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'''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
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
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>▼
▲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>
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==Early life==
Robyn Rihanna Fenty was born on February 20, 1988, in [[Saint Michael, Barbados]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bet.com/
As a child, Rihanna had many [[CT scan]]s for the excruciating headaches that she suffered, recalling
==Music career==
===2003–2006: Beginnings and early releases===
In 2003, Rihanna formed a musical trio with two of her classmates in
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"/>
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After signing with Def Jam, Jay-Z and his team did the [[Artists and repertoire|A&R]] for Rihanna's debut album and spent the next three months recording and completing her debut album.<ref name=Ried17Rih/> She worked with different producers to complete her debut studio album, primarily Rogers and his production partner [[Carl Sturken]].<ref name="SlantMag1">{{cite news|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/rihanna-music-of-the-sun/ |title=Review: Rihanna: Music Of The Sun|last=Cinquemani |first=Sal |date=August 31, 2005 |work=[[Slant Magazine]] |access-date=May 29, 2009 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112194905/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/rihanna-music-of-the-sun/619 |archive-date=November 12, 2010}}</ref> With several songs to pick as a lead single, "Pon de Replay" was chosen because it seemed like the best song suited for a summer release.<ref name="SingUni">{{cite news |last=Kawashima |first=Dale |url=http://singeruniverse.com/rihanna.htm |title=Special Interview (2005): Rihanna Tells How She Got Started, Getting Her Label Deal, And Her First Album |work=Singer Universe |access-date=February 19, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225150503/http://singeruniverse.com/rihanna.htm |archive-date=February 25, 2016 }}</ref> In May 2005, her debut single, "Pon de Replay", was released under her mononym "Rihanna". It charted successfully worldwide, peaking in the top five in fifteen countries, including at No. 2 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart and the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name="BillChartS">{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=rihanna|chart=all}}|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080728075941/{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=rihanna|chart=all}}|archive-date=July 28, 2008|title=Artist Chart History – Rihanna|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 6, 2009}}</ref> The song became a club hit in the United States, peaking at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' [[Dance Club Songs]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/rihanna-scores-20th-no-1-on-danceclub-play-chart-second-most-no/|title=Rihanna Scores 20th No. 1 on Dance/Club Play Chart; Second-Most No. 1s Ever|last=Murray|first=Gordon|date=August 8, 2013|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131155824/https://www.billboard.com/pro/rihanna-scores-20th-no-1-on-danceclub-play-chart-second-most-no/|url-status=live}}</ref>
''Music of the Sun'' was released in August 2005. It debuted at No. 10 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and received a gold certification from the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA), denoting shipments of over 500,000 units.<ref name="RIAA-albums">{{cite web|url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Rihanna&format=ALBUM&perPage=25 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121211043636/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Rihanna&format=ALBUM&perPage=25 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 11, 2012 |title=RIAA – Gold & Platinum |publisher=Recording Industry Association of America |access-date=November 28, 2010}}</ref> The album sold over 2 million copies worldwide. A second single, "If It's Lovin' that You Want", was not as successful as its predecessor, but reached the top 10 in Australia, Ireland and New Zealand.<ref name="PDRFollow">{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1508016/rihanna-insists-shes-got-what-you-need-in-pon-de-replay-follow-up/ |title=Rihanna Insists She's Got What You Need In 'Pon De Replay' Follow-Up |last=Tecson |first=Brandee |date=August 19, 2005 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |url-status=
A month after the release of her debut album, Rihanna began working on her second studio album.<ref name="HerRockSide">{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1524534/rihanna-getting-in-touch-with-her-rock-side-for-next-lp/|title=Rihanna Getting in Touch With Her Rock Side For Next LP |last=Tecson |first=Brandee J. |date=February 22, 2006 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |url-status=
===2007–2008: Breakthrough with ''Good Girl Gone Bad''===
In early 2007, Rihanna appeared on the single "[[J-Status|Roll It]]" with Jamaican band [[J-Status]] and fellow Barbadian singer-songwriter Shontelle. The song appeared on J-Status' debut album ''The Beginning'', released in several European countries only. Around that time, Rihanna had already begun work on her third studio album, ''[[Good Girl Gone Bad]]''.<ref name="neyo lessons">{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1553347/rihanna-gets-voice-lessons-from-ne-yo-for-fresh-uptempo-new-tracks/ |title=Rihanna Gets Voice Lessons From Ne-Yo For 'Fresh, Uptempo' New Tracks |last=Moss |first=Corey |newspaper=MTV News |date=February 27, 2007 |access-date=September 4, 2013 |url-status=
[[File:Rihanna-brisbane.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Rihanna performing during [[Good Girl Gone Bad Tour]] in Brisbane, 2008]]
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On June 9, 2008, Rihanna released ''[[Good Girl Gone Bad Live]]'', her first [[live album|live]] [[music video|long-form video]]. The [[DVD-Video|DVD]] and [[Blu-ray Disc|Blu-ray]] release featured Rihanna's concert at the [[Manchester Arena]] in Manchester, United Kingdom, held on December 6, 2007, as part of the Good Girl Gone Bad Tour. The release also contained a special documentary that presented Rihanna discussing her experiences during the tour. By late 2008, Rihanna still remained on the charts with the release of the fifth single from ''Good Girl Gone Bad'', "[[Rehab (Rihanna song)|Rehab]]", and was named "Diva of the Year" by ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' for her "newfound staying power".<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Rihanna: Diva of the year |url=https://ew.com/article/2008/12/29/rihanna-diva-of/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly |last=Watson |first=Margeaux |date=December 29, 2008 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202231635/http://music-mix.ew.com/2008/12/29/rihanna-diva-of/ |archive-date=December 2, 2013}}</ref> ''Good Girl Gone Bad'' has sold over 2.8 million units in the United States alone, receiving a two-times-Platinum certification from the RIAA. It is Rihanna's bestselling album in the country to date.<ref name="RIAA-albums"/><ref name="May 2013 Sales">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/rihanna-earns-sixth-million-selling-album-1565549/|title=Rihanna Earns Sixth Million-Selling Album|magazine=Billboard|date=May 31, 2013|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131205709/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/rihanna-earns-sixth-million-selling-album-1565549/|url-status=live}}</ref> The album has sold 9 million units worldwide.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/beyonc-lady-gaga-rihanna-albums-to-hit-shelves-november-23-1821889.html|title=Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Rihanna albums to hit shelves November 23|date=November 17, 2009|location=London|work=The Independent|access-date=September 10, 2017|archive-date=September 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915211002/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/beyonc-lady-gaga-rihanna-albums-to-hit-shelves-november-23-1821889.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/rihanna-celebrates-the-tenth-anniversary-of-her-breakthrough-album-good-girl-gone-bad-im-forever-grateful__19308/|title=Rihanna celebrates the tenth anniversary of her breakthrough album Good Girl Gone Bad: 'I'm forever grateful'|publisher=The Official UK Charts Company|last=Copsey|first=Rob|date=June 1, 2017|access-date=June 1, 2017|archive-date=June 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170604193826/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/rihanna-celebrates-the-tenth-anniversary-of-her-breakthrough-album-good-girl-gone-bad-im-forever-grateful__19308/|url-status=live}}</ref>
During the late 2000s, Rihanna experimented further with [[Pop (music)|pop]], [[dubstep]], and rock music, officially shifting her musical style and image away from the Barbados island girl.<ref>{{cite web|last=Emina |first=Kyle |url=http://dailytrojan.com/2011/11/28/rihanna-revitalizes-tired-musical-style/ |title=Rihanna revitalizes tired musical style |date=November 28, 2011 |access-date=October 9, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111202157/http://dailytrojan.com/2011/11/28/rihanna-revitalizes-tired-musical-style/ |archive-date=January 11, 2016}}</ref> Throughout 2008, Rihanna performed on the [[Glow in the Dark Tour]] alongside Kanye West, [[Lupe Fiasco]], and [[N.E.R.D]].<ref name="mtv">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1580653/kanye-wests-glow-in-the-dark-tour-will-feature-rihanna-lupe-fiasco-nerd/|title=Kanye West's Glow in the Dark Tour Will Feature Rihanna, Lupe Fiasco, N.E.R.D. |last=Rodriguez |first=Jayson |website=[[MTV]] |date=January 30, 2008 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |url-status=
===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>
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=
''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=
▲''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=live|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=live|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>
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]].
[[File:Rihanna, LOUD Tour, Minneapolis 5.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Rihanna performing during the [[Loud Tour]] in 2011]]
In summer 2010, Rihanna collaborated with rapper Eminem on "[[Love the Way You Lie]]", which was a major worldwide success, reaching No. 1 in over 20 countries.<ref name="LTWYLcharts">{{cite news |url=http://acharts.us/song/55808 |title=Eminem and Rihanna – Love The Way You Lie – Music Charts |work=[[Music Charts]] |access-date=June 8, 2012 |archive-date=June 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622094243/http://acharts.us/song/55808 |url-status=live }}</ref> Reaching number 2, the song became the [[List of best-selling singles by year (UK)|biggest-selling song of 2010 in the UK]] and the first of Rihanna's singles to sell over a million copies in the country.<ref name="official charts end of 2010">{{cite web|title=Eminem/Rihanna & Take That scoop 2010 crowns |website=[[OfficialCharts.com]] |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/cardle-at-no-1-again-eminemrihanna-take-that-scoop-2010-crowns/ |access-date=January 29, 2011 |date=January 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026060230/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/cardle-at-no-1-again-eminemrihanna-take-that-scoop-2010-crowns/ |archive-date=October 26, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Alan|title=Official Chart Analysis: Lana Del Rey scores biggest-selling album of 2012, Gotye shifts another 83k|url=https://www.musicweek.com/news/read/official-chart-analysis-lana-del-rey-scores-biggest-selling-album-of-2012-gotye-shifts-another-83k/048060|work=[[Music Week]]|access-date=January 31, 2022|date=February 13, 2012|archive-date=January 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116134515/http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/official-chart-analysis-lana-del-rey-scores-biggest-selling-album-of-2012-gotye-shifts-another-83k/048060|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2010, Rihanna switched managers, joining Jay-Z's [[Roc Nation]] Management.<ref name="Rleaves">{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/rihanna-leaves-manager-now-under-jay-zs-umbrella-1198815/|title=Rihanna Leaves Manager, Now Under Jay-Z's Umbrella|last=Fekadu|first=Mesfin|date=October 20, 2010|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 23, 2011|archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131171021/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/rihanna-leaves-manager-now-under-jay-zs-umbrella-1198815/|url-status=live}}</ref> In late 2010, she was featured on three singles: Kanye West's "[[All of the Lights]]", from the album ''[[My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy]]'' (2010),<ref name="Rihanna — All of the Lights (MTV)">{{cite web|last=Montgomery |first=James |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1651991/rihanna-loved-working-with-kanye-west-on-all-of-the-lights/ |title=Rihanna 'Loved' Working With Kanye West On 'All of the Lights' |website=[[MTV]] |access-date=January 31, 2022 |url-status=
''[[Loud (Rihanna album)|Loud]]'', Rihanna's fifth studio album, was released in November 2010.<ref name="NewLoud">{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1647244/rihanna-reveals-title-of-new-album-loud/|title=Rihanna Reveals Title of New Album: Loud|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|date=September 7, 2010|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-date=December 29, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229135802/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1647244/20100907/rihanna.jhtml|url-status=
The album produced three US [[Billboard Hot 100]]s. Its lead single, "[[Only Girl (In the World)]]", "[[What's My Name? (Rihanna song)|What's My Name?]]", featuring rapper [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] and "[[S&M (song)|S&M]]", following the release of its official remix featuring [[Britney Spears]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2010-10-02 |title=Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of October 2, 2010 |magazine=Billboard |date=January 2, 2013 |access-date=October 13, 2015 |archive-date=June 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617123726/http://www.billboard.com/charts/2010-10-02/canadian-hot-100 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Rihanna&titel=Only+Girl+%28In+The+World%29&cat=s|title=Rihanna – Only Girl (In The World)|access-date=November 27, 2010|archive-date=March 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324081525/http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Rihanna&titel=Only+Girl+%28In+The+World%29&cat=s|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20101113/7501/ |title=Archive Chart |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=November 27, 2010 |archive-date=March 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307181217/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20101113/7501/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2010/11/11/rihanna-whats-my-name-no-1-billboard-hot-100/ |title=Rihanna's 'What's My Name?' jumps to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 chart |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |last=Wete |first=Brad |access-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112233814/http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/11/11/rihanna-whats-my-name-no-1-billboard-hot-100/ |archive-date=November 12, 2010}}</ref> Rihanna set a record as the solo artist with the fastest accumulation of 10 chart toppers in the Hot 100s history.<ref name="'S&M'Reigns">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/rihannas-sm-reigns-on-hot-100-lady-gagas-judas-debuts-471954/|title=Rihanna's 'S&M' Reigns on Hot 100, Lady Gaga's 'Judas' Debuts|magazine=Billboard|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=April 20, 2011|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-date=September 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912152102/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/rihannas-sm-reigns-on-hot-100-lady-gagas-judas-debuts-471954/|url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[53rd Grammy Awards]], "Only Girl (In the World)" won the award for [[Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording|Best Dance Recording]].<ref name=Grammy2011>{{cite news|url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/news/breaking/newsletter/la-et-env-grammys-nominees-2010-list,0,4822287.htmlstory|title=53rd Annual Grammy Awards nominees list|access-date=December 2, 2010|work=Los Angeles Times|archive-date=December 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205235642/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/news/breaking/newsletter/la-et-env-grammys-nominees-2010-list,0,4822287.htmlstory|url-status=live}}</ref>
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===2011–2013: ''Talk That Talk'' and ''Unapologetic''===
Rihanna's sixth album, ''[[Talk That Talk]]'', was released in November 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a345070/rihanna-unveils-new-album-talk-that-talk-cover/ |title=Rihanna unveils new album 'Talk That Talk' cover |access-date=January 31, 2022 |last=Fowler|first=Tara |date=October 11, 2011 |work=[[Digital Spy]] |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028174136/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a345070/rihanna-unveils-new-album-talk-that-talk-cover.html |archive-date=October 28, 2011}}</ref> The album debuted at No. 3 in the U.S. and number No. 1 in the UK<ref>Caulfield, Keith (November 30, 2011). "[https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/michael-buble-bests-nickelback-rihanna-on-billboard-200-464922/ Michael Buble Bests Nickelback, Rihanna on Billboard 200] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131171018/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/michael-buble-bests-nickelback-rihanna-on-billboard-200-464922/ |date=January 31, 2022 }}". ''Billboard''. Retrieved January 31, 2022.</ref> The album's lead single, "[[We Found Love]]", topped charts in twenty-seven countries and peaked in the top 10 in 30 countries and broke many chart records worldwide.<ref name="wflcharts">{{cite news |url=http://acharts.us/song/65699 |title=Rihanna Calvin Harris – We Found Love |work=[[Music Charts]] |access-date=June 8, 2012 |archive-date=June 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614114822/http://acharts.us/song/65699 |url-status=live }}</ref> The single topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for 10 non-consecutive weeks, becoming Rihanna's longest-running No. 1 single on the chart and the longest-running No. 1 single of 2011 in the US.<ref name="wflcharts2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/rihannas-found-her-way-back-to-hot-100-summit-465364/|magazine=Billboard|title=Rihanna's 'Found' Her Way Back to Hot 100 Summit|first=Gary|last=Trust|date=November 2, 2011|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131171019/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/rihannas-found-her-way-back-to-hot-100-summit-465364/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="wflcharts3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/rihannas-love-her-longest-leading-hot-100-no-1-464691/|magazine=Billboard|title=Rihanna's 'Love' Her Longest-Leading Hot 100 No. 1|first=Gary|last=Trust|date=December 21, 2011|access-date=September 7, 2012|archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131171018/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/rihannas-love-her-longest-leading-hot-100-no-1-464691/|url-status=live}}</ref
[[File:Rihanna Diamonds World Tour 2013 (Cropped).png|upright|thumb|left|Rihanna performing during the [[Diamonds World Tour]] in 2013]]
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Rihanna's seventh studio album, ''[[Unapologetic]]'', was released in November 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vancouversun.com/Entertainment/Celebrity/rihanna-clearly-unapologetic-about-777-tour-stop-in-toronto/wcm/663a216c-e407-4bd9-aa0a-20d234710155 |title=Rihanna clearly Unapologetic about 777 Tour stop in Toronto |work=[[The Vancouver Sun]] |access-date=November 16, 2012 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119041741/https://vancouversun.com/Entertainment/Celebrity/rihanna-clearly-unapologetic-about-777-tour-stop-in-toronto/wcm/663a216c-e407-4bd9-aa0a-20d234710155 |archive-date=November 19, 2012}}</ref> In the United States, the album debuted at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart, marking Rihanna's first No. 1 album in the country.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/rihanna-earns-first-no-1-album-on-billboard-200-chart/|title=Rihanna Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=November 27, 2012|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131205715/https://www.billboard.com/pro/rihanna-earns-first-no-1-album-on-billboard-200-chart/|url-status=live}}</ref> The lead single from the album, "[[Diamonds (Rihanna song)|Diamonds]]", reached No. 1 in more than 20 countries worldwide, including on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, where it became Rihanna's 12 No. 1 on the chart.<ref name="Trust">{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/rihannas-diamonds-shines-atop-hot-100-474056/|magazine=Billboard|title=Rihanna's 'Diamonds' Shines Atop Hot 100|first=Gary|last=Trust|date=November 21, 2012|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131205712/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/rihannas-diamonds-shines-atop-hot-100-474056/|url-status=live}}</ref> The album's second single, "[[Stay (Rihanna song)|Stay]]", featuring [[Mikky Ekko]], reached the top five in over twenty countries, including No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Trust|first=Gary|title=Baauer's 'Harlem Shake' Debuts Atop Revamped Hot 100|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/baauers-harlem-shake-debuts-atop-revamped-hot-100/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 31, 2022|date=February 21, 2013|archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131205710/https://www.billboard.com/pro/baauers-harlem-shake-debuts-atop-revamped-hot-100/|url-status=live}}</ref> As promotion prior to the album's release, Rihanna embarked on the [[Rihanna 777 Documentary... 7Countries7Days7Shows|777 Tour]], a mini tour of seven shows in seven countries in seven days.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/rihanna-takes-fans-media-party-plane-trip-7-countries-article-1.1202950|work=Daily News|location=New York|title=Rihanna takes fans, media on party plane trip to 7 countries|first=Joyce|last=Chen|date=November 23, 2012|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131195019/https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/rihanna-takes-fans-media-party-plane-trip-7-countries-article-1.1202950|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 6, 2013, [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] aired a documentary about the tour, with a [[Rihanna 777 Documentary... 7Countries7Days7Shows|documentary DVD]] being released the following day as Rihanna's third live long-form video release.<ref name="777tour">{{cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/rihanna-777-documentary-coming-to-fox-in-may-101299/|title=Rihanna 777' Documentary Coming to Fox in May|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Danton|first=Eric R.|date=March 19, 2013|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-date=November 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107031146/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/rihanna-777-documentary-coming-to-fox-in-may-20130319|url-status=live}}</ref>
In February 2013, at the [[55th Grammy Awards]], Rihanna won her sixth Grammy Award, in the category [[Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video|Best Short Form Music Video]] for "[[We Found Love (music video)|We Found Love]]" (2011).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/early-grammy-winners-include-rihanna-jay-z-and-kanye-west-81353/|title=Early Grammy Winners Include Rihanna, Jay-Z and Kanye West|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=February 10, 2013|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131195022/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/early-grammy-winners-include-rihanna-jay-z-and-kanye-west-81353/|url-status=live}}</ref> Also that month, the United Kingdom's [[Official Charts Company]] announced that Rihanna had sold 3,868,000 records in the past year in the country, ranking at No. 1 in the list of [[2013 BRIT Awards]] artist nominees.<ref name="officialcharts.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-brit-awards-2013-the-real-winners-revealed-1869/|title=The BRIT Awards 2013: The biggest selling nominees revealed|website=[[OfficialCharts.com]]|date=February 20, 2013|access-date=February 20, 2013|archive-date=February 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224025316/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-brit-awards-2013-the-real-winners-revealed-1869/|url-status=live}}</ref> Rihanna's fifth headlining [[concert tour]], the [[Diamonds World Tour]], began in March 2013, in support of ''Unapologetic''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |title=Rihanna Unveils Diamonds Tour Dates After Big VMA Night |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1693402/rihanna-tour-dates-vma-2012/ |publisher=MTV |access-date=January 31, 2022|date=September 7, 2012 |url-status=
===2014–2017: Standalone releases, ''Home'' soundtrack and ''Anti''===
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In 2014, Rihanna appeared on [[Shakira]]'s single, "[[Can't Remember to Forget You]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/shakira-rihanna-team-up-on-cant-remember-to-forget-you-listen-5869585/|title=Shakira, Rihanna Team Up On 'Can't Remember To Forget You': Listen|magazine=Billboard|date=January 13, 2014|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131174838/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/shakira-rihanna-team-up-on-cant-remember-to-forget-you-listen-5869585/|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the release of ''Unapologetic'' and its accompanying tour, Rihanna aimed to take a hiatus from recording music, stating: "I wanted to have a year to just do whatever I want artistically, creatively."<ref name="vogue">{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/rihanna-vogue-interview-anti-drake-work-puma-fenty|title=More From Rihanna's Interview With Vogue|work=Vogue|last=Aguirre|first=Abby|date=March 24, 2016|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-date=February 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221071559/https://www.vogue.com/article/rihanna-vogue-interview-anti-drake-work-puma-fenty|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2014, Rihanna left Def Jam Recordings to sign fully with Roc Nation, the record label that had managed her career since October 2010.<ref name=label>{{cite news|last=Nostro|first=Lauren|title=Rihanna Has Left Def Jam and Signed to Jay Z's Roc Nation Label|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2014/05/rihanna-roc-nation-management-label-deal|access-date=May 5, 2014|newspaper=Complex|date=May 5, 2014|archive-date=April 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430122541/https://www.complex.com/music/2014/05/rihanna-roc-nation-management-label-deal|url-status=live}}</ref>
A year after Rihanna began working on her eighth studio album, the single "[[FourFiveSeconds]]" was released, which featured Rihanna paired up with Kanye West and [[Paul McCartney]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2058811/rihanna-four-five-seconds/|title=Rihanna Dropped Her New Song With Kanye And Paul McCartney—Hear 'FourFiveSeconds'|last=White|first=Caitlin|website=[[MTV]]|date=January 25, 2015|access-date=April 3, 2015|archive-date=November 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128172653/http://www.mtv.com/news/2058811/rihanna-four-five-seconds/|url-status=
[[File:Rihanna (cropped).png|thumb|upright|Rihanna performing on the [[Anti World Tour]] in 2016]]
In late 2015, Rihanna signed a $25 million contract with [[Samsung]] that would see her promoting [[Samsung Galaxy|Samsung's Galaxy]] line of products whilst Samsung would sponsor the release of her eighth studio album and its supporting tour.<ref name="25Samsung">{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2015/10/29/rihanna-inks-25m-sponsorship-deal-with-samsung/|title=Rihanna inks $25M sponsorship deal with Samsung|work=New York Post|access-date=November 17, 2015|date=October 29, 2015|archive-date=August 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825014822/https://nypost.com/2015/10/29/rihanna-inks-25m-sponsorship-deal-with-samsung/|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Anti World Tour]] was announced in November 2015 and began in March 2016, with [[Travis Scott (musician)|Travis Scott]] supporting in North America and [[Big Sean]] supporting at selected European dates.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=rihanna|number=668855691612958720|title= #ANTIWorldTour starts Feb 2016! Bringing along @trvisXX in N. America & @theweeknd @bigsean in EU!|date=November 23, 2015|author=Rihanna|access-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=September 2018}} [[The Weeknd]] had also initially planned to support at certain European sites, but he backed out citing "unforeseen changes in upcoming projects".<ref>{{cite news|last=Levine|first=Nick|date=March 23, 2016|title=The Weeknd drops out of Rihanna's Anti World Tour|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/the-weeknd-drops-out-of-rihanna-s-anti-world-tour-a6948306.html|work=The Independent|access-date=February 23, 2019|archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131174832/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/the-weeknd-drops-out-of-rihanna-s-anti-world-tour-a6948306.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On January 28, 2016, Rihanna released her eighth studio album, ''[[Anti (album)|Anti]]'', exclusively through [[Streaming media|streaming service]] [[Tidal (service)|Tidal]].<ref name="antireleasedate">{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/1/27/9075439/rihanna-anti-new-album-tidal-available-now|title=Rihanna's new album ANTI is available now|publisher=[[The Verge]]|last=Cox|first=Jamieson|date=January 28, 2016|access-date=January 28, 2016|archive-date=December 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216015914/https://www.theverge.com/2016/1/27/9075439/rihanna-anti-new-album-tidal-available-now|url-status=live}}</ref> The album peaked at No. 1 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, becoming Rihanna's second No. 1 and eighth top 10 album on the chart.<ref name="antitops">{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/rihanna-anti-billboard-200-no-1/|title=Rihanna's 'Anti' Rules at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=February 7, 2016|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131174833/https://www.billboard.com/pro/rihanna-anti-billboard-200-no-1/|url-status=live}}</ref> The album was supported by the release of four singles, including the lead single "[[Work (Rihanna song)|Work]]", featuring Drake, which topped the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. Further Platinum-certified singles "[[Needed Me]]" and "[[Love on the Brain]]" both peaked inside the top 10 of the US Hot 100.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.musictimes.com/articles/66432/20160229/rihanna-drake-work-1-hot-100-again-justin-bieber-flo-rida.htm |title=Rihanna and Drake 'Work' Into No. 1 Spot on Hot 100 Again Over Justin Bieber, Flo RIda |date=February 29, 2016 |website=Music Times |access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302080251/http://www.musictimes.com/articles/66432/20160229/rihanna-drake-work-1-hot-100-again-justin-bieber-flo-rida.htm |archive-date=March 2, 2016 }}</ref><ref name="Singles">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/drake-no-1-hot-100-fourth-week-pink-hits-top-10/|title=Drake No. 1 on Hot 100 for Fourth Week, P!nk Hits Top 10|magazine=Billboard|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=June 6, 2016|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131174832/https://www.billboard.com/pro/drake-no-1-hot-100-fourth-week-pink-hits-top-10/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2016, Rihanna was featured in several singles. The first collaboration single was Kanye West's "[[Famous (Kanye West song)|Famous]]", where Rihanna provided uncredited guest vocals. She was then officially featured on Calvin Harris' "[[This Is What You Came For]]", which was a success.<ref name="Singles"/><ref name="Came">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/listen-rihanna-calvin-harris-this-is-what-you-came-for-dance-7350215/|title=Listen to Rihanna and Calvin Harris' ''This Is What You Came For''|magazine=Billboard|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|date=April 29, 2016|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131174834/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/listen-rihanna-calvin-harris-this-is-what-you-came-for-dance-7350215/|url-status=live}}</ref> Rihanna was also featured on Drake's "[[Too Good (song)|Too Good]]" and on [[Mike Will Made It]]{{'}}s "[[Nothing Is Promised]]".<ref name="Views Booklet">{{cite AV media notes |year=2016 |title=Views |others=Drake |type=PDF digital booklet |publisher=[[Young Money Entertainment]]}}</ref><ref name="Promised">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/mike-will-made-it-rihanna-nothing-is-promised-7393452/|title=Mike Will Made-It Releases Rihanna Collab 'Nothing Is Promised'|magazine=Billboard|last=Brandle|first=Lars|date=June 3, 2016|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131174832/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/mike-will-made-it-rihanna-nothing-is-promised-7393452/|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2016, Rihanna released "[[Sledgehammer (Rihanna song)|Sledgehammer]]", a single from the ''[[Star Trek Beyond]]'' movie soundtrack.<ref name="sledgehammer">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2898084/rihanna-sledgehammer-star-trek-beyond/ |title=Rihanna Is in Full Ballad Mode on New Song 'Sledgehammer' |publisher=MTV |date=June 27, 2016 |access-date=June 27, 2016 |url-status=
Rihanna released several collaborations in 2017. First she was the featured part in [[Future (rapper)|Future]]'s "[[Selfish (Future song)|Selfish]]", the lead single from the rapper's sixth studio album, ''[[Hndrxx]]''. Summer 2017 saw the release of Rihanna's collaborations with record producer [[DJ Khaled]], "[[Wild Thoughts]]", which also featured [[Bryson Tiller]] and was a worldwide success, and [[Kendrick Lamar]]'s single, "[[Loyalty (Kendrick Lamar song)|Loyalty]]", which earned Rihanna her ninth Grammy Award at the [[60th Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/dj-khaled-rihanna-bryson-tiller-wild-thoughts-grateful-7833688/|title=DJ Khaled's 'Wild Thoughts' Collaboration With Rihanna and Bryson Tiller Will Drop Tomorrow|magazine=Billboard|last=Platon|first=Adelle|date=June 15, 2017|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131174835/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/dj-khaled-rihanna-bryson-tiller-wild-thoughts-grateful-7833688/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-grammys-2018-60th-grammy-awards-kendrick-lamar-and-rihanna-win-grammy-1517186708-htmlstory.html|title=Kendrick Lamar is 4-for-4 after 'Loyalty' wins the Grammy for rap/sung performance|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|last=Roberts|first=Randall|date=January 28, 2018|access-date=February 2, 2018|archive-date=February 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201220639/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-grammys-2018-60th-grammy-awards-kendrick-lamar-and-rihanna-win-grammy-1517186708-htmlstory.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2017, Rihanna was part of [[N.E.R.D]]{{'}}s comeback single "[[Lemon (N.E.R.D and Rihanna song)|Lemon]]" from the band's album ''[[No One Ever Really Dies]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ortiz |first=Edwin |url=http://www.complex.com/music/2017/11/nerd-debut-new-album-complexcon-performance |title=N*E*R*D Debut New Album at ComplexCon With Electrifying Show |work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]] |date=November 5, 2017 |access-date=November 13, 2017 |archive-date=November 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191130080450/https://www.complex.com/music/2017/11/nerd-debut-new-album-complexcon-performance |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/lemon-single/1300805696 |title=Lemon – Single by N.E.R.D |website=[[iTunes Store]] (US) |date=November 2017 |access-date=November 15, 2017 |archive-date=September 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905102056/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/lemon-single/1300805696 |url-status=live }}</ref>
===2018–present: Hiatus,
In October 2017, [[Shakka (singer)|Shakka]] revealed that he was working with Rihanna on her "absolutely insane" album.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/rihanna/news/rihannas-songwriter-says-her-new-album-is-absolutely-insane |title=Rihanna's Songwriter Says Her New Album Is "Absolutely Insane" |publisher=MTV UK |access-date=October 20, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021055817/http://www.mtv.co.uk/rihanna/news/rihannas-songwriter-says-her-new-album-is-absolutely-insane |archive-date=October 21, 2017 }}</ref> In December 2018, Rihanna confirmed that the album would be released in 2019,<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Stiernberg|first=Bonnie|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/rihanna-new-album-2019-release-8491320/|title=Rihanna Confirms Her New Album Will Be Out in 2019|magazine=Billboard|date=December 22, 2018|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131174836/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/rihanna-new-album-2019-release-8491320/|url-status=live}}</ref> and later announced that it is a [[reggae]] project.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Sapanara|first=Michael|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/rihanna-confirms-reggae-album-t-magazine-interview-8512137/|title=Rihanna Confirms Upcoming Reggae Album in New Interview|magazine=Billboard|date=May 20, 2019|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131174834/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/rihanna-confirms-reggae-album-t-magazine-interview-8512137/|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2019, fans noticed that Rihanna and co-songwriters Collin Edwards, Monique Lawrence, and Alexander Ogunmokun registered a song titled "Private Loving" with the music publishing organization [[Broadcast Music, Inc.|BMI]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a28737053/rihanna-new-music-2019/|title=Rihanna Just Registered New Music and People Are Freaking Out|work=Elle|date=August 18, 2019|access-date=August 20, 2019|archive-date=January 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200106045657/https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a28737053/rihanna-new-music-2019/|url-status=live}}</ref>{{refn|While she neither unambiguously confirmed or denied the track, she said it is definitely not the title of her album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a29448309/rihanna-upcoming-album-title-rumor/|title=Rihanna Clears Up Rumor About Upcoming Album|work=Elle|date=October 12, 2019|access-date=October 15, 2019|archive-date=November 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110170131/https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a29448309/rihanna-upcoming-album-title-rumor/|url-status=live}}</ref>|group=n}} In September 2019, it was announced that she had signed with [[Sony/ATV Music Publishing]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Aswad |first1=Jem |last2=Halperin |first2=Shirley |title=Rihanna Signs With Sony/ATV Music Publishing |url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/rihanna-publishing-deal-sony-atv-jon-platt-1203335436/ |magazine=Variety |access-date=September 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190916183510/https://variety.com/2019/music/news/rihanna-publishing-deal-sony-atv-jon-platt-1203335436/ |archive-date=September 16, 2019 |date=September 16, 2019}}</ref> In December 2019, Rihanna alluded to her album being complete and indefinitely withholding the release date in an [[Instagram]] post.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/rihanna-teases-r9-album-with-house-of-pain-loving-pup-watch-8546967/|title=Rihanna Teases 'R9' Album With House of Pain-Loving Pup: Watch|magazine=Billboard|date=December 22, 2019|quote=Update: me listening to R9 by myself and refusing to release it.|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131174832/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/rihanna-teases-r9-album-with-house-of-pain-loving-pup-watch-8546967/|url-status=live}}</ref> In her 2023 ''[[British Vogue]]'' interview, when asked about her ninth studio album, she said: "When you come off of an album like ''Anti'' ... there's this pressure that I put on myself. That if it's not better than that then it is not even worth it", noting that "it's not the right way to look at music" and "if I keep waiting until this feels right and perfect and better, maybe it's going to keep taking forever and maybe it'll never come out and no, I'm not down to that."<ref name="British vogue 2023">{{cite magazine|last=Hattersley|first=Giles|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/rihanna-british-vogue-interview|title=Rihanna Reborn: How A Megastar Became A Mother|magazine=[[British Vogue]]|date=February 15, 2023|access-date=May 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524084450/https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/rihanna-british-vogue-interview|archive-date=May 24, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
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Rihanna is a [[mezzo-soprano]], with a [[Vocal range|range]] spanning from [[B (musical note)|B<sub>2</sub>]] to [[C♯ (musical note)|C{{sharp}}<sub>6</sub>]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/03/rihanna-best-hip-hop-collaborations/|title=19 of Rihanna's Best Hip-Hop Collaborations Over the Years|magazine=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]|date=March 21, 2017|access-date=April 12, 2018|first=Sidney|last=Madden|archive-date=August 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822075945/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/03/rihanna-best-hip-hop-collaborations/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://parade.com/586115/walterscott/5-things-you-didnt-know-about-rihanna/|title=5 Things You Didn't Know About Rihanna|magazine=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]]|date=July 14, 2017|access-date=April 12, 2018|first=Walter|last=Scott|archive-date=October 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010092455/https://parade.com/586115/walterscott/5-things-you-didnt-know-about-rihanna/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/top-artists-vocal-range_n_5357698|title=Comparing The Top Artists, Past And Present, By Vocal Range|work=[[HuffPost]]|date=May 20, 2014|access-date=January 31, 2022|first=Ryan|last=Kristobak|archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131205710/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/top-artists-vocal-range_n_5357698|url-status=live}}</ref> While recording tracks for her third studio album, ''Good Girl Gone Bad'' (2007), Rihanna took vocal lessons from Ne-Yo. She said of the experience, "I've never had vocal training, so when I'm in the studio, he'll tell me how to breathe and stuff... He'll call out these big fancy words: 'OK, I want you to do [[staccato]].' And I'm like, 'OK, I don't know what that is.'"<ref name="VoiceLessons"/> Her vocal performance on ''Loud'' (2010) received positive reviews from music critics. James Skinner from [[BBC]] praised Rihanna's vocals on the song "[[Love the Way You Lie (Part II)]]" and wrote that her voice is powerful and that "it is Rihanna's vocal – at once commanding, soulful and vulnerable – that anchors the song, and Loud itself".<ref name="BBCLoudReview">{{cite news|last=Skinner|first=James|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/x5fd|title=Music – Review of Rihanna – Loud|publisher=BBC|date=November 15, 2010|access-date=January 29, 2011|archive-date=September 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921072725/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/x5fd|url-status=live}}</ref> Andy Gill from ''[[The Independent]]'' feels that "California King Bed" features her best vocal performance.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gill|first=Andy|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-rihanna-loud-mercury-2131509.html|title=Album: Rihanna, ''Loud'' (Mercury)|work=[[The Independent]]|date=November 12, 2010|access-date=October 25, 2012|location=London|archive-date=November 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101115061925/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-rihanna-loud-mercury-2131509.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In a review of ''Unapologetic'', ''Billboard'' magazine wrote, "Diamonds finds Rihanna doing one of her throatiest, most impassioned vocals to date, on this inspirational pop ballad."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/rihanna-unapologetic-track-by-track-review-1066751/|title=Rihanna, 'Unapologetic': Track-By-Track Review|magazine=Billboard|first=Andrew|last=Hampp|date=November 17, 2012|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-date=December 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220031328/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/rihanna-unapologetic-track-by-track-review-1066751/|url-status=live}}</ref> Jon Caramanica of the ''New York Times'' stated, "over the years, as her game face froze in place, her voice cured into a weapon of emotional chill and strategic indifference. It's decidedly unfriendly, made to give orders".<ref>{{cite news|last=Caramanica|first=Jon|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/21/arts/music/rihannas-album-unapologetic-makes-most-of-her-talent.html|title=Rihanna's Album 'Unapologetic' Makes Most of Her Talent|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=November 20, 2012|access-date=July 10, 2013|archive-date=July 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730203213/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/21/arts/music/rihannas-album-unapologetic-makes-most-of-her-talent.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2023, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked Rihanna at number 68 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=January 1, 2023|title=The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/rihanna-57-1234643095/|access-date=July 14, 2023|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-date=July 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714220537/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/rihanna-57-1234643095/|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{Quote box|width=25em|align=right|quote="[My music is] just imagination, being creative; that's what my music is composed with. Being creative and thinking of situations, whether situations I went through or situations I've observed people going through. I can't tell you where I'll see myself in five years, but I can tell you I will work my best to be the most successful artist that I can be in five years. [I want to be] Remembered as Rihanna. Remembered as being an artist from the Caribbean who came here and made it internationally. Just remembered as me, 'cause I'm true to my music, and I just want people to realize that and appreciate me for that"|source=—Rihanna during her first interview with MTV News<ref>{{cite news|last=Jones |first=Steve |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1627016/rihanna-plotted-her-path-to-success-in-first-mtv-news-interview/ |title=Rihanna Plotted Her Path To Success in First MTV News Interview |publisher=[[MTV]] |date=November 21, 2009 |access-date=February 17, 2016 |url-status=
}}
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=
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
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=
===Influences===
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During her childhood, she would go around singing [[Whitney Houston]] songs and "[[A Whole New World]]" into her hairbrush so much that her neighbors started calling her "Robyn Redbreast".<ref name="RollingStone1"/> She also stated that one of the first songs she remembers falling in love with was Houston's version of "[[I Will Always Love You]]" and that it "was really inspiring, and it made me develop a passion for music, so really, she's partly responsible for me being here in this industry."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news-article/rihanna-ill-learn-from-whitneys-mistakes_05_05_2006 |title=Rihanna: 'I'Ll Learn From Whitney'S Mistakes' |publisher=Contactmusic.com |date=May 5, 2006 |access-date=October 24, 2012 |archive-date=July 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708011947/http://www.contactmusic.com/news-article/rihanna-ill-learn-from-whitneys-mistakes_05_05_2006 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.mtv.com/news/1682310/rihanna-whitney-houston-biopic/ |last=Warner |first=Kara |title=Rihanna Would Give Her 'Entire Life' To Play Whitney Houston |website=[[MTV]] |date=April 2, 2012 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127105532/http://www.mtv.com/news/1682310/rihanna-whitney-houston-biopic/ |archive-date=November 27, 2015}}</ref>
Rihanna was also influenced by [[Janet Jackson]], [[Aaliyah]], [[Tupac]], [[Beyoncé]] and [[Destiny's Child]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Collins|first=Hattie|title=Janet Jackson on surviving the family circus and missing Michael|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/janet-jackson-on-surviving-the-family-circus-and-missing-michael-rln7rztk906|journal=The Times|location=UK|date=November 29, 2009|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131190202/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/janet-jackson-on-surviving-the-family-circus-and-missing-michael-rln7rztk906|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[http://shelby.tv/video/youtube/lxSfNdx5Ac4/rihanna-fashion-inspired-by-bob-marley-tupac-aaliyah Rihanna – Fashion Inspired By Bob Marley, Tupac & Aaliyah] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213064755/http://shelby.tv/video/youtube/lxSfNdx5Ac4/rihanna-fashion-inspired-by-bob-marley-tupac-aaliyah |date=December 13, 2013 }}. Shelby.tv. Retrieved June 5, 2014.</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Rihanna advises Idols to work like they have a hit |url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070717/CI5_rihanna/20070717/?s_name=idol2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080519000337/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070717/CI5_rihanna/20070717/?s_name=idol2007 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 19, 2008 |publisher=[[CTV.ca]] |access-date=May 23, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/remember-that-time-rihanna-performed-destinys-child-songs-for-6297016/|title=Remember That Time Rihanna Performed Destiny's Child Songs for Destiny's Child?|last=Strecker|first=Erin|magazine=Billboard|date=October 30, 2014|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131190202/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/remember-that-time-rihanna-performed-destinys-child-songs-for-6297016/|url-status=live}}</ref> Other musical influences and idols include [[Celine Dion]],<ref name=artistdirect>{{cite web|url=http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,3655378,00.html |title=ARTISTdirect's Exclusive Interview With Rihanna! |publisher=[[Artistdirect]] |quote=those were the kinds of artists that always influenced me. Celine Dion, Mandy Moore, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Destiny's Child. |date=May 12, 2006 |access-date=May 23, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423045459/http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0%2C%2C3655378%2C00.html |archive-date=April 23, 2008}}</ref> [[Grace Jones]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/10-things-you-never-knew-about-grace-jones |title=10 Things You Never Knew About... Grace Jones |work=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]] |date=June 22, 2010 |access-date=January 1, 2012 |archive-date=December 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121202034158/http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/10-things-you-never-knew-about-grace-jones |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Lil' Kim]],<ref>{{Cite news|title=Rihanna on the '90s Beauty Icon Who Has Inspired Her Many Looks |url=http://www.vogue.com/article/rihanna-riri-perfume-90s-beauty-trends-lil-kim-lipstick |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803045958/http://www.vogue.com/article/rihanna-riri-perfume-90s-beauty-trends-lil-kim-lipstick |url-status=live |archive-date=August 3, 2017|work=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |access-date=August 22, 2017}}</ref> [[Alicia Keys]],<ref name="Sixshot">{{Cite news|title=Jay-Z's Latest Def Jam Artist 'Rihanna' Ready To Take Over! |url=http://www.sixshot.com/articles/5228/ |publisher=SixShot.com |date=June 8, 2005 |access-date=May 23, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427203025/http://www.sixshot.com/articles/5228/ |archive-date=April 27, 2006 }}</ref> [[Prince (musician)|Prince]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/14-artists-that-wouldnt-be-the-same-without-prince |title=21 Artists That Wouldn't Be The Same Without Prince |work=NME |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426125043/http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/14-artists-that-wouldnt-be-the-same-without-prince |archive-date=April 26, 2016}}</ref> [[Fefe Dobson]],<ref name=kidzworld>{{cite web|url=http://www.kidzworld.com/article/5853-rihanna-interview |title=Rihanna Interview |publisher=kidzworld |quote=You mention that some of your musical influences are Beyoncé, Alicia Keys and Mariah Carey. |access-date=February 9, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131012131/http://kidzworld.com/article/5853-rihanna-interview |archive-date=January 31, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Rihanna: A Dream Come True |url=http://soundslam.com/articles/interviews/interviews.php?interviews=in050802rihann |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302122753/http://soundslam.com/articles/interviews/interviews.php?interviews=in050802rihann |archive-date=March 2, 2009 |publisher=SoundSlam.com |access-date=May 23, 2009}}</ref> and [[Brandy Norwood|Brandy]].<ref name="ew"/> Rihanna takes influence from the different types of music she discovered when she came to America and revealed that rock music was one of the first genres she fell in love with.<ref name="RockSideLP"/> She commented, "as I grow older, I want to know more about music. I want to discover more types of music".<ref name="ew"/> She cited Brandy's fourth studio album, ''[[Afrodisiac (Brandy album)|Afrodisiac]]'' (2004), as her main inspiration for her third album, ''Good Girl Gone Bad'' (2007).<ref name="ew"/> In her early career, her music contained strong influences of [[Caribbean music]], including [[reggae]] and [[dancehall]].<ref name="RudeBoyArt">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1632454/rihanna-says-clip-for-rude-boy-is-a-pop-art-video/|title=Rihanna Says Clip For 'Rude Boy' Is 'A Pop Art Video'|last=Rodriguez|first=Jayson|date=February 23, 2010|publisher=MTV|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-date=March 31, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100331233816/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1632454/20100223/rihanna.jhtml|url-status=
===Videos and stage===
Rihanna has worked with music video director [[Anthony Mandler]] on more than a dozen [[music videos]], the first being "[[Unfaithful (song)|Unfaithful]]" (2006).<ref name="ManDownVid">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1663924/rihanna-man-down-music-video/|title=Rihanna Director Talks Upcoming 'Man Down' Video|publisher=MTV|date=May 16, 2011|access-date=January 31, 2022|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|archive-date=February 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140215120128/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1663924/rihanna-man-down-music-video.jhtml|url-status=
[[File:RihannaLastGirlOnEarthSnapMar2011.jpg|thumb|upright|Rihanna performing on [[Last Girl on Earth]] Tour in Australia]]
Many of her music videos were shot as short films exploring issues such as love triangles, abuse and substance abuse romance, including "We Found Love" and "Man Down".<ref name="NewMadonna"/> Her music video for "Umbrella" shows Rihanna's transition into adulthood and her newly adopted image.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1568860/20070904/rihanna.jhtml|title=Rihanna's 'Painful' 'Umbrella' Shoot Kept Her on Her Toes: VMA Lens Recap|last=Rodriguez|first=Jayson|publisher=MTV|date=September 5, 2007|access-date=September 24, 2012|archive-date=February 14, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100214211838/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1568860/20070904/rihanna.jhtml|url-status=
In 2011, Rihanna released three controversial music videos about sadomasochism, rape and domestic violence.<ref name="Top5MostVid">{{cite news |last=Graham |first=Charne |title=Rihanna's Top 5 Most Controversial Videos |url=http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2011/10/rihanna_we_found_love.php |work=Houston Press |date=October 25, 2011 |access-date=September 25, 2012 |archive-date=February 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226104835/http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2011/10/rihanna_we_found_love.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> "Man Down", which features Rihanna shooting a man in a train station, was criticized by the [[Parents Television Council]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Dinh|first=James|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1664864/rihanna-man-down-video/|title=Rihanna Pulls The Trigger In 'Man Down' Video|website=[[MTV]]|date=May 31, 2011|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-date=January 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101123153/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1664864/rihanna-man-down-video.jhtml|url-status=
Denis Armstrong of [[Canadian Online Explorer]] commented on her performance at the [[Ottawa Bluesfest]], saying "her show was a [[Disney]]-esque choreographed fantasy of non-stop hip-swiveling, sassy attitude and personal endearments and a string of funky, sugar-free hits."<ref name="JamCanoe">{{cite news |url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/R/Rihanna/ConcertReviews/2006/07/15/1685868.html |title=Canoe – Jam! Music – Artists – ConcertReviews – Concert Review |last=Armstrong |first=Denis |date=July 14, 2006 |publisher=[[Canoe.ca]] |access-date=June 4, 2009 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=http://www.freezepage.com/1352019177AGSFUOMNUS?url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/R/Rihanna/ConcertReviews/2006/07/15/1685868.html |archive-date=November 4, 2012 }}</ref> Her performance of "Disturbia" at the [[2008 MTV Video Music Awards]] was ranked tenth best on the [[MTV Video Music Awards]], according to a ''Billboard'' poll.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/mtv-vmas-15-best-performances-ever-poll-results-467799/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330213107/http://www.billboard.com/articles/photos/live/467799/mtv-vmas-10-best-performances-ever-poll-results|archive-date=March 30, 2013|title=MTV VMAs' 10 Best Performances Ever: Poll Results|magazine=Billboard|date=August 23, 2011|access-date=January 31, 2022|last=Mapes|first=Jillan}}</ref> Her revealing leather costumes during her Good Girl Gone Bad Tour were highly criticized by the [[Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party]], who recommended that her concert tour should be banned.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/malaysia/4314175/Malaysia-Muslims-want-Rihanna-concert-banned-because-she-is-too-sexy.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/malaysia/4314175/Malaysia-Muslims-want-Rihanna-concert-banned-because-she-is-too-sexy.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Malaysia Muslims want Rihanna concert banned because 'she is too sexy' |date=January 22, 2009 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=September 24, 2012 |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Whilst commenting on her third album's accompanying tour, ''[[The Times]]'' compared Rihanna's stage wardrobe styling to that of Janet Jackson and called her "a vision of [[Ann Summers]] couture in thigh-high boots and a few scraps of black PVC."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/live_reviews/article3065539.ece |title=Rihanna Live Reviews |last=Sinclair |first=David |date=December 18, 2007 |work=The Times |location=UK |access-date=September 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615073437/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/live_reviews/article3065539.ece }}</ref> In the October 2011 issue of [[British Vogue|British ''Vogue'']], Rihanna said her performance outfits and appearances are all an act; "[t]hat's not me. That's a part I play. You know, like it's a piece of art, with all these toys and textures to play with".<ref name="RoleModel">{{cite news|url=http://m.mtv.com/news/article.rbml?id=1671882 |title=MTV Mobile News: Rihanna Says She's No Role Model |last=Montgomery |first=James |date=October 3, 2011 |publisher=MTV |access-date=June 13, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514131350/http://m.mtv.com/news/article.rbml?id=1671882 |archive-date=May 14, 2013 }}</ref>
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==Public image==
[[File:Rihanna Met Gala 2017.jpg|thumb|Rihanna modeling [[haute couture]] [[fashion]] at the 2017 [[Met Gala]] in [[Manhattan]], representing the theme [[Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons Art of the In-Between]]]]
Known for her style and image, the media have constantly followed the evolution of Rihanna's music and fashion sense.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2014/03/24/rihanna-cfda-fashion-icon-award/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324191309/http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2014/03/24/rihanna-cfda-fashion-icon-award/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 24, 2014 |title=Rihanna to Be Named CFDA Fashion Icon: A Look Back at Her Most Head-Turning Style Moments |work=People |publisher=StyleWatch |first=Aja |last=Mangum |date=March 24, 2014 |access-date=September 6, 2015 }}</ref> In 2009, ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'' magazine described Rihanna's early look as that of "a cookie-cutter teen queen", noting she has the ability "to shift looks dramatically and with such ease".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2009/06/rihannas_beauty_evolution.html |title=Rihanna: Beauty Chameleon |work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |first=Aja |last=Mangum |date=June 3, 2009 |access-date=June 5, 2009 |archive-date=June 7, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090607140606/http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2009/06/rihannas_beauty_evolution.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Around the time of the release of her second studio album, ''A Girl like Me'' (2006), many critics felt that Rihanna's style, sound and musical material were too similar to those of Beyoncé.<ref name="Washingtonpost">{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/25/AR2006042501896.html |title=Quick Spin |last=Charnas |first=Dan |date=April 26, 2006 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=May 23, 2009 |archive-date=August 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820075229/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/25/AR2006042501896.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/nov/25/popandrock2 |title=Move over, Beyoncé |last=Taylor |first=Amina |date=November 25, 2005 |work=The Guardian |location=UK |access-date=June 1, 2009 |archive-date=October 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001200047/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/nov/25/popandrock2 |url-status=live }}</ref> In an interview with ''Look'' magazine, Rihanna spoke about comparisons to Beyoncé: "Beyoncé is a great artist and I feel honored to be mentioned in the same sentence, but we're different performers with different styles".<ref name="MyLeague">{{cite news|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a359052/rihanna-theres-nobody-really-in-my-league.html|title=Rihanna: "There's nobody really in my league"|work=[[Digital Spy]]|date=January 9, 2012|access-date=June 17, 2012|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924045224/http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a359052/rihanna-theres-nobody-really-in-my-league.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She revealed during ''[[Oprah's Next Chapter]]'' that Def Jam's pop-princess blueprint made her feel claustrophobic during her early years with the label.<ref>{{cite web|last=Markman|first=Rob|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1692110/rihanna-oprah-def-jam/|title=Rihanna 'Felt Stifled' By Def Jam's Pop-Princess Blueprint|publisher=MTV|date=August 20, 2012|access-date=October 8, 2015|archive-date=May 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502142828/http://www.mtv.com/news/1692110/rihanna-oprah-def-jam/|url-status=
Nico Amarca of ''Highsnobiety'' magazine wrote, "over the course of her now 10-year career, [Rihanna] has undergone one of the most significant [[Aesthetics|aesthetic]] metamorphoses the world has ever seen".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highsnobiety.com/2015/11/25/rihanna-style/ |title=Rihanna's Aesthetic Evolution |work=Highsnobiety |last=Amarca |first=Nico |date=November 25, 2015 |access-date=November 27, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160703200558/http://www.highsnobiety.com/2015/11/25/rihanna-style/ |archive-date=July 3, 2016}}</ref> Her image and fashion has changed several times with different hairstyles since the release of [[Good Girl Gone Bad|her third album]].<ref name="Hebert">{{cite news|url=http://www.elle.com/beauty/hair/rihannas-hairstyles-385221|title=Rihanna's Hairstyles Gallery|last=Hebert|first=Emily|date=June 3, 2010|work=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]|access-date=October 19, 2012|archive-date=November 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104104027/http://www.elle.com/beauty/hair/rihannas-hairstyles-385221|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Rihanna's hairstyles in pictures">{{cite news|url=http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/galleries/TMG8426687/Rihannas-hairstyles-in-pictures.html|title=Rihanna's hairstyles in pictures|date=September 7, 2012|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=October 19, 2012|location=London|archive-date=April 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430092950/http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/galleries/TMG8426687/Rihannas-hairstyles-in-pictures.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She commented that as a child she "used to watch her [mother] get dressed" and that her love and admiration for fashion started with her mother.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/10/youll-never-believe-who-inspires-rihannas-passion-for-fashion/|title=You'll Never Believe Who Inspires Rihanna's Passion for Fashion|publisher=ABC|date=October 1, 2013|access-date=November 27, 2015|archive-date=December 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208122654/http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/10/youll-never-believe-who-inspires-rihannas-passion-for-fashion/|url-status=live}}</ref> When putting together her own wardrobe she stated, "It's become more about taking a risk ... I always look for the most interesting silhouette or something that's a little off."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/celebrity/news/a309551/rihanna-i-take-risks-with-fashion.html|title=Rihanna: 'I take risks with fashion'|last=Harp|first=Justin|date=March 17, 2011|work=Digital Spy|access-date=October 18, 2012|archive-date=September 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923230506/http://www.digitalspy.com/celebrity/news/a309551/rihanna-i-take-risks-with-fashion.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Jess Cartner-Morley of ''[[The Guardian]]'' wrote that "Rihanna's wardrobe is the most talked-about, influential and dissected in pop right now" and that whatever she wears "is immediately reproduced on the high street, because it sells".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/jul/17/rihanna-evolution-style-icon|title=Rihanna: evolution of a style icon|last=Cartner-Morley|first=Jess|date=July 17, 2012|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=October 18, 2012|location=London|archive-date=February 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130220164955/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/jul/17/rihanna-evolution-style-icon|url-status=live}}</ref> Country singer [[Miranda Lambert]] admires Rihanna's fashion and style stating, "I don't necessarily get inspired by the whole no-bra thing, but I love that you never know what she's going to wear. It always keeps you guessing, which makes her sassy and interesting."<ref name="LambertAdmire">{{cite news|url=http://www.okmagazine.com/blogs/miranda-lambert-admires-rihanna%E2%80%99s-fashion-risks |title=Miranda Miranda Lambert admires Rihanna Admires Rihanna's Fashion Risks |last=Nome |first=Valerie |date=October 2, 2009 |work=[[OK!]] |access-date=October 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121219192945/http://www.okmagazine.com/blogs/miranda-lambert-admires-rihanna%E2%80%99s-fashion-risks |archive-date=December 19, 2012 }}</ref>
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In an interview with [[Alexa Chung]] during ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'' Festival 2015, [[Balmain (fashion house)|Balmain]] designer [[Olivier Rousteing]] praised Rihanna by stylistically comparing her to some of the biggest fashion icons in music history, such as Madonna, [[David Bowie]], Michael Jackson, and Prince.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.complex.com/style/2015/04/olivier-rousteing-says-rihanna-is-the-new-madonna-david-bowie-and-prince-of-fashion|title=Balmain Designer Olivier Rousteing Says Rihanna Is the New Madonna, David Bowie, Michael Jackson, and Prince of Fashion|first=Andrew|last=Lasane|date=April 27, 2015|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|access-date=November 27, 2015|archive-date=April 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429022915/https://www.complex.com/style/2015/04/olivier-rousteing-says-rihanna-is-the-new-madonna-david-bowie-and-prince-of-fashion|url-status=live}}</ref> Commenting on the cultural expectation for pop stars to be [[role model]]s, Rihanna said "[being a role model] became more of my job than I wanted it to be. But no, I just want to make music. That's it."<ref name="RoleModel"/> In a May 2013 interview with MTV, ''[[The Vagina Monologues]]'' writer and feminist [[Eve Ensler]] said, "I'm a huge Rihanna fan, I think she has a kind of agency over her sexuality and she's open about her sexuality, she has enormous grace and she's immensely talented."<ref name="PraisedVagina">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a480105/rihannas-daring-sexuality-praised-by-vagina-monologues-writer.html|title=Rihanna's 'daring sexuality' praised by 'Vagina Monologues' writer|work=[[Digital Spy]]|date=May 11, 2013|access-date=May 9, 2013|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924153825/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a480105/rihannas-daring-sexuality-praised-by-vagina-monologues-writer.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.peoplestylewatch.com/people/stylewatch/gallery/0,,20226392_2,00.html |title=PEOPLE'S 10 Best Dressed Stars of 2008 |work=People |first=Melissa |last=Liebling-Goldberg |date=September 17, 2008 |access-date=May 26, 2009 |archive-date=April 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422213814/http://www.peoplestylewatch.com/people/stylewatch/gallery/0,,20226392_2,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Described as one of the sexiest women of her generation,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.esquire.com/women/the-sexiest-woman-alive/rihanna-naked-1111|title=Rihanna Is the Sexiest Woman Alive|work=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]|date=October 11, 2011|access-date=October 15, 2011|archive-date=April 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130417002122/http://www.esquire.com/women/the-sexiest-woman-alive/rihanna-naked-1111|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ComplexSingers">{{cite web|title=The 100 Hottest female Singers of All Time|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2012/12/the-100-hottest-female-singers-of-all-time/lisa-loeb#./rihanna?&_suid=1376241379128009237337561526393|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|access-date=August 11, 2013|first1=Lauren|last1=Nostro|first2=Julian|last2=Patterson|date=December 10, 2012|archive-date=January 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129125241/https://www.complex.com/music/2012/12/the-100-hottest-female-singers-of-all-time/lisa-loeb#./rihanna?&_suid=1376241379128009237337561526393|url-status=live}}</ref> she revealed that being a [[sex symbol]] is not a priority and that "it's definitely flattering, but also uncomfortable."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/rihanna/263029-rihanna-sex-symbol|title=Rihanna "Uncomfortable" Being A Sex Symbol|work=[[MTV]] UK|date=March 21, 2011|access-date=August 11, 2013|archive-date=November 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131107184506/http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/rihanna/263029-rihanna-sex-symbol|url-status=dead}}</ref> Her appearance has landed her on the cover of magazines such as ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]'', ''[[FHM]]'', ''[[Rolling Stone]]'',<ref name="BET20Covers">{{cite web|title=Rihanna 'Felt Stifled' By Def Jam's Pop-Princess Blueprint|url=
Rihanna made her first appearance at the [[Met Gala]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/met-gala-2019-rihanna-best-looks-style-dress-theme-camp-a8899456.html|title=Rihanna's Best Looks at the Met Gala Through the Years|work=The Independent|last=Barr|first=Sabrina|date=May 4, 2019|access-date=November 7, 2019|archive-date=November 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191107015112/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/met-gala-2019-rihanna-best-looks-style-dress-theme-camp-a8899456.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She has made eight appearances in the years since; notably in 2015, for [[China: Through the Looking Glass]], her [[Guo Pei]]-designed yellow dress garnered the most attention of the event, accruing a billion impressions on social media.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://video.vogue.com/watch/rihanna-november-2019-cover-video-go-ask-anna-wintour|title=Go Ask Anna: Rihanna Talks Her Dream Wedding Dress, the Met Ball, and Her New Album|work=Vogue Videos|access-date=November 7, 2019|archive-date=November 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108050620/https://video.vogue.com/watch/rihanna-november-2019-cover-video-go-ask-anna-wintour|url-status=live}}</ref> The dress, which had taken two years to make before Rihanna came across it,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2017/oct/18/guo-pei-chinese-designer-who-made-rihanna-omelette-dress|title=Guo Pei: the Chinese designer who made Rihanna's omelette dress|work=The Guardian|last=Graham|first=Bre|date=October 18, 2017|access-date=November 7, 2019|archive-date=November 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191107015111/https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2017/oct/18/guo-pei-chinese-designer-who-made-rihanna-omelette-dress|url-status=live}}</ref> became the subject of a documentary by [[Pietra Brettkelly]], entitled ''Yellow Is Forbidden''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/guo-pei-yellow-is-forbidden-documentary-rihanna-met-gala-2015|title=There's a Mesmerizing New Documentary About Guo Pei, Designer of Rihanna's 2015 Met Gala Gown|work=Vogue|last=Bobb|first=Brooke|date=April 23, 2018|access-date=November 7, 2019|archive-date=November 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191107024337/https://www.vogue.com/article/guo-pei-yellow-is-forbidden-documentary-rihanna-met-gala-2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
She co-chaired the 2018 ''Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination'' themed event, wearing [[Maison Margiela]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.glamour.com/story/rihanna-outfit-pope-met-gala-2018|title=Rihanna Showed Up to the 2018 Met Gala Dressed Like an Actual Pope|work=Glamour|last=Park|first=Andrea|date=May 8, 2018|access-date=November 7, 2019|archive-date=November 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191107015112/https://www.glamour.com/story/rihanna-outfit-pope-met-gala-2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
As of 2021, Rihanna is the [[List of music artists by net worth|world's wealthiest female musician]] with an estimated net worth of $1.7 billion.<ref name="networth">{{Cite news |last1=Pandey |first1=Manish |last2=Brown |first2=Lindsay |date=August 11, 2021 |title=Fenty Beauty: How make-up helped Rihanna become a billionaire |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-58084543 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114160212/https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-58084543 |archive-date=November 14, 2021 |access-date=August 12, 2021 |agency=BBC News}}</ref> She was also listed among ''Forbes''{{'}} Top 100 Most Powerful Women of 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/13/forbes-100-most-powerful-women-of-2019.html|title=Forbes names the world's most powerful women of 2019|work=CNBC|date=December 12, 2019|last=Gilchrist|first=Karen|access-date=December 27, 2019|archive-date=December 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227174351/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/13/forbes-100-most-powerful-women-of-2019.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, she debuted on the ''[[Sunday Times Rich List]]'', claiming third place on the list of Britain's richest musicians.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/entertainment-arts-52637811|title=Rihanna rockets on to Sunday Times Rich List|work=BBC News|date=May 13, 2020|access-date=May 13, 2020}}</ref>
==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> [[File:Rihanna figure at Madame Tussauds London (33097691714).jpg|thumb|upright|Waxwork of Rihanna at [[Madame Tussauds]], London]]
In August 2018, ''Billboard'' ranked Rihanna as the tenth biggest Hot 100 artist of all time, as well as the fifth biggest female act of all time.<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=The Hot 100's Top Artists of All Time |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/hot-100-top-artists-all-time-list/ |magazine=Billboard |date=August 2, 2018 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131195018/https://www.billboard.com/pro/hot-100-top-artists-all-time-list/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Zellner |first1=Xander |title=Hot 100 Turns 60! The Top 60 Female Artists of All-Time, From Madonna to Mariah Carey & More |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/hot-100-turns-60-top-60-female-artists-all-time-madonna-mariah-carey-janet-jackson/ |magazine=Billboard |date=August 2, 2018 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-date=February 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202034853/https://www.billboard.com/pro/hot-100-turns-60-top-60-female-artists-all-time-madonna-mariah-carey-janet-jackson/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Billboard'' also ranked Rihanna the top [[Hot 100]] artist of the 2010s decade.<ref name="Hot1002010s">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/hot-100-55th-anniversary-top-100-songs-word-cloud-top-artists/|title=Hot 100 55th Anniversary: Top 100 Songs Word Cloud, Top Artists Map & More|magazine=Billboard|date=August 4, 2013|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-date=November 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118183930/https://www.billboard.com/pro/hot-100-55th-anniversary-top-100-songs-word-cloud-top-artists/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2014, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine's pop stardom ranking metric ranked Rihanna second in history, based on all-time chart performance and contemporary significance.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Ultimate Ranking of Pop Stardom|url=http://time.com/music-ranking|magazine=Time|access-date=March 10, 2016|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213825/http://time.com/music-ranking/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, Rihanna was also named the most influential pop star in the United Kingdom by UK channel [[4Music]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news/rihanna-named-britain-s-most-influential-pop-star_3581506|title=Rihanna Named Britain's Most Influential Pop Star|publisher=Contact Music|date=March 29, 2013|access-date=June 23, 2013|archive-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006092750/http://www.contactmusic.com/news/rihanna-named-britain-s-most-influential-pop-star_3581506|url-status=live}}</ref> Moreover, Rihanna's work has directly influenced numerous artists such as [[Lorde]],<ref name="Lorde influence">{{cite news|last1=Lang|first1=Cady|title=Lorde Says Rihanna Inspired One of the Most Emotional Tracks on Her Latest Album|url=http://time.com/4923621/rihanna-inspired-lorde-melodrama/|magazine=Time|access-date=November 24, 2017|archive-date=June 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603191258/https://time.com/4923621/rihanna-inspired-lorde-melodrama/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Sam Smith]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wright|first1=Hayden|title=Sam Smith Talks George Michael, Rihanna's Influence|url=http://news.radio.com/2017/11/16/sam-smith-george-michael-rihanna/|publisher=Radio.com|access-date=November 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040337/http://news.radio.com/2017/11/16/sam-smith-george-michael-rihanna/|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Little Mix]], [[Rita Ora]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/londonnewsdesk/view/62148/ |title=Little Mix cite Rita Ora and Rihanna as style influences |publisher=Press Party |date=November 22, 2012 |access-date=November 22, 2013 |archive-date=April 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412025712/http://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/londonnewsdesk/view/62148/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Billie Eilish]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Garza |first1=Frida |title=Billie Eilish Says She Uses Fashion As a 'Defense Mechanism' |url=https://jezebel.com/billie-eilish-says-she-uses-fashion-as-a-defense-mechan-1835939678 |website=Jezebel.com |date=June 28, 2019 |access-date=November 13, 2019 |archive-date=July 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701060547/https://jezebel.com/billie-eilish-says-she-uses-fashion-as-a-defense-mechan-1835939678 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Selena Gomez]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.disneydreaming.com/2009/12/01/selena-gomez-looks-up-to-rihanna/ |title=Selena Gomez Looks Up To Rihanna |publisher=Disney Dreaming |date=December 1, 2009 |access-date=November 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103130202/http://www.disneydreaming.com/2009/12/01/selena-gomez-looks-up-to-rihanna/ |archive-date=November 3, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Justin Bieber]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://musica.univision.com/premios-musicales/billboard-music-awards/article/2011-05-25/rihanna-no-quiso-hablar-con-justin-bieber-billboard|title=Rihanna no quiso hablar con Justin Bieber en los Billboard|access-date=February 23, 2013|language=es|archive-date=October 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027063831/http://musica.univision.com/premios-musicales/billboard-music-awards/article/2011-05-25/rihanna-no-quiso-hablar-con-justin-bieber-billboard|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Ellie Goulding]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/meet-brit-pop-star-ellie-goulding-2011125/ |title=Meet Brit Pop Star Ellie Goulding |work=[[Us Weekly]] |date=May 12, 2011 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-date=March 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327134533/https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/meet-brit-pop-star-ellie-goulding-2011125/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Kim Petras]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Get to Know: Kim Petras|url=
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>
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[[File:Rihanna at Fenty x Puma fashion show.png|thumb|upright|Rihanna at her [[Fenty x Puma]] fashion show in February 2016]]
Rihanna has ventured into other businesses and industries. In October 2005, Rihanna struck an endorsement deal with Secret Body Spray.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Block |first=Valerie |title=Record biz's new threat: advertising; Brands use spots to promote artists, cut out middleman; licensing fees drop.(News) |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-138070371.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120703145136/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-138070371.html|url-status=dead |archive-date=July 3, 2012 |publisher=AccessMyLibrary.com |date=October 24, 2005 |access-date=May 23, 2009}}</ref> In 2010, Rihanna featured in the [[Optus]] commercial, in conjunction with Optus supporting Rihanna's [[Last Girl on Earth]].<ref name="optus">{{cite web|url=http://www.campaignbrief.com/2010/08/optus-penguins-to-rock-rihanna.html|title=Optus penguins to rock Rihanna's Last Girl on Earth Tour in February/March, starting tonight|date=August 17, 2010|publisher=Campaign Brief|access-date=March 7, 2012}}</ref> The same year Rihanna also featured in the [[Eastman Kodak|Kodak]] commercial along with rapper Pitbull.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2010/10/15/video-rihannas-so-kodak-commercial/|title=Video: Rihanna's 'So Kodak' Commercial|magazine=Rap-Up|access-date=October 15, 2010}}</ref> In October 2010, she released [[Rihanna (book)|a photo book]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rizzoliusa.com/book.php?isbn=9780847835102 |title=Rihanna (trade paperback) |work=Rizzoli USA |access-date=September 6, 2010}}</ref> featuring photos from the [[Last Girl on Earth]] tour and served as an accompaniment to her fourth studio album ''Rated R'' (2009). In 2011, Rihanna was the face of [[Nivea]] and [[Vita Coco]].<ref name="popcrush1">{{cite web|url=http://popcrush.com/rihanna-cruise-nivea-campain/ |title=Long-Haired Rihanna Boards Cruise for Nivea Campaign |date=May 10, 2011 |publisher=PopCrush |access-date=May 30, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Erika |last=Brooks Adickman |url=http://www.idolator.com/6572392/rihanna-vita-coco-terry-richardson |title=Rihanna's Vita Coco Campaign With Terry Richardson: Go Behind The Scenes |publisher=Idolator.com |date=June 4, 2012 |access-date=January 19, 2014 |archive-date=September 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906035208/http://www.idolator.com/6572392/rihanna-vita-coco-terry-richardson |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Her first television program, ''[[Styled to Rock (UK TV series)|Styled to Rock]]'', premiered in the UK in August 2012 on [[Sky Living]]. In the 10-week series, Rihanna, [[Nicola Roberts]], Lysa Cooper and [[Henry Holland (fashion designer)|Henry Holland]] assist up-and-coming British designers with their clothing lines.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/rihanna-appear-uk-fashion-series-styled-rock-348677/|title=Rihanna to Appear on UK Fashion Series 'Styled to Rock' |work=The Hollywood Reporter |first=Arati |last=Patel |date=July 12, 2012|access-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref> The [[Styled to Rock (American TV series)|US version of ''Styled to Rock'']] premiered on October 25, 2013, on [[Bravo (American TV channel)|Bravo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a519696/rihannas-fashion-show-styled-to-rock-to-air-on-bravo/ |title=Rihanna's fashion show 'Styled to Rock' to air on Bravo|work=Digital Spy |date=September 30, 2013 |access-date=January 19, 2014}}</ref> In 2013, Rihanna collaborated with [[MAC Cosmetics]] and released her own summer, fall and holiday lines of makeup called "RiRi hearts MAC".<ref>{{cite web|last=Hislop |first=Rachel |url=http://globalgrind.com/2013/10/21/rihanna-holiday-mac-cosmetics-makeup-collection-photos/ |title=Rihanna Announces Holiday Collection With M.A.C. (PHOTOS) |publisher=Global Grind |date=October 21, 2013 |access-date=January 19, 2014}}</ref> In July 2013, [[pale lager|lager]] production company [[Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch)|Budweiser]] announced that Rihanna had become a part of their global "Made For Music" campaign, also co-starring Jay-Z.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/article/rihanna-and-jay-z-partner-budweiser-global-made-music-campaign|title=Rihanna And Jay-Z Partner With Budweiser For Global 'Made For Music' Campaign|publisher=VIBE|access-date=July 10, 2013|date=July 10, 2013|archive-date=July 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130711214702/http://www.vibe.com/article/rihanna-and-jay-z-partner-budweiser-global-made-music-campaign|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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In 2006, she created her Believe Foundation to help terminally ill children.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20186594,00.html |title=Rihanna Touring for Kids in Need |last=Silverman |first=Stephen M. |date=March 27, 2008 |work=People |access-date=June 9, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.believerihanna.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080603011719/http://believerihanna.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 3, 2008 |title=The Believe Foundation – founded by Rihanna |publisher=Believerihanna.com |access-date=August 27, 2010 }}</ref>
In 2007, Rihanna was named as one of the [[YouthAIDS#Corporate partnerships|Cartier Love Charity Bracelet]] Ambassadors, with each celebrity representing a different global charity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2007/06/02/new-love-bracelet-celebs-announced/ |title=New "Love" Bracelet Celebs Announced |publisher=TMZ.com |date=February 6, 2007 |access-date=January 19, 2014}}</ref> To help raise awareness and combat [[HIV/AIDS]], Rihanna and other public figures designed clothing for the February 2008 [[H&M]] Fashion Against AIDS line.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2007/12/20/rihanna-good-charlotte-timbaland-team-up-with-hm-to-fight-aids/ |title=Rihanna, Good Charlotte & Timbaland Team Up With H&M To Fight AIDS |last=Tamar |first=Anitai |date=December 20, 2007 |publisher=MTV |access-date=May 14, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525104018/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2007/12/20/rihanna-good-charlotte-timbaland-team-up-with-hm-to-fight-aids |archive-date=May 25, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.etonline.com/news/2008/01/56917/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080418011652/http://www.etonline.com/news/2008/01/56917/index.html|archive-date=April 18, 2008 |title=Rihanna Hooks Up With H&M For New Line |date=January 1, 2008 |work=[[Entertainment Tonight]] |access-date=June 25, 2009}}</ref> In 2008, Rihanna performed a series of charity concerts entitled [[A Girl's Night Out]]<ref name="people">{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20186594,00.html |title=Rihanna Touring for Kids in Need |last=Silverman|first=Stephen M.|date=March 28, 2008 |work=People|access-date=February 23, 2010}}</ref> to benefit the Believe Foundation. The concerts were made free for the public. Money from sponsors and advertisers were to be donated to provide medical supplies, school supplies and toys to children in need.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/rihanna/35467 |title=Rihanna kicks off series of charity shows |date=March 27, 2008 |work=NME |access-date=February 23, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/buzz-briefs-remy-ma-rihanna/ |title=Buzz Briefs: Remy Ma, Rihanna |date=March 27, 2008 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |publisher=CBS News |archive-date=October 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025222138/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/27/entertainment/main3972034.shtml}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theinsider.com/news/766157_Rihanna_Plans_Charity_Concerts |title=Rihanna Plans Charity Concerts |work=The Insider |access-date=February 23, 2010 |date=March 30, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100215141712/http://www.theinsider.com/news/766157_Rihanna_Plans_Charity_Concerts |archive-date=February 15, 2010 }}</ref> In September 2008, Rihanna contributed to the song "[[Just Stand Up!]]" with fifteen other female artists, who shared the stage to perform the song live on September 5, 2008, during the "[[Stand Up to Cancer]]" television special. The proceeds from the single were given to the fundraiser.<ref name="SU2C">{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1593043/mariah-carey-beyonce-rihanna-fergie-miley-cyrus-more-collaborate-on-cancer-benefit-single/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906020432/http://www.mtv.com/news/1593043/mariah-carey-beyonce-rihanna-fergie-miley-cyrus-more-collaborate-on-cancer-benefit-single/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 6, 2014 |title=Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Fergie, Miley Cyrus, More Collaborate on Cancer Benefit Single |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=August 19, 2008 |publisher=MTV |access-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref> The television special helped raise $100 million for cancer research.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/female-stars-team-for-cancer-charity-tune-1044410/ |title=Female Stars Team for Cancer Charity Tune |date=August 19, 2008 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref>
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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
{{see also|List of awards and nominations received by Rihanna}}
{{As of|2018|9}}, Rihanna has sold over 250 million records worldwide, making her one of the [[List of best-selling music artists|best-selling music artists
On July 1, 2015, the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) announced that Rihanna had surpassed more than 100 million Gold and Platinum song certifications. In doing so, Rihanna has the most digital single awards and is the first and only artist to surpass RIAA's 100 million cumulative singles award threshold.<ref name="rap-up.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2015/07/01/rihanna-surpasses-100-million-singles-certifications/|title=Rihanna Surpasses 100 Million Singles Certifications|work=Rap-Up}}</ref> In the United Kingdom, she has sold over 7 million albums, making her the third bestselling female artist this century.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicweek.com/businessanalysis/read/official-charts-analysis-sam-smith-returns-to-top-singles-and-albums-charts/061165 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150316100420/http://www.musicweek.com/businessanalysis/read/official-charts-analysis-sam-smith-returns-to-top-singles-and-albums-charts/061165 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 16, 2015 |title=Official Charts Analysis: Sam Smith returns to top Singles and Albums Charts |last=Jones |first=Alan |work=Music Week |date=March 16, 2015}}{{subscription required}}</ref> According to ''Billboard'', her total album sales stand at 54 million copies sold worldwide.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/rihanna-anti-million-anti-downloads-6859178/|title=Rihanna Celebrates a Million 'Anti' Downloads on Twitter|magazine=Billboard|last=Platon|first=Adelle|date=January 28, 2016|access-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref>
Rihanna has accumulated 14 No. 1 singles on the US ''Billboard'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] chart for the third most No. 1 songs in the chart's history.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/rihanna-drake-no-1-work-hot-100/|title=Rihanna & Drake Rise to No. 1 on Hot 100 With 'Work'|magazine=Billboard|date=February 23, 2016 |access-date=January 31, 2022|last=Trust|first=Gary}}</ref> She has been named the top [[Mainstream Top 40]] chart artist of the past twenty years by ''Billboard''; she ranks first with most entries (36), most top tens (23) and most No. 1 songs (10).<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/macklemore-ryan-lewis-make-history-on-pop-songs-chart/|title=Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Make History on Pop Songs Chart|magazine=Billboard|date=June 10, 2013|access-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref> {{As of|2014|3}}, Rihanna has sold over 18 million singles and 6 million albums in the United Kingdom.<ref name="UKSinglesSales">{{cite web|url=http://localuknews.co.uk/othernews/music/localnews/official-charts-analysis-pharrell-williams-lp-sells-69k |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310170110/http://localuknews.co.uk/othernews/music/localnews/official-charts-analysis-pharrell-williams-lp-sells-69k |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 10, 2014 |title=Official Charts Analysis: Pharrell Williams LP sells 69k |publisher=[[MusicWeek]] |date=March 10, 2014 |access-date=March 10, 2014 }}</ref><ref name="UKRecordSales">{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/rihanna-racks-up-20-million-record-sales-in-the-uk-1462/|title=Rihanna racks up 20 million record sales in the UK!|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=April 12, 2013 |access-date=June 26, 2012}}</ref> She is the tenth bestselling<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-official-singles-charts-biggest-selling-artists-of-all-time-revealed-1431/|title=The Official Singles Charts' biggest selling artists of all time revealed!|publisher=Official Charts Company|date=April 12, 2013 |access-date=June 4, 2012}}</ref> and the second bestselling female singles artist in the country, only behind Madonna<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-official-top-10-biggest-selling-female-singles-artists-of-all-time-revealed-1670 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030193230/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-official-top-10-biggest-selling-female-singles-artists-of-all-time-revealed-1670 |archive-date=October 30, 2012|title=The Official Top 10 biggest selling female singles artists of all time revealed!|publisher=Official Charts Company|date=April 12, 2013 |access-date=October 27, 2012}}</ref> and is second only to [[the Beatles]] for the most million-selling singles in the UK
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