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', and ' Diamonds'. Rihanna 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), the last of 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.
Her third album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), incorporated elements of dance-pop and established her status as a major icon in the music industry.
After signing with Def Jam in 2005, Rihanna 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 on the US Billboard 200 chart.
She is widely regarded as one of the most prominent singers of the 21st century. Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( / r i ˈ æ n ə/ ⓘ ree- AN-ə born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, businesswoman, actress, and songwriter.
