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Rihanna is a Barbadian singer and actress born in 1988 in Saint Michael, Barbados. After her audition with rapper and then Def Jam President Jay-Z, she signed a contract with Def Jam Records. Her first two albums, Music of the Sun and A Girl Like Me, reached top ten status in the Billboard 200. Other albums she released include Good Girl Gone Bad, Rated R, Loud, Talk that Talk and Unapologetic. Some of her most popular songs include Umbrella, We Found Love, Diamonds, and Take a Bow. Rihanna has won seven Grammy Awards, 22 Billboard Music Awards, eight American Music Awards, and two Brit Awards. She has formerly dated rapper Drake and singer Chris Brown.

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29 Aug, 2016

Wins Video Vanguard Award

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Drake presents Rihanna with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard award at the MTV Music Video Awards. She performs 13 of the biggest hits in her 13-year career, including Rude Girl, Diamonds, and Only Girl in the World. Drake:

She’s someone I’ve been in love with since I was 22 years old. She’s one of my best friends in the world. All my adult life, I’ve looked up to her even though she’s younger than me.

13 Feb, 2014

Wins Grammy

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Rihanna wins Grammy for Best Dance Recording for Only Girl (In The World).

Thanks for letting us accept this. Thank to these guys we made the record with.

"Only Girl (In The World)" wins the GRAMMY for Best Dance Recording - 53rd GRAMMY Pre-Tel | GRAMMYs

26 Jan, 2014

Grammy nomination

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Rihanna and Ekko are Grammy nominees for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for Stay. Ekko:

I’m honored to announce…Grammy nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group for “Stay“…So excited. Thanks for all your love and support, guys. It means the world.

Wins Grammy

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Rihanna wins a Grammy for Best Urban Contemporary Album for Unapologetic.

I was at home and one of my friends hit me and said, ‘You just won a Grammy,’ and I was like, ‘What’?

31 Jan, 2010

Wins Grammy

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indexJay-Z, West, and Rihanna wins the Grammy for Best Rap-Sung Collaboration and Best Rap Song for Run This Town.

10 Feb, 2008

Wins Grammy

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Rihanna and Jay-Z win the Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for Umbrella.  This is Rihanna’s first Grammy win.

You don’t even understand. It is so exciting for me just to be nominated.

Rihanna - Backstage at the Grammys 2008