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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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1 Nov, 2011

British Vogue cover

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Vogue-November-2011-Cover_bt_268x353Rihanna appears on the cover of the November 2011 issue of British Vogue magazine. The cover photo is shot by Alasdair McLellan and styled by Kate Phelan.

9 Sep, 2011

Rihanna interview

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Seacrest interviews Rihanna during On Air With Ryan Seacrest about choosing what to wear for her Armani jeans campaign.

Getting dressed, I want to pick the most bizarre pair of shorts so I can figure out how to make it look right, or work an outfit that will make people go, ‘What the hell is she wearing?’

17 Jun, 2011

Loud re-release

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Ryan Seacrest announces that Rihanna will re-release her Loud album, with added songs for a deluxe version.

We can confirm that Rihanna is currently working on material and will release a brand new album this fall

Rihanna confirms in a tweet:

1 Aug, 2010

Seventeen cover

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rihanna-seventeen-august-2010Rihanna appears on the cover of the August 2010 issue of Seventeen magazine. She talks about emotional growth, being happy, and being yourself.

Don’t be afraid to be yourself just because you’re not like everybody else in class. If you want to dye your hair green and that’s what makes you happy, then dye your hair green-no matter what other people might say about it. Not everybody is going to like you – that’s the world we live in; that’s reality.

27 May, 2010

Love The Way You Lie

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The artist releases his single, Love The Way You Lie, featuring Rihanna,  from the album, Recovery. Rihanna:

They reached out to us directly and they just said, ‘We have this song and we just think Rihanna would be perfect to sing it, And, of course, I was like, ‘OK, if I love it, I’ll definitely do it, because I love Eminem.’ And I love the song. It’s really beautiful, and it really stands out. It’s a really unique record. I’m really excited about it.

Eminem - Love The Way You Lie ft. Rihanna

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.

1 Jan, 2010

Glamour UK cover

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Glamour_cover_jan2010_rihannaRihanna appears on the cover of the January 2010 issue of Glamour UK magazine. She talks about how she likes bad boys and what she looks for in a man.

My ideal man? Someone who is not afraid or intimidated by me.