During her musical career, Rihanna has collaborations with artists such as rappers Drake, Eminem, Jay-Z, and Kanye West and singers Adam Levine, Paul McCartney, Ne-Yo, and Shakira. It became her second US number-one album and featured the chart-topping single ' Work'. Her eighth album, Anti (2016), showcased a new creative control following her departure from Def Jam. The albums spawned a string of chart-topping singles, including ' Rude Boy', ' Only Girl (In the World)', ' What's My Name?', ' S&M', ' We Found Love', ' Where Have You Been' and ' Diamonds'. She continued to mix pop, dance, and R&B genres on her next studio albums, Rated R (2009), Loud (2010), Talk That Talk (2011), and Unapologetic (2012), which became her first Billboard 200 number one. The chart-topping single ' Umbrella' earned Rihanna her first Grammy Award and catapulted her to global stardom. Rihanna's third album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), incorporated elements of dance-pop and established her status as a sex symbol in the music industry.

2018–present: Hiatus and upcoming ninth studio album.

2014–2017: Standalone releases, Home soundtrack and Anti.

2011–2013: Talk That Talk and Unapologetic.

2007–2008: Breakthrough with Good Girl Gone Bad.

2003–2006: Beginnings and early releases.

After signing with Def Jam in 2005, she soon gained recognition with the release of her first two studio albums, Music of the Sun (2005) and A Girl Like Me (2006), both of which were influenced by Caribbean music and peaked within the top ten of the US Billboard 200 chart.

Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, Barbados, Rihanna was discovered by American record producer Evan Rogers who invited her to the United States to record demo tapes. Robyn Rihanna Fenty NH (born February 20, 1988) ( / r i ˈ æ n ə/ ree- AN-ə) is a Barbadian singer, actress, fashion designer, and businesswoman.

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