- Robyn Rihanna Fenty was born in 1988 in Barbados and currently resides in New York City. She is a singer and fashion designer who has been in the music industry since 2004.
- Her music spans genres like R&B, pop, reggae, hip hop, and dance. Some of the artists she has collaborated with include Chris Brown, Drake, Eminem, Jay-Z, and Ne-Yo.
- Over her career she has released several successful albums including Music of the Sun (2005), A Girl like Me (2006), Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), Loud (2010), and Unapologetic (2012). Many of the singles from these albums like "
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Rihanna Case Study
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2. • Robyn Rhianna Fenty, was born on the 20th February in 1988. She was born in Saint
Michael, Barbados.
• She is now 26 years of age and resides in New York City in the U.S.
• Not only is she a singer, but she is also a fashion designer.
• Rhianna has been in the music industry since 2004.
• Her music genres; evolve around R&B, Pop, Reggae, Hip Hop and Dance.
• She uses both instruments and vocals to produce her music.
• The acts that Rhianna is associated with in her music are; Chris Brown, Drake,
Eminem, Jay-Z and Ne-yo
3. Hip reggae style. Her image
was young, fresh and fun! She
was often spotted wearing
cropped tops paired with low-rise
jeans and colourful
sneakers.
Young, teen image, the star
began to show off her
famous mile-long legs with a
classy wardrobe full of form-flattering
ensembles and
sky-high stilettos. sequined
dresses, metallic pieces and
sexy designer denim
Sporting a new
chopped and darker
hairstyle, She started to
sport a girly, yet punk
look on stage. She also
began to rock sexy
designer pieces on the
red carpet.
Her bold personality
came into play with her
eclectic style and the
debut of her jet black
pixie cut. She began to
mix unique accessories
with bold pieces and
girly garments with edgy
adornments.
Rihanna shaved
the sides of her
pixie cut and dyed
her hair yet again.
Couture gowns for
the red carpet.
Metallic costumes
were a part of her
performances.
Rihanna brightened
her aura with fiery
red tresses. Her
new hair and funky
sense of style
matched her album
“LOUD” perfectly.
She often hit the
scene wearing edgy
mixed prints, bold
color-blocked
ensembles and
whimsical couture
pieces.
She softened her
appearance with a
natural-looking red
brown weave. Her style
stayed bold.
From blonde curls, to
jet black dreadlocks.
From vintage basketball
jerseys to sheer gowns
Rhianna changed to a more
natural brown weave. Her
style developed into more
sexy yet skimpy.
From Brown to
jet black, her
style became or
edgy and
eclectic.
5. • “Pon de Replay" was released as the album's
lead single on May 24, 2005.
• It received positive reviews from music critics,
who praised the West Indian and Caribbean
inspired composition.
• This was Rihanna’s first album released.
6. • Her goal on the album was to find songs that express
the many things young women want to say, but might
not know how.
• The hit singles of this album was “SOS” and
“Unfaithful”.
• "SOS" was released as the album's lead single on
March 27th, 2006.
• "Unfaithful" was released as a second single from A
Girl Like Me on June 20th, 2006. It was written by the
American singer Ne-Yo. The song was originally titled
"Murderer" and was inspired by the works of
American rock band Evanescence.
• "SOS" became her first single to reach number-one on
the Billboard Hot 100 and "Unfaithful" reached the
top ten on the Billboard Hot 100.
7. • Good Girl Gone Bad is a dance-pop and pop/R&B
albuminfluenced by 1980s music. It is a departure
from the Caribbean sound of Rihanna's previous
releases, Music of the Sun and A Girl like Me.
• "Umbrella" was released as the lead single
from Good Girl Gone Bad. It was a 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 UK, the song topped the singles chart for ten
consecutive weeks.
• “Shut Up and Drive” reached the top ten on more
than twelve national charts, including number five
on the UK Singles Chart.
8. • Rated R is the fourth studio album and it was
released in November 2009 by Def Jam Recordings.
• The album produced six singles, including the
international hits "Russian Roulette", "Rude Boy" and
"Te Amo“.
• "Russian Roulette" was released as the album's lead
single and managed to reach top-ten in seventeen
countries.
• "Rude Boy" was a commercial success and became
the only single from the album that topped the US
Billboard Hot 100 for five consecutive weeks.
• She was tying with Beyoncé as the female artist with
the most top-ten hit singles in the country.
• Rated R features a darker and more foreboding tone
than Rihanna's previous albums.
9. • Loud is a return to the Caribbean-inspired dance-pop
of Rihanna's earlier work.
• In an interview with MTV, Rihanna said "I wanted
songs that were all Rihanna songs, that had a
certain sass and a certain energy.“
• During the promotion of Loud, Rihanna said that
much of the music was born out of frustration. She
explained: "I hate having to skip a track. I wanted to
make an album you can just play.“
• Her top singles on this album was “Only Girl in the
World”, “What’s My Name?” and “Man Down”.
10. • Talk That Talk is a danceable pop/R&B crossover
album, comprising up-tempo club tracks and explicit
pop songs.
• Most of the songs feature heavy bass and coarse
sounds, including electro beats and imposing
synthesizers (electronic sounds).
• The opening track, "You Da One", is a bouncy song
with a Caribbean flavour. It features a dubstep
influenced breakdown towards the middle of the
song.
• The tenth track, "Watch n' Learn", features a
flirtatious and playful hip pop melody.
• The final standard edition track of the album,
"Farewell", is a ballad.
11. • It is the seventh album released by Rihanna and it is her
latest one so far, released in 2012.
• The album's first half is made up of EDM songs, which
feature abrasive sound effects and eccentric beats.
• Most of the album's lyrics are presumably concerned
with Rihanna's relationship with Chris Brown. With a
second half of lighter songs that have references to a
dysfunctional love life.
• “Diamonds" premiered on September 26th 2012 and was
released the following day as the lead single from
Unapologetic.
• "Pour It Up" is a club song, with a minimal hip hop beat.
• "What Now", is a ‘vulnerable ballad’ containing a ‘hard
chorus’. The song is a piano-led pop ballad.