Rihanna: Perbedaan antara revisi

| net_worth = US $2601.7 juta<br>(2018)miliar<ref>{{citeCite newsweb|url=https://wealthygorillavictormochere.com/id/rihanna-net-worth/|title=Rihanna'sKekayaan NetBersih WorthRihanna|websitepublisher=WealthyVictor GorillaMochere}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Robehmed |first1=Natalie |title=Rihanna's Net Worth: $2102 Million In 2018 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2018/07/16/rihannas-net-worth-210-million-in-2018/#317659574548 |website=Forbes }}</ref>

Rihanna mengeluarkan campuran dari [[musik pop|pop]], [[musik dansa|dansa]], dan [[contemporary R&B|R&B]] di empat album studio berikutmyaberikutnya, ''Rated R'' (2009), ''Loud'' (2010), ''[[Talk That Talk]]'' (2011), dan album pemenang [[Grammy Award]] ''[[Unapologetic]]'' (2012). Keempat rilis ini menggabungkan eksperimen dari berbagai gaya musik dan konsolidasi kesuksesan grafik internasional Rihanna, ''Unapologetic'' menjadi album nomor satu pertamanya di Amerika Serikat. Album-album tersebut melahirkan serangkaian single yang menduduki puncak tangga lagu, termasuk "Rude Boy", "[[Only Girl (In the World)]]", "[[What's My Name?]]", "S&M", "[[We Found Love]]", "[[Diamonds (lagu Rihanna)|Diamonds]]", dan "[[Stay (lagu Rihanna)|Stay]]". Album studio kedelapannya, ''Anti'' (2016), menunjukkan kendali atas kreativitas artistiknya setelah meninggalkan Def Jam. Album ini menjadi album nomor satu keduanya di Amerika Serikat dan menghasilkan single nomor satu berjudul "Work". Di samping materi solo, Rihanna telah berkolaborasi bersama artis rekaman seperti [[Drake]], [[Eminem]], dan [[Calvin Harris]].

Telah menjual lebih dari 250 juta rekaman, Rihanna merupakan salah satu dari [[List of best-selling music artists|artis musik terlaris]] di dunia. Dia telah memiliki empat belas single nomor satu dan tiga puluh satu single sepuluh besar di Amerika Serikat, dan tiga puluh single sepuluh besar di Britania Raya.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/12203/rihanna/|title=Rihanna's 30 Top 10 UK singles|website=Official Charts}}</ref> [[Daftar penghargaan dan nominasi yang diterima oleh Rihanna|Penghargaannya]] termasuk sembilan [[Grammy Awards]], tiga belas [[American Music Awards]] dan, dua belas [[Billboard Music Awards|''Billboard'' Music Awards]], dan enam [[Guinness World Records]].<ref name="auto">{{cite news|url=http://www.gobarbados.org/list-of-rihanna-guinness-world-records/|title=List of Rihanna's Guinness world records|website=Go Barbados}}</ref> ''[[Forbes]]'' memasukkannya di sepuluh besar [[Forbes Celebrity 100|selebritas dengan bayaran tertinggi]] pada tahun 2012 dan 2014, dan ''[[Time (majalah)|Time]]'' menobatkannya sebagai salah satu [[Time 100|100 orang paling berpengaruh di dunia]] dua kali (2012 dan 2018). Di samping karier musik yang sukses, Rihanna dikenal karena keterlibatannya dalam tujuan kemanusiaan, usaha wirausaha, dan industri mode. Dia merupakan pendiri dari organisasi waralaba bernama Clara Lionel Foundation, merek kosmetik Fenty Beauty, dan rumah mode bernama Fenty di bawah [[LVMH]]. Pada tahun 2018, Pemerintah pemerintah Barbados menunjuknya sebagai seorang duta dengan tugas mempromosikan edukasi, pariwisata, dan investasi.

Robyn Rihanna Fenty lahir pada tanggal 20 Februari 1988,<ref name="scribd2">{{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/143299252/Fenty-v-Arcadia-Group-Brands|title=''Fenty v. Arcadia Group Records''|page=4|accessdate=23 May 2013}}<!-- Yes, Scribd isn't a reliable source per [[WP:USERGENERATED]], but this document was uploaded by a reporter at Buzzfeed, which can be trusted for the purposes of a citation like this; see https://www.buzzfeed.com/alexrees/rihanna-not-actually-suing-topshop-for-5-million --></ref> di [[Saint Michael, Barbados]] putri dari akuntan bernama Monica (nama keluarga Braithwaite) dan seorang pengawas gudang Ronald Fenty. Dia merupakan keturunan Afro-Guyan, Afro-Barbados, dan Irlandia.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Spivey|first=Lisa|title=Rihanna, The New Cover Girl|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Sentinel]]|volume=72|issue=23|date=January 2007|page=B.5|issn=0890-4340}}</ref><ref name="People">{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/rihanna/biography|title=Rihanna: Biography&nbsp;— Part 1 & 2|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|accessdate=16 December 2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217063124/http://www.people.com/people/rihanna/biography|archivedate=17 December 2008}}</ref> Rihanna mempunyai dua saudara laki-laki, Rorrey dan Rajad Fenty, dan dua saudara tiri perempuan dan seorang saudara tiri laki-laki dari sisi ayahnya, yang semuanya lahir dari ibu yang berbeda dari hubungan ayahnya yang sebelumnya.<ref name="ew">{{cite news|last=Watson|first=Margeaux|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20043393,00.html|title=Caribbean Queen: Rihanna|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=22 June 2007|accessdate=27 November 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Clark|first=Noelene|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2011/04/rihanna-half-siblings-family-sisters-brother.html|title=Rihanna's secret family: two half-sisters, a half-brother&nbsp;— and two nieces|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=18 April 2011|accessdate=21 July 2011}}</ref> Dia tumbuh di sebuah bungalo dengan tiga kamar tidur di [[Bridgetown]] dan menjual pakaian bersama ayahnya di sebuah kios di pinggir jalan. Masa kecil Rihanna sangat dipengaruhi oleh kecanduan ayahnya terhadap [[Kokainkokain]] dan [[Ethanol|alkohol]], yang berkontribusi pada pernikahan datar orang tuanya. Ketika masih anak-anak, dia menjalani banyak [[CT scan]] akibat sakit kepala yang dideritanya: "[Para dokter] bahkan mengira itu adalah tumor, karena itu sangat kuat."<ref name="ew"/> Pada saat dia berusia empat belas tahun, orang tua Rihanna telah bercerai dan kesehatannya mulai membaik.<ref name="People"/><ref name="Biography Today">{{cite journal|year=2008|title=Rihanna 1988–|journal=Biography Today|volume=17|issue=2|page=90|publisher=Omnigraphics|issn=1058-2347}}</ref> Rihanna tumbuh dengan mendengarkan musik [[reggae]].<ref name="ew"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1652415/rihanna-louds-man-down-gangsta.jhtml |title=Rihanna Says Loud's 'Man Down' Is 'Gangsta' |publisher=[[MTV News]]. [[Viacom]] |date=16 November 2010 |accessdate=27 July 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806073208/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1652415/rihanna-louds-man-down-gangsta.jhtml |archivedate=6 August 2011}}</ref> Dia memasuki Charles F. Broome Memorial Primary School dan Combermere High School, di mana dia belajar bersama calon pemain kriket berkebangsaan Inggris bernama Chris Jordan dan calon pemain kriket West Indies bernama Carlos Brathwaite.<ref name="ew"/><ref name="cricketer">{{cite news|last1=Venugopal|first1=Arun|title=As a kid, I was giving throwdowns to Lara, Chanderpaul and Hooper|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1097263.html|accessdate=16 May 2017|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=15 May 2017}}</ref> Rihanna adalah seorang kadet militer dalam program sub-militer; penyanyi-penulis lagu bernama Shontelle adalah sersan latihannya.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7880732.stm|title=Talking Shop: Shontelle|date=5 March 2009|work=''BBC News''. [[BBC]]|accessdate=5 March 2009}}</ref> Meskipun dia awalnya ingin lulus dari sekolah menengah atas, dia lebih memilih untuk mengejar karier musik.<ref>{{cite news|last=DePaulo |first=Lisa |url=https://www.gq.com/women/photos/201001/rihanna-video-photos?currentPage=2 |title=Good Girl Gone Badass |work=[[GQ]] |date=January 2010 |accessdate=27 July 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111123063012/http://www.gq.com/women/photos/201001/rihanna-video-photos?currentPage=2 |archivedate=23 November 2011}}</ref>

Pada tahun 2003, Rihanna membentuk sebuah trio musik dengan teman sekelasnya.<ref name="ew"/> Dia ditemukan di negara asalnya [[Barbados]] oleh produser rekaman berkebangsaan Amerika Serikat bernama Evan Rogers. Tanpa nama atau materi apapunapa pun, grup penyanyi perempuan ini diatur untuk melakukan audisi dengan Rogers yang berkomentar, "Menit Rihanna masuk ke dalam ruangan, seperti dua anak perempuan lainnya tidak ada".<ref name="ew"/> Rihanna pergi ke kamar hotel Rogers, di mana dia membawakan rendisi dari "Emotion" oleh [[Destiny's Child]] dan lagu milik [[Mariah Carey]] berjudul "Hero".<ref name="TheGuardian1">{{cite news|last=Patterson|first=Sylvia|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/aug/26/popandrock|title=Singing in the rain|work=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=Guardian News and Media|date=27 August 2007|accessdate=24 September 2011|location=London}}</ref> Terkesan, Rogers menjadwalkan sebuah pertemuan kedua dengan kehadiran ibunya, dan kemudian mengundangnya ke kampung halamannya di Amerika Serikat untuk merekam beberapa rekaman demo agar bisa dikirim ke perusahaan rekaman.<ref name="TheGuardian1"/> Dia merekam demo pada tahun berikutnya secara sebentar-sebentar, karena hanya bisa merekam selama liburan sekolah. "Pon de Replay" dan "The Last Time" merupakan dua lagu yang direkam untuk rekaman demo ini, yang kemudian masuk ke dalam album debutnya ''Music of the Sun''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boomsbeat.com/articles/153/20140127/50-interesting-facts-about-rihanna.htm |title=50 Interesting Facts About Rihanna |publisher=Booms Beat |date=27 January 2014 |accessdate=20 February 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302123317/http://www.boomsbeat.com/articles/153/20140127/50-interesting-facts-about-rihanna.htm |archivedate=2 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGidBbtrM08|title=2005 Rihanna Interview|via=YouTube|accessdate=20 February 2016}}</ref> Pada tahun yang sama, Rihanna dikontrak oleh perusahaan produksi Rogers dan Carl Sturken, Syndicated Rhythm Productions.<ref name="TheGuardian1"/>

Demo Rihanna dikirim ke [[Def Jam Recordings]], di mana Jay Brown, seorang eksekutif [[Artists and repertoire|A&R]] di perusahaan rekaman ini, merupakan yang pertama yang mendengar demo ini. Brown memutarkan rekaman demo ini untuk [[rapper]] [[Jay-Z]], yang baru-baru waktu itu diangkat sebagai presiden dan Chief executive officer (CEO) di Def Jam.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.universalmusic.com/corporate/detail/231 |title=THE ISLAND DEF JAM MUSIC GROUP APPOINTS SHAWN "JAY-Z" CARTER TO PRESIDENT & CEO, DEF JAM RECORDINGS |publisher=[[Universal Music Group]] |date=8 December 2004 |accessdate=22 February 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317183153/http://www.universalmusic.com/corporate/detail/231 |archivedate=17 March 2015}}</ref> Ketika Jay-Z pertama kali mendengar lagu "[[Pon de Replay]]", dia merasa lagu tersebut terlalu besar untuk Rihanna.<ref name="Jay-ZPicks">{{cite web|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/yhif/jayz_picks/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830053302/http://www.mtv.com/news/yhif/jayz_picks/|archivedate=30 August 2011|title=Jay-Z's Picks: Teairra Mari, Rihanna, Ne-Yo|publisher=MTV|accessdate=24 September 2011}}</ref> Meski bersikap skeptis, dia mengundang Rihanna untuk audisi ke perusahaan rekaman ini. Di awal tahun 2005, Rihanna mengikuti audisi untuk Def Jam di Kota New York, di mana Jay-Z memperkenalkannya kepada [[L.A. Reid|Antonio "L.A." Reid]].<ref name="TheGuardian1"/><ref name="USAToday1">{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Steve|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2005-08-01-otv-rihanna_x.htm|title=Rihanna has her day in the sun|work=[[USA Today]]|date=1 August 2005|accessdate=23 May 2009}}</ref> Di audisi ini, dia menyanyikan cover dari [[Whitney Houston]] berjudul "For the Love of You" (1987), dan juga lagu demo yang berjudul "Pon de Replay" dan "The Last Time".<ref name="TheGuardian1"/> Jay-Z benar-benar yakin untuk mengontraknya setelah dia menyanyikan calon single hitnya "Pon de Replay".<ref name="Jay-ZPicks"/> Bosnya L.A. Reid juga terkesan dengan audisinya, memberitahumemberi tahu Jay-Z untuk tidak membiarkan Rihanna meninggalkan label ini hingga kontraknya ditandatangani.<ref name=Ried17Rih>{{cite web|last=Reid|first=Antonio|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/magazine-feature/6836012/la-reid-on-meeting-rihanna-for-first-time-jay-z-beyonce|date=7 January 2016|title=L.A. Reid Recalls Meeting 17-Year-Old Rihanna for the First Time: Exclusive Memoir Excerpt|work=Billboard|accessdate=19 February 2016}}</ref> Reid meninggalkan kontraknya dengan Jay-Z dan timnya untuk membuat kesepakatan enam album bersama Def Jam. Rihanna menunggu di kantor Jay-Z hingga pukul tiga pagi untuk mendapatkan pengacara untuk membuat kontraknya karena Jay-Z ingin mencegah Rihanna agar tidak menandatangani kontrak dengan label lain.<ref name="Jay-ZPicks"/>

''[[Music of the Sun]]'' dirilis pada bulan Agustus 2005. Album ini debut di nomor sepuluh di [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] dan mendapat sertifikasi emas dari [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA), yang menandakan terjual dari 500,000 unit.<ref name="RIAA-albums">{{cite web|url= http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Rihanna&format=ALBUM&perPage=25 |archive-url= https://archive.istoday/20121211043636/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Rihanna&format=ALBUM&perPage=25 |dead-url= yes |archive-date= 11 December 2012 |title=RIAA&nbsp;– Gold & Platinum |publisher=Recording Industry Association of America |accessdate=28 November 2010}}</ref> Album ini terjual lebih dari dua juta eksemplar di seluruh dunia. Single kedua, "If It's Lovin' that You Want", tidak sesukses pendahulunya, tetapi berada di sepuluh besar di Australia, Irlandia, dan Selandia Baru.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1508016/20050819/rihanna.jhtml |title=Rihanna Insists She's Got What You Need In 'Pon De Replay' Follow-Up |last=Tecson |first=Brandee |date=19 August 2005 |publisher=MTV News |accessdate=2 June 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306212203/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1508016/20050819/rihanna.jhtml |archivedate=6 March 2009}}</ref>

Sebulan setelah rilis dari album debutnya, Rihanna mulai mengerjakan album studio keduanya.<ref name="HerRockSide">{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1524534/20060217/rihanna.jhtml |title=Rihanna Getting in Touch With Her Rock Side For Next LP |last=Tecson |first=Brandee J. |date=22 February 2006 |publisher=[[MTV News]] |accessdate=2 June 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226231134/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1524534/20060217/rihanna.jhtml |archivedate=26 December 2008}}</ref> ''[[A Girl like Me]]'' dirilis pada bulan April 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=rihanna|chart=all}} |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080804183011/{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=rihanna|chart=all}} |archivedate=4 August 2008 |title=Billboard.com&nbsp;– Discography&nbsp;– Rihanna&nbsp;– A Girl Like Me |accessdate=27 May 2009 |work=Billboard }}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' merasa bahwa "gitar rock yang terbakar" dan senar yang menghantui dari beberapa lagu album membuat "'' A Girl like Me '' [...] disukai."<ref>{{cite news|last=Walters|first=Barry|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/a-girl-like-me-20060526|title=Rihanna – A Girl like Me|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|accessdate=2 January 2012|archive-date=2008-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212151010/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/a-girl-like-me-20060526|dead-url=yes}}</ref> Album ini mendapat sukses komersial, berada di sepuluh besar di tiga belas negara. Album ini berada di nomor satu di Kanada dan nomor lima di Britania Raya dan Amerika Serikat, di mana album ini terjual 115,000 eksemplar di minggu pertama.<ref name="RIAA-albums"/><ref name="acharts">{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/album/14395 |title=Rihanna&nbsp;– A Girl like Me&nbsp;– Music Charts |accessdate=21 August 2009 |work=αCharts.us |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224202125/http://acharts.us/album/14395 |archivedate=24 December 2008}}</ref> Album ini menjadi album pertama Rihanna yang disertifikasi Platinum oleh [[RIAA]], setelah terjual lebih dari 1,000,000 unit.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/5793204/rihanna-hits-10-million-in-us-album-sales|title=Rihanna Hits 10 Million in U.S. Album Sales|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=16 November 2013 |accessdate= 3 August 2016 |work= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> Single utamanya, "[[SOS (lagu Rihanna)|SOS]]", mendapat sukses internasional, berada di lima besar di sebelas negara. Lagu ini berada di nomor satu di ''Billboard'' Hot 100 AS dan di Australia, pertama kalinya menempati posisi ini.<ref name="SOSAcharts">{{cite news|url=http://acharts.us/song/7805 |title=Rihanna&nbsp;– SOS&nbsp;– Music Charts |work=[[Music Charts]] |accessdate=24 August 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224055410/http://acharts.us/song/7805 |archivedate=24 February 2009}}</ref> "[[Unfaithful]]", single kedua album, berada di sepuluh besar di delapan belas negara, termasuk nomor satu di Kanada dan [[Swiss]].<ref name="UnfaithfulAcharts">{{cite news|url=http://acharts.us/song/8433 |title=Rihanna&nbsp;– Unfaithful&nbsp;– Music Charts |work=[[Music Charts]] |accessdate=24 August 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227054034/http://acharts.us/song/8433 |archivedate=27 December 2008}}</ref> Dua single lagi dirilis dari album: "[[We Ride]]" dan "[[Break It Off]]".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1535606/20060705/rihanna.jhtml |title=Rihanna Lets Fans Be Her Guide, Selects Summer Jam 'We Ride' As Next Single |last=Moss |first=Corey |date=6 July 2006 |publisher=[[MTV News]] |accessdate=2 June 2009}}</ref><ref>Katie Hasty, [http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1054358/mims-puts-the-hot-in-the-hot-100-at-no-1 "Mims Puts The 'Hot' In The Hot 100 At No. 1"], ''Billboard'', 1 March 2007</ref>

Di awal tahun 2007, Rihanna muncul di single berjudul "Roll It" bersama band asal Jamaika bernama J-Status dan sesama penyanyi-penulis lagu berkebangsaan Barbados bernama Shontelle. Lagu ini masuk ke dalam album debut J-Status, ''The Beginning'', hanya dirilis di beberapa negara di Eropa. Di sekitar waktu ini, Rihanna sudah mulai mengerjakan album studio ketiganya, ''[[Good Girl Gone Bad]]''.<ref name="neyo lessons">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1553347/rihanna-gets-voice-lessons-from-ne-yo-for-fresh-uptempo-new-tracks/ |title=Rihanna Gets Voice Lessons From Ne-Yo For 'Fresh, Uptempo' New Tracks |publisher=[[MTV News]] |last=Moss |first=Corey |date=27 February 2007 |accessdate=4 September 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101055741/http://www.mtv.com/news/1553347/rihanna-gets-voice-lessons-from-ne-yo-for-fresh-uptempo-new-tracks/ |archivedate=1 January 2015}}</ref> Dengan bantuan para produser seperti [[Timbaland]], Tricky Stewart, dan Sean Garrett dia merangkul arah musik baru melalui lagu-lagu tari uptempo.<ref name="LosesGoodImage">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1558496/20070501/rihanna.jhtml |title=Rihanna Loses Good Girl Image, Thanks To Jay-Z, Justin, Timbaland, Ne-Yo |last1=Reid |first1=Shaheem |last2=Richard |first2=Yasmine |date=2 May 2007 |publisher=MTV News |accessdate=1 June 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220135412/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1558496/20070501/rihanna.jhtml |archivedate=20 February 2009}}</ref><ref name="VoiceLessons">{{Cite news|last=Moss |first=Corey |title=Rihanna Gets Voice Lessons From Ne-Yo For 'Fresh, Uptempo' New Tracks |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1553347/20070226/rihanna.jhtml |publisher=MTV News |date=27 February 2006 |accessdate=27 September 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090104042919/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1553347/20070226/rihanna.jhtml |archivedate=4 January 2009}}</ref> Dirilis pada bulan Mei 2007, album ini berada di nomor dua di Australia dan AS dan memuncaki tangga album di beberapa negara, termasuk [[Brazil]], Kanada, Irlandia, dan Inggris.<ref name="GGGBcharts">{{cite news|url=http://acharts.us/album/26334 |title=Rihanna&nbsp;– Good Girl Gone Bad&nbsp;– Music Charts |work=[[Music Charts]] |accessdate=24 August 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204193904/http://acharts.us/album/26334 |archivedate=4 February 2009}}</ref> TheAlbum albumini receivedmenerima thekritikan mostpositif positivedari criticaltiga reviews of her firstalbum threepertamanya albums.<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/rihanna/goodgirlgonebad |title=Rihanna:Good Girl Gone Bad (2007): Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=24 March 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226235849/http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/rihanna/goodgirlgonebad |archivedate=26 February 2009}}</ref>

Single utamanya, "[[Umbrella (lagu)|Umbrella]]", memuncaki tangga lagu di tiga belas negara dan bertahan di nomor satu di Inggris selama sepuluh minggu berturut-turut, single nomor satu terlama di sana semenjak single milik Wet Wet Wet berjudul "Love Is All Around" menghabiskan lima belas minggu di puncak pada tahun 1994.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://acharts.us/song/16150 |title=Rihanna and Jay-Z&nbsp;– Umbrella&nbsp;– Music Charts |work=[[Music Charts]] |accessdate=24 August 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202080245/http://acharts.us/song/16150 |archivedate=2 February 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1050626/rihanna-makes-it-10-weeks-atop-uk-singles-chart|title=Rihanna Makes It 10 Weeks Atop UK Singles Chart|last=Sexton|first=Paul|date=23 July 2007|work=Billboard|accessdate=8 February 2009}}</ref> Lagu ini merupakan single pertama Rihanna yang masuk ke dalam single terlaris di seluruh dunia, dengan penjualan lebih dari 8 juta eksemplar.<ref name="ifpi2007">{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/DMR2008.pdf |title=Top 10 Global Digital Singles 2007 |publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]] |page=6 |accessdate=13 November 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126060231/http://ifpi.org/content/library/dmr2008.pdf |archivedate=26 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/DMR2008.pdf |title=Top 10 Digital Songs 2009 |date=15 February 2012 |work=IFPI |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126060231/http://ifpi.org/content/library/dmr2008.pdf |archivedate=26 November 2010}}</ref> Lagu-lagu seperti "[[Shut Up and Drive]]", "[[Hate That I Love You]]" (fitur bersama [[Ne-Yo]]), dan "[[Don't Stop the Music (lagu Rihanna)|Don't Stop the Music]]" juga dirilis sebagai single, dengan yang terakhir menjadi hit internasional. Untuk mempromosikan album ini, Rihanna memulai [[Good Girl Gone Bad Tour]] pada bulan September 2007, dengan 80 konser di sepanjang AS, Kanada, dan Eropa.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtvasia.com/Review/Event/E20081117001729.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130711222550/http://m/ |archivedate=11 July 2013 |title=Rihanna's Good Girl Gone Bad Tour |last=Leong |first=Cheryl |date=13 November 2008 |work=[[MTV Southeast Asia]] |accessdate=31 May 2009 |deadurl=yes }}</ref> Rihanna dinominasikan di beberapa penghargaan di Grammy Awards 2008 untuk ''Good Girl Gone Bad'', memenangkan Best Rap/Sung Collaboration untuk "Umbrella" bersama Jay-Z, [[Grammy Award]] pertamanya.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1567466_20010832_20177185,00.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212091054/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C1567466_20010832_20177185%2C00.html |archivedate=12 February 2008 |title=The 2008 Grammy Winners Are... |date=8 February 2008 |work=Entertainment Weekly |accessdate=23 April 2009 |deadurl=yes }}</ref>

Pada tanggal 9 Juni 2008, Rihanna merilis ''[[Good Girl Gone Bad Live]]'', [[album live]] long-form video pertamanya. [[DVD]] dan [[Blu-ray Disc|Blu-ray]] dirilis dan memasukkan fitur dengan konser Rihanna di [[Manchester Arena]] di Manchester, Britania Raya, digelar pada tanggal 6 Desember 2007 sebagai bagian dari Good Girl Gone Bad Tour. Kebanyakan lagu yang dibawakan merupakan lagu dari album ''Good Girl Gone Bad''; meskipun, Rihanna juga membawakan lagu-lagu dari album-album sebelumnya ''Music of the Sun'' dan ''A Girl like Me''. PerlisanPerilisan ini juga memasukkan film dokumenter spesial yang menampilkan Rihanna berbicara tentang pengalamannya selama tur. Di akhir tahun 2008, Rihanna tetap berada di tangga lagu dengan rilis dari single kelima dari ''Good Girl Gone Bad'', "Rehab", dan dinobatkan sebagai "Diva of the Year" oleh ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' atas "newfound staying power"nya.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rihanna: Diva of the year |url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2008/12/29/rihanna-diva-of/ |work=Entertainment Weekly |last=Watson |first=Margeaux |date=29 December 2008 |accessdate=5 March 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202231635/http://music-mix.ew.com/2008/12/29/rihanna-diva-of/ |archivedate=2 December 2013}}</ref> ''Good Girl Gone Bad'' telah terjual lebih dari 2.,8&nbsp;juta unit di AMerikaAmerika Serikat saja, mendapatkan sertifikasi dua-kali Platinum dari RIAA. Album ini merupakan album terlaris Rihanna di negara ini sampai sekarang.<ref name="RIAA-albums"/><ref name="May 2013 Sales">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1565445/rihanna-earns-sixth-million-selling-album|title=Rihanna Earns Sixth Million-Selling Album|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=30 May 2013}}</ref> Album ini telah terjual sembilan juta unit di seluruh dunia.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/beyonc-lady-gaga-rihanna-albums-to-hit-shelves-november-23-1821889.html|title=Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Rihanna albums to hit shelves November 23|date=17 November 2009 | location=London|work=The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/rihanna-celebrates-the-tenth-anniversary-of-her-breakthrough-album-good-girl-gone-bad-im-forever-grateful__19308/|title=Rihanna celebrates the tenth anniversary of her breakthrough album Good Girl Gone Bad: 'I'm forever grateful'|publisher=Official Charts Company|last=Copsey|first=Rob|date=1 June 2017|accessdate=1 June 2017}}</ref>

Di akhir tahun 2000-an, Rihanna lebih bereksperimen dengan [[Poppop]], [[dubstep]], dan musik rock, secara resmi mengganti gaya bermusik dan citranya dari wanita yang berasal dari pulau Barbados.<ref>{{cite web|last=Emina |first=Kyle |url=http://dailytrojan.com/2011/11/28/rihanna-revitalizes-tired-musical-style/ |title=Rihanna revitalizes tired musical style |date=28 November 2011 |accessdate=9 October 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111202157/http://dailytrojan.com/2011/11/28/rihanna-revitalizes-tired-musical-style/ |archivedate=11 January 2016}}</ref> Di sepanjang tahun 2008, Rihanna tampil di Glow in the Dark Tour bersama [[Kanye West]], Lupe Fiasco dan N.E.R.D.<ref name="mtv">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1580653/20080130/west_kanye.jhtml |title=Kanye West's Glow in the Dark Tour Will Feature Rihanna, Lupe Fiasco, N.E.R.D. |last=Rodriguez |first=Jayson |publisher=MTV News |date=30 January 2008 |accessdate=11 November 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228075443/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1580653/20080130/west_kanye.jhtml |archivedate=28 December 2008}}</ref> Album ketiganya yang dirilis ulang, ''[[Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded]]'', dirilis pada bulan Juni 2008 dengan tiga lagu baru: "Disturbia", "Take a Bow", dan duet bersama [[Maroon 5]] "[[If I Never See Your Face Again]]", ditambah sebuah versi Inggris-Spanyol dari "Hate That I Love You" yang fitur bersama penyanyi pop berkebangsaan Spanyol [[David Bisbal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/es/album/good-girl-gone-bad-reloaded/id282044459|title=Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded by Rihanna|work=[[iTunes]] (Spain)|publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]]|accessdate=24 January 2012}}</ref> KesemuaSemua lagu ini dirilis sebagai single dan berada di posisi tinggi di tangga lagu, berada di posisi atas di seluruh dunia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/song/34994 |title=Rihanna&nbsp;– Take A Bow&nbsp;– Music Charts |publisher=Acharts.us |accessdate=23 October 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080924144330/http://acharts.us/song/34994 |archivedate=24 September 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/song/35570 |title=Maroon 5 and Rihanna&nbsp;– If I Never See Your Face Again&nbsp;– Music Charts |publisher=Acharts.us |accessdate=23 October 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222075733/http://acharts.us/song/35570 |archivedate=22 December 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/song/36121 |title=Rihanna&nbsp;– Disturbia&nbsp;– Music Charts |publisher=Acharts.us |accessdate=23 October 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080923191553/http://acharts.us/song/36121 |archivedate=23 September 2008}}</ref> Pada bulan Agustus 2008, Rihanna dan beberapa penyanyi wanita lain merekam lagu amal berjudul "Just Stand Up!", lagu tema untuk kampanye anti-kanker Stand Up to Cancer.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1593043/20080819/carey_mariah.jhtml |title=Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Fergie, Miley Cyrus, More Collaborate on Cancer Benefit Single |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=19 August 2008 |publisher=MTV |accessdate=14 May 2009}}</ref> "Live Your Life", sebuah [[duet]] antara [[T.I.]] dan Rihanna, dirilis pada bulan November tahun itu dan memuncaki ''Billboard'' Hot 100, menjadi single nomor satu kelima Rihanna di tangga lagu ini.

Album ''remix'' pertama Rihanna, ''[[Good Girl Gone Bad: The Remixes]]'', dirilis pada bulan Januari 2009.

Pada awal tahun 2009, Rihanna mulai mengerjakan album studio keempatnya, ''Rated R''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rihanna Recording 'Inspiring' New Tracks With Producers Stargate |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1609873/20090423/rihanna.jhtml |publisher=MTV News. Viacom |last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |date=23 April 2009 |accessdate=18 December 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101211073701/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1609873/20090423/rihanna.jhtml |archivedate=11 December 2010}}</ref> ''Rated R'' dirilis pada bulan November 2009. Album ini membuat majalah ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' menyatakan bahwa Rihanna "mengubah suaranya dan membuat salah satu rekaman pop terbaik pada tahun itu".<ref name=album2ew>{{cite web|url=http://music-mix.ew.com/category/rihanna/|title=Rihanna's new album: What can we expect?|last=Lynch|first=Joseph Brannigan|date=14 October 2009|work=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=15 October 2009|archive-date=2010-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212025452/http://music-mix.ew.com/category/rihanna/|dead-url=yes}}</ref><ref name="Rosen">{{cite web |last=Rosen |first=Jody |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/rated-r-20091123 |title=Rated R: Rihanna: Review |work=Rolling Stone |date= 23 November 2009 |accessdate=23 November 2009 |archive-date=2012-07-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711082946/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/rated-r-20091123 |dead-url=yes }}</ref>

Album keenam Rihanna, ''[[Talk That Talk]]'', dirilis pada bulan November 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a345070/rihanna-unveils-new-album-talk-that-talk-cover.html |title=Rihanna unveils new album 'Talk That Talk' cover |accessdate=25 October 2011 |author=Fowler, Tara |date=11 October 2011 |work=[[Digital Spy]] |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028174136/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a345070/rihanna-unveils-new-album-talk-that-talk-cover.html |archivedate=28 October 2011}}</ref> Album ini debut di nomor tiga di ''Billboard'' 200 AS dengan penjualan sebanyak 198,000 eksemplar<ref>Caulfield, Keith (30 November 2011). "[http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/464922/michael-buble-bests-nickelback-rihanna-on-billboard-200 Michael Buble Bests Nickelback, Rihanna on Billboard 200]". ''Billboard''. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 30 November 2011.</ref> dan nomor satu di Inggris, terjual 163,000 eksemplar. Single utama album, "[[We Found Love]]", memuncaki tangga lagu di dua puluh tujuh negara, berada di sepuluh besar di tiga puluh negara dan memecahkan rekor tangga lagu di seluruh dunia.<ref name="wflcharts">{{cite news|url=http://acharts.us/song/65699 |title= Rihanna Calvin Harris&nbsp;– We Found Love |work=[[Music Charts]] |accessdate=8 June 2012}}</ref> Single ini memuncaki ''Billboard'' Hot 100 selama sepuluh minggu tidak berurutan, menjadi single nomor satu terlama Rihanna di tangga lagu ini dan single nomor satu terlama pada tahun 2011 di AS.<ref name="wflcharts2">{{Cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/465364/rihannas-found-her-way-back-to-hot-100-summit|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|title=Rihanna's 'Found' Her Way Back to Hot 100 Summit|first=Gary|last=Trust|date=2 November 2011|accessdate=7 September 2012}}</ref><ref name="wflcharts3">{{Cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/464691/rihannas-love-her-longest-leading-hot-100-no-1|work=Billboard|title=Rihanna's 'Love' Her Longest-Leading Hot 100 No. 1|first=Gary|last=Trust|date=21 December 2011|accessdate=7 September 2012}}</ref> Lagu ini kemudian menjadi hit terbesar sepanjang masa ke-24 oleh ''Billboard ''Hot 100.<ref name="Fred Bronson – 55th" /> "[[You Da One]]" dan lagu yang berjudul sama dengan judul album, fitur dengan Jay-Z, dirilis sebagai single kedua dan ketiga, dengan kesuksesan moderat. "[[Where Have You Been]]", single kelima, mendapat sukses internasional, berada di nomor lima di AS dan nomor enam di Inggris.<ref name="USHot100July7Peak">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2012-07-07|title=The Hot 100: Week of July 7, 2012|work=Billboard|date=7 July 2012|accessdate=13 October 2015}}</ref><ref name="WHYBPeakUK">{{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/1/2012-05-26/ |archive-url=https://archive.istoday/20130204023628/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/1/2012-05-26/ |dead-url=yes |archive-date=4 February 2013 |title=Archive Chart |publisher=[[The Official Charts Company]] |date=7 July 2012 |accessdate=26 May 2012 }}</ref> "Cockiness (Love It)" dirilis sebagai single keenam dan terakhir dari album dalam bentuk remix yang fitur bersama rapper [[ASAP Rocky]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2012/09/04/new-music-rihanna-f-asap-rocky-cockiness-love-it-remix/#more-134429 |title=New Music: Rihanna f/ A$AP Rocky&nbsp;– 'Cockiness (Remix)' |publisher=Rap-Up.com |accessdate=24 October 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022101525/http://www.rap-up.com/2012/09/04/new-music-rihanna-f-asap-rocky-cockiness-love-it-remix/ |archivedate=22 October 2012}}</ref>

Rihanna berperan sebagai Petugas Picik (GM2) Cora Raikes dalam film teatrikal pertamanya ''[[Battleship (film)|Battleship]]'', yang dirilis pada tanggal 18 Mei 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1647050/20100902/rihanna.jhtml |title=Rihanna Begins Filming 'Battleship' In Hawaii |last=Dinh |first=James |date=2 September 2010 |publisher=MTV |accessdate=6 September 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100904235102/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1647050/20100902/rihanna.jhtml |archivedate=4 September 2010}}</ref> Berdasarkan permainan dengan judul yang sama, baik film dan penampilan Rihanna menerima campuran dari penilaian negatif; ''[[The New York Times]]'' berkata bahwa dia "baik-baik saja dalam peran yang agak generik".<ref>{{cite news|last=Genzlinger|first=Neil|title=Aliens, Your Weapons Are Utterly Useless Against Our Rogues|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/18/movies/aliens-fight-heroic-earthlings-in-battleship.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=11 September 2012|date=17 May 2012}}</ref> Pada tanggal 19 Agustus 2012, Rihanna tampil di episode pertama dari musim kedua dari acara televisi tengah hari Amerika Serikat ''Oprah's Next Chapter'' oleh [[Oprah Winfrey]].<ref name="Oprah">{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/20/rihanna-forgives-still-loves-chris-brown-oprah-video_n_1809431.html|title=Rihanna Says She's Forgiven Chris Brown And Still Loves Him On 'Oprah's Next Chapter' (VIDEO)|work=HuffPost|date=20 August 2012|accessdate=1 September 2012|first=Jason|last=Hughes}}</ref> Episode ini menjadi episode dengan rating tertinggi kedua dalam sejarah dari Oprah Winfrey Network.<ref>[https://archive.istoday/20130105073846/http://www.thefutoncritic.com/ratings/2012/08/21/oprahs-next-chapter-rihanna-interview-ranks-number-1-in-key-women-demos-in-time-period-and-number-2-in-all-of-primetime-among-all-ad-supported-cable-delivering-25-million-viewers-337112/20120821own01/ 'Ratings- ''Oprah's Next Chapter'' '] ''The Futon Critic'' 21 August 2012</ref> Program televisi pertamanya, ''Styled to Rock'', tayang perdana di Inggris pada bulan Agustus 2012 di Sky Living. Dalam serial sepuluh-minggu ini, Rihanna, Nicola Roberts, Lysa Cooper, dan Henry Holland membantu desainer Inggris yang sedang naik daun dengan lini pakaian mereka.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/fash-track/rihanna-styled-rock-uk-fashion-series-348677 |title=Rihanna to Appear on UK Fashion Series 'Styled to Rock' | work=The Hollywood Reporter | first=Arati |last=Patel |date=12 July 2012}}</ref> Sementara itu, Versi AS dari ''Styled to Rock'' tayang perdana pada tanggal 25 Oktober 2013 di Bravo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/news/a519696/rihannas-fashion-show-styled-to-rock-to-air-on-bravo.html |title=Rihanna's fashion show 'Styled to Rock' to air on Bravo&nbsp;– US TV News |work=Digital Spy |date=30 September 2013 |accessdate=19 January 2014}}</ref>

Album studio ketujuh Rihanna, ''[[Unapologetic]]'', dirilis pada bulan November 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/celebrity/Rihanna+clearly+Unapologetic+about+Tour+stop/7560994/story.html |title=Rihanna clearly Unapologetic about 777 Tour stop in Toronto |work=[[The Vancouver Sun]] |accessdate=16 November 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119041741/http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/celebrity/Rihanna%2Bclearly%2BUnapologetic%2Babout%2BTour%2Bstop/7560994/story.html |archivedate=19 November 2012}}</ref> Di Amerika Serikat, album ini debut di nomor satu di tangga album ''Billboard'' 200 dengan penjualan di minggu pertama sebanyak 238,000 eksemplar, menjadi album nomor satu Rihanna di negara ini.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473981/rihanna-earns-first-no-1-album-on-billboard-200-chart|title=Rihanna Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart |work=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=27 November 2012|accessdate=27 November 2012}}</ref> Album ini merupakan album nomor satu berturut-turut Rihanna di Inggris dan kelima di Swiss.<ref name="officialcharts.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Rihanna&titel=Unapologetic&cat=a|title=Rihanna&nbsp;– Unapologetic|publisher=hitparade.ch|date=2 December 2012|accessdate=28 November 2012}}</ref> Single utama dari album, "[[Diamonds (lagu Rihanna)|Diamonds]]", berada di nomor satu di lebih dari dua puluh negara di seluruh dunia, termasuk di ''Billboard'' Hot 100 AS, yang mana lagu ini menjadi lagu nomor satu kedua-puluh Rihanna di tangga lagu ini.<ref name="Trust">{{Cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/474056/rihannas-diamonds-shines-atop-hot-100|work=Billboard|title= Rihanna's 'Diamonds' Shines Atop Hot 100 |first=Gary|last=Trust|date=21 November 2012|accessdate=21 November 2012}}</ref> Single kedua album, "[[Stay (lagu Rihanna)|Stay]]", fitur bersama Mikky Ekko, berada di lima besar di dua puluh negara, termasuk nomor tiga di ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref>{{cite web|last=Trust|first=Gary|title=Baauer's 'Harlem Shake' Debuts Atop Revamped Hot 100|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/chart-alert/1549395/baauers-harlem-shake-debuts-atop-revamped-hot-100|work=Billboard|accessdate=21 February 2013|location=New York, NY|date=21 February 2013}}</ref> Sebagai promosi dari perilisan albumnya, Rihanna mengadakan 777 Tour, sebuah tur mini dari tujuh konser di tujuh negara selama tujuh hari.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-11-15/news/35139367_1_rihanna-fan-plane-bloggers|work=Daily News|location=New York|title=Rihanna takes fans, media on party plane trip to 7 countries|first=Joyce|last=Chen|date=23 November 2012|accessdate=15 November 2012|archive-date=2015-09-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926181156/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/rihanna-takes-fans-media-party-plane-trip-7-countries-article-1.1202950|dead-url=yes}}</ref> Pada tanggal 6 Mei 2013, [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] menayangkan sebuah film dokumenter tentang tur ini, dengan sebuah DVD film dokumenter dirilis di hari berikutnya sebagai video live long-form ketiga Rihanna.<ref name="777tour">{{cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/rihanna-777-documentary-coming-to-fox-in-may-20130319|title=Rihanna 777' Documentary Coming to Fox in May|work=Rolling Stone|last=Danton|first=Eric R.|date=19 March 2013|accessdate=17 April 2013|archive-date=2017-11-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107031146/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/rihanna-777-documentary-coming-to-fox-in-may-20130319|dead-url=yes}}</ref>

Pada bulan Februari 2013 di 55th Grammy Awards, Rihanna memenangkan Grammy Award keenamnya, dalam kategori [[Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video|Best Short Form Music Video]] untuk "We Found Love" (2011).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/early-grammy-winners-include-rihanna-jay-z-and-kanye-west-20130210|title=Early Grammy Winners Include Rihanna, Jay-Z and Kanye West|work=Rolling Stone|date=10 February 2013|accessdate=11 February 2013|archive-date=2018-02-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226092044/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/early-grammy-winners-include-rihanna-jay-z-and-kanye-west-20130210|dead-url=yes}}</ref> Juga pada bulan itu, [[Official Charts Company]] di Inggris mengumumkan bahwa Rihanna telah menjual 3,868,000 rekaman pada tahun sebelumnya di negara ini, berada di nomor satu dalam daftar nominasi artis BRIT Awards 2013.<ref name="officialcharts.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-brit-awards-2013-the-real-winners-revealed-1869/|title=The BRIT Awards 2013: The biggest selling nominees revealed|publisher=Official Charts Company|date=20 February 2013|accessdate=20 February 2013}}</ref> Tur konser utama kelima Rihanna, [[Diamonds World Tour]], dimulai pada bulan Maret 2013 untuk mempromosikan ''Unapologetic''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |title=Rihanna Unveils Diamonds Tour Dates After Big VMA Night |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1693402/rihanna-tour-dates-vma-2012.jhtml |publisher=MTV |accessdate=9 September 2012 |date=7 September 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120909225914/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1693402/rihanna-tour-dates-vma-2012.jhtml |archivedate=9 September 2012}}</ref> Rihanna kemudian tampil di film komedi [[Seth Rogen]] dan [[Evan Goldberg]] ''[[This Is the End]]'', yang dirilis pada bulan Juni 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a469803/this-is-the-end-rihanna-doesnt-make-it-in-red-band-trailer.html |archive-url=https://archive.istoday/20130420025002/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a469803/this-is-the-end-rihanna-doesnt-make-it-in-red-band-trailer.html |dead-url=yes |archive-date=20 April 2013 |title='This Is the End': Rihanna doesn't make it in red band trailer |work=Digital Spy |date=2 April 2013 |accessdate=2 April 2013 }}</ref> Pada bulan yang sama, artis [[hip hop]] berkebangsaan Amerika Serikat bernama Wale merilis sebuah versi remix dari single berjudul "Bad" yang fitur bersama Rihanna.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bad-remix-feat.-rihanna/id657264827?i=657264828|title=iTunes Music&nbsp;– Bad [Remix] (feat. Rihanna)&nbsp;– Single by Wale |publisher=iTunes Store|date=5 June 2013|accessdate=3 June 2013}}</ref>

Rihanna adalah seorang [[mezzo-soprano]], dengan sebuah jangkauan merentang dari B₂ ke [[C# (musical note)|C#₆]].<ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.parlemag.com/2016/01/rihanna-anti-album-review/| title = Rihanna Anti album review| work=Parle Magazine| date=29 January 2016| accessdate=12 April 2018| first=Kyle| last=Jarmon}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.stanforddaily.com/2016/02/11/antireview/| title = Rihanna's 'ANTI' Defies Description| work=[[The Stanford Daily]]| date=11 February 2016| accessdate=12 April 2018| first=Clare| last=Flanagan}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/03/rihanna-best-hip-hop-collaborations/| title = 19 OF RIHANNA'S BEST HIP-HOP COLLABORATIONS OVER THE YEARS| work=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]| date=21 March 2017| accessdate=12 April 2018| first=Sidney| last=Madden}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url = https://parade.com/586115/walterscott/5-things-you-didnt-know-about-rihanna/| title = 5 Things You Didn't Know About Rihanna | work=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]]| date=14 July 2017| accessdate=12 April 2018| first=Walter| last=Scott}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/20/top-artists-vocal-range_n_5357698.html|title = Comparing The Top Artists, Past And Present, By Vocal Range| work=[[HuffPost]]| date=20 May 2014| accessdate=12 April 2018|first=Ryan|last=Kristobak}}</ref> Ketika sedang merekam lagu untuk album studio ketiganya, ''Good Girl Gone Bad'' (2007), Rihanna mengambil kelas vokal bersama Ne-Yo. Berbicara tentang pengalamannya dia berkata, "Aku tidak pernah mengambil pelatihan vokal, jadi ketika aku di studio, dia memberitahuku bagaimana cara bernapas dan lainnya... Dia akan menyebut kata-kata besar yang mewah ini: 'OK, aku mau kau melakukan [[staccato]].' Dan aku seperti, 'OK, aku tidak tahu itu apa.'"<ref name="VoiceLessons"/> Penampilan vokalnya di ''Loud'' (2010) mendapat penilaian positif dari para kritikus musik. James Skinner dari [[BBC]] memuji vokal Rihanna dalam lagu "[[Love the Way You Lie (Part II)]]" dan menulis bahwa vokal kuat dan "itu adalah vokal Rihanna &nbsp; - sekaligus memerintah, penuh perasaan dan rentan & nbsp; - yang mengaitkan lagu, dan Loud sendiri".<ref name="BBCLoudReview">{{cite news|last=Skinner|first=James|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/x5fd |title=Music&nbsp;– Review of Rihanna&nbsp;– Loud|publisher=BBC Music. BBC|date=15 November 2010|accessdate=29 January 2011}}</ref> Andy Gill dari ''[[The Independent]]'' merasa bahwa "California King Bed" menampilkan penampilan vokal terbaiknya.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gill|first=Andy|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-rihanna-loud-mercury-2131509.html|title=Album: Rihanna, ''Loud'' (Mercury)|work=[[The Independent]]|publisher=Independent Print Limited|date=12 November 2010|accessdate=25 October 2012|location=London}}</ref> Dalam sebuah penilaian atas ''Unapologetic'', majalah ''[[Billboard (majalah)|Billboard]]'' menuliskan, "Diamonds menunjukkan Rihanna sedang melakukan salah satu vokalnya yang paling keras dan penuh semangat hingga saat ini, di balada pop yang inspirasional ini."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1066751/rihanna-unapologetic-track-by-track-review|title=Rihanna, 'Unapologetic': Track-By-Track Review|work=Billboard|first=Andrew|last=Hampp|date=17 November 2012|accessdate=10 July 2013}}</ref> Jon Caramanica dari ''[[The New York Times]]'' menyatakan, "Selama bertahun-tahun, saat wajah permainannya membeku di tempatnya, suaranya sembuh menjadi senjata dingin emosional dan ketidakpedulian strategis. Itu jelas tidak ramah, dibuat untuk memberi perintah".<ref>{{cite news|last=Caramanica|first=Jon|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/21/arts/music/rihannas-album-unapologetic-makes-most-of-her-talent.html|title=Rihanna's Album 'Unapologetic' Makes Most of Her Talent

Direkam setelah penganiayaan oleh pacarnya saat itu, [[Chris Brown]], ''Rated R'' (2009) memiliki nada yang jauh lebih gelap dan dipenuhi dengan berbagai emosi yang dia alami di sepanjang tahun 2009.<ref name="VentedOnLP">{{cite web|last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |title=Rihanna 'Vented' On Her Just-Released Rated R Album |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1626934/rihanna-vented-on-her-just-released-rated-r-album.jhtml |publisher=[[MTV News]]. [[Viacom]] |date=24 November 2009 |accessdate=27 September 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113001754/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1626934/rihanna-vented-on-her-just-released-rated-r-album.jhtml |archivedate=13 November 2012}}</ref> Dalam ''Loud'' (2010), Rihanna merefleksikan kesenangan dan getaran energik yang dia punya ketika sedang merekam album ini.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1647244/20100907/rihanna.jhtml|title= Rihanna Reveals Title of New Album|publisher=MTV News. Viacom|date=7 September 2010|accessdate=28 September 2012}}</ref> Album ini adalah campuran balada, lagu pesta, dan lagu-lagu cinta pemberdayaan.<ref>{{cite web|last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |title=Rihanna's Loud Preview: Eminem Gets Dark On Otherwise Light LP |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1651058/rihannas-loud-preview-eminem-gets-dark-on-otherwise-light-lp.jhtml |publisher=MTV News |date=29 October 2010 |accessdate=28 September 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825082709/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1651058/rihannas-loud-preview-eminem-gets-dark-on-otherwise-light-lp.jhtml |archivedate=25 August 2012}}</ref> ''Talk That Talk'' (2011) mirip dengan ''Rated R'', karena keduanya mengandung aliran musik hip hop, R&B, dancehall, dan dubstep.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sciarretto |first=Amy |url=http://popcrush.com/rihanna-talk-that-talk-album-review/ |title=Rihanna&nbsp;– 'Talk That Talk'&nbsp;– Album Review |publisher=Popcrush |accessdate=1 December 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111127185515/http://popcrush.com/rihanna-talk-that-talk-album-review/ |archivedate=27 November 2011}}</ref> ''Loud'' dan ''Talk That Talk'' terlihat dia mengeksplorasi seksualitasnya dalam karyanya ("S&M" dan "Birthday Cake") dan kembali ke aliran dancehall ("Man Down" dan "Watch n' Learn").<ref>{{cite web|last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |title=Rihanna's Loud Continues To Leak Online |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1651820/rihannas-loud-continues-leak-online.jhtml |publisher=MTV News |date=9 November 2009 |accessdate=28 September 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514133358/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1651820/rihannas-loud-continues-leak-online.jhtml |archivedate=14 May 2013}}</ref> Dia juga mengeksplorasi musik house dengan lagu-lagu seperti "We Found Love", "Only Girl (In the World)" dan "Complicated."<ref name="NewMadonna">{{cite web|url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2011/10/20/is-rihanna-really-the-new-madonna/ |archive-url=https://archive.istoday/20130129134415/http://newsroom.mtv.com/2011/10/20/is-rihanna-really-the-new-madonna/ |dead-url=yes |archive-date=29 January 2013 |title=Is Rihanna Really The New Madonna? |publisher=MTV |date=20 October 2011 |accessdate=24 September 2012 |last=Vena |first=Jocelyn }}</ref> Lagu-lagunya juga dijadikan inspirasi melalui sampel rekaman dari para artis lain.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/rihanna-samples-avril-lavigne-on-loud/7709017 |title=Rihanna Samples Avril Lavigne on 'Loud' |date=21 October 2010 |first=Amy |last=Sciarretto |publisher=[[Artistdirect]] |accessdate=27 September 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022123420/http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/rihanna-samples-avril-lavigne-on-loud/7709017 |archivedate=22 October 2012}}</ref>

Rihanna telah menamakan [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] sebagai idola dan pengaruh terbesarnya. Dia berkata bahwa dia ingin menjadi "Madonna kulit hitam" dan memujinya karena dapat terus-menerus menemukan kembali dirinya dengan sukses di sepanjang kariernya.<ref name="biggest"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.askmen.com/celebs/entertainment-news/rihanna/rihannas-acting-plans.html |title=Rihanna's acting plans |last=Showbiz |first=Bang |publisher=[[AskMen.com]] |date=27 August 2007 |accessdate=22 November 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201172855/http://www.askmen.com/celebs/entertainment-news/rihanna/rihannas-acting-plans.html |archivedate=1 December 2010}}</ref> "Aku pikir Madonna merupakan inspirasi bagus buatku, terutama di karya awalku. Jika aku harus memeriksa evolusinya melalui waktu, aku pikir dia menemukan kembali gaya pakaian dan musiknya dengan sukses setiap saat. Dan di waktu yang sama tetap menjadi kekuatan nyata dalam dunia hiburan di seluruh dunia."<ref name="biggest">{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a330967/rihanna-madonna-is-my-biggest-inspiration.html|title=Rihanna: 'Madonna is my biggest inspiration'|first=Lewis|last=Corner|work=[[Digital Spy]]|date=21 July 2011|accessdate=14 August 2011|archive-date=2013-05-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502225718/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a330967/rihanna-madonna-is-my-biggest-inspiration.html|dead-url=yes}}</ref>

Pengaruh besar lain atas musik dan karier Rihanna adalah [[Mariah Carey]], yang mana lagunya "Hero" dibawakan Rihanna ketika masih remaja di acara bakat sekolah.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vh1.com/news/11178/rihanna-sings-mariah-carey-hero-as-a-teenager/ |title=Watch a Teenage Rihanna Belt Out Mariah Carey's "Hero" at Her High School Talent Show |publisher=[[VH1]]|date=29 April 2015 |accessdate=21 November 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121224426/http://www.vh1.com/news/11178/rihanna-sings-mariah-carey-hero-as-a-teenager/ |archivedate=21 November 2015}}</ref> Dia mengungkapkan bahwa lagu Carey yang berjudul "Vision of Love" "adalah lagu yang membuat[nya] ingin membuat musik."<ref>{{cite web|title = the tracks that shaped rihanna's life {{!}} read {{!}} i-D|url = https://i-d.vice.com/en_au/article/the-tracks-that-shaped-rihannas-life|website = i-D|accessdate = 15 November 2015|archive-date = 2015-11-29|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151129052333/https://i-d.vice.com/en_au/article/the-tracks-that-shaped-rihannas-life|dead-url = yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title = Rihanna says she's inspired by Mariah Carey|url = http://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/people/2015/03/22/rihanna-inspired-mariah-carey/25176945/|website = The Arizona Republic|accessdate = 15 November 2015}}</ref>

Rihanna telah bekerja bersama sutradara video musik bernama Anthony Mandler di lebih dari selusin video musik, yang pertama adalah "[[Unfaithful]]" (2006).<ref name="ManDownVid">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1663924/rihanna-man-down-music-video.jhtml|title=Rihanna Director Talks Upcoming 'Man Down' Video|publisher=MTV|date=16 May 2011|accessdate=24 September 2012|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn}}</ref> "Kami telah membuat 16 video bersama; mereka tidak semua tangguh, [...] Ya, maksudku, aku dikenal dengan 'Disturbia' dan 'Russian Roulette' dan hal-hal seperti itu, tetapi 'Only Girl (In the World)' jelas merupakan jenis video yang sangat halus yang memberdayakan, penuh keindahan", kata Mandler.<ref name="ManDownVid"/> Jocelyn Vena dari MTV menulis, "Rihanna, seperti Madonna, juga memiliki kecenderungan untuk membuat video musik yang benar-benar menggugah pikiran yang sesuai dengan lagu yang mereka wakili. Terselip di antara klip yang lebih mewah, lebih glamor, Madge dan Ri ingin kita memikirkan masalah yang lebih besar".<ref name="NewMadonna"/> Jon Bream dari ''Star Tribune'' berkomentar "[di] tradisi Madonna dan Janet Jackson, Rihanna telah menjadi video vixen pada tahun '00-an & nbsp;...Rihanna telah menyempurnakan cibiran, penyangga panjang berkaki panjang dan tatanan rambut tren yang menjaga wanita dan pria sama-sama memeriksanya di YouTube."<ref name="star tribune">{{Cite news |last=Bream |first=Jon| title = Hush Hush Rihanna; The decade's hottest pop diva is all a-twitter about Monday's Jingle Ball. But don't ask about costar and boyfriend Chris Brown&nbsp;– her lips are sealed. | newspaper=[[Star Tribune]] |page=E.1| year = 2008|issn=0895-2825}}</ref> George Epaminondas dari ''InStyle'' menganggap video musik Rihanna sebagai "sinematik" karena "perpaduan antara ritme pulau yang rimbun dan ayunan pop dan & nbsp;...sensualitas nakal."<ref>{{Cite news |last= Epaminondas |first=George| title = Rihanna, Revealed | newspaper=[[InStyle]] |volume=15 |issue=8|page=196|date = August 2008|issn=1076-0830}}</ref> Tamar Anitai dari MTV Buzzworthy memasukkan "Disturbia" di nomor lima di "Buzzworthy's Top 5 Most Paranoid Music Videos" dan mengatakan bahwa "Paranoia tidak pernah terlihat begitu seksi secara supernatural!".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2009/05/22/buzzworthys-top-5-most-paranoid-music-videos/|title=Buzzworthy's Top 5 Most Paranoid Music Videos|publisher=MTV|date=24 July 2008|accessdate=30 August 2011|last=Anitai|first=Tamar|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514194957/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2009/05/22/buzzworthys-top-5-most-paranoid-music-videos/|archivedate=14 May 2011}}</ref>

Dimasukkan sebagai salah satu wanita terseksi di generasinya,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.esquire.com/women/the-sexiest-woman-alive/rihanna-naked-1111|title=Rihanna Is the Sexiest Woman Alive|work=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]|date=11 October 2011|accessdate=15 October 2011}}</ref><ref name="ComplexSingers">{{cite web|title=The 100 Hottest female Singers of All Time|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2012/12/the-100-hottest-female-singers-of-all-time/lisa-loeb#./rihanna?&_suid=1376241379128009237337561526393|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|accessdate=11 August 2013|author=Lauren Nostro, Julian Patterson|date=10 December 2012}}</ref> dia menyatakan menjadi seorang [[simbol seks]] bukanlah prioritasnya dan bahwa "Hal ini pasti menyanjung, tetapi juga tidak nyaman."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/rihanna/263029-rihanna-sex-symbol|title=Rihanna "Uncomfortable" Being A Sex Symbol|work=[[MTV]] UK|date=21 March 2011|accessdate=11 August 2013|archive-date=2013-11-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131107184506/http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/rihanna/263029-rihanna-sex-symbol|dead-url=yes}}</ref> Penampilannya membuatnya menjadi model di sampul majalah seperti ''[[Maxim (majalah)|Maxim]]'', ''[[FHM]]'', ''[[Rolling Stone]]''<ref name="BET20Covers">{{cite web|title=Rihanna 'Felt Stifled' By Def Jam's Pop-Princess Blueprint|url=http://www.bet.com/news/fashion-and-beauty/photos/2012/11/rihanna-top-20-hottest-magazine-covers.html#!111312-fashion-beauty-rihanna-mag-covers-gq-5|publisher=[[Black Entertainment Television|BET]]|accessdate=11 August 2013}}</ref> dan pada bulan Desember 2012, Rihanna menjadi wanita pertama yang dimasukkan di sampul dari majalah ''[[GQ]]'' edisi "Men of the Year".<ref name="BET20Covers"/>

Rihanna dikenal oleh media sebagai seorang ikon pop dan mode, terutama sejak album studio ketiganya ''[[Good Girl Gone Bad]]'' (2007).<ref name="Billboard black madonna">{{cite web|last1=Smith|first1=Da'Shan|title=10 Years After 'Good Girl Gone Bad,' Rihanna Has Surpassed Her Goal of Becoming the 'Black Madonna'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7809391/rihanna-good-girl-gone-bad-anniversary-black-madonna|work=Billboard|accessdate=24 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Agafonov|first1=Mikhael|title=Ten years ago, 'Umbrella' turned Rihanna into a pop icon|url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/35332/1/rihanna-umbrella-10th-anniversary-retrospective|publisher=DazeDigital|accessdate=24 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Gracie|first1=Bianca|title=Rihanna's 'Good Girl Gone Bad' Turns 10: Crafting A Rule-Breaking Pop Culture Icon|url=https://www.vibe.com/2017/06/rihanna-good-girl-gone-bad-10-year-anniversary/|work=Vibe|accessdate=24 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Cartner-Morley|first1=Jess|title=Rihanna: the pop star who became a fashion powerhouse|url=https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2017/sep/15/rihanna-pop-star-fashion-powerhouse-beauty-brand|work=The Guardian|accessdate=24 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Murphy|first1=Sam|title='Good Girl Gone Bad' Transformed Rihanna From A Popstar to an Icon|url=https://theinterns.net/2017/06/06/good-girl-gone-bad-transformed-rihanna-from-a-popstar-to-an-icon/|publisher=The Interns|accessdate=24 November 2017}}</ref> Nick Levine dari ''Digital Spy'' menjelaskan ''Good Girl Gone Bad'' sebagai "hal terdekat dengan ''[[Thriller (album Michael Jackson)|Thriller]]'' yang kemungkinan diproduksi tahun 2007/08".<ref name="digital spy">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/albumreviews/a98660/rihanna-good-girl-gone-bad-reloaded.html|title=Rihanna: 'Good Girl Gone Bad Reloaded'|publisher=Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK|last=Levine|first=Nick|date=10 June 2008|accessdate=11 April 2013|archive-date=2009-10-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091025122640/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/albumreviews/a98660/rihanna-good-girl-gone-bad-reloaded.html|dead-url=yes}}</ref> Singlenya yang berjudul "Umbrella", terkenal atas refrain "ella ella", dianggap oleh ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' sebagai salah satu 500 Lagu Terbaik Sepanjang Masa.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-20110407/rihanna-featuring-jay-z-umbrella-20110527|title=500 Greatest Songs of All Time: Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z, 'Umbrella'|work=Rolling Stone|accessdate=15 June 2013|archive-date=2013-06-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608131202/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-20110407/rihanna-featuring-jay-z-umbrella-20110527|dead-url=yes}}</ref> Singlenya tahun 2011 "[[We Found Love]]" ditempatkan oleh ''[[Billboard (majalah)|Billboard]]'' sebagai hit single terbesar ''Billboard ''Hot 100 sepanjang masa ke-24.<ref name="Fred Bronson – 55th">Bronson, Fred. "[http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/2155531/the-hot-100-all-time-top-songs?list_page=7 Hot 100 55th Anniversary: The All-Time Top 100 Songs]". ''Billboard''. Retrieved 2 August 2013.</ref> Album studio kedelapannya yang berjudul ''Anti'' (2016) dan single utamanya, "Work", telah dikreditkan di sebuah editor ''Billboard'' karena membawa genre [[dancehall]] ke garis depan musik arus utama di Amerika Serikat.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rani|first1=Taj|title=How Rihanna's 'Work' Made Dancehall Reign in Pop (Again)|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/6889497/rihanna-work-dancehall-essay|work=Billboard|accessdate=24 November 2017}}</ref> Kritikus musik Jayson Greene dari ''Pitchfork'' menjelaskan Rihanna sebagai penyanyi paling berpengaruh di dekade lalu, menulis: <blockquote>Suara Rihanna telah menjadi ide industri secara luas, properti kreatif seperti Korg synth atau LinnDrum [...] Kita mendambakan sensasi yang hanya bisa Anda dapatkan ketika selusin ide bagus memanifestasikan diri mereka dalam satu suara. Selama 10 tahun terakhir, suara itu kurang lebih adalah suara Rihanna. Sekarang dia dengan gembira merobek-robeknya, dia mungkin akan menghasilkan jejak komet Rihannabes yang sama sekali baru. Tak pelak lagi, tak satu pun dari mereka akan membawa muatan, panas sejuk dan panas di bawah tanah, dari benda asli.<ref name="Pitchfork legacy">{{cite web|last1=Greene|first1=Jayson|title=Is Rihanna the Most Influential Pop Singer of the Past Decade?|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/overtones/10052-is-rihanna-the-most-influential-pop-singer-of-the-past-decade/|work=Pitchfork|accessdate=24 November 2017}}</ref> </blockquote>

Karya Rihanna's work has directly mempengaruhi para artis kontemporer seperti [[Lorde]],<ref name="Lorde influence">{{cite news|last1=Lang|first1=Cady|title=Lorde Says Rihanna Inspired One of the Most Emotional Tracks on Her Latest Album|url=http://time.com/4923621/rihanna-inspired-lorde-melodrama/|work=Time|accessdate=24 November 2017}}</ref> [[Sam Smith (penyanyi)|Sam Smith]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wright|first1=Hayden|title=Sam Smith Talks George Michael, Rihanna's Influence|url=http://news.radio.com/2017/11/16/sam-smith-george-michael-rihanna/|publisher=Radio.com|accessdate=25 November 2017|archive-date=2017-12-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040337/http://news.radio.com/2017/11/16/sam-smith-george-michael-rihanna/|dead-url=yes}}</ref> [[Little Mix]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/londonnewsdesk/view/62148/ |title=Little Mix cite Rita Ora and Rihanna as style influences |publisher=Press Party |date=22 November 2012 |accessdate=22 November 2013}}</ref> [[Selena Gomez]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.disneydreaming.com/2009/12/01/selena-gomez-looks-up-to-rihanna/ |title=Selena Gomez Looks Up To Rihanna |publisher=Disney Dreaming |date=1 December 2009 |accessdate=22 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103130202/http://www.disneydreaming.com/2009/12/01/selena-gomez-looks-up-to-rihanna/ |archive-date=3 November 2013 |dead-url=yes }}</ref> [[Justin Bieber]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://musica.univision.com/premios-musicales/billboard-music-awards/article/2011-05-25/rihanna-no-quiso-hablar-con-justin-bieber-billboard|title=Rihanna no quiso hablar con Justin Bieber en los Billboard|accessdate=23 February 2013|language=Spanish}}</ref> [[Ellie Goulding]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/meet-brit-pop-star-ellie-goulding-2011125 |title=Meet Brit Pop Star Ellie Goulding |work=[[Us Weekly]] |date=12 May 2011 |accessdate=25 March 2013}}</ref> Tegan and Sara,<ref name = "under the radar">{{cite web|last=Trunick|first=Austin|date=22 January 2013|url=http://www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/track-by-track_tegan_and_sara_heartthrob_part_two/|title=Track-by-Track: Tegan and Sara's Heartthrob Part Two|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530082018/http://www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/track-by-track_tegan_and_sara_heartthrob_part_two/|archivedate=30 May 2013|work=[[Under the Radar (magazine)|Under the Radar]]|accessdate=7 April 2015}}</ref><ref name = "Rihannadigitalspy">{{cite web|last=Copsey|first=Robert|date=13 February 2013|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a458439/tegan-and-sara-song-i-was-a-fool-inspired-by-rihanna.html#~oW5MW9q733fZ3R|title=Tegan and Sara song 'I Was A Fool' inspired by Rihanna|publisher=''[[Digital Spy]]''. [[Hearst Corporation]]|accessdate=5 April 2015}}</ref> [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]], [[Jessie J]],<ref name="Rihanna">{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/01/06/jessie-j-glad-she-kept-rihanna-song-for-herself/|date=6 January 2011|title=Jessie J Glad She Kept Rihanna Song for Herself|work=[[Rap-Up]]|accessdate=23 March 2016}}</ref> Cover Drive,<ref>{{cite web |author=Lewis Corner and Chris Allen|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a379612/cover-drive-we-are-influenced-by-bob-marley-gwen-stefani/|title=Cover Drive: 'We are influenced by Bob Marley, Gwen Stefani'|work=[[Digital Spy]]|date=3 May 2012|accessdate=4 December 2015}}</ref> SZA,<ref>{{cite web |title=SZA shares 'CTRL' release date & how Rihanna influenced the album |url=https://revolt.tv/stories/2017/01/23/sza-shares-ctrl-release-date-rihanna-influenced-album-060059c81f |publisher=Revolt.TV |accessdate=11 January 2019 |archive-date=2019-03-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327101216/https://revolt.tv/stories/2017/01/23/sza-shares-ctrl-release-date-rihanna-influenced-album-060059c81f |dead-url=yes }}</ref> [[Fifth Harmony]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teennick.com/blog/teennick-top-10-an-interview-with-fifth-harmony.html |title=TeenNick Top 10: An Interview With Fifth Harmony |work=[[Teen Nick]] |date=22 August 2013 |accessdate=28 March 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822150229/http://www.teennick.com/blog/teennick-top-10-an-interview-with-fifth-harmony.html |archivedate=22 August 2013 }}</ref> [[Camila Cabello]],<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.idolator.com/7657634/camila-cabello-billboard-cover-story-2017-album|title = Camila Cabello Covers 'Billboard,' Previews New Music: 6 Photos|date = 16 February 2017|accessdate = 24 November 2017|last = Lee|first = Christina|work = Idolator}}{{Pranala mati|date=Februari 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[Demi Lovato]],<ref name="Demi Lovato influence">{{cite web|title=Lovato 'inspired by Rihanna R&B sound'|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a257783/lovato-inspired-by-rihanna-rb-sound.html|publisher=Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK|accessdate=15 June 2013|archive-date=2013-05-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502224552/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a257783/lovato-inspired-by-rihanna-rb-sound.html|dead-url=yes}}</ref> [[Alexandra Stan]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2012/06/alexandra-stan/|title=CLUBGIRL: Alexandra Stan – Wonderland Magazine|date=12 June 2012|access-date=2019-03-12|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101957/http://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2012/06/alexandra-stan/|dead-url=yes}}</ref> Grimes,<ref>{{cite web|first=Jon|last=Pareles|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/18/arts/music/grimes-a-diy-indie-sensation-ramps-up-her-sound.html|title=Grimes, a D.I.Y. Indie Sensation, Ramps Up Her Sound|date=17 November 2015 |work=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=10 October 2016}}</ref> dan [[Cher Lloyd]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teenvogue.com/story/cher-lloyd-x-factor-interview|title=Cher Lloyd on Her Star-Studded Collaborations with Demi Lovato and Ne-Yo|first=Casey|last=Lewis|accessdate=19 August 2017}}</ref> Penyanyi berkebangsaan Nigeria bernama Orezi dan boy band Inggris-Irlandia [[The Wanted]] telah merilis lagu berdasarkan namanya, berjudul "Rihanna" dan "Walks Like Rihanna", masing-masing.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Abimboye|first1=Michael|title=Rihanna look-alike flies to South Africa for Orezi's Rihanna video shoot|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/142706-rihanna-look-alike-flies-to-south-africa-for-orezis-rihanna-video-shoot.html|work=Premium Times|accessdate=24 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Sciarretto|first1=Amy|title=THE WANTED, 'WALKS LIKE RIHANNA' – SONG REVIEW|url=http://popcrush.com/the-wanted-walks-like-rihanna-song-review/|publisher=PopCrush|accessdate=24 November 2017}}</ref> Sebagai tambahan, Rihanna telah menjadi figur yang mendominasi di media sosial dan streaming internet, berada di nomor satu di daftar ''Forbes''<nowiki/>tahun 2012 sebagai Social Networking Superstars.<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2012/08/09/rihanna-tops-our-list-of-social-networking-superstars/|title = Rihanna Tops Our List of Social Networking Superstars|date = 9 August 2012|accessdate = 19 August 2013|last = Pomerantz|first = Dorothy|work = Forbes}}</ref> Pada tahun 2013, Rihanna juga dinobatkan sebagai bintang pop paling berpengaruh di Britania Raya oleh kanal Inggris 4Music.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news/rihanna-named-britain-s-most-influential-pop-star_3581506|title=Rihanna Named Britain's Most Influential Pop Star|publisher=Contact Music|date=29 March 2013|accessdate=23 June 2013}}</ref>

Pada tanggal 1 Juli 2015 [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) mengumumkan bahwa Rihanna telah melewati lebih dari 100 juta sertifikasi lagu Emas & Platinum song. In doing so Rihanna has the most digital single awards dan artis pertama dan satu-satunya yang melewati RIAA's 100&nbsp;juta cumulative singles award threshold.<ref name="rap-up.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2015/07/01/rihanna-surpasses-100-million-singles-certifications/|title=Rihanna Surpasses 100 Million Singles Certifications|work=Rap-Up}}</ref> Di Britania Raya, dia telah menjual lebih dari tujuh juta album, membuatnya menjadi artis wanita terlaris ketiga di abad ini.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicweek.com/businessanalysis/read/official-charts-analysis-sam-smith-returns-to-top-singles-and-albums-charts/061165 |archive-url=https://archive.istoday/20150316100420/http://www.musicweek.com/businessanalysis/read/official-charts-analysis-sam-smith-returns-to-top-singles-and-albums-charts/061165 |dead-url=yes |archive-date=16 March 2015 |title=Official Charts Analysis: Sam Smith returns to top Singles and Albums Charts |last=Jones |first=Alan |work=Music Week |date=16 March 2015}}{{subscription needed}}</ref> Menurut ''Billboard'', total penjualan albumnya berada di 54 juta eksemplar di seluruh dunia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/6859178/rihanna-anti-million-anti-downloads|title=Rihanna Celebrates a Million 'Anti' Downloads on Twitter|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=2 August 2016}}</ref>

Rihanna telah masuk ke bisnis dan industri lain. Pada bulan Oktober 2005, Rihanna bekerja sama dalam sponsor dengan Secret Body Spray.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Block |first=Valerie |title=Record biz's new threat: advertising; Brands use spots to promote artists, cut out middleman; licensing fees drop.(News) |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-138070371.html |archive-url=https://archive.istoday/20120703145136/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-138070371.html |dead-url=yes |archive-date=3 July 2012 |publisher=AccessMyLibrary.com |date=24 October 2005 |accessdate=23 May 2009}}</ref> Pada tahun 2010, Rihanna menjadi fitur di iklan [[Optus]], dalam konjungsi bersama Optus mensponsori Last Girl on Earth oleh Rihanna.<ref name="optus">{{cite web|url=http://www.campaignbrief.com/2010/08/optus-penguins-to-rock-rihanna.html|title=Optus penguins to rock Rihanna's Last Girl on Earth Tour in February/March, starting tonight|publisher=Campaign Brief|accessdate=7 March 2012}}</ref> Pada tahun yang sama Rihanna juga membintangi iklan [[Eastman Kodak|Kodak]] bersama rapper Pitbull.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2010/10/15/video-rihannas-so-kodak-commercial/|title=Video: Rihanna's 'So Kodak' Commercial|work=Rap-Up|publisher=Devine Lazerine|accessdate=15 October 2010}}</ref>

Parfum keempat Rihanna untuk wanita, bernama [[Rogue by Rihanna|Rogue]] dirilis pada tanggal 14 September 2013, diikuti oleh sebuah versi pria bernama Rogue Men yang dirilis pada tahun 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2013/07/17/rihanna-unveils-rogue-fragrance-ad/ |title=Rihanna Unveils 'Rogue' Fragrance Ad |publisher=Rap-Up.com |date=17 July 2013 |accessdate=19 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ballerstatus.com/2015/07/22/rihanna-reveals-new-fragrance-riri/ |title=Rihanna Reveals New Fragrance: RiRi |publisher=BallerStatus.com |date=22 July 2015 }}{{Pranala mati|date=Juni 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Di awal kariernya, Rihanna mengungkapkan secara jelas minatnya dalam mode dan keinginan untuk bekerja di industri desain pakaian. Pada bulan November 2011, Rihanna mengumumkan kerja sama mode pertamanya bersama Armani.<ref name="armani">{{cite news|url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2011/11/22/rihanna-launches-armani-fashion-collection|title=Rihanna Designs |work=[[Vogue (British magazine)|Vogue]] |accessdate=8 June 2012}}</ref> Pada bulan Februari 2013, Rihanna mempersembahkan koleksi busana musim semi wanita pertamanya di [[London Fashion Week]] untuk merek busana jalanan Inggris bernama River Island, berkolaborasi dengan penata gaya pribadinya bernama Adam Selman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/rihanna/375531-rihanna-launches-river-island-collection-london-fashion-week|title=Rihanna launches River Island collection|publisher=MTV|date=17 February 2013|accessdate=17 February 2013|archive-date=2022-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418090315/http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/rihanna/375531-rihanna-launches-river-island-collection-london-fashion-week|dead-url=yes}}</ref> Mereka menerbitkan dua koleksi lagi dari merek ini, sebuah edisi musim panas dirilis pada tanggal 25 Mei 2013 dan edisi musim gugur dirilis pada tanggal 10 September 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2013/0515/450394-rihanna-on-her-second-river-island-line/|title=Rihanna on her second River Island line|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=15 May 2013|accessdate=15 May 2013}}</ref> Koleksi terakhir dan keempat untuk River Island, edisi musim dingin dirilis pada tanggal 7 November 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2013/10/21/rihanna-for-river-island-final-christmas-collection---pictures-and-videos |title=Rihanna For River Island Final Christmas Collection&nbsp;– Pictures and Videos (Vogue.com UK) |work=Vogue |location=UK |date=21 October 2013 |accessdate=19 January 2014 |archive-date=2016-08-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804151254/http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2013/10/21/rihanna-for-river-island-final-christmas-collection---pictures-and-videos |dead-url=yes }}</ref> Rihanna kemudian berkolaborasi dengan berbagai rumah mode termasuk Dior, Stance dan [[Manolo Blahnik]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ballerstatus.com/2015/07/15/rihanna-teams-up-with-stance-for-sock-collection/ |title=Rihanna Teams Up With Stance For Sock Collection |publisher=BallerStatus.com |date=15 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2016/03/03/rihanna-new-show-line-manolo-blahnik-photos/|title=Rihanna's Latest Work: An All-Denim Shoe Line with Manolo Blahnik!|website=People|accessdate=5 March 2016|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305093756/http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2016/03/03/rihanna-new-show-line-manolo-blahnik-photos/|archivedate=5 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="New sunglasses">{{cite web |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/rihanna-partners-with-dior-to-create-sunglass-collection-news.21830.html|title=Rihanna partners with Dior to create sunglasses |last=Low |first=Carver |date=25 May 2016 |website=Hotnewhiphop |accessdate=25 May 2016}}</ref> Pada bulan Maret 2015, diumumkan bahwa Rihanna telah terpilih sebagai wajah baru dari Dior; hal ini menjadikannya sebagai wanita kulit hitam pertama yang menjadi wajah dari Dior.<ref>{{cite web |first=Avery |last=Thompson |url=http://hollywoodlife.com/2015/03/14/rihanna-dior-campaign-first-black-woman/ |title=Rihanna's Dior Campaign: Singer Is First Black Woman To Be Face Of Iconic Brand |publisher=Hollywood Life |date=14 March 2015 |accessdate=19 March 2015 |archive-date=2015-03-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317010222/http://hollywoodlife.com/2015/03/14/rihanna-dior-campaign-first-black-woman/ |dead-url=yes }}</ref>