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{{Short description|Barbadian singer (born 1988)}}
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|Name = Rihanna
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|Img_capt=Rihanna playing on the [[Xbox 360]] gaming console ([[April 23]] [[2006]])
{{Infobox person
|Background = solo_singer
| honorific_prefix = [[The Right Excellent]]
|Birth_name = Robyn Rihanna Fenty
| name = Rihanna
|Born = {{birth date and age|1988|2|20}}
| honorific_suffix = [[Order of National Heroes|NH]]
|Origin = {{Flagicon|Barbados}} [[Saint Michael, Barbados|Saint Michael]],<br>[[Barbados]]
| image = Rihanna visits U.S. Embassy in Barbados 2024 (cropped).jpg
|Genre = [[pop music|Pop]], [[contemporary|R&B]], [[reggae]], [[dance music|dance]]
| caption = Rihanna in 2024
|Occupation = [[Singer-songwriter]], [[Model (person)|Model]]
| birth_name = Robyn Rihanna Fenty
|Years_active = 2005&ndash;present
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|2|20}}
|Label = [[Def Jam Records|Def Jam]]
| birth_place = [[Saint Michael, Barbados|Saint Michael]], [[Barbados]]
|URL = http://www.rihannanow.com/
| works = {{hlist|[[Rihanna albums discography|Albums]]|[[Rihanna singles discography|singles]]|[[List of songs recorded by Rihanna|songs recorded]]|[[List of Rihanna live performances|performances]]|[[Rihanna videography|videography]]}}<!--Her business works are in "organisation"-->
| organisation = {{plainlist|
* [[Clara Lionel Foundation]]
* [[Savage X Fenty]]
* [[Fenty Beauty]]
}}
| occupation = {{flatlist|
* Singer
* songwriter<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/writer/479976469/FENTY+ROBYN+R|title=ACE Repertory|publisher=[[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers]]|accessdate=July 31, 2024|archive-date=February 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206145055/https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/writer/479976469/FENTY+ROBYN+R|url-status=live}}</ref>
* actress
* businesswoman
}}
| awards = [[List of awards and nominations received by Rihanna|Full list]]
| years_active = 2003–present
| partner = {{ubl|[[Chris Brown]] (2008–2009; 2012–2013)|[[Hassan Jameel]] (2017–2020)|[[ASAP Rocky]] (2019–present)<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a34834898/rihanna-asap-rocky-relationship-timeline/|title=Everything We Know About Rihanna and A$AP Rocky's Relationship|last1=Sanchez|first1=Chelsey|last2=Park|first2=Sabrina|last3=Mackelden|first3=Amy|magazine=[[Harper's Bazaar]]|date=January 31, 2022|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131165832/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a34834898/rihanna-asap-rocky-relationship-timeline/|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
| children = 2
| website = {{URL|rihanna.com}}
| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| genre = {{flatlist|<!-- Before adding/removing genres, please discuss the issue at Talk page or add a compelling source. Sources of lightweight quality will be subject to scrutiny and even removal. -->
* [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
* [[Pop music|pop]]
* [[dance music|dance]]
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}}
| instruments = Vocals
| label = {{flatlist|
* [[Roc Nation]]
* [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]]
* SRP
* Westbury Road
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| module2 = {{Infobox officeholder|embed=yes
| office = [[Barbados|Barbadian]] [[Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary]]
| term_start = September 20, 2018
| primeminister = [[Mia Mottley]]
| predecessor = Position established
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| signature = Rihanna-signature.svg
}}
'''Rihanna''' (born '''Robyn Rihanna Fenty''' on [[February 20]] [[1988]]) is a [[Barbados|Bajan]] [[singer]] with musical influences from [[pop music|pop]], [[contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[reggae]], [[dancehall]], and [[dance music|dance]]. Rihanna became known around the world with chart hits such as "[[Pon de Replay]]","[[SOS (Rihanna song)|SOS]]", "[[Unfaithful (song)|Unfaithful]]" and more recently, with "[[Break It Off]]"and "[[Umbrella (song)|Umbrella]]".
 
'''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. An influential figure in both music and fashion, [[List of awards and nominations received by Rihanna|her accolades]] include nine [[Grammy Award]]s, 12 [[Billboard Music Award|''Billboard'' Music Awards]], and 13 [[American Music Award]]s, with nominations for an [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Academy Award]] and a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song|Golden Globe]]. Rihanna has been deemed one of the greatest artists in history by publications such as ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' and [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']].
==Early life==
Rihanna was born in [[Saint Michael, Barbados|Saint Michael]], [[Barbados]] to Ronald and Monica Fenty. Her mother is [[Guyanese]]<ref>[http://www.allhiphop.com/alternatives/?ID=204 Rihanna: Brightest Star], allhiphop.com. September 2005</ref><ref>[http://www.morafire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29&itemid=36 Interview with Rihanna]. Morafire.com. Jan/Feb 2007.</ref> and her father is [[Barbadian]].<ref>[http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Sep/15/en/FP609150303.html Interview with Rihanna]. Honoluluadvertiser.com. [[September 15]] [[2006]].</ref> She has two younger brothers named Rorrey and Rajad. Rihanna went to Charles F. Broome Memorial School, a primary school in Barbados, and then on to one of Barbados' older secondary schools, the Combermere School, where she formed a musical trio with two of her classmates. In 2004, she won the Miss Combermere Beauty Pageant and performed in the Colours of Combermere School Show, singing [[Mariah Carey]]'s "[[Hero (Mariah Carey song)|Hero]]". At the age of 15, Rihanna received her big break when one of her friends introduced her to [[music producer]] Evan Rogers, who was vacationing in Barbados with his wife. Rogers, along with his partner, Carl Sturken, helped Rihanna record material in the US which was sent to various recording companies. One copy of Rihanna's work was sent to [[Jay-Z]], who eventually signed her to [[Def Jam Records]]. Rihanna stated in an interview that her friend and former Island Def Jam record label artist [[Fefe Dobson]] was someone that she admired and looked up to, having a fellow black artist writing, singing, and performing the music she truly loves.<ref>http://ahotmess.wordpress.com/2007/05/26/rihanna-performs-in-germany/</ref><ref>http://soundslam.com/articles/interviews/interviews.php?interviews=in050802rihann</ref><ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1982597/bio</ref>
 
Rihanna was discovered by producer [[Evan Rogers]] and signed to [[Def Jam Recordings]] in 2005. She debuted with the [[List of Caribbean music genres|Caribbean]]-inspired records ''[[Music of the Sun]]'' (2005) and ''[[A Girl Like Me (Rihanna album)|A Girl Like Me]]'' (2006), both of which reached the top ten of the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. The albums spawned the singles "[[Pon de Replay]]" and "[[SOS (Rihanna song)|SOS]]", which peaked at number two and one on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], respectively. Adopting a more mature image, Rihanna transitioned to [[dance-pop]] and [[contemporary R&B|R&B]] on the album ''[[Good Girl Gone Bad]]'' (2007) and its reissue, subtitled [[Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded|''Reloaded'']] (2008). The project spawned a string of successful singles, including the U.S. number-one songs "[[Umbrella (song)|Umbrella]]", "[[Take a Bow (Rihanna song)|Take a Bow]]", and "[[Disturbia (song)|Disturbia]]".
== Music career ==
===Music of the Sun===
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[[Image:Rihanna-MusicOfTheSun.jpg|thumb|left|''Music Of The Sun'' (2005)|200px]]
Rihanna's [[debut album]] ''[[Music Of The Sun]]'', which she co-wrote, was released in August 2005. The first single released from the album was the track "[[Pon De Replay]]", which peaked at number 2 on both the [[United States|U.S.]] [[Billboard Hot 100]] and the [[United Kingdom|UK]] [[UK Singles Chart|Singles Chart]] due to considerable [[Airplay (radio)|airplay]]. The second single, "[[If It's Lovin' That You Want]]", was less successful than its predecessor, climaxing on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 36, and number 11 on the UK Singles Chart. The album itself peaked within the top ten in [[Canada]], and the US, and within the top forty in the UK. It has received [[Platinum album|platinum]] certifications in several countries, and received a [[Gold album|Gold]] certification in the US by the [[RIAA]]. To further promote the album, Rihanna toured as an open act for American pop singer [[Gwen Stefani]]. The album itself sold over 500,000 units in the US and over 2 million worldwide. The album features many dancehall songs that harken to her island upbringing. Because her second album, "A Girl Like Me" was released so soon after "Music Of the Sun", no more singles were released. However, a third single, "[[Let Me]]" was unofficially released in [[Japan]], and peaked at #8 there.
 
After exploring darker and more personal themes on the [[rock music|rock]]-imbued record ''[[Rated R (Rihanna album)|Rated R]]'' (2009), Rihanna returned to her more upbeat sound on the dance-pop album [[Loud (Rihanna album)|''Loud'']] (2010), later incorporating R&B on ''[[Talk That Talk]]'' (2011); the [[synth-pop]] set ''[[Unapologetic]]'' (2012) became her first album to top the ''Billboard'' 200. After her departure from Def Jam in favor of [[Jay-Z]]'s label, [[Roc Nation]], she released the [[dancehall]]-influenced record ''[[Anti (album)|Anti]]'' (2016)—her second number-one album. The albums contained the U.S. number-one singles "[[Rude Boy (Rihanna song)|Rude Boy]]", "[[Only Girl (In the World)]]", "[[What's My Name? (Rihanna song)|What's My Name?]]", "[[S&M (song)|S&M]]", "[[We Found Love]]", "[[Diamonds (Rihanna song)|Diamonds]]", and "[[Work (Rihanna song)|Work]]". [[Rihanna videography#Film|Her films]] include ''[[Battleship (film)|Battleship]]'' (2012), ''[[Home (2015 film)|Home]]'' (2015), ''[[Ocean's 8]]'' (2018), and ''[[Smurfs (film)|Smurfs]]'' (2025).
===A Girl Like Me===
{{main|A Girl Like Me}}
[[Image:Rihanna_girl_like_me200px.jpg|thumb|right|''A Girl Like Me'' (2006)|200px]]
In 2006, Rihanna participated in several endorsement deals, including for [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] and [[J.C. Penney]]. She released her second album, ''[[A Girl Like Me (Rihanna album)|A Girl Like Me]]'', in April 2006 less than eight months after the release of her first album. The album debuted at number five in the US and number four in the UK. The lead single, "[[SOS (Rihanna song)|SOS]]", was used in her endorsement deal with Nike. The song became Rihanna's first number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart; it also debuted at number one on the [[Hot Digital Songs]] chart. "SOS" peaked at number one in Australia and number two in the UK. The second single, entitled "[[Unfaithful (Rihanna song)|Unfaithful]]", was written by R&B singer [[Ne-Yo]], and addresses the feelings of guilt that the protagonist of the song faces as she cheats on her former boyfriend. The song became her third top ten hit in the US and in the UK. The third single "[[We Ride (Rihanna song)|We Ride]]" wasn't as successful as her previous releases, failing to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100, however, it has managed to seal her 5th UK top 20 single, where it peaked at number 17 on that chart and peaked #1 at [[Hot Dance Club Play]]. Rihanna's fourth single from the album "[[Break It Off]]" featuring [[Sean Paul]] had already managed peak at #45 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] based soley on airplay. It was released as a digital download on February 19, 2007, which made the song jump from #52 to #10 and then eventually peaking at #9.
 
Rihanna is one of the [[List of best-selling music artists|best-selling musicians of all time]], with estimated sales of 250 million records. The highest-certified female digital single artist by [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA), she has seven U.S. diamond certified singles and [[List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones#Most number-one songs|14 number-one singles]] on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. She has become one of the [[List of music artists by net worth|wealthiest musicians]] through her business ventures, founding the nonprofit [[Clara Lionel Foundation]], the cosmetics brand [[Fenty Beauty]], and fashion brand [[Fenty (fashion house)|Fenty]] under [[LVMH]], becoming the first Black woman to lead a luxury brand for the group. She was named an ambassador by the [[Government of Barbados]] and declared a [[National Hero of Barbados]] in 2021.
In total Rihanna has had 11 different number ones on the Billboard Charts and has had major success on the [[Hot Dance Club Play]] chart with four number ones (Pon De Replay, SOS, Unfaithful (Remix) and We Ride). When Rihanna got the Clinique endorsement, she recorded a song written by [[Ne-Yo]] entitled Just Be Happy as part of the deal to promote their Happy fragrance. The song can be heard on her [[Myspace]] page. Rihanna also recently recorded a song called [[Winning Women]] with Pussycat Doll [[Nicole Scherzinger]] for P&G’s female deodorant Secret.
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== Life and career ==
Rihanna made her acting debut in a [[Cameo appearance|cameo]] role in ''[[Bring It On: All or Nothing]]'', which was released on [[August 8]], [[2006]], she also appeared on an episode of American [[soap opera]] ''All My Children'' and drama ''[[Las Vegas (TV series)|Las Vegas]]''.
=== 1988–2002: Early life ===
[[File:Casa donde vivió Rihanna, a pocos metros del puerto de Bridgetown.jpg|thumb|left|alt=A small house prominently colored in red, green, and orange|Rihanna's parents' house in Bridgetown, just a few meters from the city's harbor]]
Robyn Rihanna Fenty was born in [[Saint Michael, Barbados]], on February 20, 1988.{{sfn|Weidhase|2024|p=69}}{{sfn|Perricone|2025|p=12}} She is the daughter of Monica ([[née]] Braithwaite), an [[Afro-Guyanese]] accountant,{{sfn|LaBennett|2024|pp=2010–2022}} and Ronald Fenty, a Barbadian warehouse supervisor of [[Afro-Barbadians|African]], [[Irish immigration to Barbados|Irish]], English, and Scottish descent.{{sfn|LaBennett|2024|p=2010}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/rihanna-out-revenge-2360129.html|title=Rihanna: Out for Revenge|first=Tim|last=Walker|work=[[The Independent]]|date=October 31, 2011|access-date=March 28, 2021|archive-date=May 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510063957/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/rihanna-out-revenge-2360129.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/rhianna-reveals-wants-find-out-24811056|title=Singer Rihanna Opens Up About Her Scottish Roots and Wants to Find Out more|last=Fulton|first=Rick|date=August 22, 2021|newspaper=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]|access-date=February 9, 2022|archive-date=February 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209194144/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/rhianna-reveals-wants-find-out-24811056|url-status=live}}</ref> Rihanna has two younger brothers, Rorrey and Rajad Fenty, as well as two half-sisters and a half-brother—Kandy, Samantha and Jamie—from her father's previous relationships.{{sfn|Perricone|2025|p=13}}<ref name="v686">{{cite web | last=Reinhardt | first=Meghan | title=Meet the Fentys! All About Rihanna's Brothers and Sisters | website=[[People (magazine)|People]] | date=June 9, 2024 | url=https://people.com/all-about-rihanna-siblings-8656639 | access-date=June 22, 2025 | archive-date=November 25, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125032051/https://people.com/all-about-rihanna-siblings-8656639 | url-status=live }}</ref> She was raised in a three-bedroom bungalow in [[Bridgetown]] and helped her father sell clothes at a street stall.{{sfn|Novic|2019|p=164}}<ref name="n403">{{cite web | last=Simpson | first=Leah | title=Inside Rihanna and A$AP Rocky's Rags-to-Riches Family Life | website=[[South China Morning Post]] | date=March 27, 2022 | url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3171872/rihanna-and-aap-rockys-rags-riches-family-life-fenty | access-date=June 22, 2025 | archive-date=July 22, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250722041237/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3171872/rihanna-and-aap-rockys-rags-riches-family-life-fenty | url-status=live }}</ref> Her childhood was affected by her father's struggles with [[alcoholism]] and [[crack cocaine]] addiction, which strained her parents' marriage.<ref name="o839">{{cite web | last=Cochrane | first=Kira | title=Rihanna: 'That's a Part of My Life I Want to Throw Away' | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=November 21, 2009 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/nov/21/rihanna-interview | access-date=June 22, 2025}}</ref><ref name="l893">{{cite web | last=Pawa | first=Vandana | title=All About Rihanna's Parents, Ronald Fenty and Monica Braithwaite | website=[[People (magazine)|People]] | date=February 12, 2024 | url=https://people.com/all-about-rihanna-parents-7495701 | access-date=June 22, 2025 | archive-date=June 16, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250616010227/https://people.com/all-about-rihanna-parents-7495701 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="j079">{{cite web | last=Savage | first=Mark | title=Rihanna Drops Legal Case Against Her Father | publisher=[[BBC News]] | date=September 8, 2021 | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-58491164 | access-date=June 22, 2025}}</ref> Rihanna has spoken about witnessing her father physically abuse her mother,{{sfn|Muehlhoff|2010|p=143}} retrospectively describing her as "one of the strongest women I know, if not the strongest".{{sfn|Perricone|2025|p=13}}
 
As a child, Rihanna suffered from intense headaches that required multiple [[CT scan]]s, with doctors once suspecting a tumor. Her health began to improve after her parents divorced when she was 14.{{sfn|Seabrook|2015|p=177}}<ref name="e657">{{cite magazine | last=Eells | first=Josh | title=Rihanna: Queen of Pain | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=April 14, 2011 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rihanna-queen-of-pain-117943/3/ | access-date=June 22, 2025 | archive-date=November 26, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171126013515/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/rihanna-queen-of-pain-rolling-stones-2011-cover-story-20110606?page=3 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="ew">{{cite magazine | last=Watson | first=Margeaux | title=Caribbean Queen: Rihanna | magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] | date=June 22, 2007 | url=https://ew.com/article/2007/06/22/caribbean-queen-rihanna/ | access-date=June 22, 2025 | archive-date=September 15, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915210909/https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20043393,00.html | url-status=live }}</ref> She attended Charles F. Broome Memorial Primary School and [[Combermere School]].{{sfn|Herringshaw|2014|p=10}}{{sfn|Oliver|2011|p=9}} One of her teachers described her as a "well-behaved student" who stayed out of trouble.{{sfn|Oliver|2011|p=9}} She showed an interest in singing, dancing, and poetry. Rihanna began listening to [[reggae]] artists such as [[Sizzla]] and [[Damien Marley]], as well as R&B musicians like [[Whitney Houston]] and [[Mariah Carey]].{{sfn|Oliver|2011|p=10}}{{sfn|Tracy|2013|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=IebIEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT31 31]}} At the age of 11, she became a cadet in Barbados's [[Cadets (youth program)|Cadet Corps]], with future singer [[Shontelle]] as her drill sergeant.{{sfn|Oliver|2011|p=10}} Though she initially planned to finish high school, she ultimately dropped out at age 16 to pursue a music career.<ref name="p954">{{cite web | title=Image 1 from High School Dropouts: Celebs Who Didn't Receive Their Diplomas | publisher=[[BET]] | date=January 25, 2015 | url=https://www.bet.com/photo-gallery/ftfyg8/high-school-dropouts-celebs-who-didn-t-receive-their-diplomas/vw4gu5 | access-date=June 22, 2025}}</ref>
===Good Girl Gone Bad===
{{main|Good Girl Gone Bad}}
[[Image:Gggbrihanna.jpg|thumb|left|''Good Girl Gone Bad'' (2007)|200px]]
 
=== 2003–2006: Career beginnings with ''Music of the Sun'' and ''A Girl Like Me'' ===
'''''Good Girl Gone Bad''''' is the third album by [[R&B]] singer [[Rihanna]] which was released on [[June 4]] [[2007]] in most European countries and on [[June 5]] [[2007]] in the [[United States]].
In 2003, Rihanna formed a music trio with two classmates in Barbados.{{sfn|Oliver|2011|p=18}} Unnamed and without original material, the [[girl group]] auditioned for American producer [[Evan Rogers]], who recalled that "the minute Rihanna walked into the room, it was like the other two girls didn't exist".{{sfn|Oliver|2011|p=19}}<ref name="j007">{{cite web | title=Andrew Lloyd Webber Claims He Discovered Rihanna on His Travels | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=December 14, 2016 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/dec/14/andrew-lloyd-webber-claims-he-discovered-rihanna-in-barbados | access-date=June 22, 2025}}</ref> The trio went on to perform a cover of [[Destiny's Child]]'s "[[Emotion (Destiny's Child song)|Emotion]]".{{sfn|Oliver|2011|p=19}}{{sfn|Heatley|Betts|2012|p=13}} Impressed, Rogers arranged a second meeting with Rihanna and her mother—this time without the other two girls—and later invited her and her mother to his hometown in [[Connecticut]] to record [[demo tape]]s for record label submissions.<ref name="p858">{{cite web | last=Patterson | first=Sylvia | title=Singing in the Rain: An Exclusive Interview with Rihanna | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=August 25, 2007 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/aug/26/popandrock | access-date=June 22, 2025 | archive-date=February 8, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208170722/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/aug/26/popandrock | url-status=live }}</ref>{{sfn|Oliver|2011|p=21}} Rihanna's demo tape included tracks like "[[Pon de Replay]]" and "The Last Time".{{sfn|Oliver|2011|pp=21–22}}<ref name="y117"/> In 2005, she became the first artist to sign with Syndicated Rhythm Productions, the production company founded by Rogers and Carl Sturken.<ref name="p858"/>{{sfn|Oliver|2011|p=20}}
She went in the studio in the early 2007 with [[Ne-Yo]], [[Stargate (production team)|Stargate]], [[Timbaland]] among others recording for her third album, ''[[Good Girl Gone Bad]]''. The album was released on [[June 5]], [[2007]]. It features [[Jay-Z]] and Ne-Yo as featured artists.
The first single "[[Umbrella (song)|Umbrella]]", featuring [[Jay-Z]], was released on [[March 29]] [[2007]] is currently climbing the charts, reaching #1 in various countries, including the U.S. It was produced by [[Christopher Stewart (music producer)|Christopher "Tricky" Stewart]] and Terius "The Dream" Nash. Her second single, expected to be "[[Shut Up and Drive]]", will be sent to radio stations in June. Rihanna also stated that the album has a different feel from her previous two, with more up-tempo and mid-tempo melodies.
 
Rihanna's demo was sent to rapper [[Jay-Z]], who had just become the president and CEO of the record label [[Def Jam Recordings]].<ref name="z330">{{cite web | last=Taylor | first=Amina | title=Amina Taylor Meets Singer Rihanna | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=November 25, 2005 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/nov/25/popandrock2 | access-date=June 22, 2025 | 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>{{sfn|Oliver|2011|pp=22–23}} Although Jay-Z initially thought "Pon de Replay" was too big for a new artist, he invited Rihanna to audition. In early 2005, she performed in New York City for Jay-Z and music executive [[Antonio "L.A." Reid]], singing Whitney Houston's "[[For the Love of You]]" along with demo tracks "Pon de Replay" and "The Last Time".<ref name="p858"/><ref name="z173">{{cite web | last=Cragg | first=Michael | title=Rihanna – 10 of the Best | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=June 28, 2017 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jun/28/rihanna-10-of-the-best | access-date=June 22, 2025}}</ref><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|newspaper=[[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> Jay-Z was convinced she had potential,<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|date=2007|publisher=[[MTV News]]|access-date=September 24, 2011}}</ref> and Reid instructed him not to let her leave the building without signing a deal.<ref name="e479">{{cite magazine | title=L.A. Reid Recalls Meeting 17-Year-Old Rihanna for the First Time: Exclusive Memoir Excerpt | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=January 7, 2016 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/features/la-reid-on-meeting-rihanna-for-first-time-jay-z-beyonce-6836012/ | first=L.A. | last=Reid | author-link=L.A. Reid | access-date=June 22, 2025 | 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> She waited in Jay-Z's office while lawyers finalized a six-album contract with Def Jam.<ref name="c964">{{cite news | last=Odell | first=Michael | title=What happened when I met Rihanna | newspaper=[[The Times]] | url-access=subscription | date=February 14, 2023 | url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/oh-baby-how-rihanna-slayed-the-super-bowl-58c3l2jlc | access-date=June 22, 2025}}</ref> Rihanna canceled meetings with other labels and, shortly after turning 16, relocated from Barbados to the U.S., finishing her high school education with a tutor.<ref name="y117"/>{{sfn|Tracy|2013|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=IebIEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT30 30]}}
Rihanna worked with [[Timbaland]] on three songs in the album. [[Justin Timberlake]] co-wrote and provides background vocals on "Rehab". "Rihanna Loses Good Girl Image, Thanks to Jay-Z, Justin, Timbaland, Ne-Yo", retrieved [[May 2]] [[2007]]
In interviews, many have questioned the meaning and reasoning of the album title. During an interview on UK radio station [[Capital FM]], Rihanna explains:
"Bad is not sleazy. Bad has its own term to every individual and in my case it just means I’ve gotten a little rebellious on the album, broken out of my shell and I'm taking risks... Michael Jackson "bad" kind of way.
 
[[File:RihannaJingle Ball cropped.jpg|thumb|right|upright|alt=Rihanna, in her late teens, facing the other way of the camera under a red light|Rihanna performing at the [[KIIS-FM Jingle Ball]] in December 2005]]
==Discography==
{{main|Rihanna discography}}
 
After signing with Def Jam, Jay-Z and his team spent three months completing the Rihanna's debut studio album.{{sfn|Oliver|2011|p=24}}{{sfn|Heatley|Betts|2012|p=32}} She collaborated with various producers, primarily Rogers and Sturken.{{sfn|Oliver|2011|p=24}} "Pon de Replay" was selected as the lead single for its summer appeal.{{sfn|Govan|2011|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=RseaAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT43 43]}} The song was released in May 2005 and became a commercial success, reaching number two on both the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/rihanna-pon-de-replay-15-year-anniversary-9389952/|title=Rihanna Celebrates 15-Year Anniversary of 'Pon de Replay': 'Man This Is Trippy'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=May 25, 2020|first=Ashley|last=Iasimone|access-date=June 23, 2025|archive-date=March 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326101738/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/rihanna-pon-de-replay-15-year-anniversary-9389952/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="UKDebut">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20050828/7501/|title=Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive – September 3rd 2005|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=September 3, 2005|access-date=September 25, 2011|archive-date=June 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604120008/http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20050828/7501/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="y117">{{cite web | last=Gracie | first=Bianca | title=An Oral History of Rihanna's Debut Song, 'Pon de Replay' | website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] | date=May 28, 2020 | url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/05/rihanna-pon-de-replay-oral-history.html | access-date=June 22, 2025 | archive-date=July 10, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250710013021/https://www.vulture.com/2020/05/rihanna-pon-de-replay-oral-history.html | url-status=live }}</ref> Her debut studio album, ''[[Music of the Sun]]'', was released on August 29, 2005. It debuted at number ten on the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] with first-week sales of 69,000 units. The album has since sold two million copies worldwide.{{sfn|Oliver|2011|pp=24–25}}<ref name="x012">{{cite web | last=Banks | first=Axl | title=What Is Rihanna's Best-Selling Album? | website=[[HotNewHipHop]] | date=November 8, 2023 | url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/732899-rihanna-best-selling-album-good-girl-gone-bad | access-date=June 22, 2025 | archive-date=May 18, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250518074114/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/732899-rihanna-best-selling-album-good-girl-gone-bad | url-status=live }}</ref> Its second single, "[[If It's Lovin' That You Want]]", saw moderate success, peaking at number 36 in the U.S.<ref name="z214">{{cite web | last=Breihan | first=Tom | title=The Number Ones: Rihanna's 'SOS' | website=[[Stereogum]] | date=February 1, 2023 | url=https://www.stereogum.com/2211667/the-number-ones-rihannas-sos/columns/the-number-ones/ | access-date=June 22, 2025}}</ref> Rihanna made her acting debut with a cameo in the [[Direct-to-video|straight-to-DVD]] film ''[[Bring It On: All or Nothing]]'' (2006), in which she portrayed herself.{{sfn|Oliver|2011|pp=31}}
 
Soon after releasing ''Music of the Sun'', Rihanna began working on her second studio album. Titled ''[[A Girl Like Me (Rihanna album)|A Girl Like Me]]'', the record was released in the United States on April 25, 2006.{{sfn|Oliver|2011|p=35}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/65388-heres-every-rihanna-song-to-go-platinum-news|title=Here's Every Rihanna Song To Go Platinum So Far|first=Trevor|last=Smith|website=HNHH |date=September 26, 2022|access-date=June 23, 2025}}</ref> The album was a commercial success, reaching number five in both the U.S. and the UK, and selling 115,000 copies in its first week.{{sfn|Oliver|2011|pp=36}}<ref>{{cite news|title=New CDs Jammed at the Top|first=Geoff|last=Boucher|date=May 4, 2006|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-may-04-wk-albums4-story.html|url-access=subscription}}</ref> It became her first [[RIAA]]-certified [[RIAA certification|double platinum]] album, surpassing one million units sold.<ref name="hits10m">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/rihanna-hits-10-million-in-us-album-sales/|title=Rihanna Hits 10 Million in U.S. Album Sales|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=November 16, 2013|access-date=January 31, 2022|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131155822/https://www.billboard.com/pro/rihanna-hits-10-million-in-us-album-sales/|url-status=live}}</ref> It spawned four singles: "[[SOS (Rihanna song)|SOS]]", "[[Unfaithful (Rihanna song)|Unfaithful]]", "[[We Ride]]" and "[[Break It Off]]". "SOS" became her first song to reach number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.{{sfn|Oliver|2011|pp=39–44}}
=== Albums ===
{| class="wikitable"
!align="center"|Cover
!align="center"|Information
|-
| [[Image:Rihanna-MusicOfTheSun.jpg|150px]]
|align="left"|'''''[[Music of the Sun (album)|Music of the Sun]]'''''
*Released: [[August 30]],[[2005 in music|2005]]
*Chart positions: <small> #10 <small>US, #35 UK<small>, #2 CAN<small>, #30 GER<small>, <small> #23 UWC
*[[RIAA Certification]]: Gold
*U.S. sales: 500,000+
|-
| [[Image:Rihanna_girl_like_me200px.jpg|150px]]
|align="left"|'''''[[A Girl Like Me (album) |A Girl Like Me]]'''''
*Released: [[April 25]], [[2006 in music|2006]]
*Chart positions: <small> #5 US<small>, #5 UK<small>, '''#1''' CAN<small>, #9 AUS<small>, #13 GER<small>, #18 FRA<small>, <small> #3 UWC
*[[RIAA Certification]]: Platinum
*U.S. sales: 1,163,976
|-
| [[Image:Gggbrihanna.jpg|150px]]
|align="left"|'''''[[Good Girl Gone Bad (album)|Good Girl Gone Bad]]'''''
*Released: [[June 5]], [[2007 in music|2007]]
*Chart positions: TBA
*[[RIAA Certification]]: TBA
*U.S. sales: TBA
|}
 
=== 2007–2008: Stardom with ''Good Girl Gone Bad'' ===
===Singles===
In early 2007, Rihanna featured on the single "[[J-Status|Roll It]]" alongside Jamaican band J-Status and fellow Barbadian artist [[Shontelle]] from the former's debut album ''The Beginning''.{{sfn|Oliver|2011|p=45}} Around this time, Rihanna had begun work on her third studio album.<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|publisher=[[MTV News]]|last=Moss|first=Corey|date=February 27, 2007|access-date=September 4, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101055741/http://www.mtv.com/news/1553347/rihanna-gets-voice-lessons-from-ne-yo-for-fresh-uptempo-new-tracks/|archive-date=January 1, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Aiming to shed her [[girl-next-door]] image in favor of a more mature and rebellious persona, she teamed up with producers like [[Ne-Yo]], [[Timbaland]], [[Justin Timberlake]], and [[Tricky Stewart]] for her third studio album.{{sfn|Oliver|2011|pp=46–47}} The record, titled ''[[Good Girl Gone Bad]]'', was released on May 31, 2007, to critical acclaim.<ref name="pandr"/><ref name="h093">{{cite web | title=''Good Girl Gone Bad'' by Rihanna | publisher=[[Metacritic]] | date=June 5, 2007 | url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/good-girl-gone-bad/rihanna | access-date=June 23, 2025 | archive-date=June 2, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602134202/http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/rihanna/goodgirlgonebad | url-status=live }}</ref> Described as a turning point in Rihanna's career,{{sfn|Govan|2011|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=RseaAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT75 75]}} it represents a departure from the Caribbean sound of her previous releases,{{sfn|Oliver|2011|p=48}} with the singer embracing a new musical direction through uptempo dance tracks.<ref name="LosesGoodImage">{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1558496/rihanna-loses-good-girl-image-thanks-to-jay-z-justin-timbaland-ne-yo/ |title=Rihanna Loses Good Girl Image, Thanks to Jay-Z, Justin, Timbaland, Ne-Yo |last1=Reid |first1=Shaheem |last2=Richard |first2=Yasmine |publisher=[[MTV News]] |date=May 2, 2007 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220135412/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1558496/20070501/rihanna.jhtml |archive-date=February 20, 2009}}</ref><ref name="VoiceLessons">{{Cite news|last=Moss |first=Corey |title=Rihanna Gets Voice Lessons From Ne-Yo For 'Fresh, Uptempo' New Tracks |publisher=[[MTV News]]|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1553347/rihanna-gets-voice-lessons-from-ne-yo-for-fresh-uptempo-new-tracks/ |date=February 27, 2006 |access-date=January 31, 2022|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090104042919/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1553347/20070226/rihanna.jhtml |archive-date=January 4, 2009}}</ref> The album sold 162,000 copies first-week and charted at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref name="b201">{{cite magazine | last=Gracie | first=Bianca | title=Rihanna's 'Good Girl Gone Bad' Turns 10: Crafting A Rule-Breaking Pop Culture Icon | magazine=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] | date=June 2, 2017 | url=https://www.vibe.com/features/opinion/rihanna-good-girl-gone-bad-10-year-anniversary-515931/ | access-date=July 15, 2025}}</ref>
*2005: "[[Pon de Replay]]"
*2005: "[[If It's Lovin' That You Want]]
*2006: "[[SOS (Rihanna song)|SOS]]"
*2006: "[[Unfaithful (song)|Unfaithful]]"
*2006: "[[We Ride (Rihanna song)|We Ride]]"
*2007: "[[Break It Off]]" (Feat. [[Sean Paul]])
*2007: "[[Umbrella (song)|Umbrella]]" (Feat. [[Jay-Z]])
*2007: "[[Shut Up and Drive]]"
 
[[File:Rihanna-brisbane.jpg|thumb|left|upright|alt=Rihanna with a bob cut performing in into a microphone on a stage|Rihanna performing at the [[Good Girl Gone Bad Tour]] in 2008]]
== Chart Singles ==
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The lead single from ''Good Girl Gone Bad'', "[[Umbrella (song)|Umbrella]]", featuring rapper [[Jay-Z]], was named one of the [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|500 greatest songs of all time]] by ''[[Rolling Stone]]''.<ref name="r634">{{cite magazine | last=Stone | first=Rolling | title=The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=February 16, 2024 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/the-zombies-time-of-the-season-1224989 | access-date=July 15, 2025 | archive-date=June 14, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250614012222/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/the-zombies-time-of-the-season-1224989 | url-status=live }}</ref> The song topped the charts in several territories, spending ten consecutive weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart and seven at number one on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100.{{sfn|Oliver|2011|p=53}} The following singles, "[[Shut Up and Drive]]" and "[[Hate That I Love You]]", saw moderate success, while the album's fourth single, "[[Don't Stop the Music (Rihanna song)|Don't Stop the Music]]", became a globally successful song.{{sfn|Oliver|2011|p=58–60}}<ref name="e127">{{cite magazine | title=Rihanna's 30 Greatest Songs, Ranked | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=February 20, 2018 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/rihannas-30-greatest-songs-ranked-205613/dont-stop-the-music-2007-197051/ | access-date=July 15, 2025 | archive-date=July 19, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719120831/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/rihannas-30-greatest-songs-ranked-205613/dont-stop-the-music-2007-197051 | url-status=live }}</ref> In support of the album, Rihanna embarked on the [[Good Girl Gone Bad Tour]] in September 2007, performing 80 shows across 30 countries worldwide.{{sfn|Oliver|2011|pp=63–66}} At the [[2008 Grammy Awards]], she received multiple nominations for ''Good Girl Gone Bad'' and won the [[Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration]] for "Umbrella" alongside Jay-Z.{{sfn|Oliver|2011|p=56}}
 
In late 2008, she released "[[Rehab (Rihanna song)|Rehab]]", the fifth and final single from ''Good Girl Gone Bad''; it peaked within the top 20 of the charts in both the U.S. and UK.{{sfn|Oliver|2011|p=78}} Having sold nine{{nbsp}}million copies as of 2023, ''Good Girl Gone Bad'' is her best-selling album worldwide.<ref name="x012"/> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' named her "Diva of the Year" and praised 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> In the late 2000s, Rihanna continued to increasingly distance herself from her Barbados island girl image.<ref name="p858"/> In April 2008, Rihanna joined [[Kanye West]] as a supporting act on his [[Glow in the Dark Tour]].<ref name="t866">{{cite magazine | last=Matos | first=Michaelangelo | title=Rihanna, N.E.R.D and Fiasco Shine at Kanye's 'Glow' Tour Opener | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=April 17, 2008 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rihanna-n-e-r-d-and-fiasco-shine-at-kanyes-glow-tour-opener-97839/ | access-date=July 15, 2025 | archive-date=April 26, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426222556/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rihanna-n-e-r-d-and-fiasco-shine-at-kanyes-glow-tour-opener-97839/ | url-status=live }}</ref> In June, she released ''[[Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded]]'', a reissue of her third studio album;{{sfn|Oliver|2011|p=48}} selling 63,000 copies first-week, it helped the original album rise to number seven in the U.S.<ref name="p769">{{cite web | last=Gallo | first=Phil | title=Coldplay's 'Viva la Vida' tops charts | website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=June 25, 2008 | url=https://variety.com/2008/music/markets-festivals/coldplay-s-viva-la-vida-tops-charts-1117988060/ | access-date=July 15, 2025 | archive-date=April 14, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414143151/http://variety.com/2008/music/markets-festivals/coldplay-s-viva-la-vida-tops-charts-1117988060/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
Only the BIGGEST markets should be included, small markets like Poland, Switzerland, Ireland, ARC Weekly Top 40, Russia, Republic of South Africa, Netherlands etc. might be deleted.
 
''Reloaded'' spawned four new tracks, two of which—"[[Disturbia (Rihanna song)|Disturbia]]" and "[[Take a Bow (Rihanna song)|Take a Bow]]"—topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.{{sfn|Oliver|2011|pp=71–74}} Soon after the release of ''Reloaded'', she issued ''[[Good Girl Gone Bad Live]]'', a [[DVD]] documentary featuring Rihanna's December 2007 concert at the Manchester Arena in Manchester.{{sfn|Oliver|2011|p=50}} In 2008, she announced her romantic relationship with singer [[Chris Brown]] and topped the Hot 100 once again with a feature on rapper [[T.I.]]'s song "[[Live Your Life (T.I. song)|Live Your Life]]".<ref name="c550">{{cite web | last=Goldberg | first=Stephanie | title=Rihanna and Chris Brown's relationship through the years | publisher=[[CNN]] | date=February 8, 2013 | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2013/02/08/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/rihanna-chris-brown-through-the-years | access-date=July 15, 2025 | archive-date=May 13, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250513150504/https://edition.cnn.com/2013/02/08/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/rihanna-chris-brown-through-the-years | url-status=live }}</ref>{{sfn|Oliver|2011|p=76}}
 
=== 2009–2011: Domestic violence case, ''Rated R'', and ''Loud'' ===
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[[File:Rihanna 2010 cropped.jpg|right|upright|thumb|alt=Rihanna, her right hand holding and performing into a microphone, with her left pointing at someone in the crowd|Rihanna performing at the [[Last Girl on Earth]] tour in 2010]]
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On February 8, 2009, Rihanna was forced to cancel her scheduled performance at the [[51st Annual Grammy Awards]] following reports that she had been physically assaulted by Brown, her then-boyfriend.<ref name="j407">{{cite web | title=Brown investigated over attack, cancels Grammys appearance | publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] | date=February 9, 2009 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-02-09/brown-investigated-over-attack-cancels-grammys/288874 | access-date=July 15, 2025 | archive-date=October 30, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030021616/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-02-09/brown-investigated-over-attack-cancels-grammys/288874 | url-status=live }}</ref> He later turned himself in to authorities and was booked on suspicion of making criminal threats. On March 5, 2009, he was formally charged with assault and making criminal threats.<ref name="n230">{{cite web | title=Chris Brown's father says singer 'remorseful' | publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] | date=February 14, 2009 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-02-14/chris-browns-father-says-singer-remorseful/296306 | access-date=July 15, 2025 | archive-date=October 30, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030030108/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-02-14/chris-browns-father-says-singer-remorseful/296306 | url-status=live }}</ref> The case garnered widespread media attention, particularly after [[TMZ]] published a leaked police photograph showing Rihanna with visible injuries. In response to the breach of privacy, the advocacy group Stoparazzi proposed "Rihanna's Law", aimed at preventing law enforcement personnel from releasing sensitive images or information that exploit crime victims.<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 |publisher=[[MTV News]]|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>
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! colspan="9"|Chart positions <ref>[http://acharts.us/performer/rihanna Chart Data: Rihanna]. ''aCharts.us''. Retrieved on [[2007]]-[[May 19|05-19]]</ref> <ref>[http://www.mariah-charts.com/chartdata/PRihanna.htm Chart Data: Rihanna]. ''Mariah-Charts.com''. Retrieved on [[May 15]] [[2007]]</ref>
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!width="40"|<small>[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]</small>
!width="40"|<small>[[Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems|CAN]]</small>
!width="40"|<small>[[ARIA Charts|AUS]]</small>
!width="40"|<small>[[Media Control Charts|GER]]</small>
!width="40"|<small>[[SNEP|FR]]</small>
!width="40"|<small>[[Oricon|JAP]]</small>
!width="40"|<small>[[Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|EUR]]</small>
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|rowspan="2"|[[2005 in music|2005]]
|align="left"|"[[Pon de Replay]]"
|rowspan="3"|''[[Music of the Sun]]''
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|align="left"|"[[If It's Lovin' That You Want]]"
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|align="left"|"[[SOS (Rihanna song)|SOS]]"
|rowspan="4"|''[[A Girl Like Me (Rihanna album)|A Girl Like Me]]''
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|align="left"|"[[Unfaithful (song)|Unfaithful]]"
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|align="left"|"[[We Ride (Rihanna song)|We Ride]]"
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|align="left"|"[[Break It Off]]" <small>(feat. [[Sean Paul]])</small>
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|align="left"|"Roll It" <small>(J-Status feat. Rihanna and [[Shontelle]])</small>
|''So the Story Goes''
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|align="left"|"[[Umbrella (Rihanna Song)|Umbrella]]" <small>(feat. [[Jay-Z]])</small>
|rowspan="4"|''[[Good Girl Gone Bad]]''
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|align="left"|"[[Shut Up and Drive]]"
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|rowspan="6"|'''Total number-one singles'''
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Rihanna was later subpoenaed to testify at a preliminary hearing in Los Angeles on June 22, 2009.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2009/05/28/rihanna-may-tes/ |title=Rihanna may testify in Chris Brown hearing June 22 |last=Greenblatt |first=Leah |date=May 28, 2009 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-date=December 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208023212/http://news-briefs.ew.com/2009/05/28/rihanna-may-tes/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The incident and its aftermath influenced her artistically, prompting her to begin work on her fourth studio album, ''[[Rated R (Rihanna album)|Rated R]]'', in early 2009.<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 |publisher=[[MTV News]]|first=Jocelyn |date=April 23, 2009 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101211073701/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1609873/20090423/rihanna.jhtml |archive-date=December 11, 2010}}</ref><ref name="i228">{{cite magazine | last=Arnold | first=Chuck | title=Rihanna's 'Rated R' at 10: How It Changed Her Career | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=November 23, 2019 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/rihanna-rated-r-album-8544529/ | access-date=July 15, 2025 | archive-date=December 29, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241229183744/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/rihanna-rated-r-album-8544529/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Released on November 20, 2009,{{sfn|Oliver|2011|p=97}} ''Rated R'' marked a shift away from the upbeat sound of Rihanna's earlier albums, embracing a darker, more introspective tone with [[rock music|rock]] influences.<ref name="MichDaily">{{cite web | last=Resende | first=Sasha | title=Rihanna turns dark on 'Rated R' | website=[[The Michigan Daily]] | date=November 22, 2009 | url=https://www.michigandaily.com/uncategorized/rihanna-review/ | access-date=July 15, 2025}}</ref><ref name="Powers">{{cite news|last=Powers|first=Ann|author-link=Ann Powers|date=November 23, 2009|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/11/album-review-rihannas-rated-r.html|title=Album review: Rihanna's 'Rated R'|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=March 26, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021134048/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/11/album-review-rihannas-rated-r.html|archive-date=October 21, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The album debuted at number four on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart and sold 181,000 copies in its first week.<ref name="z837">{{cite web | agency=[[Associated Press]] | first=Erik | last=Pedersen | title=Susan Boyle debuts at No. 1 | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=December 2, 2009 | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/susan-boyle-debuts-no-1-91901/ | access-date=July 16, 2025 | archive-date=June 17, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617231413/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/susan-boyle-debuts-no-1-91901/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Its single "[[Rude Boy (Rihanna song)|Rude Boy]]" peaked atop the Hot 100 for six weeks, becoming the best-selling song from ''Rated R''.{{sfn|Oliver|2011|p=131}} Two other singles from the album, "[[Russian Roulette (Rihanna song)|Russian Roulette]]" and "[[Hard (Rihanna song)|Hard]]", both peaked at within the top ten of the U.S. chart.{{sfn|Oliver|2011|pp=107, 126}} In support of the album, Rihanna embarked on the [[Last Girl on Earth]] tour in 2010.<ref name="w139">{{cite magazine | last=Stone | first=Rolling | title=Rihanna Maps Out Summer 2010 'Last Girl on Earth' Tour | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=April 5, 2010 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rihanna-maps-out-summer-2010-last-girl-on-earth-tour-97308/ | access-date=July 16, 2025 | archive-date=April 27, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250427082708/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rihanna-maps-out-summer-2010-last-girl-on-earth-tour-97308/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
* An asterisk (*) indicates that the song is currently active on charts
 
[[File:Rihanna - The Loud Tour - 30 (6790388762).jpg|thumb|alt=Rihanna, with curly hair, performing on stage into a microphone|upright|left|Rihanna performing at the [[Loud Tour]] in 2011]]
==Awards and nominations==
Rihanna entered an [[on-and-off relationship]] with Canadian rapper [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] in 2009.<ref name="a775">{{cite magazine | last=Penrose | first=Nerisha | title=A Timeline of Rihanna & Drake's Complicated Relationship | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=October 6, 2023 | url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/rihanna-drake-relationship-timeline/ | access-date=July 16, 2025}}</ref> In June 2010, she collaborated with rapper [[Eminem]] on the single "[[Love the Way You Lie]]" from his album [[Recovery (Eminem album)|''Recovery'']]. In the United States, it topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for seven consecutive weeks; in the UK, it peaked at number two on the singles chart and became the [[List of best-selling singles by year in the United Kingdom|best-selling song of 2010]].{{sfn|Oliver|2011|p=163}} In October 2010, Rihanna switched management, signing with [[Jay-Z]]'s [[Roc Nation]].<ref name="i800">{{cite magazine | last=Kreps | first=Daniel | title=Rihanna Signs With Jay-Z's Roc Nation | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=October 21, 2010 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rihanna-signs-with-jay-zs-roc-nation-95807/ | access-date=July 16, 2025 | archive-date=May 7, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507071329/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/rihanna-signs-with-jay-zs-roc-nation-20101021 | url-status=live }}</ref> Rihanna returned to her more upbeat sound with her fifth studio album, [[Loud (Rihanna album)|''Loud'']], which was released on November 12, 2010.{{sfn|Oliver|2011|p=209}} A [[dance-pop]] record,{{sfn|Oliver|2011|p=209}} ''Loud'' debuted at number three in the U.S. with first-week sales of 207,000 copies.<ref name="j881">{{cite magazine | last=Caulfield | first=Keith | title=Rihanna Aiming for First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=November 22, 2012 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/rihanna-aiming-for-first-no-1-album-on-billboard-200-chart-474043/ | access-date=July 16, 2025 | archive-date=July 1, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701223612/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/rihanna-aiming-for-first-no-1-album-on-billboard-200-chart-474043/ | url-status=live }}</ref> It spawned three ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one songs: the lead single "[[Only Girl (In the World)]]", "[[What's My Name? (Rihanna song)|What's My Name?]]" featuring Drake, and "[[S&M (song)|S&M]]", which topped the chart following the release of its remix featuring [[Britney Spears]].<ref name="d716">{{cite magazine | title=Rihanna's 30 Greatest Songs, Ranked | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=February 20, 2018 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/rihannas-30-greatest-songs-ranked-205613/ | access-date=July 16, 2025 | archive-date=January 9, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190109110903/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/rihannas-30-greatest-songs-ranked-205613/ | url-status=live }}</ref> With the achievement, Rihanna became the youngest and fastest solo artist in ''Billboard'' Hot 100 history to accumulate ten number-one singles.<ref name="j608">{{cite magazine | last=Trust | first=Gary | title=Rihanna's 'S&M' Reigns on Hot 100, Lady Gaga's 'Judas' Debuts | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=April 20, 2011 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/rihannas-sm-reigns-on-hot-100-lady-gagas-judas-debuts-471954/ | access-date=July 16, 2025 | 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><ref name="y440">{{cite web | last=Tehomilic | first=Tommy | title=Rihanna earns 10th No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 | publisher=[[CBS News]] | date=April 21, 2011 | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rihanna-earns-10th-no-1-on-billboard-hot-100/ | access-date=July 16, 2025 | archive-date=June 2, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240602205951/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rihanna-earns-10th-no-1-on-billboard-hot-100/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
*2006: THE 20th JAPAN GOLD DISC AWARD 2006- New Artist Of The Year
 
*2006: MTV Video Music Awards - Best New Artist (nominated) - SOS
At the [[53rd Grammy Awards]] in 2010, "Only Girl (In the World)" won [[Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording|Best Dance Recording]].<ref name="x529">{{cite web | last=Fresh | first=Mikey | title=Grammy Recap: Stargate Talks Rihanna's 'Only Girl (In The World)' Winning 'Best Dance Recording' | website=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] | date=February 14, 2011 | url=https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/grammy-recap-stargate-talks-rihannas-only-girl-world-winning-best-dance-recording-59150/ | access-date=July 16, 2025 | archive-date=November 12, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112174338/https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/grammy-recap-stargate-talks-rihannas-only-girl-world-winning-best-dance-recording-59150/ | url-status=live }}</ref> The songs "[[Man Down (Rihanna song)|Man Down]]", "[[California King Bed]]", and "[[Cheers (Drink to That)]]" were released as singles from ''Loud'' in 2011.<ref name="i594">{{cite web | last=Copsey | first=Robert | title=Rihanna announces next single | publisher=[[Digital Spy]] | date=March 12, 2011 | url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a308595/rihanna-announces-next-single/ | access-date=July 16, 2025 | archive-date=April 14, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110414145352/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a308595/rihanna-announces-next-single.html | url-status=live }}</ref>{{sfn|Oliver|2011|p=252–253}} To support the album, Rihanna launched the [[Loud Tour]] in June 2011, which included a record-breaking ten sold-out shows at [[The O2 Arena]] in London—the most by a female artist in the venue's history.<ref name="l080">{{cite magazine | last=Concepcion | first=Mariel | title=Rihanna To Kick Off North American 'Loud' Tour in June | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=February 10, 2011 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/rihanna-to-kick-off-north-american-loud-tour-in-june-473127/ | access-date=July 16, 2025 | archive-date=January 31, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131171020/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/rihanna-to-kick-off-north-american-loud-tour-in-june-473127/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/rihanna/news/o2-arena-record/ |title=Rihanna Breaks O2 Arena Record With Final 'Loud' Tour Gig |access-date=December 22, 2011 |date=February 15, 2012 |publisher=[[Capital (radio network)|Capital FM]] |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122134155/http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/rihanna/news/o2-arena-record/ |archive-date=November 22, 2012}}</ref> The tour grossed $90{{nbsp}}million, making it one of the highest-grossing tours worldwide that year.<ref name="l046">{{cite web | title=Rihanna's 'Loud' Tour Grosses $90 Million | website=[[Rap-Up]] | date=December 29, 2011 | url=https://www.rap-up.com/article/2011/12/29/rihannas-loud-tour-grosses-90-million | access-date=July 16, 2025 | archive-date=June 17, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250617010026/https://www.rap-up.com/article/2011/12/29/rihannas-loud-tour-grosses-90-million | url-status=live }}</ref> Also in 2011, she embarked on three successful collaborations: West's "[[All of the Lights]]" from ''[[My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy]]'' (2010),<ref name="f210">{{cite web | last=Brown | first=Harley | title=Kanye West and Rihanna Perform 'FourFiveSeconds', 'All of the Lights' at FYF Fest | website=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] | date=August 23, 2015 | url=https://www.spin.com/2015/08/kanye-west-rihanna-four-five-seconds-all-of-the-lights-fyf-fest-watch/ | access-date=July 16, 2025 | archive-date=December 1, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201033510/https://www.spin.com/2015/08/kanye-west-rihanna-four-five-seconds-all-of-the-lights-fyf-fest-watch/ | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Nicki Minaj]]'s "[[Fly (Nicki Minaj song)|Fly]]" from her debut album ''[[Pink Friday]]'' (2010),<ref name="i713">{{cite web | title=Nicki Minaj Says She and Rihanna Would Be a 'Crazy Power Couple' | website=[[Rap-Up]] | date=January 13, 2011 | url=https://www.rap-up.com/article/2011/01/13/nicki-minaj-says-she-and-rihanna-would-be-a-crazy-power-couple | access-date=July 16, 2025 | archive-date=January 19, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250119192439/https://www.rap-up.com/article/2011/01/13/nicki-minaj-says-she-and-rihanna-would-be-a-crazy-power-couple | url-status=live }}</ref> and [[David Guetta]]'s "[[Who's That Chick?]]" from ''[[One More Love]]'' (2010).{{sfn|Oliver|2011|p=203}}
*2006: MTV Video Music Awards - Viewer's Choice Award (nominated) - SOS
 
*2006: MTV Video Music Awards Japan - Best New Artist in a Video - Pon De Replay
===2011–2013: ''Talk That Talk'' and ''Unapologetic''===
*2006: Teen Choice Awards - Female Breakout Artist
Rihanna aimed to explore more sexually expressive themes on her sixth studio album, ''[[Talk That Talk]]'',<ref name="l163">{{cite web | last=Ferrier | first=Morwenna | title=Rihanna: Talk That Talk – review | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=November 20, 2011 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/nov/20/rihanna-talk-that-talk-review | access-date=July 16, 2025}}</ref><ref name="s352">{{cite web | last=Zoladz | first=Lindsay | title=Rihanna: Talk That Talk | website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] | date=November 23, 2011 | url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16072-rihanna-talk-that-talk/ | access-date=July 16, 2025 | archive-date=November 12, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112173718/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16072-rihanna-talk-that-talk/ | url-status=live }}</ref> which was released on November 18, 2011.<ref name="e115"/> A [[dance music|dance]]-oriented [[pop music|pop]] and [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] album,<ref name="s352"/><ref name="o865">{{cite magazine | last=Suddath | first=Claire | title=Music Monday: Rihanna's Talk That Talk | magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] | date=November 21, 2011 | url=https://entertainment.time.com/2011/11/21/music-monday-rihannas-talk-that-talk/ | access-date=July 16, 2025 | archive-date=November 28, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151128071424/http://entertainment.time.com/2011/11/21/music-monday-rihannas-talk-that-talk/ | url-status=live }}</ref> ''Talk That Talk'' opened at number three on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 with first-week sales of 198,000 copies,<ref name="e115">{{cite web | last=Ford | first=Rebecca | title=Rihanna Debuts Music Video for 'Where Have You Been' (Video) | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=April 30, 2012 | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/rihanna-where-have-you-been-video-318033/ | access-date=July 16, 2025 | archive-date=April 12, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240412164738/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/rihanna-where-have-you-been-video-318033/ | url-status=live }}</ref> while debuting atop the UK Singles Chart with 163,000 units sold.<ref name="h364">{{cite web | last=Sherwin | first=Adam | title=Album sales fall to new low as Rihanna tops UK chart despite selling less than 10,000 copies of Talk That Talk | website=[[The Independent]] | date=August 13, 2012 | url=https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/news/album-sales-fall-to-new-low-as-rihanna-tops-uk-chart-despite-selling-less-than-10-000-copies-of-talk-that-talk-8038553.html | access-date=July 16, 2025}}</ref> The album's lead single, "[[We Found Love]]", became a worldwide chart-topper.<ref name="k330">{{cite web | last=Breihan | first=Tom | title=The Number Ones: Rihanna's 'We Found Love' (Feat. Calvin Harris) | website=[[Stereogum]] | date=November 20, 2023 | url=https://www.stereogum.com/2242171/the-number-ones-rihannas-we-found-love-feat-calvin-harris/columns/the-number-ones/ | access-date=July 16, 2025 | archive-date=July 25, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250725060431/https://www.stereogum.com/2242171/the-number-ones-rihannas-we-found-love-feat-calvin-harris/columns/the-number-ones/ | url-status=live }}</ref> It spent ten non-consecutive weeks at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, making it both Rihanna's longest-running chart-topping single and the longest-running number one song in the U.S. in 2011.<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 (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 (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> The follow-up singles, "[[You da One]]",<ref name="w493">{{cite magazine | last=Lipshutz | first=Jason | title=Rihanna Unveils 'You da One' Single: Listen | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=November 11, 2011 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/rihanna-unveils-you-da-one-single-listen-465184/ | access-date=July 16, 2025 | archive-date=November 28, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128124507/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/rihanna-unveils-you-da-one-single-listen-465184/ | url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Talk That Talk (Rihanna song)|title track]] featuring Jay-Z,<ref name="o581">{{cite magazine | last=Lipshutz | first=Jason | title=Rihanna Reveals Next Single: 'Talk That Talk' | magazine=Billboard | date=January 11, 2012 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/rihanna-reveals-next-single-talk-that-talk-513327/ | access-date=July 16, 2025 | archive-date=November 30, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130110652/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/rihanna-reveals-next-single-talk-that-talk-513327/ | url-status=live }}</ref> and "[[Where Have You Been]]",<ref name="g350">{{cite magazine | last=Lipshutz | first=Jason | title=Rihanna Sets 'Where Have You Been' As Next Single | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=April 11, 2012 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/rihanna-sets-where-have-you-been-as-next-single-496386/ | access-date=July 16, 2025}}</ref> achieved more moderate success. The lattermost was the most successful of the three, peaking at number five in the U.S.<ref name="k841">{{cite web | first=Gil | last=Kaufman | title=Rihanna and Calvin Harris Release 'This Is What You Came For' | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=April 29, 2016 | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/listen-rihanna-calvin-harris-song-888801/ | access-date=July 16, 2025 | archive-date=December 3, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203020636/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/listen-rihanna-calvin-harris-song-888801/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
*2006: Teen Choice Awards - Choice R&B Artist
 
*2006: MOBO Awards - Best R&B Artist
[[File:Rihanna Diamonds World Tour 2013 (Cropped).png|upright|thumb|right|alt=Rihanna on stage, wearing a red crop top and long dress, singing into a microphone on stage|Rihanna performing at the [[Diamonds World Tour]] in 2013]]
*2006: BMI Urban Awards - Pon de Replay
 
*2006: MTV Europe Music Awards - Best R&B Artist
In early 2012, Rihanna appeared on two major collaborations: [[Coldplay]]'s "[[Princess of China]]" and Drake's "[[Take Care (song)|Take Care]]".<ref name="u999">{{cite web | last=Goble | first=Corban | title=Coldplay – 'Princess Of China' (Feat. Rihanna) Video | website=[[Stereogum]] | date=June 3, 2012 | url=https://www.stereogum.com/1051722/coldplay-princess-of-china-feat-rihanna-video/news/ | access-date=July 16, 2025 | archive-date=November 30, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130075409/https://www.stereogum.com/1051722/coldplay-princess-of-china-feat-rihanna-video/news/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="x884">{{cite web | last=Powers | first=Ann | title=Follow The Sample: Drake's 'Take Care' Comes From The Blues | publisher=[[NPR]] | author-link=Ann Powers | date=November 8, 2011 | url=https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2011/11/07/142105010/follow-the-sample-drakes-take-care-comes-from-the-blues | access-date=July 16, 2025 | archive-date=April 25, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425003515/http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2011/11/07/142105010/follow-the-sample-drakes-take-care-comes-from-the-blues | url-status=live }}</ref> That February, she won the [[Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration]] for "All of the Lights" with West,<ref name="x499">{{cite web | title=Grammy Awards 2012: Complete Winners and Nominees List | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=February 12, 2012 | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/grammy-awards-2012-winners-whitney-houston-death-adele-289778/ | access-date=July 16, 2025 | archive-date=September 28, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928113259/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/grammy-awards-2012-winners-whitney-houston-death-adele-289778/ | url-status=live }}</ref> and was named [[Brit Award for International Female Solo Artist|Best International Female Solo Artist]] at the [[Brit Awards 2012|Brit Awards]] for the second year in a row.<ref name="z651">{{cite web | last=Rogers | first=Simon | title=Brit awards winners list 2012: every winner since 1977 | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=February 22, 2012 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2012/feb/22/brit-awards-winners-list-2012 | access-date=July 16, 2025 | archive-date=January 5, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105143310/http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2012/feb/22/brit-awards-winners-list-2012 | url-status=live }}</ref> In March, Rihanna and Brown released two controversial remixes—her track "[[Birthday Cake (Rihanna song)|Birthday Cake]]" and his "[[Turn Up the Music (Chris Brown song)|Turn Up the Music]]"—which were criticized due to their history of domestic violence.<ref name="s567">{{cite web | title=Chris Brown, Rihanna Reunite on 'Birthday Cake,' 'Turn Up the Music' Remixes | publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] | date=April 14, 2020 | url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2012/02/chris-brown-rihanna-reunite-on-birthday-cake-turn-up-the-music-remixes | access-date=July 16, 2025 | archive-date=June 16, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250616112111/https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2012/02/chris-brown-rihanna-reunite-on-birthday-cake-turn-up-the-music-remixes | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="e029">{{cite magazine | last=Lipshutz | first=Jason | title=The-Dream Speaks on Rihanna/Chris Brown Remixes: 'It's Just Music' | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=February 22, 2012 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/the-dream-speaks-on-rihannachris-brown-remixes-its-just-music-504478/ | access-date=July 16, 2025}}</ref> In September 2012, "We Found Love" won [[MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year|Video of the Year]] at the [[MTV Video Music Awards]], making Rihanna the first woman to receive the honor more than once.<ref name="p766">{{cite web | title=Rihanna wins MTV VMA award for Belfast video We Found Love | publisher=[[BBC News]] | date=September 7, 2012 | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/19516519 | access-date=July 16, 2025}}</ref><ref name="2012 VMA">{{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/awards/rihanna-one-direction-top-vmas-022745243.html |title=Rihanna, One Direction Top VMAs |publisher=[[Yahoo! News]] |date=September 6, 2012 |access-date=September 7, 2012 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911032420/http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/awards/rihanna-one-direction-top-vmas-022745243.html |archive-date=September 11, 2012}}</ref>
*2006: MTV Europe Music Awards - Best Song of the Year - SOS (nominated)
 
*2006: Billboard Music Awards - Female Artist of the Year
Rihanna's seventh studio album, titled ''[[Unapologetic]]'', was released on November 19, 2012.<ref name="m564">{{cite web | last=Renshaw | first=David | title=This week's new music releases: November 19, 2012 | website=[[NME]] | date=November 19, 2012 | url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/rihanna-160-1261261 | access-date=July 18, 2025}}</ref> A [[synth-pop]] record with [[electronic dance music|EDM]] and [[hip-hop]] elements,<ref name="x501">{{cite web | title=Rihanna: ''Unapologetic'' | website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] | last=Hopper | first=Jessica | date=September 10, 2013 | url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17369-unapologetic/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131011130105/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17369-unapologetic/ | archive-date=October 11, 2013 | url-status=dead | access-date=July 16, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Ritchie|first=Kevin|date=22 November 2012|url=http://www.nowtoronto.com/music/story.cfm?content=189805|title=Rihanna&nbsp;— Unapologetic|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715001140/http://www.nowtoronto.com/music/story.cfm?content=189805|archive-date=July 15, 2014|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[Now (newspaper)|Now]]|___location=Toronto|volume=32|issue=12|access-date=January 12, 2013}}</ref> ''Unapologetic'' debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 with first-week sales of 238,000 copies, becoming Rihanna's first chart-topping album in the United States.<ref name="x557">{{cite magazine | first=Keith | last=Caulfield | title=Rihanna Gets First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 | magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=November 28, 2012 | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/rihanna-unapologetic-one-direction-take-395225/ | access-date=July 18, 2025 | archive-date=July 25, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725065609/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/rihanna-unapologetic-one-direction-take-395225/ | url-status=live }}</ref> The album's lead single, "[[Diamonds (Rihanna song)|Diamonds]]", topped the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming Rihanna's 12th number-one song on the chart.<ref name="u595">{{cite magazine | last=Trust | first=Gary | title=Rihanna's 'Diamonds' Shines Atop Hot 100 | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=November 21, 2012 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/rihannas-diamonds-shines-atop-hot-100-474056/ | access-date=July 18, 2025 | 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]]"—a collaboration with [[Mikky Ekko]]—reached number three in the U.S.<ref name="o101">{{cite magazine | last=Trust | first=Gary | title=Baauer's 'Harlem Shake' Debuts Atop Revamped Hot 100 | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=February 21, 2013 | url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/baauers-harlem-shake-debuts-atop-revamped-hot-100/ | access-date=July 18, 2025 | 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> To promote the album ahead of its release, Rihanna embarked on the [[777 Tour]], performing seven shows in seven countries over the course of seven days.<ref name="f826">{{cite news | last=Chen | first=Joyce | title=Rihanna parties with fans and journalists for 777 Tour on board private jumbo jet, traveling to seven cities in seven days | newspaper=[[New York Daily News]] | date=November 15, 2012 | url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2012/11/15/rihanna-parties-with-fans-and-journalists-for-777-tour-on-board-private-jumbo-jet-traveling-to-seven-cities-in-seven-days/ | access-date=July 18, 2025}}</ref> A documentary about the tour aired on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] in May 2013, followed by the release of a [[Rihanna 777 Documentary... 7Countries7Days7Shows|DVD version]] the next day—her third long-form live video.<ref name="r081">{{cite magazine | last=Danton | first=Eric R | title='Rihanna 777' Documentary Coming to Fox in May | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=March 19, 2013 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/rihanna-777-documentary-coming-to-fox-in-may-101299/ | access-date=July 18, 2025}}</ref> In January 2013, Rihanna and Brown had rekindled their relationship,<ref name="telegraph2013">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/9837484/Rihanna-breaks-silence-over-Chris-Brown-if-its-a-mistake-its-my-mistake.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/9837484/Rihanna-breaks-silence-over-Chris-Brown-if-its-a-mistake-its-my-mistake.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Rihanna breaks silence over Chris Brown: 'if it's a mistake, it's my mistake'|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=January 31, 2013|date=January 30, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> although he remained under probation for their 2009 domestic violence case.<ref name="r851">{{cite news | agency=[[Associated Press]] | title=Judge seeks more review of Chris Brown's probation | newspaper=[[Los Angeles Daily News]] | date=September 24, 2012 | url=https://www.dailynews.com/2012/09/24/judge-seeks-more-review-of-chris-browns-probation/ | access-date=July 18, 2025 | archive-date=July 9, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250709123853/https://www.dailynews.com/2012/09/24/judge-seeks-more-review-of-chris-browns-probation/ | url-status=live }}</ref> The two broke up four months later.<ref name="s491">{{cite magazine | title=Rihanna Responds to Chris Brown Breakup Rumors? | magazine=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] | date=May 7, 2013 | url=https://www.vibe.com/features/vixen/rihanna-responds-to-chris-brown-breakup-rumors-279213/ | access-date=July 18, 2025}}</ref>
*2006: Billboard Music Awards - Pop 100 Artist of the Year
 
*2006: Billboard Music Awards - Hot 100 Artist of the Year
Rihanna made her feature film debut as Petty Officer Cora Raikes in [[Battleship (film)|''Battleship'']] (2012).<ref name="b236">{{cite web | title=Rihanna speaks about Battleship role | publisher=[[BBC News]] | date=April 3, 2012 | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-17598677 | access-date=July 18, 2025 | archive-date=April 17, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250417071607/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-17598677 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="u917">{{cite web | last=Independent | first=Irish | title=Rihanna loved feisty movie role | website=[[Irish Independent]] | date=April 3, 2012 | url=https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/rihanna-loved-feisty-movie-role/26839546.html | access-date=July 18, 2025}}</ref> Loosely inspired by the [[Battleship (game)|board game of the same name]],<ref name="q235">{{cite web | last=Godfrey | first=Alex | title=Battleship: Is board game adaptation Hollywood's last roll of the dice? | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=April 6, 2012 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/apr/07/battleship-hasbro-adaptation-rihanna | access-date=July 18, 2025}}</ref> both the film and Rihanna's performance received mixed-to-negative reviews;<ref name="u485">{{cite web | last=Schwarzbaum | first=Lisa | title=Battleship Reviews | publisher=[[Metacritic]] | date=May 18, 2012 | url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/battleship/ | access-date=July 18, 2025 | archive-date=January 23, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250123161420/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/battleship/ | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Neil Genzlinger]], writing for ''[[The New York Times]]'', remarked she was "just fine in the rather generic role".<ref name="w089">{{cite web | last=Genzlinger | first=Neil | title=Aliens Fight Heroic Earthlings in ''Battleship'' | website=[[The New York Times]] | date=May 17, 2012 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/18/movies/aliens-fight-heroic-earthlings-in-battleship.html | access-date=July 18, 2025 | archive-date=September 15, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915210742/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/18/movies/aliens-fight-heroic-earthlings-in-battleship.html | url-status=live }}</ref> In February 2013, Rihanna won the [[Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video]] for [[We Found Love (music video)|the music video of "We Found Love"]] (2011).<ref name="k841"/> That same month, the [[Official Charts Company]] reported she had sold 3.87 million records in the country over the past year, placing her at number one among the [[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|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|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> Her fifth headlining tour, the [[Diamonds World Tour]], launched 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=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120909225914/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1693402/rihanna-tour-dates-vma-2012.jhtml |archive-date=September 9, 2012}}</ref> Rihanna made a cameo in the comedy film ''[[This Is the End]]'' (2013),<ref name="t911">{{cite web | title=Watch: Rihanna's Appearance In Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg's 'This Is the End' Comedy | website=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] | date=June 4, 2013 | url=https://www.vibe.com/news/movies-tv/watch-rihannas-appearance-seth-rogen-evan-goldbergs-end-comedy-159751/ | access-date=July 18, 2025}}</ref> and later collaborated with rapper [[Wale (rapper)|Wale]] on his remix of the single "[[Bad (Wale song)|Bad]]".<ref name="a059">{{cite magazine | last=Votaw | first=Emily | title=Wale Releases Rihanna-Assisted 'Bad' Remix: Listen | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=June 3, 2013 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/wale-releases-rihanna-assisted-bad-remix-listen-1565641/ | access-date=July 18, 2025 | archive-date=June 9, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250609233641/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/wale-releases-rihanna-assisted-bad-remix-listen-1565641/ | url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2013, she topped both the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and UK Singles Chart with a feature on Eminem's song "[[The Monster (song)|The Monster]]".<ref name="j531">{{cite web | last=Molanphy | first=Chris | title=Why Is Eminem's 'The Monster' No. 1 on the Charts? Because It's a Sequel. | website=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] | date=December 13, 2013 | url=https://slate.com/culture/2013/12/eminem-and-rihannas-the-monster-is-no-1-on-hot-100-why-its-a-sequel-video.html | access-date=July 18, 2025}}</ref><ref name="l431">{{cite web | title=Eminem lands seventh UK number one album | publisher=[[BBC News]] | date=November 10, 2013 | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-24891173 | access-date=July 18, 2025}}</ref>
*2006: Billboard Music Awards - Hot Dance Airplay song of the Year for "SOS"
 
*2006: Barbados Music Awards - Best Reggae/Dancehall Album - Music Of The Sun
===2014–2017: Standalone releases and ''Anti''===
*2006: Barbados Music Awards - Best Dance Single - Pon De Replay
[[File:Rihanna - Concert for Valor in Washington, D.C. Nov. 11, 2014 (face cropped).jpg|thumb|left|alt=Rihanna performing on stage|upright|Rihanna performing at [[The Concert for Valor]] in 2014]]
*2006: Barbados Music Awards - Song Of The Year - Pon De Replay
In 2014, Rihanna featured on [[Shakira]]'s single "[[Can't Remember to Forget You]]".<ref name="f698">{{cite magazine | last=Hampp | first=Andrew | title=Featured Single Review: "Can't Remember to Forget You" Shakira featuring Rihanna | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=January 23, 2014 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/featured-single-review-cant-remember-to-forget-you-shakira-featuring-5877971/ | access-date=July 18, 2025 | archive-date=April 1, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401181611/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/featured-single-review-cant-remember-to-forget-you-shakira-featuring-5877971/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Following the release of ''Unapologetic'' and the ensuing tour, she expressed a desire to take a break from recording, saying she wanted "a year to just do whatever I want artistically, creatively".<ref name="p678">{{cite web | last1=Aguirre | first1=Abby | last2=Abby Aguirre | first2=Mert Alas | last3=Piggott | first3=Marcus | title=It's Rihanna's World | website=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] | date=March 17, 2016 | url=https://www.vogue.com/article/rihanna-fenty-puma-anti-april-2016-cover | access-date=July 18, 2025}}</ref> In May of that year, she officially parted ways with Def Jam Recordings and transitioned fully to Roc Nation, the label that had been managing her career since October 2010.<ref name="s383">{{cite web | last=Nostro | first=Lauren | title=Rihanna Has Left Def Jam and Signed to Jay Z's Roc Nation... | website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]] | date=May 5, 2014 | url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/lauren-nostro/rihanna-roc-nation-management-label-deal | access-date=July 18, 2025 | archive-date=February 25, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250225052307/https://www.complex.com/music/a/lauren-nostro/rihanna-roc-nation-management-label-deal | url-status=live }}</ref> While working on her eighth studio album, Rihanna released the single "[[FourFiveSeconds]]"—a collaboration with [[Kanye West]] and [[Paul McCartney]]—"[[Bitch Better Have My Money]]", and "[[American Oxygen]]";<ref name="w928">{{cite magazine | last=Kreps | first=Daniel | title=McCartney, Rihanna, Kanye Shine in 'FourFiveSeconds' Video | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=February 3, 2015 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/paul-mccartney-rihanna-kanye-west-shine-in-fourfiveseconds-video-75125/ | access-date=July 18, 2025 | archive-date=June 21, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250621114042/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/paul-mccartney-rihanna-kanye-west-shine-in-fourfiveseconds-video-75125/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="x899">{{cite magazine | last=Spanos | first=Brittany | title=Hear Rihanna's New Song 'Bitch Better Have My Money' | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=March 26, 2015 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rihanna-asserts-her-dominance-on-new-song-bitch-better-have-my-money-183509/ | access-date=July 18, 2025 | archive-date=November 6, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106231842/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rihanna-asserts-her-dominance-on-new-song-bitch-better-have-my-money-183509/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="r521">{{cite web | last=Kennedy | first=Gerrick D. | title=Rihanna and Kanye, we need to hear more from you. Make it in 2016, please. | website=[[Los Angeles Times]] | url-access=subscription | date=December 31, 2015 | url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-music-comebacks-2016-20151231-story.html | access-date=July 18, 2025}}</ref> none of the three appeared on the album's final tracklist.<ref name="k741">{{cite web | title=Anti (Deluxe) by Rihanna on Apple Music | publisher=[[Apple Music]] (US) | date=January 28, 2016 | url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/anti-deluxe/1440933869 | access-date=July 18, 2025 | archive-date=July 25, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250725115514/https://music.apple.com/us/album/anti-deluxe/1440933869 | url-status=live }}</ref> In 2015, she starred alongside [[Jim Parsons]] and [[Jennifer Lopez]] as the voice of Tip in the animated film [[Home (2015 film)|''Home'']]. Rihanna also curated and released a [[concept album]] as [[Home (soundtrack)|its soundtrack]].<ref name="s361">{{cite web | last=Mokoena | first=Tshepo | title=Rihanna to make concept album for DreamWorks animated film | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=February 27, 2014 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/feb/27/rihanna-concept-album-dreamworks-animated-film | access-date=July 18, 2025}}</ref>
*2006: Barbados Music Awards - Album Of The Year - Music Of The Sun
 
*2006: Barbados Music Awards - Best New Artist
In late 2015, Rihanna signed a $25 million deal with [[Samsung]] to promote its [[Samsung Galaxy|Galaxy product line]], with the company also sponsoring the rollout of her eighth studio album, titled [[Anti (album)|''Anti'']], and [[Anti World Tour|its accompanying tour]].<ref name="z282">{{cite web | last=Walker | first=Angus | title=Rihanna Signs $25 Million Deal With Samsung | website=[[HotNewHipHop]] | date=October 29, 2015 | url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/461051-rihanna-signs-s25-million-deal-with-samsung-news | access-date=July 18, 2025}}</ref><ref name="v939">{{cite web | last=Graham | first=Bryan Armen | title=Rihanna Anti tour review – hit-packed victory lap with a dose of dancehall | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=March 14, 2016 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/mar/14/rihanna-anti-tour-review-hit-packed-victory-lap | access-date=July 18, 2025}}</ref> The album was released exclusively on [[Tidal (streaming service)|Tidal]] on January 28, 2016.<ref name="e469">{{cite magazine | last=Spanos | first=Brittany | title=Rihanna Surprise-Releases Eighth Album, 'Anti' | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=January 28, 2016 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rihanna-surprise-releases-eighth-album-anti-67499/ | access-date=July 18, 2025 | archive-date=February 25, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250225052305/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rihanna-surprise-releases-eighth-album-anti-67499/ | url-status=live }}</ref> A [[dancehall]] and [[psychedelic soul]] record,<ref name="c175">{{cite web | last=Jupp | first=Emily | title=Rihanna's Anti review | website=[[The Independent]] | date=February 1, 2016 | url=https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/news/rihanna-anti-album-review-a6841371.html | access-date=July 18, 2025 | archive-date=July 29, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250729160125/https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/news/rihanna-anti-album-review-a6841371.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="y406">{{cite magazine | last=Battan | first=Carrie | title=Rihanna's Anti-Album | magazine=[[The New Yorker]] | date=February 1, 2016 | url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/rihannas-anti-album | access-date=July 18, 2025 | archive-date=January 14, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114192234/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/rihannas-anti-album | url-status=live }}</ref> ''Anti'' peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200, marking her second chart-topping record in the U.S.<ref name="g630">{{cite web | last=McHenry | first=Jackson | title=Rihanna's Anti Returns to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Chart | website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] | date=March 20, 2016 | url=https://www.vulture.com/2016/03/rihannas-anti-returns-to-no-1-on-the-charts.html | access-date=July 18, 2025 | archive-date=July 3, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160703130130/http://www.vulture.com/2016/03/rihannas-anti-returns-to-no-1-on-the-charts.html | url-status=live }}</ref> The lead single, "[[Work (Rihanna song)|Work]]", topped the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart,<ref name="w394">{{cite magazine | last=Trust | first=Gary | title=Rihanna & Drake Rise to No. 1 on Hot 100 With 'Work' | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=February 22, 2016 | url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/rihanna-drake-no-1-work-hot-100/ | access-date=July 18, 2025 | archive-date=January 14, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114195349/https://www.billboard.com/pro/rihanna-drake-no-1-work-hot-100/ | url-status=live }}</ref> with the third and fourth singles, "[[Needed Me]]" and "[[Love on the Brain]]", peaking within the number ten.<ref name="y077">{{cite magazine | last=Trust | first=Gary | title=Ask Billboard: Rihanna's (Quirky) Record in the Hot 100's Top 10 With 'Needed Me' | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=September 18, 2016 | url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/ask-billboard-rihannas-quirky-record-in-the-hot-100s-top-10-with/ | access-date=July 18, 2025 | archive-date=September 19, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919133259/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7511240/ask-billboard-rihannas-quirky-record-in-the-hot-100s-top-10-with | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="z088">{{cite magazine | last=Smith | first=Shan | title=How Rihanna's 'Love on the Brain' Became the Most Subtly Influential Pop Single of the Past Year | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=November 16, 2017 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/rihanna-love-on-the-brain-pop-influential-8038410/ | access-date=July 18, 2025 | archive-date=December 17, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217113832/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/rihanna-love-on-the-brain-pop-influential-8038410/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Announced in November 2015, the [[Anti World Tour]] launched in March 2016 in support of the album, featuring [[Travis Scott]] as the North American opener and [[Big Sean]] on select European dates.<ref name="p734">{{cite web | last=Robertson | first=Iyana | title=Rihanna Is Taking The Weeknd, Big Sean And Travis Scott On Her #ANTIWorldTour | website=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] | date=November 23, 2015 | url=https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/rihanna-anti-world-tour-388704/ | access-date=July 18, 2025}}</ref> [[The Weeknd]] was originally slated to join parts of the European leg but withdrew due to "unforeseen changes in upcoming projects".<ref name="b045">{{cite web | last=Levine | first=Nick | title=The Weeknd drops out of Rihanna's Anti World Tour | website=[[The Independent]] | date=March 23, 2016 | url=https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/news/the-weeknd-drops-out-of-rihanna-s-anti-world-tour-a6948306.html | access-date=July 18, 2025 | archive-date=February 25, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250225200323/https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/news/the-weeknd-drops-out-of-rihanna-s-anti-world-tour-a6948306.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
*2006: Barbados Music Awards - Female Artist Of The Year
 
*2006: Barbados Music Awards - Best-selling Female Artist Of The Year
In 2016, Rihanna appeared as a featured artist on multiple singles: West's "[[Famous (Kanye West song)|Famous]]" (uncredited vocals);<ref name="r177">{{cite web | last=Nakamura | first=Reid | title=Chris Brown Responds to Kanye West's 'Famous' Video | website=[[TheWrap]] | date=June 25, 2016 | url=https://www.thewrap.com/chris-brown-responds-to-kanye-wests-famous-video/ | access-date=July 18, 2025 | archive-date=July 22, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250722194400/https://www.thewrap.com/chris-brown-responds-to-kanye-wests-famous-video/ | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Calvin Harris]]'s "[[This Is What You Came For]]";<ref name="k855">{{cite magazine | last=Bain | first=Katie | title=Calvin Harris Drops New Remix of His 2016 Rihanna Collab 'This Is What You Came For' | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=November 15, 2024 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/calvin-harris-rihanna-this-is-what-you-came-for-remix-amazon-1235830842/ | access-date=July 18, 2025 | archive-date=December 7, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207211736/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/calvin-harris-rihanna-this-is-what-you-came-for-remix-amazon-1235830842/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Drake's "[[Too Good]]";<ref name="i985">{{cite web | last=Ramirez | first=Matthew | title=Drake: 'Too Good' [ft. Rihanna] | website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] | date=April 30, 2016 | url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/18229-drake-too-good-ft-rihanna/ | access-date=July 18, 2025 | archive-date=February 2, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202091804/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/18229-drake-too-good-ft-rihanna/ | url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Mike Will Made It]]'s "[[Nothing Is Promised]]".<ref name="b319">{{cite web | last=Augustin | first=Camille | title=Mike WiLL Made-It Unleashes Previous Rihanna Collaboration, 'Nothing Is Promised' | website=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] | date=June 3, 2016 | url=https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/rihanna-mike-will-made-it-nothing-is-promised-425404/ | access-date=July 18, 2025}}</ref> "This Is What You Came For" was a commercial success, peaking at number two and three in the UK and US, respectively.<ref name="k855"/><ref name="w419">{{cite web | title=This Is What You Came For – Calvin Harris Ft. Rihanna | publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] | url=https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/calvin-harris-ft-rihanna-this-is-what-you-came-for/ | access-date=July 18, 2025 | archive-date=February 11, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250211234248/https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/calvin-harris-ft-rihanna-this-is-what-you-came-for/ | url-status=live }}</ref> In June 2016, Rihanna released "[[Sledgehammer (Rihanna song)|Sledgehammer]]" as part of the [[Star Trek Beyond (soundtrack)|film soundtrack]] for ''[[Star Trek Beyond]]''.<ref name="c044">{{cite web | last=Billboard | first=Gil Kaufman | title=Rihanna Debuts Ballad 'Sledgehammer' in New ''Star Trek Beyond'' Trailer | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=June 27, 2016 | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/rihanna-debuts-ballad-sledgehammer-new-906520/ | access-date=July 18, 2025}}</ref> In August, she was honored with the [[Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award]] at the [[2016 MTV Video Music Awards]], where she performed a series of medleys of her most successful songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2910480/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-2016-vmas/|title=Rihanna is Your 2016 VMA Video Vanguard|last=Geffen|first=Sasha|publisher=MTV|date=August 11, 2016|access-date=August 16, 2016|archive-date=July 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709040142/http://www.mtv.com/news/2910480/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-2016-vmas/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/rihanna-recipient-2016-mtv-video-vanguard-award-article-1.2749890 |title=Rihanna is the recipient of 2016 MTV Video Vanguard Award |last=Bitette |first=Nicole |work=[[New York Daily News]]|date=August 13, 2016 |access-date=August 15, 2016 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816201838/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/rihanna-recipient-2016-mtv-video-vanguard-award-article-1.2749890 |archive-date=August 16, 2016}}</ref> In 2017, she featured on [[Future (rapper)|Future]]'s "[[Selfish (Future song)|Selfish]]";<ref name="r652">{{cite web | last=Goddard | first=Kevin | title=Selfish | website=[[HotNewHipHop]] | date=February 24, 2017 | url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/591712-future-selfish-feat-rihanna-new-song | access-date=July 18, 2025}}</ref> [[DJ Khaled]]'s "[[Wild Thoughts]]";<ref name="h140">{{cite web | last=Helman | first=Peter | title=DJ Khaled – 'Wild Thoughts' (Feat. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller) Video | website=[[Stereogum]] | date=June 16, 2017 | url=https://www.stereogum.com/1947210/dj-khaled-wild-thoughts-feat-rihanna-bryson-tiller-video/music/ | access-date=July 18, 2025}}</ref> [[Kendrick Lamar]]'s "[[Loyalty (Kendrick Lamar song)|Loyalty]]";<ref name="s035">{{cite web | last=Parham | first=Jason | title=The Story Behind the Kendrick Lamar And Rihanna Collaboration 'Loyalty'. | website=[[The Fader]] | date=April 18, 2017 | url=https://www.thefader.com/2017/04/18/kendrick-lamar-rihanna-terrace-martin-loyalty-damn | access-date=July 18, 2025}}</ref> and [[N.E.R.D]]'s "[[Lemon (N.E.R.D. and Rihanna song)|Lemon]]".<ref name="i447">{{cite magazine | last=Braca | first=Nina | title=Here Are the Lyrics to N.E.R.D & Rihanna's 'Lemon' | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=February 9, 2018 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/lyrics/nerd-rihanna-lemon-lyrics-8098990/ | access-date=July 18, 2025}}</ref> "Loyalty" won the her and Lamar the [[Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Performance]].<ref name="g535">{{cite magazine | last=Rys | first=Dan | title=Kendrick Lamar & Rihanna Win Best Rap/Sung Performance at the 2018 Grammys | magazine=Billboard | date=January 29, 2018 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/kendrick-lamar-rihanna-best-rap-sung-performance-grammys-2018-8096721/ | access-date=July 18, 2025}}</ref>
*2006: Barbados Music Awards - Entertainer Of The Year
 
*2007: Barbados Music Awards - Best Entertainer of the Year
In 2017, Rihanna portrayed [[Marion Crane]] in a recurring role during the [[Bates Motel season 5|fifth and final season]] of ''[[Bates Motel (TV series)|Bates Motel]]'', which was met with widespread critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/2017/01/31/bates-motel-rihanna-photos-video/ |title=Bates Motel: Get your exclusive first look at Rihanna |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |last=Abrams |first=Natalie |date=January 31, 2017 |access-date=January 31, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204042039/http://ew.com/tv/2017/01/31/bates-motel-rihanna-photos-video/ |archive-date=February 4, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Reviews">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/bates-motel/season-5 |title=Bates Motel: Season 5 Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=February 25, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223080935/http://www.metacritic.com/tv/bates-motel/season-5 |archive-date=February 23, 2017}}</ref> In [[Luc Besson]]'s sci-fi film ''[[Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets]]'' (2017), she played a shapeshifting, [[burlesque]]-style entertainer and performer in a space station club; she starred alongside [[Dane DeHaan]] and [[Cara Delevingne]].<ref name="x784">{{cite web | last=Bradshaw | first=Peter | title=Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets review – Luc Besson's space oddity | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=December 3, 2018 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/aug/03/valerian-and-the-city-of-a-thousand-planets-review-luc-besson-cara-delevingne-dane-dehaan-rihanna | access-date=July 18, 2025}}</ref><ref name="h357">{{cite web | last=Yuan | first=Jada | title=Rihanna Is in Maybe 5 Minutes of Valerian and They Are All Spectacular | website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] | date=July 12, 2017 | url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/07/rihanna-is-in-maybe-five-minutes-of-valerian.html | access-date=July 18, 2025 | archive-date=November 23, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241123044009/https://www.vulture.com/2017/07/rihanna-is-in-maybe-five-minutes-of-valerian.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="i360">{{cite web | last=Sandberg | first=Patrik | title=Rihanna's Cameo in 'Valerian' Is Short But Magnificent | website=[[W (magazine)|W]] | date=July 12, 2017 | url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/rihanna-valerian-movie-role | access-date=July 18, 2025 | archive-date=January 24, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250124225511/https://www.wmagazine.com/story/rihanna-valerian-movie-role | url-status=live }}</ref> That year, Rihanna began dating Saudi businessman [[Hassan Jameel]]; their relationship ended three years later.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.vogue.me/culture/rihanna-hassan-jameel-relationship/|title=A Complete Timeline of Rihanna and Hassan Jameel's Romance|work=Vogue Arabia|date=February 1, 2018|access-date=May 4, 2018|archive-date=October 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010032732/https://en.vogue.me/culture/rihanna-hassan-jameel-relationship/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/rihanna-vogue-cover-june-issue-2018 |work=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |title=Rihanna on Body Image, Turning 30, and Staying Real—No Matter What |first=Chioma |last=Nnadi |date=May 3, 2018 |access-date=May 4, 2018 |archive-date=October 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010032812/https://www.vogue.com/article/rihanna-vogue-cover-june-issue-2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/music/rihanna-and-billionaire-boyfriend-hassan-jameel-split/|title=Rihanna and Billionaire Boyfriend Hassan Jameel Split After Nearly 3 Years of Dating|website=People|date=January 22, 2020|access-date=January 25, 2020|last=Boucher|first=Ashley|archive-date=March 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321112803/https://people.com/music/rihanna-and-billionaire-boyfriend-hassan-jameel-split/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*2007: Barbados Music Awards - Best Female Entertainer of the Year
 
*2007: Barbados Music Awards - Diamond Sales Award
===2018–present: Hiatus, motherhood and Super Bowl LVII halftime show===
*2007: Barbados Music Awards - Album of the Year
Rihanna was part of the all-female ensemble cast of the heist film ''[[Ocean's 8]]'' (2018), directed by [[Gary Ross]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Washington|first1=Arlene|title=All-Female 'Ocean's 8' Gets Summer 2018 Release|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oceans-8-set-summer-2018-935626/|access-date=January 31, 2022|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 5, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006013758/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oceans-8-set-summer-2018-935626|archive-date=October 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/08/10/oceans-eight-cast-rihanna-helena-bonham-carter-mindy-kaling-anne-hathaway|title=Ocean's Eight: Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, and more join Sandra Bullock|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|last=Coggan|first=Devan|date=August 10, 2016|access-date=August 10, 2016|archive-date=August 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811164532/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/08/10/oceans-eight-cast-rihanna-helena-bonham-carter-mindy-kaling-anne-hathaway|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was a major box office success, earning $300 million globally.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=wbeventfilm2018c.htm|title=Ocean's 8 Worldwide Box Office Gross|access-date=July 18, 2025|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|archive-date=June 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614190417/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=wbeventfilm2018c.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2017, British artist [[Shakka (singer)|Shakka]] revealed he had been collaborating with Rihanna on what he described as her "absolutely insane" upcoming album. 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> Alongside [[Donald Glover]], she starred in the film ''[[Guava Island]]'' (2019), in which she played Glover's love interest.<ref name="z523">{{cite web | last=Lockett | first=Dee | title=Your Guide to Donald Glover and Rihanna's Guava Island Film | website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] | date=April 13, 2019 | url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/04/donald-glover-and-rihanna-guava-island-explainer.html | access-date=July 18, 2025 | archive-date=March 31, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250331224621/https://www.vulture.com/2019/04/donald-glover-and-rihanna-guava-island-explainer.html | url-status=live }}</ref> 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>
*2007: Barbados Music Awards - Best Soul / R&B Single - Unfaithful
 
*2007: Barbados Music Awards - Song of the Year - Unfaithful
During this period, Rihanna appeared on Canadian singer [[PartyNextDoor]]'s song "[[Believe It (PartyNextDoor and Rihanna song)|Believe It]]", which was released on March 27, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|website=[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]|title=PartyNextDoor Recruits Rihanna for New Single 'Believe It'|date=March 27, 2020|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/partynextdoor-rihanna-new-song-973054/|last1=Spanos|first1=Brittany|last2=Legaspi|first2=Althea |access-date=March 27, 2020|archive-date=May 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509213334/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/partynextdoor-rihanna-new-song-973054/|url-status=live}}</ref> American rapper [[ASAP Rocky]] confirmed that he and Rihanna were in a relationship in May 2021;<ref>{{Cite news|date=May 20, 2021|title=A$AP Rocky confirms he is dating Rihanna|agency=[[BBC News]]|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-57180714|access-date=October 23, 2021|archive-date=October 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023155824/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-57180714|url-status=live}}</ref> she gave birth to their first son the following year.<ref name="x069">{{cite web | last=Slater | first=Georgia | title=Rihanna Welcomes First Baby with A$AP Rocky | website=[[People (magazine)|People]] | date=May 19, 2022 | url=https://people.com/parents/rihanna-welcomes-first-baby-with-asap-rocky/ | access-date=July 18, 2025 | archive-date=May 20, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520001512/https://people.com/parents/rihanna-welcomes-first-baby-with-asap-rocky/ | url-status=live }}</ref> On October 28, 2022, she released the lead single from [[Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (soundtrack)|the soundtrack]] of the film ''[[Black Panther: Wakanda Forever]]'', titled "[[Lift Me Up (Rihanna song)|Lift Me Up]]", her first solo musical release since ''Anti''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Rindner |first=Grant |date=October 26, 2022 |title=The Rihanna Drought is Finally Ending This Friday with a New Song |url=https://www.gq.com/story/rihanna-new-song-black-panther-wakanda-forever |access-date=October 26, 2022 |magazine=[[GQ]] |archive-date=November 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102041350/https://www.gq.com/story/rihanna-new-song-black-panther-wakanda-forever |url-status=live }}</ref> The song earned her nominations for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song|Golden Globe]] and [[Academy Award for Best Original Song]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/rihanna-receives-first-oscar-nomination-164700518.html |title=Rihanna Receives First Oscar Nomination for Original Song 'Lift Me Up' |date=January 24, 2023 |access-date=January 24, 2023 |publisher=[[Yahoo! News]] |last=Mckay |first=Karelle |archive-date=January 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124212357/https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/rihanna-receives-first-oscar-nomination-164700518.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On February 12, 2023, she headlined the [[Super Bowl LVII]] [[Super Bowl LVII halftime show|halftime show]],<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Blanchet |first1=Brenton |last2=Rice |first2=Nicholas |title=Rihanna to Headline 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show: 'Let's Go' |url=https://people.com/music/rihanna-to-headline-2023-super-bowl-halftime-show/ |magazine=People |access-date=September 25, 2022 |date=September 25, 2022 |archive-date=September 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925191249/https://people.com/music/rihanna-to-headline-2023-super-bowl-halftime-show/ |url-status=live }}</ref> which marked her first live performance in over five years, and the end of her previously self-imposed boycott of the event, which she instigated in solidarity with [[Colin Kaepernick]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Richards |first=Chris |date=February 12, 2023 |title=Rihanna won big at the Super Bowl — and without losing her mystique |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/music/2023/02/12/rihanna-super-bowl-halftime-review/ |url-status=live |access-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213072334/https://www.washingtonpost.com/music/2023/02/12/rihanna-super-bowl-halftime-review/ |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> Initial reports stated that the performance drew 118.7 million viewers across television and digital platforms.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Reedy |first=Joe |date=February 13, 2023 |title=This year's Super Bowl was the third-most watched in history—and Rihanna's stunning halftime show did even better |url=https://fortune.com/2023/02/13/super-bowl-television-tv-audience-kansas-city-philadelphia-rihanna-half-time-show/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214011944/https://fortune.com/2023/02/13/super-bowl-television-tv-audience-kansas-city-philadelphia-rihanna-half-time-show/ |archive-date=February 14, 2023 |access-date=February 14, 2023}}</ref> However, [[Nielsen Media Research]] later revised the figure to 121.017 million, making it the most-watched Super Bowl halftime show in history—surpassing [[Katy Perry]]'s [[Super Bowl XLIX]] performance.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Rihanna's 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show Is Now the Most-Watched of All Time |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/rihanna-2023-super-bowl-halftime-213701496.html |access-date=May 2, 2023 |agency=[[Yahoo! Sports]] |date=May 2, 2023 |archive-date=May 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502221754/https://sports.yahoo.com/rihanna-2023-super-bowl-halftime-213701496.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*2007: NRJ Music Awards - Best International Song - Unfaithful
 
The Super Bowl performance earned her five [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nominations, including one for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Live)|Outstanding Variety Special (Live)]].<ref name="l247">{{cite magazine | last=Brandle | first=Lars | title=Rihanna Is 'So Grateful' for Super Bowl Halftime Show's 5 Emmy Nominations | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=July 13, 2023 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/rihanna-grateful-5-emmy-nominations-1235370810/ | access-date=July 18, 2025}}</ref> Rihanna gave birth to her and Rocky's second son in 2023, having revealed her pregnancy during the halftime performance, making her the first person to headline a Super Bowl halftime show while pregnant.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Earl |first=William |date=February 13, 2023 |title=Rihanna Is Officially Pregnant, Rep Confirms After Super Bowl Performance |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/rihanna-pregnant-super-bowl-half-time-1235520884/ |access-date=February 13, 2023 |magazine=Variety |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213023147/https://variety.com/2023/music/news/rihanna-pregnant-super-bowl-half-time-1235520884/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/rihanna-asap-rocky-second-baby-name-revealed-7967129|title=Rihanna and A$AP Rocky's Newborn Baby's Name Revealed|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=September 8, 2023|accessdate=November 18, 2023|archive-date=November 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118112110/https://people.com/rihanna-asap-rocky-second-baby-name-revealed-7967129|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2025, she voiced [[Smurfette]] in the film [[Smurfs (film)|''Smurfs'']], which saw negative reviews from critics.<ref name="i407">{{cite web | title=Smurfs | publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/smurfs | access-date=July 18, 2025 | archive-date=July 18, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250718131314/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/smurfs | url-status=live }}</ref> In May that year, while appearing at the [[Met Gala]], Rihanna revealed she was pregnant with her third child.<ref name="y662">{{cite web | last1=Allaire | first1=Christian | first2=Elise | last2=Taylor | title=Rihanna Is Pregnant! See Her 2025 Met Gala Baby-Bump Debut | website=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] | date=May 5, 2025 | url=https://www.vogue.com/article/rihanna-2025-met-gala-red-carpet-fashion | access-date=July 18, 2025 | archive-date=July 20, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250720181501/https://www.vogue.com/article/rihanna-2025-met-gala-red-carpet-fashion | url-status=live }}</ref>
 
==Artistry==
===Music and voice===
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&nbsp;– at once commanding, soulful and vulnerable&nbsp;– 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&nbsp;– Review of Rihanna&nbsp;– 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 name="renamed_from_57_on_20250808093809">{{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=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328050240/http://www.mtv.com/news/1627016/rihanna-plotted-her-path-to-success-in-first-mtv-news-interview/ |archive-date=March 28, 2016}}</ref>
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Growing up in Barbados, she mainly listened to [[reggae]], [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] and [[soca music]].<ref name="RockSideLP">{{cite web|last=Tecson |first=Brandee J. |title=Rihanna Getting in Touch With Her Rock Side For Next LP |website=[[MTV]] |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1524534/rihanna-getting-in-touch-with-her-rock-side-for-next-lp/ |date=February 22, 2006 |access-date=September 27, 2012 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605075807/http://www.mtv.com/news/1524534/rihanna-getting-in-touch-with-her-rock-side-for-next-lp/ |archive-date=June 5, 2014}}</ref> When she first came to the U.S., she was exposed to different types of music with "rock being one of them, and I fell in love with it. [Now] I love rock music."<ref name="RockSideLP"/> During her debut, she recorded songs that were inspired by her [[Caribbean music|Caribbean roots]] and described her early sound as "a fusion of reggae, hip-hop and R&B, with a little something different thrown in".<ref name="USAToday1"/><ref name="RockHall">{{cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/meet-the-8-artists-youd-n_6_b_5606910|title=Meet the 8 Artists You'd Never Guess Were in the Rock Hall (#8: Rihanna)|work=[[HuffPost]]|date=July 21, 2015|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131174832/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/meet-the-8-artists-youd-n_6_b_5606910|url-status=live}}</ref> Her early dancehall roots can be found on her debut album, ''Music of the Sun'', and its follow-up, ''A Girl like Me''.<ref name="AllmusicLikeMe">{{cite web|last=Jeffries|first=David|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-girl-like-me-mw0000348566|title=A Girl Like Me&nbsp;– Rihanna|publisher=[[AllMusic]]. [[Rovi Corporation]]|access-date=November 25, 2015|archive-date=September 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919013710/http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-girl-like-me-mw0000348566|url-status=live}}</ref> Her debut album demonstrates the influence of Rihanna's musical heritage of the Caribbean. Kelefa Sanneh of the ''New York Times'' complimented its combination of dancehall and reggae, who said, "Dancehall reggae sometimes seems like a furiously insular form of music, but ... Rihanna is only the latest singer to discover how versatile the genre's spring-loaded electronic rhythms can be".<ref>{{cite news|last=Sanneh|first=Kelefa|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html|title=Critics Choice: new CDs|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=September 27, 2012|date=September 5, 2005|archive-date=February 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209030954/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Her debut single, "Pon de Replay" features a dancehall-pop mixture that infuses a reggae style, while "[[If It's Lovin' that You Want]]" talks about a girl seducing a male to be her boyfriend.<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=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306212203/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1508016/20050819/rihanna.jhtml |archive-date=March 6, 2009}}</ref> Aiming for artistic growth, ''A Girl like Me'' expresses personal experiences that typical 18-year-old girls go through with ballads that were described as elegant and mature.<ref name="AllmusicLikeMe"/> After her second album, she slowly dismissed her [[dancehall]] and reggae roots.
 
Rihanna's musical career has been an experiment with new musical ideas and stated that she wants "to make music that could be heard in parts of the world that I'd never been to".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/article/rihanna-learned-to-sing-by-mimicking-celine-dion/ |title=Rihanna learned to sing by mimicking Celine Dion |date=March 22, 2015 |work=[[CTV News]]|publisher=Bell Media |access-date=November 21, 2015 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121175534/http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/rihanna-learned-to-sing-by-mimicking-celine-dion-1.2291713 |archive-date=November 21, 2015}}</ref> With its provocative subject matter and lyrics, she began incorporating a wide range of genres including, pop, [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], reggae, [[dubstep]], hip hop and [[electronic dance music|EDM]].<ref name="Vogue2016">{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.com/article/rihanna-anti-review|title=Rihanna's Anti Album Is Anti-Pop—And That's Not a Bad Thing|date=January 28, 2016|first=Patricia|last=Garcia|work=Vogue|access-date=July 29, 2017|archive-date=March 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302043121/https://www.vogue.com/article/rihanna-anti-review|url-status=live}}</ref> During a review for ''Good Girl Gone Bad'', ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' to write that Rihanna "finally figured out that she's a dance artist and the majority of the album is {{sic|comprised|hide=y| of}} [[uptempo]] dance-pop [songs like]" "Push Up on Me" and "[[Don't Stop the Music (Rihanna song)|Don't Stop the Music]]".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Cinquemani |first=Sal |title=Rihanna Good Girl Gone Bad&nbsp;– Slant Magazine |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/rihanna-good-girl-gone-bad |work=Slant Magazine |date=May 22, 2007 |access-date=November 13, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111202201/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/rihanna-good-girl-gone-bad |archive-date=January 11, 2016}}</ref> It represents a departure from the Caribbean sound of her previous albums and is described as a turning point in her career.<ref>{{cite web|last=Birchmeier|first=Jason|title=Review: A Girl like Me|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/rihanna-mn0000367188/biography|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|date=April 25, 2006|access-date=November 13, 2015|archive-date=November 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126075243/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/rihanna-mn0000367188/biography|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_6690000/newsid_6690400/6690467.stm |title=Album Review: Rihanna&nbsp;— Good Girl Gone Bad |date=May 25, 2007 |publisher=BBC |access-date=June 1, 2009 |archive-date=September 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915210934/http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_6690000/newsid_6690400/6690467.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> While the first half of the record shares many 1980s pop influences with songs like "Don't Stop the Music" and "[[Shut Up and Drive (Rihanna song)|Shut Up and Drive]]", the second half retreats into standard R&B.<ref name="ew"/><ref name="pandr">{{cite web|last=Robinson|first=Peter|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/jun/17/popandrock.shopping|title=Review: Good Girl Gone Bad|work=The Guardian|access-date=November 14, 2015|date=June 16, 2007|archive-date=March 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325192438/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/jun/17/popandrock.shopping|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Recorded after the assault by her then-boyfriend, Chris Brown, ''Rated R'' had a much darker tone and was filled with various emotions she experienced throughout 2009.<ref name="VentedOnLP">{{cite web|last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |title=Rihanna 'Vented' On Her Just-Released Rated R Album |website=[[MTV]] |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1626934/rihanna-vented-on-her-just-released-rated-r-album/|date=November 24, 2009 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113001754/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1626934/rihanna-vented-on-her-just-released-rated-r-album.jhtml |archive-date=November 13, 2012}}</ref> In her fifth album ''Loud'', Rihanna reflects on the fun and energetic vibe she had while recording the album.<ref name="NewLoud">{{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=dead}}</ref> The album is a mixture of ballads, party anthems and empowering love songs.<ref>{{cite web|last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |title=Rihanna's Loud Preview: Eminem Gets Dark On Otherwise Light LP |website=[[MTV]] |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1651058/rihannas-loud-preview-eminem-gets-dark-on-otherwise-light-lp/ |date=October 29, 2010 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825082709/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1651058/rihannas-loud-preview-eminem-gets-dark-on-otherwise-light-lp.jhtml |archive-date=August 25, 2012}}</ref> ''Talk That Talk'' was similar to ''Rated R'', as both contain hip hop, R&B, dancehall and dubstep genres.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sciarretto |first=Amy |url=https://popcrush.com/rihanna-talk-that-talk-album-review/|title=Rihanna&nbsp;– 'Talk That Talk'&nbsp;– Album Review |date=November 23, 2011 |publisher=Popcrush |access-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111127185515/http://popcrush.com/rihanna-talk-that-talk-album-review/ |archive-date=November 27, 2011}}</ref> ''Loud'' and ''Talk That Talk'' saw her explore sexuality in her work ("[[S&M (Rihanna song)|S&M]]" and "[[Birthday Cake (song)|Birthday Cake]]") and return to her dancehall roots ("Man Down" and "[[Watch n' Learn]]").<ref>{{cite web|last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |title=Rihanna's Loud Continues To Leak Online |website=[[MTV]] |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1651820/rihannas-loud-continues-to-leak-online/|date=November 9, 2009 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514133358/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1651820/rihannas-loud-continues-leak-online.jhtml |archive-date=May 14, 2013}}</ref> She also branched out into house music with tracks like "We Found Love", "Only Girl (In the World)" and "[[Complicated (Rihanna song)|Complicated]]".<ref name="NewMadonna">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2581672/is-rihanna-really-the-new-madonna/ |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130129134415/http://newsroom.mtv.com/2011/10/20/is-rihanna-really-the-new-madonna/ |archive-date=January 29, 2013 |title=Is Rihanna Really The New Madonna? |publisher=MTV |date=October 20, 2011 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |last=Vena |first=Jocelyn }}</ref> Her songs are also inspired through record [[Sampling (music)|sampling]] from other artists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/rihanna-samples-avril-lavigne-on-loud/7709017 |title=Rihanna Samples Avril Lavigne on 'Loud' |date=October 21, 2010 |first=Amy |last=Sciarretto |publisher=[[Artistdirect]] |access-date=September 27, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022123420/http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/rihanna-samples-avril-lavigne-on-loud/7709017 |archive-date=October 22, 2012}}</ref>
 
===Influences===
[[File:Madonna - The Celebration Tour live London14 10 2023 (53272334260) (cropped) (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|upright|Rihanna has cited [[Madonna]] (''pictured'') as her idol and biggest influence.]]
Rihanna has named [[Madonna]] as her idol and biggest influence. She said that she wanted to be the "black Madonna" and praised her ability to reinvent herself throughout her career.<ref name="biggest">{{cite news|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a330967/rihanna-madonna-is-my-biggest-inspiration/|title=Rihanna: 'Madonna is my biggest inspiration'|first=Lewis|last=Corner|work=[[Digital Spy]]|date=July 21, 2011|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131190202/https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a330967/rihanna-madonna-is-my-biggest-inspiration/|url-status=live}}</ref> She noted, "I think that Madonna was a great inspiration for me, especially on my earlier work. If I had to examine her evolution through time, I think she reinvented her clothing style and music with success every single time. And at the same time remained a real force in entertainment in the whole world."<ref name="biggest"/>
Another major influence on Rihanna's music and career has been [[Mariah Carey]], whose song "Hero" she performed when Rihanna was still a teenager at her high school talent show.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vh1.com/news/a108kf/rihanna-sings-mariah-carey-hero-as-a-teenager |title=Watch a Teenage Rihanna Belt Out Mariah Carey's "Hero" at Her High School Talent Show |work=[[VH1]]|date=April 29, 2015 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121224426/http://www.vh1.com/news/11178/rihanna-sings-mariah-carey-hero-as-a-teenager/ |archive-date=November 21, 2015}}</ref> She revealed that Carey's song "[[Vision of Love]]" "was the song that made [her] want to do music".<ref>{{cite web|title=the tracks that shaped rihanna's life|url=https://i-d.co/article/the-tracks-that-shaped-rihannas-life/|website=i-D|date=February 5, 2015|access-date=November 15, 2015|archive-date=November 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151129052333/https://i-d.vice.com/en_au/article/the-tracks-that-shaped-rihannas-life|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Rihanna says she's inspired by Mariah Carey|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/people/2015/03/22/rihanna-inspired-mariah-carey/25176945/|work=The Arizona Republic|publisher=The USA Today Network|access-date=November 15, 2015|archive-date=July 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724001957/https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/people/2015/03/22/rihanna-inspired-mariah-carey/25176945/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
In her youth, she would see [[Bob Marley]] on television because of his fame in the Caribbean.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/rihanna-admits-which-divas-she-copied-while-growing-up/11512077 |title=Rihanna Admits Which Divas She Copied While Growing Up |publisher=[[Artistdirect]] |date=March 31, 2015 |access-date=November 25, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511120940/http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/rihanna-admits-which-divas-she-copied-while-growing-up/11512077 |archive-date=May 11, 2015}}</ref> She stated, "He's one of my favourite artists of all time – he really paved the way for every other artist out of the Caribbean".<ref>{{cite web|title=Rihanna's Bob Marley Shrine|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news/rihannas-bob-marley-shrine_1180876|publisher=[[Contactmusic.com]]|access-date=June 13, 2012|date=November 8, 2010|archive-date=July 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707233153/http://www.contactmusic.com/news/rihannas-bob-marley-shrine_1180876|url-status=live}}</ref> She built a [[shrine]] in her home dedicated to the reggae legend and has covered Marley's "[[Is This Love (Bob Marley song)|Is This Love]]" and [[Bob Marley & The Wailers]]' "[[Redemption Song (Rihanna song)|Redemption Song]]" during her concert tours.<ref name="MarleyTribute">{{cite web|title=Rihanna builds shrine to commemorate Bob Marley
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|archive-date=October 14, 2012|publisher=[[NDTV]]|access-date=June 13, 2012|date=November 9, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Kreps |first=Daniel |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rihanna-covers-bob-marleys-redemption-song-for-haiti-relief-111258/ |title=Rihanna Covers Bob Marley's "Redemption Song" for Haiti Relief |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=January 20, 2010 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126074058/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/01/20/rihanna-covers-bob-marleys-redemption-song-for-haiti-relief/ |archive-date=January 26, 2010 }}</ref>
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">{{cite news|last=Eells|first=Josh|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rihanna-queen-of-pain-117943/|title=Rihanna, Queen of Pain: Rolling Stone's 2011 Cover Story|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=June 1, 2011|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014184549/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/rihanna-queen-of-pain-rolling-stones-2011-cover-story-20110606?page=5|archive-date=October 14, 2011 }}</ref> 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.com/sunday-times-rich-list/profile/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=dead}}</ref> The music video of the song "Rude Boy" featured images inspired by her Caribbean roots.<ref name="RudeBoyArt"/>
 
===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=dead}}</ref> "We've done 16 videos together; they're not all tough, [...] Yeah, I mean, I'm known for the 'Disturbia's and the 'Russian Roulette's and things like that, but 'Only Girl (In the World)' is certainly an ethereal kind of empowering, beauty-filled video," Mandler said.<ref name="ManDownVid"/> Jocelyn Vena of MTV wrote, "Rihanna, like Madonna, also has a tendency to make truly thought-provoking music videos that fit the songs they represent. Smattered in between glitzier, more glamorous clips, Madge and Ri want us to think about bigger issues".<ref name="NewMadonna"/> Jon Bream of the ''[[Star Tribune]]'' commented "[i]n the tradition of Madonna and Janet Jackson, Rihanna has become the [[video vixen]] of the '00s&nbsp;... Rihanna has perfected the pout, the long-legged strut, and trend-setting hairdos that keep women and men alike checking her out on YouTube."<ref name="star tribune">{{Cite news |last=Bream |first=Jon|title=Hush Hush Rihanna; The decade's hottest pop diva is all a-twitter about Monday's Jingle Ball. But don't ask about costar and boyfriend Chris Brown&nbsp;– her lips are sealed. |newspaper=[[Star Tribune]] |page=E.1|year=2008|issn=0895-2825}}</ref> George Epaminondas of ''[[InStyle]]'' considers Rihanna's music videos to be "cinematic" due to her "blend of lush island rhythms and swinging pop and&nbsp;... mischievous sensuality."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Epaminondas |first=George|title=Rihanna, Revealed |newspaper=[[InStyle]] |volume=15 |issue=8|page=196|date=August 2008|issn=1076-0830}}</ref>
 
[[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=dead}}</ref> The "dark, creepy" scenes of "Disturbia" have been compared to ''[[Michael Jackson's Thriller (music video)|Michael Jackson's Thriller]]''.<ref name="star tribune"/><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Wener |first1=Ben|last2=Fadroski |first2=Kelli Skye |title=Making mix discs for your creeptastic party? Pick from our Halloween 50 |newspaper=[[The Orange County Register]] |date=October 2, 2008}}</ref> The video for "Russian Roulette" features Rihanna in a padded room playing a game of [[russian roulette]] with her partner. A scene of Rihanna being approached by a speeding car at night was compared to the altercation with Chris Brown.<ref name="Top5MostVids">{{cite news|last=Graham|first=Charne|url=http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2011/10/rihanna_we_found_love.php?page=2|title=Rihanna's Top 5 Most Controversial Videos|work=[[Houston Press]]|date=October 25, 2011|access-date=September 26, 2012|archive-date=May 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510204014/http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2011/10/rihanna_we_found_love.php?page=2|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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=dead}}</ref> "We Found Love", which shows Rihanna and her love interest in a drug-filled unhealthy relationship,<ref name="Top5MostVids"/> sparked criticism from the Rape Crisis Centre for its message.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/rihanna/60035|title=Rihanna's video for 'We Found Love' is "a disgrace", say anti-rape campaigners|work=[[NME]]|date=October 26, 2011|access-date=September 25, 2012|archive-date=November 27, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111127205608/http://www.nme.com/news/rihanna/60035|url-status=live}}</ref> Charne Graham of the ''[[Houston Press]]'' defended her, asking, "Why should Rihanna's music videos get everyone riled up when others' equally sexual and controversial videos are in rotation? [...] she just like[s] to make music videos that give us something to talk about."<ref name="Top5MostVid"/> Rihanna was the first woman to pass 2&nbsp;billion cumulative views on the music video website [[Vevo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/68140/Rihanna-Beats-Lady-GaGa-To-2-Billion-YouTube-Hits |title=Rihanna Beats Lady GaGa To 2 Billion YouTube Hits |date=May 4, 2013 |access-date=January 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128094252/http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/68140/Rihanna-Beats-Lady-GaGa-To-2-Billion-YouTube-Hits |archive-date=January 28, 2012 }}</ref>
 
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&nbsp;– Jam! Music&nbsp;– Artists&nbsp;– ConcertReviews&nbsp;– 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>
 
==Public image==
[[File:Rihanna Met Gala 2017.jpg|thumb|Rihanna wearing [[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 name="z330"/> 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=dead}}</ref> According to Rihanna, "I felt like they were giving me a blueprint. [...] They had a brand, they had an idea of what they wanted me to be without figuring out who I was."<ref>{{cite web|last=Markman|first=Rob|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2498933/rihanna-oprah-interview-early-days-def-jam/|title=Rihanna Felt 'Claustrophobic' In Early Def Jam Days|publisher=MTV|date=August 20, 2012|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120824012505/http://rapfix.mtv.com/2012/08/20/rihanna-oprah-interview-early-days-def-jam|archive-date=August 24, 2012}}</ref> With the release of her third album, ''Good Girl Gone Bad'' (2007), Rihanna dismissed her innocent image for an edgier look with a new hairstyle, which was inspired by [[Charlize Theron]]'s bob cut in the science fiction thriller ''[[Æon Flux (film)|Æon Flux]]'' (2005).<ref>{{cite web|title=Rihanna's Hair Through The Years|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-beauty/pictures/rihannas-hair-through-the-years-2012172/20926|work=[[Us Magazine]]|date=May 17, 2012|access-date=October 19, 2012|archive-date=October 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014182935/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-beauty/pictures/rihannas-hair-through-the-years-2012172/20926|url-status=live}}</ref> She followed the likes of recording artists Janet Jackson and [[Christina Aguilera]] who also shed their innocent image for an edgier look and sound.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/rihanna/biography/|title=Rihanna Biography|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=November 20, 2014|archive-date=December 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226130626/http://www.people.com/people/rihanna/biography/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
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>
 
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=https://www.bet.com/photo-gallery/r69e94/rihanna-s-top-20-hottest-magazine-covers/s96kb1|publisher=[[Black Entertainment Television|BET]]|access-date=August 11, 2013|archive-date=October 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005131910/http://www.bet.com/news/fashion-and-beauty/photos/2012/11/rihanna-top-20-hottest-magazine-covers.html#!111312-fashion-beauty-rihanna-mag-covers-gq-5|url-status=live}}</ref> and in December 2012, Rihanna became the first woman to be featured on the cover of ''[[GQ]]'' magazine's "Men of the Year" issue.<ref name="BET20Covers"/> 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. 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 magazine|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|magazine=Vogue|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 news|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|newspaper=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 magazine|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|magazine=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 magazine|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|magazine=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>
 
One of the [[List of celebrities by net worth|richest celebrities]], 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 news|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|agency=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 news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52637811|title=Rihanna rockets on to Sunday Times Rich List|agency=BBC News|date=May 13, 2020|access-date=May 13, 2020|archive-date=May 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200513214449/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52637811|url-status=live}}</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 1, 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 magazine|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|magazine=[[Dazed]]|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 magazine|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/|magazine=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 news|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|newspaper=The Guardian|date=September 15, 2017|access-date=November 24, 2017|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041023/https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2017/sep/15/rihanna-pop-star-fashion-powerhouse-beauty-brand|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Murphy|first1=Sam|title='Good Girl Gone Bad' Transformed Rihanna From A Popstar to an Icon|date=June 6, 2017|url=https://theinterns.net/2017/06/06/good-girl-gone-bad-transformed-rihanna-from-a-popstar-to-an-icon/|publisher=The Interns|access-date=November 24, 2017|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043353/https://theinterns.net/2017/06/06/good-girl-gone-bad-transformed-rihanna-from-a-popstar-to-an-icon/|url-status=live}}</ref> Nick Levine of ''[[Digital Spy]]'' described ''Good Girl Gone Bad'' as "the closest thing to a ''[[Thriller (Michael Jackson album)|Thriller]]'' that 2007/08 is likely to produce".<ref name="digital spy">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/albumreviews/a98660/rihanna-good-girl-gone-bad-reloaded.html|title=Rihanna: 'Good Girl Gone Bad Reloaded'|publisher=Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK|last=Levine|first=Nick|date=June 10, 2008|access-date=April 11, 2013|archive-date=October 25, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091025122640/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/albumreviews/a98660/rihanna-good-girl-gone-bad-reloaded.html|url-status=live}}</ref> According to ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', her single "[[Umbrella (song)|Umbrella]]" and her eighth album ''[[Anti (album)|Anti]]'' are regarded as among the [[500 Greatest Songs of All Time]] and [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|500 Greatest Albums of All Time]], respectively.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-151127/rihanna-featuring-jay-z-umbrella-168907/|title=500 Greatest Songs of All Time: Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z, 'Umbrella'|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=December 11, 2003|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-date=June 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630105300/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-20110407/rihanna-featuring-jay-z-umbrella-20110527|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/rihanna-anti-4-1063003/|title=The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=September 22, 2020|access-date=September 22, 2020|archive-date=October 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001232750/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/rihanna-anti-4-1063003/|url-status=live}}</ref> Her single "[[Work (Rihanna song)|Work]]" has been credited by a ''Billboard'' editor for bringing the [[dancehall]] genre to the forefront of mainstream American music.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Rani|first1=Taj|title=How Rihanna's 'Work' Made Dancehall Reign in Pop (Again)|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/rihanna-work-dancehall-essay-6889497/|magazine=Billboard|date=March 2, 2016|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-date=January 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109144002/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/rihanna-work-dancehall-essay-6889497/|url-status=live}}</ref> Music critic Jayson Greene of ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' described Rihanna as the most influential singer of the past decade, writing:
<blockquote>Rihanna Voice has become an industry-wide idea, a creative property like the Korg synth or LinnDrum [...] We crave the thrill that you can only get when a dozen or so good ideas manifest themselves in a single voice. For the past 10 years, that voice has more or less been Rihanna's. Now that she's gleefully shredding it apart, she'll probably generate a whole new comet trail of Rihannabes. Inevitably, none of them will carry the charge, the glassy cool and subterranean heat, of the real thing.<ref name="Pitchfork legacy">{{cite web|last1=Greene|first1=Jayson|title=Is Rihanna the Most Influential Pop Singer of the Past Decade?|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/overtones/10052-is-rihanna-the-most-influential-pop-singer-of-the-past-decade/|work=Pitchfork|date=April 5, 2017|access-date=24 November 2017|archive-date=July 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704054247/https://pitchfork.com/features/overtones/10052-is-rihanna-the-most-influential-pop-singer-of-the-past-decade/|url-status=live}}</ref></blockquote>
 
[[File:Rihanna figure at Madame Tussauds London (33097691714).jpg|thumb|upright|Waxwork of Rihanna at [[Madame Tussauds]], London]]
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 |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=https://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 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=https://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=https://www.mtv.co.uk/news/hxo4wv/get-to-know-kim-petras|agency=[[MTV (British and Irish TV channel)|MTV]]|date=August 22, 2019|access-date=February 2, 2022|archive-date=February 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227141656/http://www.mtv.co.uk/mtv-push/news/get-to-know-kim-petras|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Jennie (singer)|Jennie]] from [[Blackpink]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.scmp.com/culture/music/article/2155008/jennie-blackpink-new-zealand-raised-k-pop-singer-who-any-good-cub|title=Jennie's No. 1 idol|website=Elle Korea|access-date=April 11, 2019|archive-date=July 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718122632/https://www.scmp.com/culture/music/article/2155008/jennie-blackpink-new-zealand-raised-k-pop-singer-who-any-good-cub|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2017/09/marilyn-manson-announces-new-album-heaven-upside-down-shares-we-know-where-you-fucking-live-stream/|title=Marilyn Manson announces new album, Heaven Upside Down, shares "We Know Where You Fucking Live": Stream|date=September 11, 2017|access-date=January 31, 2022|last=Kaye|first=Ben|work=Consequence|archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131195016/https://consequence.net/2017/09/marilyn-manson-announces-new-album-heaven-upside-down-shares-we-know-where-you-fucking-live-stream/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Jessie J]],<ref name="Rihanna">{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/01/06/jessie-j-glad-she-kept-rihanna-song-for-herself/|date=January 6, 2011|title=Jessie J Glad She Kept Rihanna Song for Herself|work=[[Rap-Up]]|access-date=March 23, 2016|archive-date=October 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013064430/http://www.rap-up.com/2011/01/06/jessie-j-glad-she-kept-rihanna-song-for-herself/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[SZA]],<ref>{{cite web |title=SZA shares 'CTRL' release date & how Rihanna influenced the album |date=January 23, 2017 |url=https://revolt.tv/stories/2017/01/23/sza-shares-ctrl-release-date-rihanna-influenced-album-060059c81f |publisher=Revolt.TV |access-date=January 11, 2019 |archive-date=March 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327101216/https://revolt.tv/stories/2017/01/23/sza-shares-ctrl-release-date-rihanna-influenced-album-060059c81f |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Fifth Harmony]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teennick.com/blog/teennick-top-10-an-interview-with-fifth-harmony.html |title=TeenNick Top 10: An Interview With Fifth Harmony |work=[[Teen Nick]] |date=August 22, 2013 |access-date=March 28, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822150229/http://www.teennick.com/blog/teennick-top-10-an-interview-with-fifth-harmony.html |archive-date=August 22, 2013 }}</ref> [[Camila Cabello]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/7657634/camila-cabello-billboard-cover-story-2017-album|title=Camila Cabello Covers 'Billboard,' Previews New Music: 6 Photos|date=February 16, 2017|access-date=November 24, 2017|last=Lee|first=Christina|work=Idolator}}{{Dead link|date=February 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[Demi Lovato]],<ref name="Demi Lovato influence">{{cite web|title=Lovato 'inspired by Rihanna R&B sound'|date=August 7, 2010|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a257783/lovato-inspired-by-rihanna-rb-sound/|publisher=Digital Spy|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-date=September 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925145743/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a257783/lovato-inspired-by-rihanna-rb-sound.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Alexandra Stan]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2012/06/alexandra-stan/|title=CLUBGIRL: Alexandra Stan – Wonderland Magazine|date=June 12, 2012|access-date=July 12, 2016|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101957/http://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2012/06/alexandra-stan/|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Grimes (musician)|Grimes]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Jon|last=Pareles|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/18/arts/music/grimes-a-diy-indie-sensation-ramps-up-her-sound.html|title=Grimes, a D.I.Y. Indie Sensation, Ramps Up Her Sound|date=November 17, 2015|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=October 10, 2016|archive-date=April 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425110935/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/18/arts/music/grimes-a-diy-indie-sensation-ramps-up-her-sound.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Sleater-Kinney]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Daramola |first1=Israel |title=Sleater-Kinney Talk Janet Weiss' Departure and Being Inspired by Rihanna in New Interview |url=https://www.spin.com/2019/07/sleater-kinney-janet-weiss-departure-rihanna-new-interview/ |website=Spin |date=July 29, 2019 |access-date=July 31, 2019 |archive-date=July 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730155228/https://www.spin.com/2019/07/sleater-kinney-janet-weiss-departure-rihanna-new-interview/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Tegan and Sara]],<ref name="under the radar">{{cite web|last=Trunick|first=Austin|date=January 22, 2013|url=http://www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/track-by-track_tegan_and_sara_heartthrob_part_two/|title=Track-by-Track: Tegan and Sara's Heartthrob Part Two|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530082018/http://www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/track-by-track_tegan_and_sara_heartthrob_part_two/|archive-date=May 30, 2013|work=[[Under the Radar (magazine)|Under the Radar]]|access-date=April 7, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Rihannadigitalspy">{{cite web|last=Copsey|first=Robert|date=February 13, 2013|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a458439/tegan-and-sara-song-i-was-a-fool-inspired-by-rihanna/|title=Tegan and Sara song 'I Was A Fool' inspired by Rihanna|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131195017/https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a458439/tegan-and-sara-song-i-was-a-fool-inspired-by-rihanna/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Cover Drive]],<ref>{{cite web|first1=Lewis|last1=Corner|first2=Chris|last2=Allen|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a379612/cover-drive-we-are-influenced-by-bob-marley-gwen-stefani/|title=Cover Drive: 'We are influenced by Bob Marley, Gwen Stefani'|work=[[Digital Spy]]|date=May 3, 2012|access-date=December 4, 2015|archive-date=September 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908130911/http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a379612/cover-drive-we-are-influenced-by-bob-marley-gwen-stefani/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Cher Lloyd]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teenvogue.com/story/cher-lloyd-x-factor-interview|title=Cher Lloyd on Her Star-Studded Collaborations with Demi Lovato and Ne-Yo|first=Casey|last=Lewis|date=May 9, 2013|access-date=August 19, 2017|archive-date=June 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607120318/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/cher-lloyd-x-factor-interview|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Bad Gyal]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sherburne |first=Philip |author-link=Philip Sherburne |date=October 5, 2017 |title=Bad Gyal Is a Rihanna-Loving Dancehall Badass from Barcelona |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/rising/bad-gyal-is-a-rihanna-loving-dancehall-badass-from-barcelona |access-date=May 25, 2022 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |archive-date=December 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205134932/https://pitchfork.com/features/rising/bad-gyal-is-a-rihanna-loving-dancehall-badass-from-barcelona/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Era Istrefi]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/era-istrefi-is-the-22-year-old-albanian-singer-who-got-famous-in-24-hours/ |title=Era Istrefi Is the 22-Year-Old Albanian Singer Who Got Famous in 24 Hours |website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |date=August 11, 2016 |access-date=August 17, 2022 |last=Levine |first=Nick |archive-date=May 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513124052/https://www.vice.com/en/article/5g37wd/era-istrefi-is-the-22-year-old-albanian-singer-who-got-famous-in-24-hours |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
Rihanna has become a dominating figure on social media and internet streaming, ranking at No. 1 on ''Forbes''{{'}} 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=https://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> In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked her at 68 on their list of 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.<ref name="renamed_from_57_on_20250808093809"/> [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] placed her at number three on its 2024 "Greatest Pop Starts of the 21st Century" list<ref name="j759">{{cite magazine | last=Unterberger | first=Andrew | title=Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century Podcast: Rihanna (No. 3) | magazine=Billboard | date=November 20, 2024 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/rihanna-greatest-pop-stars-podcast-1235833161/ | access-date=June 21, 2025}}</ref> and number two on its 2025 "Top 100 Women Artists of the 21st Century" list.<ref>{{cite magazine |first1=Trevor |last1=Anderson |first2=Jim |last2=Asker |first3=Pamela |last3=Bustios |first4=Keith |last4=Caulfield |first5=Eric |last5=Frankenberg |first6=Kevin |last6=Rutherford |first7=Gary |last7=Trust |first8=Xander |last8=Zellner |title=Billboard's Top 100 Women Artists of the 21st Century Chart, Nos. 100-1 |magazine=Billboard |url= https://www.billboard.com/lists/top-women-artists-21st-century-chart/ |date=March 19, 2025 |access-date=March 19, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250319183615/https://www.billboard.com/lists/top-women-artists-21st-century-chart/ |url-status=live |archive-date=March 19, 2025}}</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 |newspaper=[[The Nation Barbados]] |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|publisher=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=50 Things You Didn't Know About Rihanna|magazine=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|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|date=November 4, 2013|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/|publisher=Facts WT|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=https://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 name="seplatin">{{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>
 
== Business ventures ==
Rihanna's first fragrance, [[Reb'l Fleur]], was released in January 2011.<ref name="cocoperez1">{{cite web |url=http://cocoperez.com/2010-10-20-rihannas-rebl-fleur-perfume-packaging-and-bottle-revealed-in-cannes |title=Coco Perez A Sneak Peek at Rihanna's Perfume! |publisher=cocoperez.com |date=October 20, 2010 |access-date=December 18, 2010 |archive-date=December 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230214144/http://cocoperez.com/2010-10-20-rihannas-rebl-fleur-perfume-packaging-and-bottle-revealed-in-cannes |url-status=dead }}</ref> According to ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', Reb'l Fleur was a financial success and was expected to gross US$80&nbsp;million at retail by the end of 2011.<ref name="RS">{{cite magazine |last=Nika |first=Colleen |date=November 21, 2011 |title=Rihanna Rebels With New Fragrance, Shocking Shoes |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/rihanna-rebels-with-new-fragrance-shocking-shoes-85249/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120429115354/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/blogs/thread-count/rihanna-rebels-with-new-fragrance-shocking-shoes-20111121 |archive-date=April 29, 2012}}</ref>
Rihanna's second fragrance, [[Rebelle (fragrance)|Rebelle]], was released in February 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bet.com/article/tqma11/rihanna-to-launch-new-fragrance-rebelle|title=Rihanna to Launch New Fragrance Rebelle|publisher=BET|date=November 21, 2011|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-date=November 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125020503/http://www.bet.com/news/fashion-and-beauty/2011/11/21/rihanna-to-launch-new-fragrance-rebelle.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The promotional campaign for Rebelle, was shot by director, [[Anthony Mandler]], who also shot the promotional campaign for Reb'l Fleur.<ref name="billboard">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/meet-rebelle-rihannas-new-fragrance-465780/ |title=Meet Rebelle, Rihanna's New Fragrance&nbsp;– The Hook |magazine=Billboard |date=October 19, 2011 |access-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref>
In November 2012, Rihanna released her third fragrance, [[Nude by Rihanna|Nude]].<ref name=Nude>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/black-friday-2012-rihanna-mac_n_2155112|title=Black Friday Deals 2012: Rihanna's New Fragrance Plus Big Deals on Smashbox, MAC Cosmetics And More (PHOTOS)|work=HuffPost|date=November 23, 2012|first=Simone|last=Kitchens|access-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref>
Rihanna's fourth women's fragrance, titled [[Rogue by Rihanna|Rogue]] was released on September 14, 2013, followed by a male version entitled Rogue Men which was released in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2013/07/17/rihanna-unveils-rogue-fragrance-ad/ |title=Rihanna Unveils 'Rogue' Fragrance Ad |publisher=Rap-Up.com |date=July 17, 2013 |access-date=January 19, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ballerstatus.com/2015/07/22/rihanna-reveals-new-fragrance-riri/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150819053432/http://www.ballerstatus.com/2015/07/22/rihanna-reveals-new-fragrance-riri/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 19, 2015 |title=Rihanna Reveals New Fragrance: RiRi |publisher=BallerStatus.com |date=July 22, 2015 }}</ref>
 
On March 30, 2015, it was announced that Rihanna is a co-owner, with various other music artists, in the [[music streaming]] service [[Tidal (service)|Tidal]]. The service specializes in [[Lossless compression|lossless]] audio and high definition music videos. Jay-Z acquired the parent company of Tidal, [[Aspiro]], in the first quarter of 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/14/business/media/jay-z-buys-the-music-streaming-firm-aspiro.html|title=Jay Z Buys the Music Streaming Firm, Aspiro|work=[[The New York Times]] |date=March 13, 2015|access-date=March 31, 2015|first=Ben|last=Sisario}}</ref> Including Beyoncé and Jay-Z, 16 artist stakeholders (such as [[Kanye West]], Beyoncé, Madonna, [[Chris Martin]], [[Nicki Minaj]] and more) co-own Tidal, with the majority owning a 3% equity stake.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/jay-z-tidal-launch-artist-stakeholders/|title=It's Official: Jay Z's Historic Tidal Launches With 16 Artist Stakeholders|magazine=Billboard|first=Andrew|last=Flanagan|date=March 30, 2015|access-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref> "The challenge is to get everyone to respect music again, to recognize its value", stated Jay-Z on the release of Tidal.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/31/business/media/jay-z-reveals-plans-for-tidal-a-streaming-music-service.html|title=Jay Z Reveals Plans for Tidal, a Streaming Music Service|work=[[The New York Times]]|first=Ben|last=Sisario|date=March 30, 2015|access-date=March 31, 2015}}</ref>
In 2016, it was revealed that Rihanna would be releasing her music through her own label Westbury Road Entertainment,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/08/magazine/rihannas-anti-is-the-record-you-make-when-you-dont-need-to-sell-records.html|title=Rihanna's 'Anti' Is the Record You Make When You Don't Need to Sell Records|work=The New York Times|first=Jenna |last=Wortham|date=February 8, 2016}}</ref> which was established in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businesslookup.org/WESTBURY_ROAD_ENTERTAINMENT_LLC|title=Westbury Road Entertainment, LLC|publisher=Business Lookup|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906040224/http://www.businesslookup.org/WESTBURY_ROAD_ENTERTAINMENT_LLC|archive-date=September 6, 2017|access-date=September 5, 2017}}</ref>
Westbury Road is the name of her [[Barbados]] residence. The music would be distributed through [[Universal Music Group]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thatgrapejuice.net/2015/01/rihanna-launches-record-label/|title=Rihanna Launches Her Own Record Label|date=January 25, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/coalition-of-copyright-industries-highlights-major-impediments-to-foreign-markets-in-special-301-submission/|title=Rihanna Is First Artist To Cross 100 Million Song Certifications, Becomes RIAA's Top Awarded Singles Artist|publisher=RIAA|date=July 1, 2015}}</ref> Westbury Road Entertainment's artist roster includes Melissa Forde as the label's photographer,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stylecaster.com/melissa-forde-rihanna/|title=Meet Melissa Forde: Everything You Need To Know About Rihanna's BFF|date=July 23, 2013}}</ref> and KazeLoon.
 
In November 2015, Rihanna and Benoit Demouy launched a beauty and stylist agency named [[Fr8me]]. The business based in Los Angeles was set up to assist artists in booking commercials, editorial shoots, ad campaigns, and red-carpet appearances. Rihanna stated, "Hair, makeup, and styling play an important role in creativity; I am very involved with that part of my process, so this agency was an organic thing for me to do." The roster includes Rihanna's makeup artist Mylah Morales, wardrobe stylist [[Jason Bolden]], hairstylist Patricia Morales and Marcia Hamilton.<ref name="rap-up.com1">{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2015/11/11/rihanna-launches-beauty-photo-agencies/|title=Rihanna Launches Beauty and Photo Agencies|work=Rap-Up|access-date=November 17, 2015}}</ref> In addition to Fr8me, Rihanna opened a photo agency called "A Dog Ate My Homework", which represents photographers Erik Asla and Deborah Anderson.<ref name="rap-up.com1"/>
 
===Fenty===
{{Main|Fenty (fashion house)}}
[[Fenty (fashion house)|Fenty]] was a fashion brand by Rihanna under the luxury fashion group [[LVMH]], which launched in May 2019. She was the first woman to create an original brand for LVMH and also the first woman of color to lead an LVMH brand. The house launched in a pop-up store on May 22, 2019, in Paris, before launching worldwide online on May 29 and included clothing, accessories, and footwear. It was the first line that LVMH had launched since 1987. The fashion brand was described as groundbreaking, and in a statement regarding the launch, Rihanna said that she had been given a "unique opportunity to develop a fashion house in the luxury sector, with no artistic limits."<ref name="bbc.com">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-48231978|title=Rihanna makes history with new label|date=May 10, 2019|access-date=May 11, 2019|agency=BBC News}}</ref> Due to the impacts of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], in February 2021, Rihanna and LVMH decided to "put on hold" her Fenty fashion house and continue building on the SavagexFenty lingerie line.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/10/fashion/fenty-rihanna-lvmh.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211228/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/10/fashion/fenty-rihanna-lvmh.html |archive-date=December 28, 2021 |url-access=limited|title= Rihanna and LVMH Are Taking a Break|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|last1=Friedman|first1=Vanessa|last2=Paton|first2=Elizabeth|date=February 10, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
 
Rihanna exclusively uses her surname for business endeavors not related to her music career so as not to conflate the two.<ref name="nytimes.com">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/05/20/t-magazine/rihanna-fenty-louis-vuitton.html|title=Rihanna Opens Up About Her New Clothing Line, the Future of Fashion, and Her Next Album|magazine=[[T (magazine)|T]]|date=May 20, 2019|last1=Harris|first1=Jeremy O.}}</ref> In January 2019, Rihanna filed a lawsuit against her father, Ronald Fenty, over the use of the Fenty name for commercial purposes. The lawsuit alleges Rihanna's cosmetics brand, Fenty Beauty, was damaged commercially by her father's company, Fenty Entertainment, through misrepresentation of his company being affiliated with her.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Beaumont-Thomas |first1=Ben |title=Rihanna sues father overuse of Fenty brand name |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jan/16/rihanna-sues-father-over-use-of-fenty-brand-name |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=January 17, 2019 |date=January 16, 2019}}</ref> In September 2021 Rihanna dropped the lawsuit against her father.<ref name="j079"/>
 
====Fenty Beauty====
{{Main|Fenty Beauty}}
[[File:Rihanna Fenty 2018 2.png|thumb|Rihanna in a promotional video for [[Fenty Beauty]] in 2018]]
 
In 2017, Rihanna launched her cosmetics company [[Fenty Beauty]] under [[LVMH]]'s Kendo Brands. Rihanna owns 50 percent of Fenty Beauty, according to ''Forbes''.<ref name="Fenty's Fortune">{{cite magazine |title=Fenty's Fortune: Rihanna Is Now Officially A Billionaire |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/maddieberg/2021/08/04/fentys-fortune-rihanna-is-now-officially-a-billionaire/?sh=4179f26d7c96 |access-date=August 4, 2021 |magazine=Forbes |date=August 4, 2021}}</ref> The partnership was worth $10&nbsp;million and would see Rihanna release various beauty products.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2017/05/31/rihanna-to-launch-fenty-beauty-line-this-fall/|title=Rihanna to Launch Fenty Beauty Line This Fall|magazine=Rap-Up|access-date=August 19, 2017}}</ref> The first installment of Fenty Beauty was released on September 8, 2017, in stores and online, available in over 150 countries.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/lifestyle/rihanna-fenty-beauty-new-details-7957592/|title=Rihanna's Fenty Beauty Collection Has Arrived|magazine=Billboard|last=Karsen|first=Shira|date=September 7, 2017|access-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref> It included an array of products including [[Foundation (cosmetics)|foundations]], [[Highlighter (cosmetics)|highlighters]], [[bronzers]], [[Rouge (cosmetics)|blush]] compacts, lip glosses and blotting sheets and was praised for its diverse range for all skin colors.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.teenvogue.com/story/rihanna-fenty-beauty-products-instagram|title=EVERY SINGLE Fenty Beauty Product You Need Is Now on Instagram|magazine=Teen Vogue|first=Sarah|last=Wu|date=September 7, 2017}}</ref> [[Time (magazine)|''Time'']] magazine named Fenty Beauty as one of "The 25 Best Inventions of 2017", highlighting the breadth of its range.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/5023212/best-inventions-of-2017/|title=The 25 Best Inventions of 2017|magazine=Time|date=November 16, 2017|access-date=November 16, 2023}}</ref> In what has been dubbed the "Fenty Effect", the brand revolutionized the way other cosmetic brands approached diversity in marketing and product formulation: "Suddenly beauty houses – niche, establishment and those in between – began extending their shade ranges to accommodate a wider variety of skin tones. Forty shades became the new standard."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/beauty/article/rihanna-fenty-beauty-diversity|title=How Fenty Beauty Changed The State Of Play In The Industry|magazine=Vogue|last=Fetto|first=Funmi|date=April 6, 2020}}</ref>
 
====Savage X Fenty====
{{Main|Savage X Fenty}}
In 2018, Rihanna launched a lingerie brand named [[Savage X Fenty]]. The line was born from Rihanna's vision creating an inclusive brand. Products come in a variety of shades to match all skin tones and a range of sizes.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/fenty-savage|title=Savage X Fenty: Everything We Know About Rihanna's Underwear Line|magazine=British Vogue|last=Newbold|first=Alice|date=June 29, 2018}}</ref> She showcased the brand at the [[New York Fashion Week]] in September 2018. The brand has been positively reviewed by the public for including plus size models in their promotion, though some fans argued there were not enough plus sizes.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2018/05/11/rihannas-savage-x-fenty-lingerie-really-inclusive-internet-skeptical/573410002/ |title= Is Rihanna's Savage X Fenty lingerie really size inclusive?| newspaper=USA Today|last=Moniuszko|first=Sara M.|date=May 11, 2018}}</ref>
 
In September 2019, Rihanna promoted the brand in a show again during the New York Fashion Week held at the [[Barclays Center]] with modeling appearances from models [[Alek Wek|Alex Wek]], [[Bella Hadid]], [[Cara Delevingne]], actress [[Laverne Cox]], and musicians [[Normani]] and [[21 Savage]]. The show featured performances by [[DJ Khaled]], [[Halsey (singer)|Halsey]], [[ASAP Ferg]], [[Big Sean]], [[Migos]], [[Fat Joe]], [[Fabolous]], and [[Tierra Whack]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/normani-rihanna-savage-x-fenty-fashion-show-star|title=Normani Was the Real Star of the Savage x Fenty Fashion Show|last=Marine|first=Brooke|magazine=W|date=September 20, 2019 |access-date=October 24, 2019}}</ref> and premiered on [[Amazon Prime Video]] on September 20, 2019, as the ''[[Savage X Fenty Show]]''. The show was renewed for a third time in 2020, with appearances from musicians such as [[Travis Scott]], [[Rosalía (singer)|Rosalía]], [[Bad Bunny]], [[Ella Mai]], [[Lizzo]], [[Big Sean]], [[Miguel (singer)|Miguel]], [[Roddy Ricch]] and [[Rico Nasty]]. This version also premiered on Amazon Prime Video on October 2, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Yoo|first=Noah|date=September 17, 2020|title=Rihanna Announces 2020 Savage x Fenty Fashion Show Special With Travis Scott, Rosalía, More|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/rihanna-announces-2020-savage-x-fenty-fashion-show-special-with-travis-scott-rosalia-more/|access-date=September 17, 2020|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref>
 
====Fenty Skin====
In July 2020, Rihanna launched a [[skin care]] brand called Fenty Skin.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Valenti |first1=Lauren |title=Fenty Skin Is Finally Here—Here's Everything You Need to Know, According to Rihanna Herself |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/fenty-skin-rihanna-interview |magazine=Vogue |date=July 30, 2020 |access-date=December 18, 2020}}</ref>
 
==== Fenty Hair ====
In June 2024, Rihanna launched a [[hair care]] brand called Fenty Hair. The products of the brand are intended to be suitable for all hair types, textures and routines.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Lassner |first=Erin |date=June 19, 2024 |title=Rihanna's Fenty Hair Launch Is Selling Like Wildfire — Here's What to Buy and How to Save |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/shopping/rihanna-fenty-hair-launch-buy-online-1235926401/ |access-date=June 19, 2024 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>
 
==Other ventures==
[[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|work=Campaign Brief Australia |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>
 
Early in her career, Rihanna made clear her interest in fashion and desire to work in the clothing design industry. Regarding this, she said, "Fashion has always been my defense mechanism".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.biography.com/people/rihanna-201257#personal-life |title=Rihanna says Fashion is her defense mechanism after receiving Fashion Icon Award |date=April 30, 2005 |website=[[Biography.com]] |access-date=November 8, 2016}}</ref> In November 2011, Rihanna announced her first fashion venture with [[Armani]].<ref name="armani">{{cite news|url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2011/11/22/rihanna-launches-armani-fashion-collection|title=Rihanna Designs|work=[[Vogue (British magazine)|Vogue]]|access-date=June 8, 2012|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223519/http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2011/11/22/rihanna-launches-armani-fashion-collection|url-status=dead}}</ref> In February 2013, Rihanna presented her first women's fashion collection at [[London Fashion Week]] for British brand [[River Island]], collaborating with her personal stylist Adam Selman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/rihanna/375531-rihanna-launches-river-island-collection-london-fashion-week|title=Rihanna launches River Island collection|publisher=MTV|date=February 17, 2013|access-date=February 17, 2013|archive-date=April 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418090315/http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/rihanna/375531-rihanna-launches-river-island-collection-london-fashion-week|url-status=dead}}</ref> They published three more collections for the brand.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2013/0515/450394-rihanna-on-her-second-river-island-line/|title=Rihanna on her second River Island line|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=May 15, 2013|access-date=May 15, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2013/10/21/rihanna-for-river-island-final-christmas-collection---pictures-and-videos |title=Rihanna For River Island Final Christmas Collection&nbsp;– Pictures and Videos (Vogue.com UK) |work=Vogue |___location=UK |date=October 21, 2013 |access-date=January 19, 2014 |archive-date=August 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804151254/http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2013/10/21/rihanna-for-river-island-final-christmas-collection---pictures-and-videos |url-status=dead }}</ref> Rihanna then collaborated with numerous fashion house's including Dior, [[Stance (brand)|Stance]] and [[Manolo Blahnik]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ballerstatus.com/2015/07/15/rihanna-teams-up-with-stance-for-sock-collection/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150819053431/http://www.ballerstatus.com/2015/07/15/rihanna-teams-up-with-stance-for-sock-collection/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 19, 2015 |title=Rihanna Teams Up With Stance For Sock Collection |publisher=BallerStatus.com |date=July 15, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2016/03/03/rihanna-new-show-line-manolo-blahnik-photos/|title=Rihanna's Latest Work: An All-Denim Shoe Line with Manolo Blahnik!|website=People|access-date=March 5, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305093756/http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2016/03/03/rihanna-new-show-line-manolo-blahnik-photos/|archive-date=March 5, 2016}}</ref><ref name="New sunglasses">{{cite web |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/rihanna-partners-with-dior-to-create-sunglass-collection-news.21830.html|title=Rihanna partners with Dior to create sunglasses |last=Low |first=Carver |date=May 25, 2016 |website=Hotnewhiphop |access-date=May 25, 2016}}</ref>
In March 2015, Rihanna was chosen as the new face of [[Dior]]; making her the first black woman to be the face of the brand.<ref>{{cite web |first=Avery |last=Thompson |url=http://hollywoodlife.com/2015/03/14/rihanna-dior-campaign-first-black-woman/ |title=Rihanna's Dior Campaign: Singer Is First Black Woman To Be Face Of Iconic Brand |publisher=Hollywood Life |date=March 14, 2015 |access-date=March 19, 2015 |archive-date=March 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317010222/http://hollywoodlife.com/2015/03/14/rihanna-dior-campaign-first-black-woman/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
In 2014, Rihanna became the [[creative director]] of the fashion sportswear [[Puma SE|Puma]], overseeing the brand's women's line which will include collaborations in apparel and footwear.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/aliciaadamczyk/2014/12/16/rihanna-named-creative-director-of-puma/ |work=Forbes |title=Rihanna Named Creative Director of Puma |date=December 16, 2014 |last=Adamczyk |first=Alicia |access-date=October 13, 2015}}</ref> The following year, Rihanna released her first trainer with Puma and it sold out online within three hours of its pre-sale launch.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/05/rihanna-puma-creeper-shoe|title=How Rihanna's Puma Creeper Became the Year's Must-Have Shoe|first=Amirah|last=Mercer|website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|date=May 25, 2016|access-date=August 19, 2017}}</ref> Over the next two years, Rihanna released various other footwear in different colorways and styles, which were all met positively by both critics and buyers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://time.com/4350882/rihanna-puma-sneakers-sold-out/|title=Guess How Quickly Rihanna's Puma Sneakers Sold Out Online|first=Cady|last=Lang|magazine=Time|access-date=August 19, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Shoe release">{{cite web |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/rihannas-quarry-puma-fenty-trainer-hits-stores-this-week-news.22235.html|title=Rihanna's PUMA collection set to release |last=Rooney |first=Kyle |date=June 14, 2016 |website=Hotnewhiphop |access-date=June 14, 2016}}</ref> 2016 saw Rihanna debut her first clothing line in collaboration with Puma at New York Fashion Week; the collection was met with rave reviews from fashion critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inquisitr.com/3048389/puma-sales-sky-rocket-thanks-to-kylie-jenner-and-rihanna-kylie-not-backing-down-despite-kanyes-competition/#sGEc5imGk1dZLPpK.99|title=Puma Sales Skyrocket Thanks To Kylie Jenner And Rihanna, Kylie Not Backing Down Despite Kanye's Competition|date=April 30, 2016|access-date=August 19, 2017}}</ref>
 
===Philanthropy===
{{Main|Clara Lionel Foundation}}
 
In 2006, she created her Believe Foundation to help terminally ill children.<ref name="people"/><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&nbsp;– founded by Rihanna |publisher=Believerihanna.com |access-date=August 27, 2010 }}</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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327182423/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20186594,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 27, 2008 |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 15 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&nbsp;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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Rihanna founded the Clara Lionel Foundation (CLF) in 2012, in honor of her grandparents, Clara and Lionel Braithwaite. Programs include the Clara Braithwaite Center for Oncology and Nuclear Medicine at the [[Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Bridgetown|Queen Elizabeth Hospital]] in Barbados, and education programs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://claralionelfoundation.org/about/mission-vision-of-clf/ |title=Mission / Vision of CLF |website=claralionelfoundation.org|access-date=April 21, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160501082735/http://claralionelfoundation.org/about/mission-vision-of-clf/ |archive-date=May 1, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.eonline.com/news/373760/rihanna-donates-1-75-million-to-barbados-hospital-in-honor-of-her-late-grandma|title=Rihanna Donates $1.75 Million to Barbados Hospital in Honor of Her Late Grandma|publisher=[[E!]]|access-date=April 21, 2016|date=December 23, 2012}}</ref> The CLF hosts an annual Diamond Ball charity fundraiser event. The inaugural event in 2014 raised over $2&nbsp;million and the second raised over $3&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://claralionelfoundation.org/diamond-ball/ |title=Diamond Ball |website=claralionelfoundation.org|publisher=Clara Lionel Foundation|access-date=April 21, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419215626/http://claralionelfoundation.org/diamond-ball/ |archive-date=April 19, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/rihanna-diamond-ball-2015-recap-lionel-richie-6805614/|title=Rihanna Raises Over $3 Million & Lionel Richie Reclaims 'Hello' at Diamond Ball|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref> On February 12, 2012, Rihanna performed a benefit show at the House of Blues to raise money for the Children's Orthopaedic Center and the Mark Taper-Johnny Mercer Artists Program at [[Children's Hospital Los Angeles|Children's Hospital]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rihanna-calvin-harris-oth_n_1245427 |title=Rihanna, Calvin Harris, Other Celebs Perform For Charity on Grammy Night |work=HuffPost |date=January 31, 2012 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |first=Eleanor |last=Goldberg}}</ref> In November 2012, Rihanna gave $100,000 to food bank donation for [[Hurricane Sandy]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-named-2012s-most-charitable-star-rihanna-gives-175-million-1481248/ |title=Taylor Swift Named 2012's Most Charitable Star, Rihanna Gives $1.75 Million |magazine=Billboard |date=December 26, 2012 |access-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref> On January 3, 2014, Rihanna was part of the [[Mac AIDS Fund#Viva Glam|MAC Viva Glam]] campaign, which benefits women, men and children living with HIV/AIDS.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2014/01/03/rihanna-strips-down-for-mac-viva-glam/ |title=Rihanna Strips Down for MAC Viva Glam |publisher=Rap-Up.com |access-date=January 19, 2014}}</ref> In March 2020, Rihanna donated $5,000,000 to [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]] relief<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-03-21/rihanna-coronavirus-donation-claral-lionel-foundation-5-million|title=Rihanna's Clara Lionel Foundation donates $5&nbsp;million toward coronavirus relief|last=Lee|first=Wendy|date=March 21, 2020|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=April 5, 2020}}</ref> and followed that up with additional donations of personal protective equipment to the state of New York<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rihanna-coronavirus-donation-new-york-974042/|title=Rihanna Donates COVID-19 Protective Supplies to New York State|last=Shaffer|first=Claire|date=March 27, 2020|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=April 11, 2020}}</ref> and an offer of $700,000 worth of ventilators to her home country [[Barbados]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/celebrities/news/a31910183/rihanna-donates-help-coronavirus/|title=Rihanna donates $5&nbsp;million to help coronavirus relief|last=Davis|first=Jessica|date=March 24, 2020|magazine=Harper's Bazaar|access-date=April 11, 2020}}</ref> In April 2020, Rihanna further donated an additional $2,100,000, matching [[Twitter]] CEO [[Jack Dorsey]] for a total of $4,200,000, to provide support and resources to individuals and children suffering from domestic violence amid the lockdown.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/04/rihanna-jack-dorsey-donate-usd4-2-million-coronavirus-victims.html|title=Rihanna Donates $2.1 Million to Domestic Violence Victims Affected by Quarantine|last=Murphy|first=Chris|date=April 9, 2020|website=Vulture|access-date=April 9, 2020}}</ref>
 
The Clara Lionel Foundation donated to [[climate justice]] and [[climate resilience]]. In 2022 it allocated 13 million euro to climate justice.<ref name=Euro/>
 
===Advocacy===
During her performance at the [[NCAA]] March Madness Music Festival, Rihanna expressed her disagreement with [[Religious Freedom Restoration Act (Indiana)|Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act]] that allows companies and individuals to use their religious beliefs as protection, in case of being accused of [[LGBT rights in Indiana|discrimination against LGBT people]].<ref name="Cavan Sieczkowski 2015">{{cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rihanna-indiana-gay-law_n_7011358|title=Rihanna Gets Explicit Telling Indiana Crowd How She Really Feels About Anti-LGBT Law |work=[[HuffPost]]|first=Cavan |last=Sieczkowski|date=February 2, 2016 |access-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref> Rihanna along with other celebrities featured in an online video titled "23 Ways You Could Be Killed If You Are Black in America". The video was released in partnership with the We Are Here Movement and called for action against police brutality.<ref name="usmagazine.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/beyonce-rihanna-more-stars-team-up-for-intense-23-ways-psa-w213011|title=Beyonce, Rihanna: '23 Ways You Could Be Killed If You Are Black'|date=July 14, 2016}}</ref>
 
In January 2017, Rihanna participated in the [[2017 Women's March]], which took place in New York among protests the day after US President [[Donald Trump]]'s [[First inauguration of Donald Trump|inauguration]].<ref name="billboard.com">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/rihanna-president-trump-immigration-order-7669987/|title=Rihanna Calls President Trump 'An Immoral Pig' Over Immigration Order|last=Iasimone|first=Ashley|date=January 28, 2017|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref> She has also criticized President Trump's immigration policies—including [[Executive Order 13769]], which sought to ban citizens of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen from entering the United States—and his response to the 2019 shootings in [[2019 El Paso shooting|El Paso]] and [[2019 Dayton shooting|Dayton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/rihanna-trump-fenty-immigration-policy-instagram-t-shirt-a8972476.html|title=Rihanna criticises Trump's immigration policies with Fenty Instagram post|website=The Independent|date=June 24, 2019|last=Petter|first=Olivia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/08/el-paso-dayton-mass-shooting-terrorism-hollywood-reactions-donald-trump-mitch-mcconell-gun-control-rihanna-andy-richter-julianne-moore-adam-scott-1202661011/|title=Hollywood Reacts To El Paso and Dayton Shootings; Celebs Call Out Trump and McConnell, Demand Gun Control|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=August 4, 2019|last=Ramos|first=Dino-Ray}}</ref> In October 2019, she stated that she declined to perform at the [[Super Bowl LIV halftime show|2020 Super Bowl halftime show]] in support of [[Colin Kaepernick]] following the controversy surrounding his role in the [[U.S. national anthem protests (2016–present)|national anthem protests]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/5696356/rihanna-super-bowl/|title='I Couldn't Be an Enabler.' Rihanna Discusses Why She Turned Down the 2019 Super Bowl Halftime Show|date=October 9, 2019|magazine=TIME|last=Gajanan|first=Mahita}}</ref> In February 2021, Rihanna extended her support to [[2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest|Indian farmers' protest]] against the [[2020 Indian agriculture acts|farm bills]] through Twitter.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Rihanna on India protests: 'Why aren't we talking about this?!'|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/3/rihanna-creates-flutter-in-india-with-tweet-on-farmer-protests|access-date=February 5, 2021|agency=[[Al Jazeera English]]}}</ref>
 
Rihanna called to a transformation of the global financial system so it will be better adjusted to stop climate change and poverty, including giving help to countries heavily suffering from climate change.<ref name=Euro>{{cite news |title=Rihanna calls for financial reform to help climate-struck communities. Here's why she can talk |url=https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/06/21/rihanna-s-foundation-donates-over-13-million-to-climate-justice#:~:text=Last%20year%2C%20Rihanna%20pledged%20%2415,Caribbean%20nations%20and%20the%20US. | date=June 21, 2023 |publisher=Euronews|access-date=23 June 2023}}</ref>
 
==Achievements==
{{see also|List of awards and nominations received by Rihanna}}
 
{{As of|2018|9}}, Rihanna has sold over 250&nbsp;million records worldwide, making her one of the [[List of best-selling music artists|best-selling music artists ever]].<ref name="seplatin"/> Throughout her career, she has received numerous awards and honors, including 9 [[Grammy Award]]s, 12 [[Billboard Music Award|''Billboard'' Music Awards]], 13 [[American Music Award]]s, 8 [[People's Choice Awards]], among others. Rihanna received the "Icon Award" at the 2013 American Music Awards<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/rihanna-to-receive-ama-icon-award-5793154/|title=Rihanna to Receive 'AMA Icon Award'|magazine=Billboard|date=November 15, 2013|access-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/523962/20131121/rihanna-icon-award-american-music-awards-live.htm#.Uo6o0-Iast0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106032237/http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/523962/20131121/rihanna-icon-award-american-music-awards-live.htm#.Uo6o0-Iast0|archive-date=January 6, 2014|title=Rihanna to Perform and Receive First Ever Icon Award at the 2013 American Music Awards|work=International Business Times|date=November 21, 2012|last=Tewari|first=Nidhi|access-date=November 22, 2013}}</ref> and the [[Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award]] at the [[2016 MTV Video Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/rihanna-michael-jackson-video-vanguard-award-2016-mtv-vmas-7469334/ |title=Rihanna to Receive Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at 2016 MTV Video Music Awards |magazine=Billboard|date=August 11, 2016 |access-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref> She holds six [[Guinness World Records]].<ref name="auto">{{cite news|url=http://www.gobarbados.org/list-of-rihanna-guinness-world-records/|title=List of Rihanna's Guinness world records|website=Go Barbados|access-date=October 11, 2018|archive-date=July 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713051008/https://www.gobarbados.org/list-of-rihanna-guinness-world-records/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the United States, Rihanna has sold over 10&nbsp;million albums,<ref name="hits10m"/> while [[Nielsen SoundScan]] ranked her as the bestselling digital artist in the country, breaking a [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Record]] for digital single sales of over 58&nbsp;million as of 2012.<ref name="billboard cover story 2012">{{cite magazine|last=Hampp|first=Andrew|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/rihannas-unapologetic-the-billboard-cover-story-474075/|title=Rihanna's 'Unapologetic': The Billboard Cover Story|magazine=Billboard|date=November 20, 2012|access-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref><ref name="DigitalSales">{{cite press release|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120105005547/en/The-Nielsen-Company-Billboard%E2%80%99s-2011-Music-Industry-Report |title=The Nielsen Company & Billboard's 2011 Music Industry Report |publisher=[[Business Wire]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108044835/http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120105005547/en/Nielsen-Company-Billboard%E2%80%99s-2011-Music-Industry-Report |archive-date=January 8, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2012/9/rihanna-lady-gaga-and-adele-break-world-records-with-digital-music-sales-44685/|title=Rihanna, Lady Gaga and Adele break World Records with digital music sales|publisher=[[Guinness World Records]]|date=September 9, 2012|access-date=February 22, 2013}}</ref>
 
On July 1, 2015, the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) announced that Rihanna had surpassed more than 100&nbsp;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&nbsp;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&nbsp;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&nbsp;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 name="w394"/> She has been named the top [[Mainstream Top 40]] chart artist of the past 20 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&nbsp;million singles and 6&nbsp;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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/adele-and-rihanna-score-million-selling-singles-2801/|title=Adele and Rihanna score UK's latest million selling singles|publisher=Official Charts Company|date=March 7, 2014 |access-date=March 25, 2014}}</ref> Rihanna has seven No. 1 singles on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart,<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/rihanna/chart-history/bsi/|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 8, 2017}}</ref> and [[R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay|Airplay]] chart,<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/rihanna/chart-history/rbm/ |title=R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 8, 2017}}</ref> as well as 16 No. 1 singles on the [[Rhythmic (chart)|Rhythmic]] chart.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/rihanna/chart-history/tfc/ |title=Rhythmic|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 8, 2017}}</ref> She has also earned over 30 top-ten songs in the UK and Australia.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/12203/rihanna/|title=Rihanna's 30 Top 10 UK singles|website=Official Charts}}</ref>
 
==Discography==
{{Main|Rihanna albums discography|Rihanna singles discography|List of songs recorded by Rihanna}}
'''Studio albums'''
* ''[[Music of the Sun]]'' (2005)
* ''[[A Girl like Me (Rihanna album)|A Girl like Me]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Good Girl Gone Bad]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Rated R (Rihanna album)|Rated R]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Loud (Rihanna album)|Loud]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Talk That Talk]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Unapologetic]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Anti (album)|Anti]]'' (2016)
 
==Filmography==
{{See also|Rihanna videography}}
* ''[[Bring It On: All or Nothing]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Battleship (film)|Battleship]]'' (2012)
* ''[[This Is the End]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Home (2015 film)|Home]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Ocean's 8]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Guava Island]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Smurfs (2025 film)|Smurfs]]'' (2025)
 
==Tours==
{{Main|List of Rihanna live performances}}
 
'''As a headliner'''
* [[Rihanna: Live in Concert]] (2006)
* [[Good Girl Gone Bad Tour]] (2007–2009)
* [[Last Girl on Earth|Last Girl on Earth Tour]] (2010–2011)
* [[Loud Tour]] (2011)
* [[Diamonds World Tour]] (2013)
* [[Anti World Tour]] (2016)
 
'''As a co-headliner'''
* [[The Monster Tour (Eminem and Rihanna)|The Monster Tour]] (with [[Eminem]]) (2014)
 
'''Promotional tours'''
* [[A Girl's Night Out]] (2008; a series of charity concerts to benefit the "Believe Foundation")
* [[Rihanna 777 Documentary... 7Countries7Days7Shows|777 Tour]] (2012; in support of her seventh [[studio album]] ''Unapologetic'')
 
==See also==
{{Portal|Biography|Pop music|Film|Television}}
*[[List of Eastern Caribbean people#Barbados|List of Bajans]]
* [[Culture of Barbados]]
*[[List of number-one hits (United States)]]
* [[Music of Barbados]]
*[[List of number-one dance hits (United States)]]
* [[Honorific nicknames in popular music]]
*[[List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart]]
* [[List of artistsBillboard whoSocial reached50 number -one on the Hot 100 (U.S.)artists|List of artists''Billboard'' whoSocial reached50 number -one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100artists]]
* [[List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones|List of ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones]]
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== Print sources ==
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* {{cite book | last=Govan | first=Chloe | title=Rihanna: Rebel Flower | publisher=[[Omnibus Press]] | date=2011 | isbn=978-0-85712-744-0}}
* {{cite book | last1=Heatley | first1=Michael | last2=Betts | first2=Graham | title=Rihanna: Bad Girl | publisher=[[Flame Tree Publishing]] | date=2012 | isbn=978-0-85775-275-8}}
* {{cite book | last=Herringshaw | first=DeAnn | title=Rihanna: Grammy-Winning Superstar | publisher=[[Association of British Dispensing Opticians|ABDO Publishing Company]] | date=2014 | isbn=978-1-62968-025-5}}
* {{cite book | last=LaBennett | first=Oneka | title=Global Guyana | publisher=[[NYU Press]] | date=2024 | isbn=978-1-4798-2702-2}}
* {{cite book | last=Muehlhoff | first=Tim | title=Marriage Forecasting | publisher=[[InterVarsity Press]] | date=October 18, 2010 | isbn=978-0-8308-6825-4}}
* {{cite book | last=Novic | first=Sara | title=America Is Immigrants | publisher=[[Random House]] | date=2019 | isbn=978-1-9848-1983-3}}
* {{cite book | last=Oliver | first=Sarah | title=Rihanna | publisher=[[Bonnier Group|Bonnier Publishing]] | date=2011 | isbn=978-1-84358-423-0}}
* {{cite book | last=Perricone | first=Kathleen | title=Rihanna Is Life | publisher=[[Quarto Publishing]] | date=2025 | isbn=978-0-7603-9497-7}}
* {{cite book | last=Seabrook | first=John | title=The Song Machine | publisher=[[Random House]] | date=2015 | isbn=978-1-4481-9101-7}}
* {{cite book | last=Tracy | first=Kathleen A. | title=Superstars of the 21st Century | publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing]] | date=2013 | isbn=979-8-216-15169-2}}
* {{cite book | last=Weidhase | first=Nathalie | title=Pop & Postfeminism | publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing]] | date=2024 | isbn=978-1-350-15803-0}}
 
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