parents' strained marriage. She has said in interviews that her father used to abuse her mother physically, and that she would try to get in between them to break up fights.<ref>{{Cite web\|url= https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/national-international/brown-had-no-soul-in-his-eyes-during-attack-rihanna/2058673/\|title= Rihanna: My Dad Used to Hit Mom\|first= Scott\|last= Ross\|author2= Daniel Macht\|date= November 6, 2009\|website= NBC Connecticut\|access-date= January 31, 2022\|archive-date= January 31, 2022\|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220131155823/https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/national-international/brown-had-no-soul-in-his-eyes-during-attack-rihanna/2058673/\|url-status= live}}</ref> As a child, Rihanna had many [[CT scan]]s for the excruciating headaches that she suffered, recalling that "doctors even thought it was a tumor, because it was that intense."<ref name="ew"/> By the time she was 14, her parents had divorced, and her health began to improve.<ref name="People"/><ref name="Biography Today">{{cite journal\|year=2008\|title=Rihanna 1988–\|journal=Biography Today\|volume=17\|issue=2\|page=90\|publisher=Omnigraphics\|issn=1058-2347}}</ref> She grew up listening to [[reggae]] music.<ref name="ew"/><ref>{{cite web\|last=Vena \|first=Jocelyn \|url= http://www.mtv.com/news/1652415/rihanna-says-louds-man-down-is-gangsta/ \|title=Rihanna Says Loud's 'Man Down' Is 'Gangsta'\|website=[[MTV]] \|date=November 16, 2010 \|access-date=July 27, 2011 \|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806073208/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1652415/rihanna-louds-man-down-gangsta.jhtml \|archive-date=August 6, 2011}}</ref> She attended Charles F. Broome Memorial Primary School and [[Combermere School]], where she studied alongside future international cricketers [[Chris Jordan (cricketer)\|Chris Jordan]] and [[Carlos Brathwaite]].<ref name="cricketer">{{cite news\|last1=Venugopal\|first1=Arun\|title=As a kid, I was giving throwdowns to Lara, Chanderpaul and Hooper\|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1097263.html\|access-date=May 16, 2017\|publisher=ESPN Sports Media Ltd.\|date=May 15, 2017\|archive-date=May 16, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516031626/http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1097263.html\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ew"/> At age 11, Rihanna was a cadet in Barbados's [[Cadets (youth program)\|Cadet Corps]]; the later Barbadian singer-songwriter [[Shontelle]] was her drill sergeant.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Shontelle on Being Rihanna's Drill Sergeant \|url=https://www.elle.com/fashion/news/a6542/shontelle-on-being-rihannas-drill-sergeant-22128/ \|website=ELLE \|access-date=16 October 2023 \|date=23 May 2011 \|archive-date=October 20, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020041656/https://www.elle.com/fashion/news/a6542/shontelle-on-being-rihannas-drill-sergeant-22128/ \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.nme.com/features/rihanna-exclusive-interview-i-break-the-rules-even-when-i-dont-intend-to-756937\|website=[[NME]]\|title=Rihanna Exclusive Interview 'I Break The Rules Even When I Don't Intend To'\|date=September 18, 2015\|access-date=June 3, 2022\|archive-date=June 3, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603105455/https://www.nme.com/features/rihanna-exclusive-interview-i-break-the-rules-even-when-i-dont-intend-to-756937\|url-status=live}}</ref> She initially wanted to graduate from high school, but she chose to pursue a musical career instead.<ref>{{cite magazine\|last=DePaulo \|first=Lisa \|url=https://www.gq.com/women/photos/201001/rihanna-video-photos?currentPage=2 \|title=Good Girl Gone Badass \|magazine=[[GQ]] \|date=January 2010 \|access-date=July 27, 2011 \|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111123063012/http://www.gq.com/women/photos/201001/rihanna-video-photos?currentPage=2 \|archive-date=November 23, 2011}}</ref> Line 73 ⟶ 72: ==Music career== ===2003–2006: Beginnings and early releases=== In 2003, Rihanna formed a musical trio with two of her classmates in Barbados.<ref name="ew"/> Without a name or any material, the [[girl group]] auditioned with American record producer [[Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers\|Evan Rogers]], who commented, "The minute Rihanna walked into the room, it was like the other two girls didn't exist."<ref name="ew"/> Rihanna later performed renditions of [[Destiny's Child]]'s "[[Emotion (Samantha Sang song)#Emotion (Samantha Sang song)\|Emotion]]" and [[Mariah Carey]]'s "[[Hero (Mariah Carey song)\|Hero]]".<ref name="TheGuardian1">{{cite news\|last=Patterson\|first=Sylvia\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/aug/26/popandrock\|title=Singing in the rain\|work=[[The Guardian]]\|publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited\|date=August 27, 2007\|access-date=September 24, 2011\|location=London\|archive-date=February 8, 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208170722/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/aug/26/popandrock\|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref name="TheGuardian1"/> 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]]''.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGidBbtrM08 \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/GGidBbtrM08 \|archive-date=December 21, 2021 \|url-status=live\|title=2005 Rihanna Interview\|date=September 28, 2015 \|via=YouTube\|access-date=February 20, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> That same year, Rihanna was signed to Rogers's and [[Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers\|Carl Sturken]]'s production company, Syndicated Rhythm Productions.<ref name="TheGuardian1"/> Rihanna's demo was shipped out to [[Def Jam Recordings]], where Jay Brown, an [[Artists and repertoire\|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.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.universalmusic.com/corporate/detail/231 \|title=The Island Def Jam Music Group Appoints Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter to President & CEO, Def Jam Recordings \|publisher=[[Universal Music Group]] \|date=December 8, 2004 \|access-date=February 22, 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317183153/http://www.universalmusic.com/corporate/detail/231 \|archive-date=March 17, 2015}}</ref> When Jay-Z first heard the track "Pon de Replay", he felt the song was too big for her.<ref name="Jay-ZPicks">{{cite web\|last=Reid\|first=Shaheem\|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/yhif/jayz_picks/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830053302/http://www.mtv.com/news/yhif/jayz_picks/\|archive-date=August 30, 2011\|title=Jay-Z's Picks: Teairra Mari, Rihanna, Ne-Yo\|website=[[MTV]]\|access-date=September 24, 2011}}</ref> 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 [[L.A. Reid\|Antonio "L.A." Reid]].<ref name="TheGuardian1"/><ref name="USAToday1">{{cite news\|last=Jones\|first=Steve\|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2005-08-01-otv-rihanna_x.htm\|title=Rihanna has her day in the sun\|work=[[USA Today]]\|date=August 1, 2005\|access-date=May 23, 2009\|archive-date=October 18, 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018082345/http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2005-08-01-otv-rihanna_x.htm\|url-status=live}}</ref> 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".<ref name="TheGuardian1"/> Jay-Z was absolutely certain about signing her after she performed her future single "Pon de Replay".<ref name="Jay-ZPicks"/> 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.<ref name=Ried17Rih>{{cite magazine\|last=Reid\|first=Antonio\|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/features/la-reid-on-meeting-rihanna-for-first-time-jay-z-beyonce-6836012/\|date=January 7, 2016\|title=L.A. Reid Recalls Meeting 17-Year-Old Rihanna for the First Time: Exclusive Memoir Excerpt\|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]]\|access-date=January 31, 2022\|archive-date=December 20, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220105305/https://www.billboard.com/music/features/la-reid-on-meeting-rihanna-for-first-time-jay-z-beyonce-6836012/\|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Jay-ZPicks"/> Line 97 ⟶ 96: ===2009–2011: ''Rated R'' and ''Loud''=== On February 8, 2009, Rihanna's scheduled performance at the [[51st Annual Grammy Awards]] was canceled.<ref name="swash1">{{cite news \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/feb/09/grammy-awards-rihanna-chris-brown \|title=Grammys 2009: Rihanna cancels appearance after boyfriend Chris Brown arrested \|last=Swash \|first=Rosie \|date=February 9, 2009 \|work=The Guardian \|location=UK \|access-date=May 27, 2009 \|archive-date=February 23, 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223030700/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/feb/09/grammy-awards-rihanna-chris-brown \|url-status=live }}</ref> Reports surfaced that then-boyfriend, singer [[Chris Brown]], had physically assaulted her. He was arrested on suspicion of making criminal threats.<ref name="friedman1">{{cite news\|url=http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2009/02/10/chaos-chris-brown-rihanna-mess/ \|title=Chaos in Chris Brown-Rihanna Mess \|last=Friedman \|first=Roger \|date=February 10, 2009 \|publisher=Fox News \|access-date=May 13, 2009 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091213031809/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2009/02/10/chaos-chris-brown-rihanna-mess/ \|archive-date=December 13, 2009}}</ref> On March 5, 2009, Brown was charged with assault and making criminal threats.<ref name="people1">{{cite news \|url=https://people.com/celebrity/chris-brown-charged-with-two-felonies-in-rihanna-beating/ \|title=Chris Brown Charged with Two Felonies in Rihanna Beating \|last=Lee \|first=Ken \|date=March 5, 2009 \|work=People \|access-date=January 31, 2022 \|archive-date=September 29, 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929031722/https://people.com/people/article/0,,20263113,00.html \|url-status=live }}</ref> A leaked photograph from the police department obtained by [[TMZ.com]] revealed that Rihanna had sustained visible injuries.<ref name="kaufman1">{{Cite news \|title=Gossip Site Defends Posting of Rihanna Photo \|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1605588/gossip-site-defends-posting-of-rihanna-photo/ \|last=Kaufman \|first=Gil \|date=February 23, 2009 \|access-date=January 31, 2022 \|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090319121911/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1605588/20090223/rihanna.jhtml \|archive-date=March 19, 2009}}</ref> 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]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.battlefield.com/au/battlefield-4/videos/bf4-announce-trailer-with-rihanna\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404024942/http://www.battlefield.com/au/battlefield-4/videos/bf4-announce-trailer-with-rihanna\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=April 4, 2013\|title=Battlefield 4 (BF4) Announce Trailer with Rihanna [Official]\|date=April 4, 2013\|access-date=February 11, 2018}}</ref> Reports surfaced that then-boyfriend, singer [[Chris Brown]], had physically assaulted her. He was arrested on suspicion of making criminal threats.<ref name="friedman1">{{cite news\|url=http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2009/02/10/chaos-chris-brown-rihanna-mess/ \|title=Chaos in Chris Brown-Rihanna Mess \|last=Friedman \|first=Roger \|date=February 10, 2009 \|publisher=Fox News \|access-date=May 13, 2009 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091213031809/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2009/02/10/chaos-chris-brown-rihanna-mess/ \|archive-date=December 13, 2009}}</ref> On March 5, 2009, Brown was charged with assault and making criminal threats.<ref name="people1">{{cite news \|url=https://people.com/celebrity/chris-brown-charged-with-two-felonies-in-rihanna-beating/ \|title=Chris Brown Charged with Two Felonies in Rihanna Beating \|last=Lee \|first=Ken \|date=March 5, 2009 \|work=People \|access-date=January 31, 2022 \|archive-date=September 29, 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929031722/https://people.com/people/article/0,,20263113,00.html \|url-status=live }}</ref> A leaked photograph from the police department obtained by [[TMZ.com]] revealed that Rihanna had sustained visible injuries.<ref name="kaufman1">{{Cite news \|title=Gossip Site Defends Posting of Rihanna Photo \|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1605588/gossip-site-defends-posting-of-rihanna-photo/ \|last=Kaufman \|first=Gil \|date=February 23, 2009 \|access-date=January 31, 2022 \|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090319121911/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1605588/20090223/rihanna.jhtml \|archive-date=March 19, 2009}}</ref> 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]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.battlefield.com/au/battlefield-4/videos/bf4-announce-trailer-with-rihanna\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404024942/http://www.battlefield.com/au/battlefield-4/videos/bf4-announce-trailer-with-rihanna\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=April 4, 2013\|title=Battlefield 4 (BF4) Announce Trailer with Rihanna [Official]\|date=April 4, 2013\|access-date=February 11, 2018}}</ref> In early 2009, Rihanna began working on her fourth studio album, ''Rated R''.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Rihanna Recording 'Inspiring' New Tracks With Producers Stargate \|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1609873/rihanna-recording-inspiring-new-tracks-with-producers-stargate/\|last=Vena \|first=Jocelyn \|date=April 23, 2009 \|access-date=January 31, 2022 \|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101211073701/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1609873/20090423/rihanna.jhtml \|archive-date=December 11, 2010}}</ref> ''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".<ref name=album2ew>{{cite magazine\|url=https://ew.com/article/2009/10/14/rihanna-new-album/\|title=Rihanna's new album: What can we expect?\|last=Lynch\|first=Joseph Brannigan\|date=October 14, 2009\|magazine=Entertainment Weekly\|access-date=January 31, 2022\|archive-date=January 31, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131171018/https://ew.com/article/2009/10/14/rihanna-new-album/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Rosen">{{cite magazine \|last=Rosen \|first=Jody \|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/rated-r-247575/ \|title=Rated R: Rihanna: Review \|magazine=Rolling Stone \|date=November 23, 2009 \|access-date=January 31, 2022 \|archive-date=July 11, 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711082946/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/rated-r-20091123 \|url-status=live }}</ref> ''Rated R'' featured a darker and more foreboding tone than Rihanna's previous albums.<ref name="Kellman">{{cite web\|last=Kellman \|first=Andy \|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/rated-r-mw0001791113 \|title=Rated R – Rihanna \|publisher=[[AllMusic]] \|access-date=March 26, 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315215107/http://www.allmusic.com/album/rated-r-mw0001791113 \|archive-date=March 15, 2013 \|url-status=live }}</ref> ''Rated R'' debuted at No. 4 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1628415/rihanna-is-mtv-news-3-woman-of-the-year/\|title=Rihanna Is MTV News' No. 3 Woman of the Year \|website=[[MTV]] \|date=December 17, 2009 \|access-date=January 31, 2022 \|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113050526/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1628415/rihanna-mtv-news-3-woman-year.jhtml \|archive-date=November 13, 2012}}</ref><ref name="GGGB Debut Sales">{{cite magazine\|last=Caulfield\|first=Keith.\|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/susan-boyle-sees-dream-soar-to-no-1-on-billboard-200-266540/\|title=Susan Boyle Sees 'Dream' Soar To No. 1 on Billboard 200\|magazine=Billboard\|date=December 2, 2009\|access-date=January 31, 2022\|archive-date=January 31, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131171020/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/susan-boyle-sees-dream-soar-to-no-1-on-billboard-200-266540/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Susan Boyle Beats Adam Lambert, Rihanna For Billboard No. 1 \|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1627383/susan-boyle-beats-adam-lambert-rihanna-for-billboard-1/ \|last=Kaufman \|first=Gil \|date=December 2, 2009 \|access-date=January 31, 2022 \|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304111322/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1627383/20091202/boyle_susan.jhtml \|archive-date=March 4, 2010}}</ref> The album was supported by six singles, including "[[Rude Boy (Rihanna song)\|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.<ref name="Hardcharts">{{cite news\|url=http://acharts.us/song/51902 \|title=Rihanna and Young Jeezy – Hard – Music Charts \|work=[[Music Charts]] \|access-date=June 8, 2012 \|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615064757/http://acharts.us/song/51902 \|archive-date=June 15, 2012}}</ref><ref name="rudeboycharts">{{cite news\|url=http://acharts.us/song/53027 \|title=Rihanna – Rude Boy – Music Charts \|work=[[Music Charts]] \|access-date=June 8, 2012 \|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615065241/http://acharts.us/song/53027 \|archive-date=June 15, 2012}}</ref>▼ ''Rated R'' featured a darker and more foreboding tone than Rihanna's previous albums.<ref name="Kellman">{{cite web\|last=Kellman \|first=Andy \|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/rated-r-mw0001791113 \|title=Rated R – Rihanna \|publisher=[[AllMusic]] \|access-date=March 26, 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315215107/http://www.allmusic.com/album/rated-r-mw0001791113 \|archive-date=March 15, 2013 \|url-status=live }}</ref> ▲''Rated R'' debuted at No. 4 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1628415/rihanna-is-mtv-news-3-woman-of-the-year/\|title=Rihanna Is MTV News' No. 3 Woman of the Year \|website=[[MTV]] \|date=December 17, 2009 \|access-date=January 31, 2022 \|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113050526/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1628415/rihanna-mtv-news-3-woman-year.jhtml \|archive-date=November 13, 2012}}</ref><ref name="GGGB Debut Sales">{{cite magazine\|last=Caulfield\|first=Keith.\|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/susan-boyle-sees-dream-soar-to-no-1-on-billboard-200-266540/\|title=Susan Boyle Sees 'Dream' Soar To No. 1 on Billboard 200\|magazine=Billboard\|date=December 2, 2009\|access-date=January 31, 2022\|archive-date=January 31, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131171020/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/susan-boyle-sees-dream-soar-to-no-1-on-billboard-200-266540/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Susan Boyle Beats Adam Lambert, Rihanna For Billboard No. 1 \|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1627383/susan-boyle-beats-adam-lambert-rihanna-for-billboard-1/ \|last=Kaufman \|first=Gil \|date=December 2, 2009 \|access-date=January 31, 2022 \|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304111322/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1627383/20091202/boyle_susan.jhtml \|archive-date=March 4, 2010}}</ref> The album was supported by six singles, including "[[Rude Boy (Rihanna song)\|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.<ref name="Hardcharts">{{cite news\|url=http://acharts.us/song/51902 \|title=Rihanna and Young Jeezy – Hard – Music Charts \|work=[[Music Charts]] \|access-date=June 8, 2012 \|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615064757/http://acharts.us/song/51902 \|archive-date=June 15, 2012}}</ref><ref name="rudeboycharts">{{cite news\|url=http://acharts.us/song/53027 \|title=Rihanna – Rude Boy – Music Charts \|work=[[Music Charts]] \|access-date=June 8, 2012 \|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615065241/http://acharts.us/song/53027 \|archive-date=June 15, 2012}}</ref> In January 2010, Rihanna released her charity [[cover song\|cover version]] of "[[Redemption Song]]" for the [[Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief\|'' 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]]. Line 151 ⟶ 146: Growing up in Barbados, she mainly listened to [[reggae]], [[Hip hop music\|hip hop]] and [[soca music]].<ref name="RockSideLP">{{cite web\|last=Tecson \|first=Brandee J. \|title=Rihanna Getting in Touch With Her Rock Side For Next LP \|website=[[MTV]] \|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1524534/rihanna-getting-in-touch-with-her-rock-side-for-next-lp/ \|date=February 22, 2006 \|access-date=September 27, 2012 \|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605075807/http://www.mtv.com/news/1524534/rihanna-getting-in-touch-with-her-rock-side-for-next-lp/ \|archive-date=June 5, 2014}}</ref> 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."<ref name="RockSideLP"/> During her debut, she recorded songs that were inspired by her [[Caribbean music\|Caribbean roots]] and described her early sound as "a fusion of reggae, hip-hop and R&B, with a little something different thrown in".<ref name="USAToday1"/><ref name="RockHall">{{cite web\|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/meet-the-8-artists-youd-n_6_b_5606910\|title=Meet the 8 Artists You'd Never Guess Were in the Rock Hall (#8: Rihanna)\|work=[[HuffPost]]\|date=July 21, 2015\|access-date=January 31, 2022\|archive-date=January 31, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131174832/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/meet-the-8-artists-youd-n_6_b_5606910\|url-status=live}}</ref> Her early dancehall roots can be found on her debut album, ''Music of the Sun'', and its follow-up, ''A Girl like Me''.<ref name="AllmusicLikeMe">{{cite web\|last=Jeffries\|first=David\|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-girl-like-me-mw0000348566\|title=A Girl Like Me – Rihanna\|publisher=[[AllMusic]]. [[Rovi Corporation]]\|access-date=November 25, 2015\|archive-date=September 19, 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919013710/http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-girl-like-me-mw0000348566\|url-status=live}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite news\|last=Sanneh\|first=Kelefa\|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html\|title=Critics Choice: new CDs\|work=[[The New York Times]]\|access-date=September 27, 2012\|date=September 5, 2005\|archive-date=February 9, 2010\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209030954/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref name="PDRFollow"/> 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.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Jeffries\|first=David\|title=Review: A Girl like Me\|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-girl-like-me-mw0000348566\|publisher=[[AllMusic]]\|date=April 25, 2006\|access-date=September 28, 2012\|archive-date=September 19, 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919013710/http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-girl-like-me-mw0000348566\|url-status=live}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/rihanna-learned-to-sing-by-mimicking-celine-dion-1.2291713 \|title=Rihanna learned to sing by mimicking Celine Dion \|date=March 22, 2015 \|work=[[CTV News]]\|publisher=Bell Media \|access-date=November 21, 2015 \|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121175534/http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/rihanna-learned-to-sing-by-mimicking-celine-dion-1.2291713 \|archive-date=November 21, 2015}}</ref> With its provocative subject matter and lyrics, she began incorporating a wide range of genres including, pop, [[Contemporary R&B\|R&B]], reggae, [[dubstep]], hip hop and [[electronic dance music\|EDM]].<ref name="Vogue2016">{{cite web\|url=http://www.vogue.com/article/rihanna-anti-review\|title=Rihanna's Anti Album Is Anti-Pop—And That's Not a Bad Thing\|date=January 28, 2016\|first=Patricia\|last=Garcia\|work=Vogue\|access-date=July 29, 2017\|archive-date=March 2, 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302043121/https://www.vogue.com/article/rihanna-anti-review\|url-status=live}}</ref> 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 {{sic\|comprised \|hide=y\| of}} [[uptempo]] dance-pop [songs like]" "Push Up on Me" and "[[Don't Stop the Music (Rihanna song)\|Don't Stop the Music]]".<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Cinquemani \|first=Sal \|title=Rihanna Good Girl Gone Bad – Slant Magazine \|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/rihanna-good-girl-gone-bad \|work=Slant Magazine \|date=May 22, 2007 \|access-date=November 13, 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111202201/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/rihanna-good-girl-gone-bad \|archive-date=January 11, 2016}}</ref> It represents a departure from the Caribbean sound of her previous albums and is described as a turning point in her career.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Birchmeier\|first=Jason\|title=Review: A Girl like Me\|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/rihanna-mn0000367188/biography\|publisher=[[AllMusic]]\|date=April 25, 2006\|access-date=November 13, 2015\|archive-date=November 26, 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126075243/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/rihanna-mn0000367188/biography\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_6690000/newsid_6690400/6690467.stm \|title=Album Review: Rihanna — Good Girl Gone Bad \|date=May 25, 2007 \|publisher=BBC \|access-date=June 1, 2009 \|archive-date=September 15, 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915210934/http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_6690000/newsid_6690400/6690467.stm \|url-status=live }}</ref> 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 (Rihanna song)\|Shut Up and Drive]]", the second half retreats into standard R&B.<ref name="ew"/><ref>{{cite web\|last=Robinson\|first=Peter\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/jun/17/popandrock.shopping\|title=Review: Good Girl Gone Bad\|work=The Guardian\|access-date=November 14, 2015\|date=June 16, 2007\|archive-date=March 25, 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325192438/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/jun/17/popandrock.shopping\|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref name="VentedOnLP">{{cite web\|last=Vena \|first=Jocelyn \|title=Rihanna 'Vented' On Her Just-Released Rated R Album \|website=[[MTV]] \|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1626934/rihanna-vented-on-her-just-released-rated-r-album/\|date=November 24, 2009 \|access-date=January 31, 2022 \|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113001754/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1626934/rihanna-vented-on-her-just-released-rated-r-album.jhtml \|archive-date=November 13, 2012}}</ref> In her fifth album ''Loud'', Rihanna reflects on the fun and energetic vibe she had while recording the album.<ref name="NewLoud"/> The album is a mixture of ballads, party anthems and empowering love songs.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Vena \|first=Jocelyn \|title=Rihanna's Loud Preview: Eminem Gets Dark On Otherwise Light LP \|website=[[MTV]] \|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1651058/rihannas-loud-preview-eminem-gets-dark-on-otherwise-light-lp/ \|date=October 29, 2010 \|access-date=January 31, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825082709/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1651058/rihannas-loud-preview-eminem-gets-dark-on-otherwise-light-lp.jhtml \|archive-date=August 25, 2012}}</ref> ''Talk That Talk'' was similar to ''Rated R'', as both contain hip hop, R&B, dancehall and dubstep genres.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Sciarretto \|first=Amy \|url=https://popcrush.com/rihanna-talk-that-talk-album-review/\|title=Rihanna – 'Talk That Talk' – Album Review \|date=November 23, 2011 \|publisher=Popcrush \|access-date=January 31, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111127185515/http://popcrush.com/rihanna-talk-that-talk-album-review/ \|archive-date=November 27, 2011}}</ref> ''Loud'' and ''Talk That Talk'' saw her explore sexuality in her work ("[[S&M (Rihanna song)\|S&M]]" and "[[Birthday Cake (song)\|Birthday Cake]]") and return to her dancehall roots ("Man Down" and "[[Watch n' Learn]]").<ref>{{cite web\|last=Vena \|first=Jocelyn \|title=Rihanna's Loud Continues To Leak Online \|website=[[MTV]] \|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1651820/rihannas-loud-continues-to-leak-online/\|date=November 9, 2009 \|access-date=January 31, 2022 \|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514133358/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1651820/rihannas-loud-continues-leak-online.jhtml \|archive-date=May 14, 2013}}</ref> She also branched out into house music with tracks like "We Found Love", "Only Girl (In the World)" and "[[Complicated (Rihanna song)\|Complicated]]".<ref name="NewMadonna">{{cite web\|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2581672/is-rihanna-really-the-new-madonna/ \|archive-url= https://archive.today/20130129134415/http://newsroom.mtv.com/2011/10/20/is-rihanna-really-the-new-madonna/ \|archive-date=January 29, 2013 \|title=Is Rihanna Really The New Madonna? \|publisher=MTV \|date=October 20, 2011 \|access-date=January 31, 2022 \|last=Vena \|first=Jocelyn }}</ref> Her songs are also inspired through record [[Sampling (music)\|sampling]] from other artists.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/rihanna-samples-avril-lavigne-on-loud/7709017 \|title=Rihanna Samples Avril Lavigne on 'Loud' \|date=October 21, 2010 \|first=Amy \|last=Sciarretto \|publisher=[[Artistdirect]] \|access-date=September 27, 2012 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022123420/http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/rihanna-samples-avril-lavigne-on-loud/7709017 \|archive-date=October 22, 2012}}</ref> Line 194 ⟶ 189: ==Legacy== Rihanna is regarded by the media as a pop and fashion icon, particularly since her third studio album ''Good Girl Gone Bad'' (2007).<ref name="Billboard black madonna">{{cite magazine\|last1=Smith\|first1=Da'Shan\|title=10 Years After 'Good Girl Gone Bad,' Rihanna Has Surpassed Her Goal of Becoming the 'Black Madonna'\|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/rihanna-good-girl-gone-bad-anniversary-black-madonna-7809391/\|magazine=Billboard\|date=June 2017\|access-date=January 31, 2022\|archive-date=January 31, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131205708/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/rihanna-good-girl-gone-bad-anniversary-black-madonna-7809391/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|last1=Agafonov\|first1=Mikhael\|title=Ten years ago, 'Umbrella' turned Rihanna into a pop icon\|date=March 29, 2017\|url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/35332/1/rihanna-umbrella-10th-anniversary-retrospective\|publisher=DazeDigital\|access-date=November 24, 2017\|archive-date=December 1, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033121/http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/35332/1/rihanna-umbrella-10th-anniversary-retrospective\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|last1=Gracie\|first1=Bianca\|title=Rihanna's 'Good Girl Gone Bad' Turns 10: Crafting A Rule-Breaking Pop Culture Icon\|url=https://www.vibe.com/2017/06/rihanna-good-girl-gone-bad-10-year-anniversary/\|work=Vibe\|date=June 2, 2017\|access-date=November 24, 2017\|archive-date=September 5, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905185642/https://www.vibe.com/2017/06/rihanna-good-girl-gone-bad-10-year-anniversary/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|last1=Cartner-Morley\|first1=Jess\|title=Rihanna: the pop star who became a fashion powerhouse\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2017/sep/15/rihanna-pop-star-fashion-powerhouse-beauty-brand\|work=The Guardian\|date=September 15, 2017\|access-date=November 24, 2017\|archive-date=December 1, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041023/https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2017/sep/15/rihanna-pop-star-fashion-powerhouse-beauty-brand\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|last1=Murphy\|first1=Sam\|title='Good Girl Gone Bad' Transformed Rihanna From A Popstar to an Icon\|date=June 6, 2017\|url=https://theinterns.net/2017/06/06/good-girl-gone-bad-transformed-rihanna-from-a-popstar-to-an-icon/\|publisher=The Interns\|access-date=November 24, 2017\|archive-date=December 1, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043353/https://theinterns.net/2017/06/06/good-girl-gone-bad-transformed-rihanna-from-a-popstar-to-an-icon/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Nick Levine of ''[[Digital Spy]]'' described ''Good Girl Gone Bad'' as "the closest thing to a ''[[Thriller (Michael Jackson album)\|Thriller]]'' that 2007/08 is likely to produce".<ref name="digital spy">{{cite web\|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/albumreviews/a98660/rihanna-good-girl-gone-bad-reloaded.html\|title=Rihanna: 'Good Girl Gone Bad Reloaded'\|publisher=Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK\|last=Levine\|first=Nick\|date=June 10, 2008\|access-date=April 11, 2013\|archive-date=October 25, 2009\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091025122640/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/albumreviews/a98660/rihanna-good-girl-gone-bad-reloaded.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> According to ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', her single "[[Umbrella (song)\|Umbrella]]" and her eighth album ''[[Anti (album)\|Anti]]'' are regarded as among the [[500 Greatest Songs of All Time]] and [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time\|500 Greatest Albums of All Time]], respectively.<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-151127/rihanna-featuring-jay-z-umbrella-168907/\|title=500 Greatest Songs of All Time: Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z, 'Umbrella'\|magazine=Rolling Stone\|date=December 11, 2003\|access-date=January 31, 2022\|archive-date=June 30, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630105300/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-20110407/rihanna-featuring-jay-z-umbrella-20110527\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/rihanna-anti-4-1063003/\|title=The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time\|magazine=Rolling Stone\|date=September 22, 2020\|access-date=September 22, 2020\|archive-date=October 1, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001232750/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/rihanna-anti-4-1063003/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Her single "[[Work (Rihanna song)\|Work]]" has been credited by a ''Billboard'' editor for bringing the [[dancehall]] genre to the forefront of mainstream American music.<ref>{{cite magazine\|last1=Rani\|first1=Taj\|title=How Rihanna's 'Work' Made Dancehall Reign in Pop (Again)\|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/rihanna-work-dancehall-essay-6889497/\|magazine=Billboard\|date=March 2, 2016\|access-date=January 31, 2022\|archive-date=January 9, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109144002/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/rihanna-work-dancehall-essay-6889497/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Music critic Jayson Greene of ''[[Pitchfork (website)\|Pitchfork]]'' described Rihanna as the most influential singer of the past decade, writing: <blockquote>"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."<ref name="Pitchfork legacy">{{cite web\|last1=Greene\|first1=Jayson\|title=Is Rihanna the Most Influential Pop Singer of the Past Decade?\|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/overtones/10052-is-rihanna-the-most-influential-pop-singer-of-the-past-decade/\|work=Pitchfork\|date=April 5, 2017\|access-date=24 November 2017\|archive-date=July 4, 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704054247/https://pitchfork.com/features/overtones/10052-is-rihanna-the-most-influential-pop-singer-of-the-past-decade/\|url-status=live}}</ref></blockquote> [[File:Rihanna figure at Madame Tussauds London (33097691714).jpg\|thumb\|upright\|Waxwork of Rihanna at [[Madame Tussauds]], London]] Line 201 ⟶ 197: Rihanna has become a dominating figure on social media and internet streaming, ranking at No. 1 on ''Forbes''<nowiki/>' 2012 list of Social Networking Superstars.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2012/08/09/rihanna-tops-our-list-of-social-networking-superstars/\|title=Rihanna Tops Our List of Social Networking Superstars\|date=August 9, 2012\|access-date=August 19, 2013\|last=Pomerantz\|first=Dorothy\|work=Forbes\|archive-date=July 4, 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704054252/https://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2012/08/09/rihanna-tops-our-list-of-social-networking-superstars/\|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Time (magazine)\|Time]]'' magazine included Rihanna on its [[100 Most Influential People in the World]] issue in 2012 and 2018,<ref>{{cite magazine\|title=The World's 100 Most Influential People: 2012\|url=http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2111975_2111976_2111948,00.html\|magazine=Time\|date=April 18, 2012\|access-date=September 9, 2016\|last1=McCartney\|first1=Stella\|archive-date=December 24, 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224213822/http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2111975_2111976_2111948,00.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2058044_2061021_2061023,00.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110407095525/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2058044_2061021_2061023,00.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=April 7, 2011\|title=The 2011 Time Pool\|magazine=[[Time (magazine)\|Time]]\|access-date=February 22, 2013\|date=April 4, 2011}}</ref> Rihanna was ranked one of the best dressed women in 2018, by luxury fashion retailer Net-a-Porter.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Best Dressed 2018 \|url=https://www.net-a-porter.com/gb/en/porter/article-f0fe0982c9ceac88/cover-stories/cover-stories/best-dressed-2018 \|website=Net a Porter \|access-date=December 29, 2018 \|archive-date=December 30, 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230030434/https://www.net-a-porter.com/gb/en/porter/article-f0fe0982c9ceac88/cover-stories/cover-stories/best-dressed-2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref> 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".<ref name="cfda.com">[http://cfda.com/the-latest/introducing-the-2014-cfda-fashion-icon-of-the-year Introducing the 2014 CFDA Fashion Icon of the Year...] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140405051757/http://cfda.com/the-latest/introducing-the-2014-cfda-fashion-icon-of-the-year \|date=April 5, 2014 }}. CFDA (March 24, 2014). Retrieved June 5, 2014.</ref> Rihanna has an honorary title of Ambassador for Culture and Youth in Barbados.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.nationnews.com/story/295723732175256.php \|title=All hail Rihanna \|access-date=February 22, 2008 \|first=C \|last=G \|date=February 22, 2008 \|work=[[The Daily Nation (Barbados)\|Nation Newspaper]] \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226083036/http://www.nationnews.com/story/295723732175256.php \|archive-date=February 26, 2008 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> On February 22, 2008, former Barbados Prime Minister [[David Thompson (Barbadian politician)\|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.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Rihanna Day in Barbados\|url=http://www.barbadospropertylist.com/rihanna-day-in-barbados/\|access-date=November 17, 2016\|archive-date=November 18, 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118035834/http://www.barbadospropertylist.com/rihanna-day-in-barbados/\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Celebrate 'Rihanna Day' in Barbados\|date=January 31, 2009\|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/280129/Celebrate-Rihanna-Day-in-Barbados\|access-date=November 17, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=50 Things You Didn't Know About Rihanna\|website=[[Complex Networks]]\|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2013/06/50-things-you-didnt-know-about-rihanna/barbados-has-nationall-rihanna-day\|access-date=January 31, 2022\|archive-date=January 31, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131195018/https://www.complex.com/music/2013/06/50-things-you-didnt-know-about-rihanna/barbados-has-nationall-rihanna-day\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Did You Know That in Barbados People Celebrate a national "Rihanna"….\|url=http://www.factswt.com/did-you-know-that-in-barbados-people-celebrate-a-national-rihanna/\|access-date=November 17, 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117212345/http://www.factswt.com/did-you-know-that-in-barbados-people-celebrate-a-national-rihanna/\|archive-date=November 17, 2016\|url-status=dead}}</ref> In February 2017, Rihanna was named [[Harvard University]]'s "Humanitarian of the Year" by the Harvard Foundation.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Rihanna named Humanitarian of Year\|url=http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/02/rihanna-named-humanitarian-of-year/\|website=[[Harvard Gazette]]\|date=February 22, 2017}}</ref> During Rihanna's third annual "Diamond Ball", former [[President of the United States\|U.S. president]] [[Barack Obama]], praised Rihanna's work and stated: "[She's] become a powerful force in the fight to give people dignity."<ref name="auto2">{{cite news\|last1=Bruner\|first1=Raisa\|title=What It's Like Inside Rihanna Power Player-Filled Diamond Ball\|url=http://time.com/4940425/rihanna-diamond-ball-report/\|access-date=September 28, 2017\|magazine=Time}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite news \|last=Respers France \|first=Lisa \|publisher=CNN \|title=Rihanna appointed an ambassador of Barbados \|date=September 21, 2018 \|access-date=September 21, 2018 \|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/09/21/entertainment/rihanna-ambassador-barbados/index.html}}</ref><ref name="gisbarbados">{{cite news \|last=Austin \|first=Sharon \|publisher=Barbados Government Information Service \|title=Rihanna – Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary \|date=September 20, 2018 \|access-date=January 23, 2019 \|url=https://gisbarbados.gov.bb/blog/rihanna-ambassador-extraordinary-and-plenipotentiary/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|work=BBC News \|title=Rihanna appointed as ambassador by Barbados \|date=September 22, 2018 \|access-date=September 23, 2018 \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-45609656}}</ref> At the 2020 [[NAACP Image Awards]], hosted by [[BET]], Rihanna accepted the President's Award from [[Derrick Johnson (activist)\|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."<ref>{{cite magazine \|last1=Kreps \|first1=Daniel \|title=See Rihanna's Powerful NAACP Image Awards Speech \|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rihanna-naacp-image-awards-speech-presidents-award-956922/ \|magazine=Rolling Stone \|date=February 23, 2020 \|access-date=June 30, 2020}}</ref> Line 303 ⟶ 299: 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.<ref name="www.cnn.com">{{cite news\|first=Amy\|last=Huggins\|title=Chris Brown says he still loves Rihanna\|website=[[CNN]]\|date=August 31, 2009\|access-date=September 3, 2009\|url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/31/chris.brown.interview/index.html}}</ref><ref name="Today">{{cite news\|title=Yes, Chris Brown remembers Rihanna beating\|website=[[Today.com]]\|date=September 1, 2009\|access-date=September 3, 2009\|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/yes-chris-brown-remembers-rihanna-beating-wbna32634846}}</ref><ref name="www.rollingstone.com">{{cite news\|title=Chris Brown Clarifies King Interview, Says He Recalls Rihanna Incident\|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]\|first=Daniel\|last=Kreps\|date=September 1, 2009\|access-date=January 31, 2022\|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/chris-brown-clarifies-king-interview-says-he-recalls-rihanna-incident-237497/}}</ref><ref name="www.nydailynews.com">{{cite news\|first=Issie\|last=Lapowsky \|title=Chris Brown on 'Larry King Life': Relationship with Rihanna 'was sort of like Romeo and Juliet' \|newspaper=[[Daily News (New York)\|New York Daily News]] \|date=August 31, 2009\|access-date=January 31, 2022\|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/chris-brown-larry-king-live-relationship-rihanna-sort-romeo-juliet-article-1.383526}}</ref> 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."<ref name="www.cnn.com"/> ==Awards and ~~achievements~~recognitions== {{see also\|List of awards and nominations received by Rihanna}} Line 453 ⟶ 449: [[Category:Barbadian women fashion designers]] [[Category:Electronic dance music musicians]] [[Category:African-American billionaires]]