RIHANNA

Rihanna was born February 20, 1988, on the Caribbean island of Barbados, as Robyn Rihanna Fenty. 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 Batian wife, Jackie. Rogers, along with his partner Carl Sturken, helped Rihanna record material in the U.S that was sent to various recording companies. One copy of Rihanna's work was sent to Jay-Z, who eventually signed her to his record label.

Rihanna's debut album Music of the Sun, which she co-wrote, was released in August 2005, led by the single 'Pon de Replay', which peaked at number two on both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart. The second single, 'If It's Lovin' That You Want', was less successful than its predecessor. 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 certifications in several countries and a Gold certification in the US. To further promote the album, Rihanna toured with Gwen Stefani. The album itself sold almost half a million copies in the US and two million worldwide.

She released her second album, A Girl Like Me, in 2006 less than eight months after the release of her first album. The album debuted at number five in the US and six in the UK. Four singles were released from 'A Girl Like Me', with 'SOS' and 'Unfaithful' having the most success.

After her second album, she released her third album titled 'Good Girl Gone Bad'. The first single off that album 'Umbrella' became an extremely popular hit in the US and UK. The single topped number one in the US and UK. The song stayed number one in the UK for more then 10 weeks becoming the first single in over a decade to do so. Other hits from the album include 'Don't Stop the Music' and 'Shut Up and Drive'. Rihanna has since re-released the album to include a duet with Maroon 5 and hit single 'Take a Bow'.

Rihanna won four honors at the 2008 Billboard Music Awards including Female Artist of the Year beating Beyoncé and Mary J. Blige to the top honor, and performed at the 2008 Brit Awards with Klaxons, singing Umbrella.


From The Blogsphere

Photo Recap: Rihanna’s Sexed Up ‘Rated R’ Concert

via uproxx.com ( 3 Days ago )
Rihanna returned to the stage in London last night to showcase tracks from her new album, Rated R. Some of her collaborators Young Jeezy and Jay-Z joined her at the listening party. Jay and Rihanna performed “Run This Town” and bla bla bla… Jump in to see what you really came for — concert pics

Rihanna's little red distress

via metro.co.uk ( 3 Days ago )
Rihanna suffered a humiliating wardrobe meltdown just hours after sealing her return on stage in Brixton, in London last night.

Beyonce, Rihanna and Lady Gaga set for chart battle

via metro.co.uk ( 3 Days ago )
Total diva-station will be unleashed upon the album charts next week as Beyoncé, Rihanna and Lady Gaga all release new LPs in on the same day.

Chris Brown On Dating: 'I've Been Kinda Chillin' '

via mtv.com ( 4 Days ago )
'I haven't really been trying to get into a relationship,' he tells MTV News about moving on after Rihanna assault.By Jayson Rodriguez, with reporting by Sway Calloway Chris Brown Photo: MTV News Chris Brown is ready to move on with his life following his assault on then-girlfriend Rihanna. He has been sentenced and has begun his community labor and counseling; he's made [...]

Chris Brown says it’s our fault he doesn’t seem sorry

via celebitchy.com ( 7 Days ago )
Chris Brown says he really is sorry for beating the sh*t out of ex-girlfriend Rihanna, and if we don’t get that, it’s because we’re misinterpreting his behavior. Maybe his posture isn’t erect enough. Maybe he’s fiddling. Maybe he hears a noise and glances over his shoulder. But it’s just because we’re not smart enough to disregard that stuff. It has nothing to [...]

Lil Wayne, Adam Lambert, Lady Gaga Lead Our Holiday Album Preview

via mtv.com ( 8 Days ago )
Rihanna, Kris Allen, John Mayer, Beyoncé and Allison Iraheta also have albums due in the next few weeks.By Gil Kaufman Lil Wayne in his "Got Money" music video Photo: Universal Motown Records There will be no recession in record stores over the holidays. In fact, with major releases from some of the biggest names in music slated to hit stores over the next six weeks, [...]

Sean Garrett Starts Over As An 'Underdog' For Solo Debut

via mtv.com ( 8 Days ago )
Songwriter/producer (Beyoncé, Rihanna, Usher) is ready to write some hits for himself.By Gil Kaufman Sean Garrett Photo: Universal Sean "The Pen" Garrett has the swagger of a boxer. Fast with a verbal jab, expert at talking an Ali-worthy streak of trash and prone to referring to himself in the third person, the fire-hot producer/songwriter (Beyoncé's "Diva," [...]

Preview of Rihanna’s ‘Russian Roulette’ Video

via looseneck.com ( 8 Days ago )
Rihanna channels her inner Halle Berry in Gothika for this video. The official video drops November 13th - the same day Chris drops his video for Crawl. Oh, these kids and their promo games…. Related Posts:Halle Berry Dances On Ellen ShowKanye West 'Paranoid' Starring Rihanna (Official Video)B.o.B. & Playboy Tre Perform in Denver88-Keys x J Dilla

Chris Brown Vs. Rihanna: It's A Musical War!

via perezhilton.com ( 8 Days ago )
Well we wonder who's going to win the music war? Puhlease!!!!! Rihanna is debuting her music video for her single Russian Roulette on 20/20 this Friday while Chris Brown will be doing this same with his music video for Crawl on the Wendy Williams Show. 20/20 and Wendy Williams. See the difference, there? They both have spots on the Billboard Top 100 at the moment with RiRi's collaboration [...]

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A GIRL LIKE ME

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BLAZIN' 2008

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BRAVO BLACK HITS VOL. 14

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CLUBBERS YEARBOOK MIXED

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DANCEFLOOR FG WINTER 2008

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DEF JAM SESSIONS, VOL. 1

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DON'T STOP THE MUSIC

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GIRL LIKE ME

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HATE THAT I LOVE YOU

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HIP HOP: THE COLLECTION 2008

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HITZONE 33

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IF IT'S LOVIN' THAT YOU WANT

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MUSIC OF THE SUN

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PON DE REPLAY

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R&B 2006

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SHUT UP AND DRIVE

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SOS

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TAKE A BOW

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ULTRA WEEKEND 3

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UNFAITHFUL

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WE RIDE

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