Rihanna was born in Barbados in 1988 and moved to the United States at age 16 to pursue her music career. She signed with Def Jam records in 2004 after being discovered by a producer while vacationing in Barbados. Her latest album, Talk That Talk, was released in 2011 and features genres like pop, R&B, and hip hop. It was promoted heavily through social media and sold over 600,000 copies in its first week. Going forward, Rihanna plans to continue her music career while also starting a charity to give back to communities in need.

3. Her background
Born in St Michael, Barbados on the 20TH February 1988
Her full name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty
Rihanna is a Barbadian recording artist
At the age of 16 she moved to the US to pursue her
recording career

4. Genre and Target audience
R&B, Pop, Hip Hop, Soul and Dance
Rihanna’s target audience is primarily girls but boys being
second
Between the ages 17-19+
Rihanna is becoming quite a role model for teenagers
having relationship problems recently due to the assault of
Chris Brown Rihanna has been mainly focusing on making
albums related to female empowerment

5. First Getting Signed
At first her music connections to the industry came when
she met a vocationing music producer called Evan Rogers
Soon after they both moved to the big apple to search for
a record deal
After one meeting with Jay Z her big break came when
she was signed to the legendary label on the spot in
2004!

6. Her Label
Def Jam was created by Rick Rubin in his dorm room in
Weinstein Hall in New York University
Founded in 1984
Its first release was a single by his punk rock group ‘Hose’
Its focused primarily on Hip Hop and Urban
Owned by major record label Universal Music Group
JLO, Neyo, Kanye West, Ludacris, Big Boi

7. Her Latest Album

8. Talk That Talk
Is her sixth album, released on November 21, 2011
Album was recorded from February 2011 till November
2011
There are 11 tracks on the album and 15 on the deluxe
edition

9. Promotion
Two singles were released prior to the albums release ‘we
found love’ and ‘you da one’
Upon its release the album received positive reviews
In the first were 198,000 copies were sold in the US
Shipments of 600,000 copies were sent to the UK
The album was $12.99 and in the UK £10.99
Its was promoted on iTunes, Spotify and through Twitter
and Facebook
It is available in hardcopy and mp3 download

10. Future Plans
After making an impact on the music and faction industry
Rihanna has decided to give back to the community that
has given her support she has created the non profit
organization called belief that is dedicated to giving
medical services, school supplies and toys for children in
need.
Plans to continue making her discography grow in the
music industry
She would also like to settle down with a husband and
children in the not so distant future