" Rihanna has commented that " he was one of the first female pop icons that I could relate to ... She was so vibrant, she had so much energy.

Of Janet Jackson, Rihanna has commented that " he was one of the first female pop icons that I could relate to ... You have to love Janet.

Jon Bream of the Star Tribune commented " 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.

Tracey Lomrantz of Glamour commented, " If style risks could be measured in miles, Rihanna would have criss-crossed the globe a thousand times over already.

* Concerts: Bryan Adams, Irina Allegrova, Backstreet Boys, James Blunt, The Bravery, Sarah Brightman, Cascada, Ray Charles, Joe Cocker, Alice Cooper, Toto Cutugno, Deep Purple, Def Leppard, Depeche Mode, Bob Dylan, Flyleaf, Foreigner, Good Charlotte, Gregorian, Darren Hayes, Enrique Iglesias, Elton John, Judas Priest, Patricia Kaas, Mark Knopfler, Korn, Lenny Kravitz, Avril Lavigne, Limp Bizkit, Lordi, Vanessa-Mae, Marilyn Manson, Massive Attack, Metallica, Kylie Minogue, Nazareth, Ozzy Osbourne, Pet Shop Boys, Phil Collins, P! nk, Placebo, The Prodigy, Suzi Quatro, Rammstein, R. E. M., Chris Rea, REO Speedwagon, Rihanna, Demis Roussos, Roxette, Ruslana, Sade, Scorpions, Seal, Simple Minds, Simply Red, Smokie, Sting, Styx, Sweet, t. A. T. u., Adam Tensta, Underworld, Vanilla Ninja, Vaya Con Dios, Whitesnake & Yes

In July 2012, music artist and style icon Rihanna announced that she will be designing her first clothing collection for River Island, due to go on sale in Spring 2013.

To help raise awareness and combat HIV / AIDS, Rihanna and other public figures designed clothing for the February 2008 H & M Fashion Against AIDS line.

The ten-week series sees Rihanna, Nicola Roberts, Lysa Cooper and Henry Holland assisting up-and-coming British designers with their own clothing lines.

* Rihanna: First woman of the Caribbean to ever sell out the Garden, she performed a sold out show for her Last Girl on Earth Tour, promoting Rated R – the most critically acclaimed album of her career.

Music videos for " Survivor " by Destiny's Child, " If It's Lovin ' That You Want " by Rihanna, " Sunshine " by Lil Flip, " Natural " by S Club 7, " Feel It Boy " by Beenie Man featuring Janet Jackson, and many others were filmed on Westward Beach such as Shania Twain's " You're Still the One ".

* The song ' Fire Bomb ' on Rated R ( Rihanna album ) uses the technique as a metaphor for love.

*** Rihanna and Ne-Yo for " Hate That I Love You "

* SRP Records, a label founded by Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers, best known for signing Rihanna

My whole life is playing Rihanna ; being a singer won't be a stretch for me.

Wrigley terminated their endorsement deal with Brown on February 9, 2009 due to his arrest for domestic violence against Rihanna.

The only multiple winners of this award are Rihanna, with her wins for " Umbrella " in 2007 and " We Found Love " in 2012, as well as Eminem having won in 2000 for " The Real Slim Shady ", and in 2002 for " Without Me ".

The current holder is Rihanna for the video " We Found Love ".

In 2007 R & B singer Rihanna had a bob haircut in the video for " Umbrella ".

In September 2011, pop star Rihanna chose to film scenes for her music video We Found Love in the New Lodge area.

* Rihanna holds the record for the most entries ( 7 ) in the countdown for one artist in a single year ( 2011 )

Serving as an inspiration for other artists, Barbadian singer Rihanna revealed in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that her 2007 multi-platinum album, Good Girl Gone Bad, was primarily influenced by Afrodisiac.

He reunited with the original members of The Time after 18 years for a performance with Rihanna at the 50th Grammy Awards show.

Later this year, Blackground signed a new artist Crystal Nicole better known as Cri $ tyle, who began her career as a songwriter and has written songs for Mariah Carey, Rihanna, Keke Palmer and many more.

On 5 August 2011-Barbadian Superstar Rihanna performed for the second time in her home country on her LOUD tour.

In January 2012 singer Rihanna chose Roberts to co-host Styled To Rock for Sky Living HD, Roberts will act as an executive-producer and will search " for the next generation of undiscovered designer talent ".

" Currently, " Auf Wiederseh ' n Sweetheart " is tied with " Hey Jude " for third amongst longest-running No. 1 songs by British artists on the Billboard pop charts, behind " Candle in the Wind 1997 "/" Something About the Way You Look Tonight " by Elton John ( 14 weeks, 1997-1998 ) and " We Found Love " by Rihanna with British artist Calvin Harris ( 10 weeks, 2011 ).

He also worked with Rihanna on her fourth studio album, Rated R, for a track called " Photographs ".

Nuno was the lead guitarist for the R & B artist Rihanna for her Last Girl on Earth Tour.

Around 2005, teenaged singers such as Hilary Duff, Lindsay Lohan, JoJo, Aly & AJ, Jesse McCartney, Rihanna, Cheyenne Kimball, LAX Gurlz and Chris Brown achieved success, indicating new relevance of teen-oriented pop music.

The songs " S & M " and " Only Girl ( In the World )" by Barbadian singer Rihanna are strongly influenced by Eurodance music.

The arena has played host over the years to the biggest music artists in the world including a-ha, Avril Lavigne, Def Leppard, Iron Maiden, Alice Cooper, Rihanna, Leona Lewis, Beyoncé, Elton John, Meat Loaf, Peter Andre, Bryan Adams, Depeche Mode, Katy Perry, Joss Stone, Whitney Houston, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Janet Jackson, Will Smith, Tina Turner, Cher, Bon Jovi, P! nk, Rod Stewart, David Bowie, Sting, Prince and Kylie Minogue.

A variety of artists have recorded music there, including Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Kiss, AC / DC, Glass Harp, Blondie, Carly Simon, The Clash, Peter Frampton, Foreigner, Bryan Adams, Hall & Oates, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Al Green, Frank Zappa, Nas, Kanye West, Madonna, Beyoncé Knowles, The Mighty Boosh, Courtney Love, Radiohead, Coldplay, Alice Cooper, Bad Religion, Stevie Wonder, Cactus, Goldfrapp, Greezy Wheels, Billy Cobham, Curtis Mayfield, Moby, Bush Tetras, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Lou Reed, The Nails, Mandrill, Muse, Arctic Monkeys, Glasvegas, The Early Years, Sinéad O ' Connor, Billy Joel, Billy Idol, The Mars Volta, Caroline Loeb, Mike Oldfield, The Magnetic Fields, Guns N ' Roses, Elkie Brooks, Patti Smith, John McLaughlin, Klaus Nomi, Van Halen, The White Stripes, Weezer, Interpol, Steve Earle, Ron Rogers, Kid Creole and The Coconuts, Monster Magnet, The Pink Spiders, Deee Lite, Chris Braide, Rancid, D ' Angelo, Wolfmother, Miley Cyrus, The Big Pink, Erykah Badu, Common ( as well as the majority of the Soulquarians ), Brandon Caie, Metric, Cool It Reba, Kings Of Leon, Dave Matthews Band, Take That, Defunkt, Rihanna, The Strokes and Christina Aguilera.

The arena has hosted many top act of the music industry, including solo artists such as Bryan Adams, Rihanna, Leona Lewis, Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Elton John, Tom Jones, Pavarotti, Linkin Park, Katy Perry, Robbie Williams, Whitney Houston, Nicki Minaj, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Diana Ross, Cher and Kylie Minogue, and bands / groups ranging from Backstreet Boys, Oasis, Snow Patrol KISS, Journey, Coldplay, Westlife, Take That, Spice Girls, JLS, The Saturdays, Girls Aloud, Wet Wet Wet, The Wanted, One Direction to AC / DC.

Also in 2006, WTMX evolved toward an Adult Top 40 format with the addition of pop-crossover music by artists such as Rihanna, Justin Timberlake and Timbaland, while still retaining many of the modern AC artists they have been playing since 1996.

Rihanna grew up listening to reggae music and began singing at around the age of seven.

Returning to music after the assault, Rihanna collaborated with Jay-Z and Kanye West on " Run This Town ", which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, number one in the UK, and reached the top ten in ten other countries after its July 2009 release.

Later the music video won the award for ' Video of the Year ' at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards making Rihanna the first women ever to win this award more than once.

" Becoming an international sensation, Rihanna is known for blending R & B with Caribbean music, such as reggae and dancehall.

With the release of her debut album, Music of the Sun ( 2005 ), Kelefa Sanneh of The New York Times complemented the combination of dancehall and reggae genres stating, " 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 ".

A Girl Like Me ( 2006 ) saw Rihanna infuse a bit of rock music on the track " Kisses Don't Lie ", a sound she would later use on " Shut Up and Drive " and " Rockstar 101 ".

Rihanna has often worked with music video director Anthony Mandler on more than a dozen music videos throughout her career, the first being " Unfaithful " ( 2006 ).

Jocelyn Vena of MTV wrote, " Rihanna, like Madonna, also has a tendency to make truly thought-provoking music videos that fit the songs they represent.

In the accompanying music video for " Umbrella ", directed by Chris Applebaum, Rihanna is shown covered in silver paint and doing a ballet technique.

In 2011, Rihanna released three music videos that caused major controversy ; the video for her single " S & M " was banned in eleven countries for its sexual content, " Man Down " was criticized by the Parents Television Council ( PTC ), which features Rihanna shooting a man in a train station, and " We Found Love " sparked controversy from The Rape Crisis Centre for its inappropriate message, which shows Rihanna and her love interest in a drug-filled unhealthy relationship.

Negative reviews appeared, in which her music, music videos, performances and her image were compared to those of Beyoncé, garnering Rihanna much criticism.

The station airs a mix of music covering the 1980s through today, featuring artists such as The Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga, Elton John, Nickelback, Rihanna, Michael Bublé and Katy Perry.