153-407: Good Girl Gone Bad is the third studio album by Barbadian singer, Rihanna . It was released on May 31, 2007, by Def Jam Recordings and SRP Records. Rihanna worked with various producers on the album, including Tricky Stewart , The-Dream , Neo da Matrix , Timbaland , Carl Sturken , Evan Rogers and Stargate . Inspired by Brandy 's fourth studio album Afrodisiac (2004), Good Girl Gone Bad
306-497: A Billboard poll. 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. 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
459-482: A National Hero of Barbados in 2021. Robyn Rihanna Fenty was born on February 20, 1988, in Saint Michael, Barbados . She is the daughter of accountant Monica (née Braithwaite) and warehouse supervisor Ronald Fenty. Her mother is Afro-Guyanese , while her father is a Barbadian of African , Irish , English, and Scottish descent. Rihanna has two brothers, Rorrey and Rajad Fenty, and two half-sisters and
612-571: A "full-fledged international pop star with a regular presence atop the charts". Nick Levine of Digital Spy described the album, as the closest thing to a Thriller that 2007/08 is likely to produce. Credits for Good Girl Gone Bad adapted from AllMusic. Sales figures based on certification alone. Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. Rihanna Robyn Rihanna Fenty , NH ( / r i ˈ æ n ə / ree- AN -ə ; born February 20, 1988)
765-631: A "shiny, trans-atlantic blend of Europop vim, R&B grit and Caribbean bounce." Andy Kellman of AllMusic deemed it quintessential pop music and said each of its tracks was a potential hit. Quentin B. Huff of PopMatters praised the album, describing it as "more raw, perhaps edgier and more risqué" than Rihanna's previous material. Kelefa Sanneh of The New York Times wrote that the album "sounds as if it were scientifically engineered to deliver hits". Peter Robinson of The Observer commended her collaborators for "masking her own shortcomings" and commented that, "While Rihanna lacks her peers' charisma, she's
918-399: A "teen pop princess" persona into a "fully fledged superstar and sex symbol". People magazine noted that Rihanna follows the likes of recording artists Mariah Carey , Janet Jackson and Christina Aguilera "when she sheds her innocent image for an edgier look and sound". Jay-Z also spoke about "Umbrella" and stated that the song represents an artistic growth for Rihanna, "If you listen to
1071-499: A child, Rihanna had many CT scans for the excruciating headaches that she suffered, recalling that "doctors even thought it was a tumor, because it was that intense." By the time she was 14, her parents had divorced, and her health began to improve. She grew up listening to reggae music. She attended Charles F. Broome Memorial Primary School and Combermere School , where she studied alongside future international cricketers Chris Jordan and Carlos Brathwaite . At age 11, Rihanna
1224-668: A commercial success, charting in the top 10 in 13 countries. The album reached No. 1 in Canada and No. 5 in the United Kingdom and the United States, where it sold 115,000 copies in its first week. The album became Rihanna's first to be certified Platinum by the RIAA , after selling over 1,000,000 units. Its lead single , " SOS ", was an international success, charting in the top five in 11 countries. The song reached No. 1 on
1377-547: A dancehall-pop mixture that infuses a reggae style, while " If It's Lovin' that You Want " talks about a girl seducing a guy to be her boyfriend. 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. 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
1530-575: A drug-filled unhealthy relationship, sparked criticism from the Rape Crisis Centre for its message. 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." Rihanna was the first woman to pass 2 billion cumulative views on
1683-564: A few scraps of black PVC." In the October 2011 issue of 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". Known for her style and image, the media have constantly followed the evolution of Rihanna's music and fashion sense. In 2009, New York magazine described Rihanna's early look as that of "a cookie-cutter teen queen", noting she has
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#17327909584531836-553: A gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipments of over 500,000 units. The album sold over 2 million copies worldwide. A second single, "If It's Lovin' that You Want", was not as successful as its predecessor, but reached the top 10 in Australia, Ireland and New Zealand. Aside from her work in music, Rihanna made her acting debut in a cameo role in
1989-479: A great vessel for exhilarating mainstream pop." Pitchfork Media's Tom Breihan found the album varied and satisfying. Neil Drumming of Entertainment Weekly felt that, although it "goes bad when Rihanna tries her hand at treacly ballads and glum sentiment", at times Good Girl Gone Bad is a "thrilling throwback to more than a decade ago, when upstart producers haphazardly mashed R&B with hip-hop to create chunky jeep anthems such as Mary J. Blige's ' Real Love '." In
2142-502: A greater focus on video, laying off much of their editorial staff. Later years saw a dramatic decrease in content produced by the outlet for its website or other avenues. The division faced downsizing in the late 2000s and throughout the 2010s, and was shut down in May 2023. In June 2024, Variety reported that "more than two decades' worth of content published on MTVNews.com is no longer available after MTV appears to have fully pulled down
2295-598: A half-brother from her father's side, each born to different mothers from his previous relationships. She grew up in a three-bedroom bungalow in Bridgetown and sold clothes with her father in a stall on the street. Rihanna has said that her childhood was deeply affected by her father's alcoholism and crack cocaine addiction, which contributed to her parents' strained marriage. She has said in interviews that her father used to abuse her mother physically, and that she would try to get in between them to break up fights. As
2448-524: A host of other female singers recorded the charity single " Just Stand Up! ", the theme song to the anti-cancer campaign Stand Up to Cancer . " Live Your Life ", a duet between T.I. and Rihanna, was released that November and topped the Billboard Hot 100. On February 8, 2009, Rihanna's scheduled performance at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards was canceled. Reports surfaced that then-boyfriend, singer Chris Brown , had physically assaulted her. He
2601-440: A lot of uptempo [songs]." The same year, Rihanna dismissed her innocent image for an edgier look with a new hairstyle, which was inspired by actress Charlize Theron 's bob cut in the 2005 science fiction thriller Æon Flux . Rihanna explained that she wanted to keep the audience dancing and be soulful at the same time. She sought to make an album that people would listen to without skipping tracks. She cited Afrodisiac (2004),
2754-637: A medley consisting of "Umbrella" and "Hate That I Love You" at the 2007 American Music Awards at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, California. Ne-Yo accompanied her for the performance of "Hate That I Love You". Rihanna performed "Don't Stop the Music" at the 2008 NRJ Music Awards in Cannes , France, on January 26, 2008. She also performed the song at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards on February 10 in
2907-543: A medley with "Umbrella". For the performance, she was joined by American funk band, The Time . On April 28, 2008, Rihanna performed at the Pepsi Center with Kanye West , N.E.R.D. and Lupe Fiasco . She sang "Rehab", "Hate That I Love You", "Don't Stop the Music" and "Umbrella". On June 20, she was a guest on NBC 's Today Concert Series in Rockefeller Center , New York City. She performed "Don't Stop
3060-525: A million copies in the country. In October 2010, Rihanna switched managers, joining Jay-Z's Roc Nation Management. In late 2010, she was featured on three singles: Kanye West's " All of the Lights ", from the album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010), Nicki Minaj 's " Fly ", from her debut studio album Pink Friday (2010) and David Guetta 's " Who's That Chick? ", from the album One More Love (2010). Loud , Rihanna's fifth studio album,
3213-624: A mixed review, Rodney Dugue of The Village Voice felt that the album "never settles on a sound" and only cited its three Timbaland-produced songs as highlights. Although he found the ballads to be improvements from Rihanna's previous albums, Slant Magazine ' s Sal Cinquemani criticized the lyrics, particularly those written by Justin Timberlake, as an "Achilles' high heel for Rihanna". Alex Macpherson of The Guardian found Rihanna to be "ill-suited" for its dance-pop songs and stated, "The gimmicky samples and pounding beats bury her personality, and
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#17327909584533366-646: A much darker tone and was filled with various emotions she experienced throughout 2009. In her fifth album Loud , Rihanna reflects on the fun and energetic vibe she had while recording the album. The album is a mixture of ballads, party anthems and empowering love songs. Talk That Talk was similar to Rated R , as both contain hip hop, R&B, dancehall and dubstep genres. Loud and Talk That Talk saw her explore sexuality in her work (" S&M " and " Birthday Cake ") and return to her dancehall roots ("Man Down" and " Watch n' Learn "). She also branched out into house music with tracks like "We Found Love", "Only Girl (In
3519-555: 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. In 2011, Rihanna released three controversial music videos about sadomasochism, rape and domestic violence. "Man Down", which features Rihanna shooting a man in a train station, was criticized by the Parents Television Council . "We Found Love", which shows Rihanna and her love interest in
3672-560: A pop icon. Its lead single " Umbrella " peaked atop the US Billboard Hot 100 and won her first Grammy Award . Rihanna continued to blend pop , dance , and R&B influences on her next albums, Rated R (2009), Loud (2010), Talk That Talk (2011), and Unapologetic (2012)—the latter of which topped the Billboard 200. The albums spawned the Billboard Hot 100-number one singles " Rude Boy ", " Only Girl (In
3825-668: A rather eye-popping impression, opening with ' Pon de Replay ' and clad in a sexy, dominatrix-like studded black leather ensemble." During a show planned for February 13 in Malaysia , Malaysia's conservative Islamic party recommended that Rihanna's concert tour be banned from performing, citing her outfits. A video album , Good Girl Gone Bad Live , was filmed at the Manchester Arena show in Manchester , United Kingdom, on December 6, 2007. The Good Girl Gone Bad Live DVD
3978-447: A risk ... I always look for the most interesting silhouette or something that's a little off." 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". Country singer Miranda Lambert admires Rihanna's fashion and style stating, "I don't necessarily get inspired by
4131-1155: 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". 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 ... Rihanna has perfected the pout, the long-legged strut, and trend-setting hairdos that keep women and men alike checking her out on YouTube." George Epaminondas of InStyle considers Rihanna's music videos to be "cinematic" due to her "blend of lush island rhythms and swinging pop and ... mischievous sensuality." 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". Her music video for "Umbrella" shows Rihanna's transition into adulthood and her newly adopted image. The "dark, creepy" scenes of "Disturbia" have been compared to Michael Jackson's Thriller . The video for "Russian Roulette" features Rihanna in
4284-466: A weekly highlights show called MTV News Weekend Edition; these ceased airing in the early 2000s. With the move of MTV towards more reality based programming MTV News bulletins became a short news bulletin on the hours between 16:00 to 22:00 Monday to Friday on some MTV channels. As of July 2013, Viacom International Media Networks has launched a new news bulletin which utilises the existing MTV News UK broadcasts. These MTV News International bulletins air on
4437-491: A year because she was only able to record during school holidays. " Pon de Replay " and "The Last Time" were two tracks recorded for the demo tape, which were eventually included on her debut album Music of the Sun . That same year, Rihanna was signed to Rogers's and Carl Sturken 's production company, Syndicated Rhythm Productions. Rihanna's demo was shipped out to Def Jam Recordings , where Jay Brown, an A&R executive at
4590-422: Is Rihanna's vocal – at once commanding, soulful and vulnerable – that anchors the song, and Loud itself". Andy Gill from The Independent feels that "California King Bed" features her best vocal performance. 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." Jon Caramanica of
4743-627: Is a new wave and pop rock song, influenced by 1970s and 1980s musical styles, sampling New Order 's 1983 single " Blue Monday ". The collaboration with Ne-Yo, "Hate That I Love You", is a folky R&B song; Nick Levine of Digital Spy compared it to Ne-Yo's singles " Sexy Love " and " Because of You ". The seventh track on the album, "Say It", samples the 1990s song " Flex " by Mad Cobra ; it consists of silky and warm groove and features island-oriented music characteristics. "Sell Me Candy" features jumbled and noisy production with chaotic beats. The ninth song, "Lemme Get That", has boom-bap beats and
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4896-551: Is a pop , dance-pop and R&B record with 1980s music influences. Described as a turning point in Rihanna's career, it represents a departure from the Caribbean sound of her previous releases, Music of the Sun (2005) and A Girl like Me (2006). Apart from the sound, she also endorsed a new image for the release going from an innocent young woman to an edgier, more mature look. Critics gave generally positive reviews of
5049-511: Is a Barbadian singer, businesswoman and actress. She is noted as the best-selling female recording artist of the 21st century by Guinness World Records and the second wealthiest in the world. Rihanna is the highest-certified female digital single artist and has six U.S. diamond certified singles (seven as a featured artist). She has achieved 14 number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 . The recipient of various accolades , Rihanna
5202-571: Is a departure from the Caribbean sound of Rihanna's previous two records. Lyrically, the album is close to some teen pop records, "where sexual-ism and consumerism supersede personal connection." The LP opens with the lead single "Umbrella", an R&B song performed with drums and thundercloud synths . Dorian Lynskey of The Guardian compared the singer's vocals to the voices of Ciara and Cassie . The second track, "Push Up On Me", features echo electro claps and surging synths. " Don't Stop
5355-568: Is being preserved in an archive" and the removal was "part of broader website changes across Paramount"; Variety noted that this archive is not publicly accessible. Deadline reported that, per sources, "no content has been deleted and the company is exploring how to make this important content available in a more efficient way". In July 2024, the Internet Archive launched an independent "searchable index of 460,575 web pages previously published at mtv.com/news" dating back to 1997 on
5508-588: Is one of the best-selling recording artists ever, with sales estimated at 250 million units globally. Rihanna signed with Def Jam Recordings in 2005 and found mainstream recognition following the release of her first two studio albums, Music of the Sun (2005) and A Girl Like Me (2006). Both influenced by Caribbean music , the albums peaked within the top ten on the US Billboard 200 chart. Her third album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), incorporated elements of dance-pop , and established her status as
5661-425: Is produced by Timbaland. "Rehab" is an old-styled R&B track with a groove that is built around tambourine shakes, acoustic guitar swirls and a subtle backbeat. Doug Rule of Metro Weekly noted similarities among the structures of "Rehab" and Timberlake's 2002 single " Cry Me a River ". "Question Existing" is an "eerie, smoky, destitute, emotional, and a sonic sidestep." Tom Breihan of Pitchfork Media described
5814-822: Is very edgy." Good Girl Gone Bad was recorded in Westlake Recording Studios and Conway Studios in Los Angeles, Battery Studios and Roc the Mic Studios in New York City, Chicago Recording Company and Pressure Studios in Chicago, Phase One Audio Group in Toronto, Lethal Studios in Bridgetown, Barbados , Espionage Studios in Oslo and Parr Street Studios in Liverpool . Rihanna spent the week of
5967-604: The Billboard 200 chart, selling 162,000 copies in its first week. It became Rihanna's then-best start album entry. The next week, it fell to number seven with 81,000 copies sold. The re-issue sold 63,000 copies in the first week and helped Good Girl Gone Bad jump from number 124 to number seven on the US Billboard 200 in its 55th week. It was certified six-time platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA); by November 2013, both Good Girl Gone Bad and
6120-465: The 2007 Grammy Awards working with American R&B singer-songwriter Ne-Yo , who gave her vocal lessons. They wrote and sang " Hate That I Love You ", which was co-written and produced by Norwegian duo Stargate . Ne-Yo told Vibe magazine, "The best way to express an emotion like love is through storytelling. It makes it more 'I can relate to this character in this song because I've been through something similar.' You hear that kind of storytelling in
6273-485: The A&;R for Rihanna's debut album and spent the next three months recording and completing her debut album. She worked with different producers to complete her debut studio album, primarily Rogers and his production partner Carl Sturken . With several songs to pick as a lead single, "Pon de Replay" was chosen because it seemed like the best song suited for a summer release. In May 2005, her debut single, "Pon de Replay",
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6426-468: The Billboard 200 albums chart, marking Rihanna's first No. 1 album in the country. The lead single from the album, " Diamonds ", reached No. 1 in more than 20 countries worldwide, including on the US Billboard Hot 100, where it became Rihanna's 12 No. 1 on the chart. The album's second single, " Stay ", featuring Mikky Ekko , reached the top five in over twenty countries, including No. 3 on
6579-420: The Billboard Hot 100. As promotion prior to the album's release, Rihanna embarked on the 777 Tour , a mini tour of seven shows in seven countries in seven days. On May 6, 2013, Fox aired a documentary about the tour, with a documentary DVD being released the following day as Rihanna's third live long-form video release. In February 2013, at the 55th Grammy Awards , Rihanna won her sixth Grammy Award, in
6732-655: The Clara Lionel Foundation , cosmetics brand Fenty Beauty , and fashion house Fenty under LVMH , becoming the first black woman to lead a luxury brand for LVMH. Rihanna has acted in major roles in Battleship (2012), Home (2015), Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017), and Ocean's 8 (2018). In 2018, she was appointed as an ambassador by the Government of Barbados and declared
6885-717: The Glow in the Dark Tour alongside Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco , and N.E.R.D . Her third studio album's reissue , Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded , was released in June 2008 with three new songs: " Disturbia ", " Take a Bow " and the Maroon 5 duet " If I Never See Your Face Again ", plus a Spanglish version of "Hate That I Love You" featuring Spanish pop singer David Bisbal . All four were released as singles and charted highly, reaching peak positions worldwide. In August 2008, Rihanna and
7038-630: The Iraq war . Throughout the 2000s, MTV News began publishing digital editorial content via their website, Twitter feed, YouTube channel and Facebook page, offering information about MTV programming and music/pop-culture news aggregation . In November 2015, MTV introduced a new direction for its news department and hired Dan Fierman, former editorial director of Grantland , as MTV's editorial director and announced it would produce long-form journalism , think pieces and diversify its staff. However, in June 2017, MTV decided to restructure its news division with
7191-714: The Irish Singles Chart on June 7, 2007. After four weeks on the chart, it reached the top. The album peaked at number one on the Swiss Hitparade chart and stayed on the chart for 91 weeks. In Australia, it peaked at number two and was certified triple platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), denoting shipments of over 210,000 copies. To date, the album had sold 9 million album units worldwide. Before its physical release, "Umbrella" achieved
7344-704: The Manchester Arena in Manchester, United Kingdom, held on December 6, 2007, as part of the Good Girl Gone Bad Tour. The release also contained a special documentary that presented Rihanna discussing her experiences during the tour. By late 2008, Rihanna still remained on the charts with the release of the fifth single from Good Girl Gone Bad , " Rehab ", and was named "Diva of the Year" by Entertainment Weekly for her "newfound staying power". Good Girl Gone Bad has sold over 2.8 million units in
7497-562: The Met Gala in 2007. She has made eight appearances in the years since; notably in 2015, for China: Through the Looking Glass , her Guo Pei -designed yellow dress garnered the most attention of the event, accruing a billion impressions on social media. The dress, which had taken two years to make before Rihanna came across it, became the subject of a documentary by Pietra Brettkelly , entitled Yellow Is Forbidden . She co-chaired
7650-693: 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". In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Rihanna at number 68 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. "[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
7803-411: The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), it sold more than 2.8 million copies in the United States. The album reached number one in Canada, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. As of June 2017, the album has sold over nine million copies worldwide. Good Girl Gone Bad spawned five singles, including the international hits "Umbrella" and " Don't Stop the Music "; Rolling Stone placed
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#17327909584537956-595: The Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg comedy film This Is the End , which was released in June 2013. That same month, American hip hop artist Wale released a remixed version of his single " Bad " featuring Rihanna. In October 2013, Eminem released his Rihanna-assisted single, " The Monster ", as the fourth release from his eighth studio album The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013). In 2014, Rihanna appeared on Shakira 's single, " Can't Remember to Forget You ". Following
8109-546: The Soul Seekerz and the Wideboys . I basically took the attitude of the bad girl and I really got rebellious and just did everything the way I wanted to do it—I didn't want to listen to anybody. I didn't consult with anybody. I just want to have a little more fun with my music and be a little more experimental in terms of my image and my sound. I just reinvented myself. — Rihanna talking to The StarPhoenix about
8262-602: The Wayback Machine . However, the collection is incomplete as some articles and article images were not archived. When MTV launched in Europe it used a variation of MTV News US reports with localized European reporting. Upon regionalization of MTV channels in 1997, MTV begun to localize presenters and reporting depending on the MTV region. Its flagship programming in Europe consisted of a daily news update MTV News Update and
8415-595: The 2018 Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination themed event, wearing Maison Margiela . As of 2021, Rihanna is the world's wealthiest female musician with an estimated net worth of $ 1.7 billion. She was also listed among Forbes ' Top 100 Most Powerful Women of 2019. In 2020, she debuted on the Sunday Times Rich List , claiming third place on the list of Britain's richest musicians. MTV News MTV News
8568-550: The Caribbean. 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". She built a shrine in her home dedicated to the reggae legend and has covered Marley's " Is This Love " and Bob Marley & The Wailers ' " Redemption Song " during her concert tours. 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". She also stated that one of
8721-666: The Hot 100 and number four on the UK Singles Chart. It is the seventh-best selling single by Rihanna in the United States, with 3,521,000 digital copies sold as of June 2013. Mandler shot the music video in a nightclub in Prague, the Czech Republic. "Rehab" was released as the fifth and final single from Good Girl Gone Bad ; it was sent to contemporary hit radio in the United States on October 6, 2008. Critics were divided on
8874-428: The Music " is a dance-pop and techno song that contains rhythmic devices used mainly in hip hop music . The song samples the line "Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa" from Michael Jackson's 1983 single " Wanna Be Startin' Somethin '". The fourth song is "Breakin' Dishes"; Peter Robinson of The Observer called it a "wronged-woman bonanza, packed with hooks, chants and flashes of lyrical brilliance." " Shut Up and Drive "
9027-748: The Music " were also released as singles, with the latter becoming an international hit. In support of the album, Rihanna began the Good Girl Gone Bad Tour in September 2007, with 80 shows across the US, Canada, and Europe. Rihanna was nominated for several 2008 Grammy Awards for Good Girl Gone Bad , winning Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Umbrella" alongside Jay-Z, her first Grammy Award . On June 9, 2008, Rihanna released Good Girl Gone Bad Live , her first live long-form video . The DVD and Blu-ray release featured Rihanna's concert at
9180-403: The Music ". It represents a departure from the Caribbean sound of her previous albums and is described as a turning point in her career. 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 ", the second half retreats into standard R&B. Recorded after the assault by her then-boyfriend, Chris Brown, Rated R had
9333-539: The Music ". The recordings received mainly negative responses due to the pair's history of domestic violence. In September 2012, " We Found Love " won the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year , making Rihanna the first woman to receive the accolade more than once. Rihanna's seventh studio album, Unapologetic , was released in November 2012. In the United States, the album debuted at No. 1 on
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#17327909584539486-409: The Music" was digitally released as an EP via the iTunes Store on September 7. The song received positive reviews from music critics, who praised its production and the interpolation of the "Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa" hook. "Don't Stop the Music" won Best International Song at the 2008 NRJ Music Awards . The single peaked atop of the singles charts in eight countries , reaching number three on
9639-531: The Music", Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and Best R&B Song for "Hate That I Love You". It won the accolade for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Umbrella". Additionally, Rolling Stone placed "Umbrella" at number 412 on their 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list. The album also won the International Album of the Year award at the 2008 Juno Awards . In the United States, Good Girl Gone Bad debuted at number two on
9792-448: The Music", "Umbrella" and "Take a Bow". She also performed "Rehab" live on November 23, 2008, at the 2008 American Music Awards , where she won the awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist . To further promote the album, Rihanna embarked on her first worldwide and second overall tour, the Good Girl Gone Bad Tour (2007–09). She performed in Europe, North America, Oceania, Asia and Africa. During
9945-480: The Sun , and its follow-up, A Girl like Me . 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". Her debut single, "Pon de Replay" features
10098-449: The US Billboard 200 chart. The album was supported by six singles, including " Rude Boy ", which was the biggest worldwide success from the album, topping the US Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks and reaching top 10 positions in 22 other countries. In January 2010, Rihanna released her charity cover version of " Redemption Song " for the Hope for Haiti Now campaign. She also recorded
10251-564: The US Billboard 200, becoming Rihanna's second No. 1 and eighth top 10 album on the chart. The album was supported by the release of four singles, including the lead single " Work ", featuring Drake, which topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Further Platinum-certified singles " Needed Me " and " Love on the Brain " both peaked inside the top 10 of the US Hot 100. In 2016, Rihanna was featured in several singles. The first collaboration single
10404-642: The US Billboard Hot 100 and in Australia, her first to reach this chart position. " Unfaithful ", the album's second single, reached the top 10 in 18 countries, including No. 1 in Canada and Switzerland. Two more singles were released from the album: " We Ride " and " Break It Off ". In early 2007, Rihanna appeared on the single " Roll It " with Jamaican band J-Status and fellow Barbadian singer-songwriter Shontelle. The song appeared on J-Status' debut album The Beginning , released in several European countries only. Around that time, Rihanna had already begun work on her third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad . With
10557-596: The US on May 13 and rhythmic radio the following week. The song received mixed response from critics: some praised the composition, while others criticized the lyrics. It reached the top ten on more than twelve national charts , including number five on the UK Singles Chart and number 15 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The music video for the song was shot by Anthony Mandler in Prague , the Czech Republic . The third single, "Hate That I Love You", which features Ne-Yo,
10710-409: The US, she was exposed to different types of music with "rock being one of them, and I fell in love with it. [Now] I love rock music." During her debut, she recorded songs that were inspired by her Caribbean roots and described her early sound as "a fusion of reggae, hip-hop and R&B, with a little something different thrown in". Her early dancehall roots can be found on her debut album, Music of
10863-441: The United Kingdom and more than 1,330,000 copies in the United States. In early 2007, Rihanna began work on her third studio album. In an interview with MTV News , she announced that "the new music is going in a different direction. Not on purpose, but I just want to hear something fresh and mostly uptempo. I think that's where I want to go on this one. You feel different every album, and [at] this stage I feel like I want to do
11016-520: The United States alone, receiving a two-times-Platinum certification from the RIAA. It is Rihanna's bestselling album in the country to date. The album has sold 9 million units worldwide. During the late 2000s, Rihanna experimented further with pop , dubstep , and rock music, officially shifting her musical style and image away from the Barbados island girl. Throughout 2008, Rihanna performed on
11169-469: The United States. Rihanna performed "Umbrella" with "Shut Up and Drive" and "Breakin' Dishes" at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend on May 21, 2007. She performed "Umbrella" with Jay Z at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards at the Gibson Amphitheatre , Universal City, California , on June 3. A reviewer of Rap-Up wrote, "she looked hot and the production was on point" during the performance. She performed
11322-520: The World) ", " What's My Name? ", " S&M ", " We Found Love ", and " Diamonds ". Her eighth album, Anti (2016), showcased new creative control following her departure from Def Jam in favor of Jay-Z 's label, Roc Nation . Becoming her second US number one album, it was supported by the chart-topping single " Work ". Aside from music, Rihanna is recognized for her humanitarian involvement, entrepreneurship, and fashion industry influence. She established
11475-527: The World)" and " Complicated ". Her songs are also inspired through record sampling from other artists. 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. 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
11628-512: The World)" won the award for Best Dance Recording . " Man Down " and " California King Bed " were released as singles in May 2011 with moderate success. " Cheers (Drink to That) ", which interpolates Avril Lavigne 's 2002 single " I'm with You ", was released as the seventh and final single from the album. To promote the album, Rihanna embarked on her Loud Tour in June 2011, which sold out 10 nights at The O 2 Arena in West London ,
11781-400: The ability "to shift looks dramatically and with such ease". 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. 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
11934-535: The album would be released in 2019, and later announced that it is a reggae project. In August 2019, fans noticed that Rihanna and co-songwriters Collin Edwards, Monique Lawrence, and Alexander Ogunmokun registered a song titled "Private Loving" with the music publishing organization BMI . In September 2019, it was announced that she had signed with Sony/ATV Music Publishing . In December 2019, Rihanna alluded to her album being complete and indefinitely withholding
12087-510: The album, praising its composition and Rihanna's new musical direction, though some criticized the album's lyrics and inconsistency. The album received seven Grammy Award nominations and one win in the Best Rap/Sung Collaboration category for " Umbrella " at the 2008 ceremony . The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart and sold 162,000 copies in its first week. Certified six-times platinum by
12240-475: The album. He was on the FutureSex/LoveShow concert tour with Justin Timberlake to promote Timberlake's 2006 album FutureSex/LoveSounds . After a show in Chicago, they joined Rihanna in the studio, where Timberlake experimented with beats and melodies. Weeks later, the three met in New York City, where Timberlake had conceptualized a song for Rihanna. Timbaland, who penned a song for Rihanna under
12393-469: The animated feature film Home alongside Jim Parsons and Jennifer Lopez , the film was based on The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex . Rihanna also released a concept album soundtrack for the film. In late 2015, Rihanna signed a $ 25 million contract with Samsung that would see her promoting Samsung's Galaxy line of products whilst Samsung would sponsor the release of her eighth studio album and its supporting tour. The Anti World Tour
12546-597: The artists and labels began spending thousands to get them back. In their way, the archives of MTV News and countless other news and entertainment organizations have a similar value: They're a living record of entertainment history as it happened. [...] History needs stewards, not owners. Whoever legally owns the archive does not legally own the history, even if they own the creative work of thousands of writers, editors, producers and more. This archive – of MTV News, where you heard it first – needs to be available to public. A Paramount spokesperson stated that "all MTV News content
12699-482: The audition, she sang Whitney Houston 's cover of " For the Love of You ", as well as the demo tracks "Pon de Replay" and "The Last Time". Jay-Z was absolutely certain about signing her after she performed her future single "Pon de Replay". His boss, L.A. Reid, was also impressed with her audition, telling Jay-Z not to let Rihanna leave the building until the contract was signed. Reid left it to Jay-Z and his team to close
12852-653: The biggest debut in the six-year history of the iTunes Store in the United States, breaking a record previously held by Shakira 's 2006 single " Hips Don't Lie ". Following its digital release, the song debuted atop the Hot Digital Songs chart, with first-week sales of more than 277,000 units. The single became the highest digital debut in the United States since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking downloads in 2003, surpassing Timberlake's " SexyBack " 250,000 sales record in 2006. According to Biography.com , Good Girl Gone Bad inspired Rihanna to transform her image from
13005-558: The category Best Short Form Music Video for " We Found Love " (2011). Also that month, the United Kingdom's Official Charts Company announced that Rihanna had sold 3,868,000 records in the past year in the country, ranking at No. 1 in the list of 2013 BRIT Awards artist nominees. Rihanna's fifth headlining concert tour , the Diamonds World Tour , began in March 2013, in support of Unapologetic . Rihanna then appeared in
13158-584: The chart, and stayed on the chart for 177 weeks. It was certified six times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and sold over 1,904,347 copies in the country, as of 2016. It ended at number 10 on the UK 2007 year-end list and number six on the 2008 year-end list. As of March 2015, Good Girl Gone Bad is the 46th best-selling album of the millennium in the United Kingdom. In Ireland, Good Girl Gone Bad debuted at number three on
13311-437: The charts in 13 countries and remained at No. 1 in the UK for 10 consecutive weeks, the longest-running No. 1 single there since Wet Wet Wet 's single " Love Is All Around " spent 15 weeks at the top in 1994. It was Rihanna's first single to be named one of the best-selling singles worldwide , with sales of over 8 million copies. The songs " Shut Up and Drive ", " Hate That I Love You " (featuring Ne-Yo), and " Don't Stop
13464-539: The collaboration between Rihanna and Jay Z. "Umbrella" reached number one in more than seventeen countries worldwide , including on the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. In the United Kingdom, the song topped the singles chart for ten consecutive weeks, while in the United States, it was at the top for seven consecutive weeks. As of June 2013, "Umbrella" has sold 4,236,000 digital copies there, making it Rihanna's fifth-best selling single in
13617-407: The commercial impact of the album, Entertainment Weekly' s Margeaux Watson wrote, "For a pop star who was once dismissed as being incapable of yielding more than one hit song per album, Rihanna's newfound staying power is nothing short of remarkable–and proof that there's room for more than one diva in this game." Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic concluded that it was Good Girl Gone Bad that made Rihanna
13770-403: The concert shows she wore S&M -inspired outfits and high boots. Mike Usinger of The Georgia Straight gave the show a mixed review; he wrote that even though Rihanna's vocals were improved, he felt she still struggled to keep the audience engaged. Jason MacNeil of Canadian Online Explorer gave a positive review of the concert after the show at Molson Amphitheatre , saying "the singer made
13923-417: The country. Director Chris Applebaum shot the accompanying music video , which features scenes of Rihanna nude and covered in silver paint. The video earned the singer nominations at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Direction , Video of the Year and Monster Single of the Year ; it won the latter two. The second single from the album, "Shut Up and Drive", was serviced to contemporary hit radio in
14076-486: The course of her now 10-year career, [Rihanna] has undergone one of the most significant aesthetic metamorphoses the world has ever seen". Her image and fashion has changed several times with different hairstyles since the release of her third album . 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. When putting together her own wardrobe she stated, "It's become more about taking
14229-478: The cultural expectation for pop stars to be role models , 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." 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." Described as one of
14382-464: The deal which resulted in a six-album record deal with Def Jam. She waited in Jay-Z's office until 3:00 in the morning to get lawyers to draft up a contract because he wanted to prevent her from signing with another label. Rihanna canceled other meetings with record labels and relocated from Barbados to the United States to live with Rogers and his wife. After signing with Def Jam, Jay-Z and his team did
14535-532: 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. She commented, "as I grow older, I want to know more about music. I want to discover more types of music". She cited Brandy's fourth studio album, Afrodisiac (2004), as her main inspiration for her third album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007). In her early career, her music contained strong influences of Caribbean music , including reggae and dancehall . The music video of
14688-479: The end of her previously self-imposed boycott of the event, which she instigated in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick . The show had a mostly positive reception. It was initially reported that the performance gained a total of 118.7 million viewers across television and digital platforms, however the figure was later revised by Nielsen Media Research , who adjusted the number to 121.017 million viewers, making it
14841-459: The expanded album would contain another two songs, " Disturbia " and the duet with American pop rock band Maroon 5 , titled " If I Never See Your Face Again " to supplement the original track listing. Among other achieved awards and nominations, "Disturbia" and "If I Never See Your Face Again" received nominations for Best Dance Recording and Pop Collaboration with Vocals respectively at the 2009 Grammy Awards . Good Girl Gone Bad: The Remixes
14994-407: The fifth single, successfully charted worldwide, reaching No. 5 in the US and No. 6 in the UK. " Cockiness (Love It) " was released as the album's sixth and final single in a remixed form featuring rapper ASAP Rocky . In early 2012, two collaborations featuring Rihanna were released: Coldplay 's " Princess of China ", from their album Mylo Xyloto , and Drake's " Take Care ", from his album of
15147-536: The first official MTV News correspondent. Beginning in 1990, the opening riff to Megadeth 's " Peace Sells " was the main opening theme for The Week in Rock . It first began covering political news in the 1992 American presidential elections , through its "Choose or Lose" campaign. MTV continued to run "Choose or Lose" for other presidential elections in the United States. For the 2008 election , Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton appeared on an MTV special to discuss
15300-539: 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." Rihanna was also influenced by Janet Jackson , Aaliyah , Tupac , Beyoncé and Destiny's Child . Other musical influences and idols include Celine Dion , Grace Jones , Lil' Kim , Alicia Keys , Prince , Fefe Dobson , and Brandy . Rihanna takes influence from
15453-601: The former at number 412 on the magazine's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list. To promote the album, Rihanna embarked on her first worldwide concert tour and third overall, the Good Girl Gone Bad Tour . The album was reissued as Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded in June 2008 with three new songs, including the US Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits " Take a Bow " and " Disturbia ". It was followed by Rihanna's first remix album, Good Girl Gone Bad: The Remixes , in January 2009, which featured remixes from Moto Blanco , Tony Moran ,
15606-405: The fourth studio album by American singer Brandy , as her main inspiration for the album. In May 2007, Rihanna revealed that she called the album Good Girl Gone Bad because it represents her bolder and more independent image: "I'm not the innocent Rihanna anymore. I'm taking a lot more risks and chances. I felt when I cut my hair, it shows people I'm not trying to look or be anybody else. The album
15759-426: The help of producers Timbaland , Tricky Stewart and Sean Garrett she embraced a new musical direction through uptempo dance tracks. Released in May 2007, the album charted at No. 2 in Australia and the US and topped the charts in multiple countries, including Brazil, Canada, Ireland and the UK. The album received the most positive critical reviews of her first three albums. The lead single, " Umbrella ", topped
15912-439: The lyrics to that song, you know the depth and how far she's come." Da'Shan Smith of Billboard commented on Good Girl Gone Bad' s impact for Rihanna's career on the tenth anniversary of the album's release: "The Good Girl era became a universally recognized moment where RiRi solidified her position as an international superstar, her signature bob haircut and newly seductive stage persona captivating fans and press." Regarding
16065-671: The majority of MTV channels (with exception to MTV US, MTV Canada, MTV Italy, MTV Brazil, MTV Japan, MTV China and MTV Latin America) in the English language which are either dubbed or subtitled. During MTV News broadcasts viewers are directed to mtvnews.co.uk for further news updates. The news bulletins are presented by MTV UK presenters. MTV Networks confirmed it would relaunch the MTV Brand and its content in mid-2016, MTV have yet to confirm whether this will impact on news broadcasts outside
16218-542: The most sold-out shows for a female artist in the venue's history. The tour was the seventh highest-grossing tour worldwide of 2011. In September 2020 she put her St John's Wood , North London house for sale with a price of £32 million. Rihanna's sixth album, Talk That Talk , was released in November 2011. The album debuted at No. 3 in the U.S. and number No. 1 in the UK The album's lead single, " We Found Love ", topped charts in twenty-seven countries and peaked in
16371-472: 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" —Rihanna during her first interview with MTV News Growing up in Barbados, she mainly listened to reggae , hip hop and soca music . When she first came to
16524-476: The most-watched halftime show in history, surpassing Katy Perry 's performance at the Super Bowl XLIX halftime show . Rihanna is a mezzo-soprano , with a range spanning from B 2 to C ♯ 6 . 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
16677-581: The music video website Vevo . 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." Her performance of "Disturbia" at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards was ranked tenth best on the MTV Video Music Awards , according to
16830-435: The opening lyrics of the song as inspired by "puerile psuedoporn". The album concludes with the title track "Good Girl Gone Bad", which is played with an acoustic guitar and click tracks . Released as the lead single from Good Girl Gone Bad , "Umbrella" was sent to contemporary hit , rhythmic and urban radio in the US on April 24, 2007. The song received acclaim from music critics , who praised its production, vocals and
16983-463: The record label, was one of the first to hear the demo. Brown played the demo tape for rapper Jay-Z , who had recently been appointed as president and CEO of Def Jam. When Jay-Z first heard the track "Pon de Replay", he felt the song was too big for her. Despite being skeptical, he invited Rihanna to audition for the label. In early 2005, Rihanna auditioned for Def Jam in New York City, where Jay-Z introduced her to music mogul Antonio "L.A." Reid . At
17136-603: The reissue had sold 2,800,000 copies in the United States alone. As of 2015, it is her best-selling album in the country. The album debuted atop of the Canadian Albums Chart and became Rihanna's second number-one album in the country. It was certified quintuple platinum by Music Canada , denoting shipments of more than 500,000 copies. Good Girl Gone Bad debuted at number one on both UK Albums Chart and UK Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart with sales of 54,000 copies in its first week. It became her first album to top
17289-619: The release date in an Instagram post. In her 2023 British Vogue interview, when asked about her ninth studio album, she said: "When you come off of an album like Anti ... there's this pressure that I put on myself. That if it's not better than that then it is not even worth it", noting that "it's not the right way to look at music" and "if I keep waiting until this feels right and perfect and better, maybe it's going to keep taking forever and maybe it'll never come out and no, I'm not down to that." During this period, Rihanna appeared on Canadian singer PartyNextDoor 's song " Believe It ", which
17442-405: The release of Unapologetic and its accompanying tour, Rihanna aimed to take a hiatus from recording music, stating: "I wanted to have a year to just do whatever I want artistically, creatively." In May 2014, Rihanna left Def Jam Recordings to sign fully with Roc Nation, the record label that had managed her career since October 2010. A year after Rihanna began working on her eighth studio album,
17595-445: 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 (2005). She followed the likes of recording artists Janet Jackson and Christina Aguilera who also shed their innocent image for an edgier look and sound. Nico Amarca of Highsnobiety magazine wrote, "over
17748-403: The room, it was like the other two girls didn't exist." Rihanna later performed renditions of Destiny's Child 's " Emotion " and Mariah Carey 's " Hero ". Impressed, Rogers scheduled a second meeting with Rihanna's mother present and then invited Rihanna to his hometown in the United States to record some demo tapes that could be sent to record labels. Recordings were intermittent, taking about
17901-546: The same date. A deluxe edition of the album, featuring a bonus disc with dance remixes, was launched on June 27 in Japan. In early 2008, Rihanna unveiled a new song, " Take a Bow ", on the KIIS-FM radio show On Air with Ryan Seacrest . MTV News reported that the track would serve as the lead single from Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded , a reissue of the original album to mark its first anniversary. Rihanna further announced that
18054-547: The same name . In February 2012, Rihanna won her third Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 2012 Grammy Awards for her Kanye West collaboration "All of the Lights" and was voted the Best International Female Solo Artist at the 2012 BRIT Awards for the second consecutive year. March 2012 saw the simultaneous releases of two collaborations between Rihanna and Chris Brown: remixes of her song " Birthday Cake " and his " Turn Up
18207-403: The same sentence, but we're different performers with different styles". 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. 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." With
18360-433: The same time remained a real force in entertainment in the whole world." 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. She revealed that Carey's song " Vision of Love " "was the song that made [her] want to do music." In her youth, she would see Bob Marley on television because of his fame in
18513-448: The second single from Jay-Z's eleventh studio album The Blueprint 3 . In early 2009, Rihanna began working on her fourth studio album, Rated R . Rated R was released in November 2009. The album had Rolling Stone magazine stating that Rihanna "transformed her sound and made one of the best pop records of the year". Rated R featured a darker and more foreboding tone than Rihanna's previous albums. Rated R debuted at No. 4 on
18666-486: The sexiest women of her generation, she revealed that being a sex symbol is not a priority and that "it's definitely flattering, but also uncomfortable." Her appearance has landed her on the cover of magazines such as Maxim , FHM , Rolling Stone , and in December 2012, Rihanna became the first woman to be featured on the cover of GQ magazine's "Men of the Year" issue. Rihanna made her first appearance at
18819-400: The show has evolved to a digital series that covers trending topics from pop culture to social justice issues to electoral politics and beyond. On May 9, 2023, it was announced that the division would close. The associated website shut down on June 24, 2024. MTV News began in 1987 with the program The Week in Rock , hosted by long time Rolling Stone writer/music critic Kurt Loder ,
18972-402: The single " FourFiveSeconds " was released, which featured Rihanna paired up with Kanye West and Paul McCartney . Two further singles followed its release: " Bitch Better Have My Money " and " American Oxygen "; neither made the final track listing for Rihanna's eighth studio album. During the creation of the album, Rihanna ventured into other endeavors and appeared in the voice role of Tip in
19125-490: The site and its related content". In response to the archives being removed, Michael Alex, the founding editor of MTV News' digital organization from 1994 until 2007, stated: But if history has taught us one thing, it's that archives are valuable – for decades, recording studios threw away priceless master tapes left behind by everyone from the Rolling Stones to James Brown… until they started appearing on bootlegs and
19278-496: The song " Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour) " together with Jay-Z, Bono and The Edge for the same campaign to alleviate the 2010 Haiti earthquake . In summer 2010, Rihanna collaborated with rapper Eminem on " Love the Way You Lie ", which was a major worldwide success, reaching No. 1 in over 20 countries. Reaching number 2, the song became the biggest-selling song of 2010 in the UK and the first of Rihanna's singles to sell over
19431-540: The song "Rude Boy" featured images inspired by her Caribbean roots. Rihanna has worked with music video director Anthony Mandler on more than a dozen music videos , the first being " Unfaithful " (2006). "We've done 16 videos together; they're not all tough, [...] 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. Jocelyn Vena of MTV wrote, "Rihanna, like Madonna, also has
19584-595: The song at the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on June 5 and on June 16 at The View . Rihanna performed "Shut Up and Drive" at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards at The Palms in Las Vegas , and was joined by American rock band Fall Out Boy . In early October 2007, Rihanna was the guest star at the Late Show with David Letterman , where she gave a performance of "Shut Up and Drive". On November 18, Rihanna performed
19737-503: The song for her next album. Finally, L.A. Reid , then-CEO of Def Jam Recordings , bought the record and forwarded it to Rihanna. Initially, Stewart was unsure whether Rihanna was the right artist for the song, but after they had recorded the "ella, ella" catch phrase for the track, he felt optimistic. Rapper Jay Z added rap vocals. Stewart also co-wrote and produced "Breakin' Dishes" with Nash. " Rehab ", "Sell Me Candy", and "Lemme Get That" were composed and produced by Timbaland for
19890-460: The song that I wrote for Rihanna called 'Hate That I Love You'." American producers Tricky Stewart and Dream had written the track " Umbrella " in 2007 with pop singer Britney Spears in mind. Her label rejected the song before she could hear it, stating they had enough songs for her to record; at the time, Spears was working on her fifth studio album Blackout . The producers then reached out to Mary J. Blige , who did not have time to consider
20043-481: The song's production and composition, and some compared its structure to that of Timberlake's 2007 single " What Goes Around... Comes Around ". It reached number 16 on the UK Singles Chart and number 18 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Anthony Mandler directed the accompanying music video, which was shot in Vasquez Rocks Park, near Los Angeles. Timberlake also appears in the video. Good Girl Gone Bad
20196-407: 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.'" 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
20349-575: The style she took for the album Rihanna 's second studio album, A Girl Like Me , was released in April 2006. It is a pop -oriented record with dancehall and R&B influences. It had a mixed critical reception: some critics praised Rihanna's new musical direction, while others criticized some of the album's songs. Around its time of release, many critics felt that Rihanna's style, sound, and musical material were too similar to those of American singer Beyoncé . The album sold over 587,308 copies in
20502-452: The successful straight-to-DVD film Bring It On: All or Nothing , released in August 2006. A month after the release of her debut album, Rihanna began working on her second studio album. A Girl like Me was released in April 2006. Rolling Stone felt that "the burning rock guitar" and haunted strings of some of the album's tracks made " A Girl like Me [...] likable." The album was
20655-417: The summery reggae of her first two albums is sorely missed." Robert Christgau of MSN Music cited "Umbrella" as a "choice cut", indicating "a good song on an album that isn't worth your time or money". At the 2008 Grammy Awards ceremony, Good Girl Gone Bad received seven Grammy Awards nominations, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year for "Umbrella", Best Dance Recording for "Don't Stop
20808-496: The title "Rehab", was producing a beat, over which Timberlake improvised his lyrics. Hannon Lane also co-wrote and co-produced the song. Timberlake told Entertainment Weekly that he believed "Rehab" to be "the bridge for [Rihanna] to be accepted as an adult in the music industry". Rihanna told Robert Copsey of Digital Spy that she enjoyed working with Timberlake, and learned much from the sessions. A dance-pop , pop and R&B album influenced by 1980s music , Good Girl Gone Bad
20961-414: The top 10 in 30 countries and broke many chart records worldwide. The single topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 10 non-consecutive weeks, becoming Rihanna's longest-running No. 1 single on the chart and the longest-running No. 1 single of 2011 in the US. " You Da One " and the album's title track , featuring Jay-Z, were released as the second and third singles, to moderate success. " Where Have You Been ",
21114-437: 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." In an interview with Alexa Chung during Vogue Festival 2015, 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. Commenting on
21267-439: The world that I'd never been to". With its provocative subject matter and lyrics, she began incorporating a wide range of genres including, pop, R&B , reggae, dubstep , hip hop and EDM . 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 comprised of uptempo dance-pop [songs like]" "Push Up on Me" and " Don't Stop
21420-546: Was Kanye West's " Famous ", where Rihanna provided uncredited guest vocals. She was then officially featured on Calvin Harris' " This Is What You Came For ", which was a success. Rihanna was also featured on Drake's " Too Good " and on Mike Will Made It ' s " Nothing Is Promised ". In June 2016, Rihanna released " Sledgehammer ", a single from the Star Trek Beyond movie soundtrack. On August 28, 2016, Rihanna
21573-452: Was a cadet in Barbados's Cadet Corps ; the later Barbadian singer-songwriter Shontelle was her drill sergeant. She initially wanted to graduate from high school, but she chose to pursue a musical career instead. In 2003, Rihanna formed a musical trio with two of her classmates in Barbados. Without a name or any material, the girl group auditioned with American record producer Evan Rogers , who commented, "The minute Rihanna walked into
21726-431: Was a worldwide success, and Kendrick Lamar 's single, " Loyalty ", which earned Rihanna her ninth Grammy Award at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards . In November 2017, Rihanna was part of N.E.R.D ' s comeback single " Lemon " from the band's album No One Ever Really Dies . In October 2017, Shakka revealed that he was working with Rihanna on her "absolutely insane" album. In December 2018, Rihanna confirmed that
21879-577: Was announced in November 2015 and began in March 2016, with Travis Scott supporting in North America and Big Sean supporting at selected European dates. The Weeknd had also initially planned to support at certain European sites, but he backed out citing "unforeseen changes in upcoming projects". On January 28, 2016, Rihanna released her eighth studio album, Anti , exclusively through streaming service Tidal . The album peaked at No. 1 on
22032-406: Was arrested on suspicion of making criminal threats. On March 5, 2009, Brown was charged with assault and making criminal threats. A leaked photograph from the police department obtained by TMZ.com revealed that Rihanna had sustained visible injuries. A few months after the incident, Rihanna was featured on the single " Run This Town " by Jay-Z, which also featured Kanye West and was released as
22185-811: Was first released by the Universal Music Group on CD in Portugal on May 31, 2007. It was released in the Netherlands and in Poland the following day. The album was launched in Finland and the United Kingdom on June 4 and in the United States the following day on CD and LP . Good Girl Gone Bad was released on CD in Germany on June 8, on LP in Australia on June 12 and on CD in New Zealand on
22338-618: Was honored with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards after performing various medleys of her hit songs. Rihanna released several collaborations in 2017. First she was the featured part in Future 's " Selfish ", the lead single from the rapper's sixth studio album, Hndrxx . Summer 2017 saw the release of Rihanna's collaborations with record producer DJ Khaled , " Wild Thoughts ", which also featured Bryson Tiller and
22491-427: Was released in November 2010. The album produced three US Billboard Hot 100s . Its lead single, " Only Girl (In the World) ", " What's My Name? ", featuring rapper Drake and " S&M ", following the release of its official remix featuring Britney Spears . Rihanna set a record as the solo artist with the fastest accumulation of 10 chart toppers in the Hot 100s history. At the 53rd Grammy Awards , "Only Girl (In
22644-514: Was released on January 27, 2009, and contains club remixes of tracks from the original album and the re-issue. The songs were remixed by producers and disc jockeys such as Moto Blanco , Tony Moran , Soul Seekerz and Wideboys . Good Girl Gone Bad: The Remixes peaked at number 106 on the Billboard 200 and number four on the US Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart. As of July 2010, it sold 49,000 copies in
22797-478: Was released on June 9 and 13, 2008, in the United Kingdom and Germany through Mercury Records and the Universal Music Group respectively. Good Girl Gone Bad received generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 72 based on 17 reviews. Uncut called it
22950-647: Was released on March 27, 2020. On October 28, 2022, she released the lead single from the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack , " Lift Me Up ", her first solo musical release since Anti . The song earned her nominations for the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Original Song . On February 12, 2023, she headlined the Super Bowl LVII halftime show , which marked her first live performance in over five years, and
23103-502: Was released under her mononym "Rihanna". It charted successfully worldwide, peaking in the top five in fifteen countries, including at No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and the UK Singles Chart . The song became a club hit in the United States, peaking at No. 1 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs . Music of the Sun was released in August 2005. It debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 and received
23256-412: Was sent to contemporary hit, rhythmic and urban radio in the United States on August 21. Critics gave the song positive reviews and praised the collaboration between the singers; they compared it to the previous works written by Ne-Yo, including the song " Irreplaceable " by Beyoncé. "Hate That I Love You" reached number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 15 on the UK Singles Chart. "Don't Stop
23409-615: Was the news production division of MTV . The service was available in the US with localized versions on MTV's global network and an online news team. In 2016, MTV refreshed the MTV News brand to compete with the likes of BuzzFeed and Vice , but by mid-2017 MTV News was significantly downsized due to cutbacks. MTV News content was available from respective MTV websites, Apps , YouTube and on-air. In November 2018, MTV News began producing daily updates on Twitter titled MTV News: You Need to Know . Later titled MTV News Need to Know ,
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