The city has played host to many world-famous musical acts including Sting, Elton John, Madonna, George Michael, Metallica, Tiesto, Kylie Minogue, Depeche Mode, Rammstein, Rihanna, Roxette and Lady Gaga.

" 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.

Most recently he has played with artists such as Christina Aguilera, Rihanna, Lady Antebellum, P Diddy, T-Pain and Salt-n-Pepa.

Helen of Troy has also sponsored the halftime show, which has recently featured such artists as Los Lonely Boys, The Village People, Baby Bash, David Archuleta, Rihanna, and Diamond Rio.

She has influenced the likes of Annie Lennox, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Beyoncé, Amber Rose, and even Nicki Minaj.

Mischer has also produced specials with Beyoncé, Bono, Prince, Rihanna, Britney Spears, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, Taylor Swift, Stevie Wonder, Sting, Garth Brooks, Mary J. Blige, Elton John, Justin Timberlake, Barbra Streisand, Yo Yo Ma, and Carrie Underwood, among others.

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.

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.

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.

He has produced with other artists including Michael Jackson, Justin Bieber, Eazy-E, Britney Spears, U2, Rihanna, Usher, Justin Timberlake, Earth, Wind & Fire, Nicki Minaj, Cheryl Cole, 2NE1, SMAP, The Game, Nas, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Daddy Yankee, Wolfgang Gartner, and Juanes.

Rihanna has sold more than 25 million albums and 60 million digital singles worldwide since the beginning of her career in 2005, which makes her one of the best selling artists of all time.

" Gil Kaufman of VH1 reported the " nonstop coverage of the Rihanna / Brown case has brought up a number of issues regarding the privacy of alleged victims of domestic violence, including the decision by almost all major news outlets to divulge the identity of the victim — which is not typically done in domestic-violence cases " and the controversial distribution of the leaked photograph.

Rihanna has been heavily influenced by Bob Marley

Rihanna has named Madonna as her idol and biggest influence, and said she wants to be the " black Madonna ".

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.

Rihanna has covered Marley's " Is This Love " and Bob Marley & The Wailers ' " Redemption Song ".

Rihanna herself has influenced the singers Rita Ora and Justin Bieber.

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.

* Radio 1's Hackney Weekend was held here on the marshes on 23 and 24 June 2012. with acts such as Jay-Z, Rihanna, will. i. am, Florence + The Machine, Leona Lewis and Plan B all performing across the two days.

The June / July issue offered two covers ; one of R & B artist Robin Thicke and one of Rihanna.

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.

" Talk That Talk ", a single featuring Jay-Z, was followed by the simultaneous release of two collaborations between Rihanna and her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown ; remixes of her " Birthday Cake " and his " Turn Up the Music " that received negative responses because of the pair's history of domestic violence.

In early 2012, two collaborations featuring Rihanna were released ; Coldplay's " Princess of China " from the album Mylo Xyloto and Drake's " Take Care " from his album of the same name.

With the exception of " Save Me ," which she cut with Jason Farmer ( Keyshia Cole, Rihanna, Wyclef Jean ) in the producer's seat, Vivian recorded the entire album with Grammy-nominated producer Anthony Bell, a longtime friend and collaborator who made key production contributions to her first two albums, and whose extensive resume also includes work with Jazmine Sullivan, Jewel, Musiq, Raheem DeVaughn and Jill Scott.

Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( or ; born February 20, 1988 ), known mononymously as Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist and actress.

Robyn Rihanna Fenty was born on February 20, 1988, in Saint Michael, Barbados.

In 2010, singer Rihanna sampled " One By One " on a song from her new album Loud.

* 2006 Rihanna extensively samples " Tainted Love " on the single " SOS " from her album A Girl Like Me.

*" S & M " ( song ), by Rihanna from Loud

* " Cry ", a song by Rihanna from the UK version of the album Good Girl Gone Bad ( 2007 )

* " Fading " ( song ), a song by Rihanna from Loud

* " Fire Bomb ", a song by Rihanna from her 2009 album Rated R

" In reviewing her second album Ciara: The Evolution, Jody Rosen of Entertainment Weekly writes " Ciara's comfort with rave-inspired beats sets her apart from Cassie, Amerie, Rihanna, and other would-Beyoncés ... singing is nimble throughout: She whispers, coos, wails, and reels off speedy syncopations worthy of Beyoncé herself.

* " Mad House ", song from Rihanna's 2009 album Rated R ( Rihanna album )

Some Adult CHR stations may play pop-friendly rhythmic, dance or hip hop titles from artists such as Rihanna, Beyoncé, Pitbull, Flo Rida, Kanye West, Britney Spears, Usher or Ne-Yo while still shying away from hardcore hip hop.

* " Rockstar 101 ", a song by Rihanna from the album Rated R

Hulu. com and NBC. com removed the sketch from their website and a January rerun of the episode that featured this segment ( hosted by Blake Lively with musical guest Rihanna ) cut the entire sequence.

* " Haunted ", by Rihanna from Good Girl Gone Bad

On the same day of the audition, Rihanna signed a six-album record deal with Def Jam Recordings, later relocating from Barbados to New York to live with Rogers and his wife.

Due to a leaked photograph from the Los Angeles Police Department obtained by TMZ. com — which revealed that Rihanna had sustained visible injuries — an organization known as STOParazzi proposed a law called " Rihanna's Law ," which, if enacted, would " deter employees of law enforcement agencies from releasing photos or information that exploits crime victims.

In exchange for his plea Brown received five years probation and was ordered to stay fifty yards away from Rihanna, unless at public events, which then would be reduced to ten yards.

In October 2011, Nicki Minaj released the collaboration " Fly " featuring Rihanna from her album Pink Friday which peaked within the top twenty in both the US and UK.

Her first theatrical feature film, Rihanna appeared as Petty Officer ( GM2 ) Cora Raikes in the 2012 film Battleship from director Peter Berg.

In an interview with iHeartRadio, Rihanna confirmed that the lead single from the upcoming album is called " Diamonds " and will premiere the song on September 26, 2012.