" 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.

Rihanna has four wax figures of herself at Madame Tussauds Wax Museums in Washington D. C., Vienna, Berlin and London.

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.

Rihanna has two brothers, Rorrey and Rajad Fenty, and two half-sisters and a half-brother from her father's side, each born by different mothers from his previous relationships.

" 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 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.

Barbadian singer Rihanna revealed in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that her 2007 multi-platinum album, Good Girl Gone Bad, was primarily influenced by Norwood.

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

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.

Rihanna is heavily influenced by the Jamaican singer-songwriter Bob Marley and stated " e's one of my favourite artists of all time [...] he really paved the way for every other artist out of the Caribbean ".

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.

In August 2008, Rihanna and Beyoncé Knowles, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey and a host of other female singers recorded the charity single, " Just Stand Up!

Due to the resurgence in popularity of grunge culture, creepers became much more mainstream in 2011 with popular artists such as R & B singers Rita Ora and Rihanna wearing pairs by Underground England.

Under Jay-Z's leadership, Def Jam launched new successful acts such as contemporary R & B singers like Rihanna, Ne-Yo, and Kanye West.

From squeaky-clean rock and roller Cliff Richard to pop temptress Rihanna, and including Madonna, Marc Bolan, David Cassidy, Justin Bieber and more in between.

According to Forbes, Ronaldo had the 5th highest social rank in the world in 2012, bettered only by Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Justin Bieber, and Katy Perry.

Many of the recording industry's greatest stars have recorded albums and videos at the studios, among them The Rolling Stones, John Lennon, George Harrison, Van Morrison, The Doors, Eric Clapton, Styx, The Carpenters, The Police, The Moody Blues, Oingo Boingo, Soundgarden, U2, Kiss, Tom Petty, Metallica, No Doubt, Rage Against the Machine, Dr. Dre, Daft Punk, Shakira, Pearl Jam, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Lady Gaga and Justin Timberlake.

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.

Many other notable artists have performed at the venue, including Linkin Park, Roger Waters, Mariah Carey, Metallica, Incubus, Guns N ' Roses, David Bowie, Green Day, AC / DC, Muse, Britney Spears, Katy Perry, Elton John, The Eagles, Coldplay, Miley Cyrus, Chris Brown, The Black Eyed Peas, Kylie Minogue, Iron Maiden, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Taylor Swift and many more.

The Lonely Island has collaborated with many major artists including T-Pain in " I'm on a Boat ", Akon in " I Just Had Sex ", Justin Timberlake in " Dick in a Box ", " Motherlover " and " 3-Way ( The Golden Rule )" ( the last of which also featured Lady Gaga ), Beck in " Attracted to Us ", Rihanna in " Shy Ronnie " and " Shy Ronnie 2: Ronnie & Clyde ", Michael Bolton in " Jack Sparrow ", Nicki Minaj in " The Creep ", Julian Casablancas in " Boombox ", Jack Black in " Sax Man ", Norah Jones in " Dreamgirl ", Snoop Dogg in " Turtleneck and Chain ", Will Ferrell in " Cool Guys Don't Look at Explosions ", Santigold in " After Party ", Natalie Portman in " Natalie's Rap ", E-40 in " Santana DVX ", Adam Levine in " Iran So Far ", and Seth Rogen in " Like a Boss ".

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

* Rihanna ; Barbadian singer.

* 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.

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

The show also featured Rihanna, Leona Lewis, Sugababes, Pink, Gabriella Climi and Anastacia.

Rubio performed at the Nobel Peace Prize Gala in Oslo, Norway, alongside Rihanna, John Legend, and Lionel Richie, who also lined up to honor the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Muhammad Yunus.

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

* 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 2008, he recorded Hate That I Love You ( Odio Amarte ), a Spanglish version with Rihanna.

Recent guests have included Elton John, Beyoncé, Mariah Carey, OutKast, Alicia Keys, Shakira, John Legend, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj and Christina Aguilera.

Rihanna opened the show with her then number one hit song " Disturbia " in a black leather outfit.

In 2011 the company announced that they had sold 10 million records by Rihanna in the UK.

Klass also introduced Rihanna on the Royal Variety Performance 2008 shown on BBC 1.

Singer Rihanna using the V sign as a peace and friend sign.

Big international acts such as Rihanna, MGMT, Ke $ ha and Alicia Keys played as well as British acts like Biffy Clyro, Pixie Lott, Cheryl Cole, Pendulum and Dizzee Rascal.

Singer Rihanna was once sought after to play the role of Rachel.