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Some [[Wikipedia:Wikipedians|Wikipedian]]s have formed a [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|project]] to better organize information on articles related to '''Rihanna'''. This page and its subpages contain their suggestions; it is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians.  If you would like to help, please see the [[Project talk:WikiProject Rihanna|talk page]].
<!--- [[File:Rihanna, Minneapolis cropped.jpg|thumb|The ''[[Only Girl (In the World)]]'' - Robyn '''Rihanna''' Fenty.]] --->

'''Robyn Rihanna Fenty''' (born February 20, 1988), better known as simply '''Rihanna''' ({{IPA-en|riˈɑːnə}} {{respell|ree|YAH|na}} or {{IPA|/riˈænə/}} {{respell|ree|AN|ə}}), is a Barbadian [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] recording artist. Born in [[Saint Michael, Barbados]], Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer [[Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers|Evan Rogers]]. She subsequently signed a contract with [[Def Jam Recordings]] after auditioning for then-label head [[Jay-Z]].

In 2005, Rihanna released her debut studio album, ''[[Music of the Sun]]'', which peaked in the top ten of the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart and features the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] hit single "[[Pon de Replay]]." Less than a year later, she released her second studio album, ''[[A Girl like Me (Rihanna album)|A Girl Like Me]]'' (2006), which peaked within the top five of the ''Billboard'' albums chart, and produced her first Hot 100 number one single, "[[SOS (Rihanna song)|SOS]]". Rihanna's third studio album, ''[[Good Girl Gone Bad]]'' (2007), spawned four chart-topping singles "[[Umbrella (song)|Umbrella]]", "[[Take a Bow (Rihanna song)|Take a Bow]]", "[[Disturbia (song)|Disturbia]]" and "[[Don't Stop the Music (Rihanna song)|Don't Stop the Music]]", and was nominated for nine [[Grammy Awards]], winning [[Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration|Best Rap/Sung Collaboration]] for "Umbrella," which features Jay-Z. Her fourth studio album ''[[Rated R (Rihanna album)|Rated R]]'', released in November 2009, produced the top 10 singles "[[Russian Roulette (song)|Russian Roulette]]", "[[Hard (song)|Hard]]" and "[[Rude Boy (song)|Rude Boy]]", which achieved the number-one spot on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. ''[[Loud (Rihanna album)|Loud]]'' (2010), her fifth studio album, contains the number-one hits "[[Only Girl (In the World)]]", "[[What's My Name? (Rihanna song)|What's My Name?]]" and "[[S&M (song)|S&M]]".

Rihanna has sold more than 20 million albums and 60 million singles which makes her one of the [[List of best-selling music artists|best selling artists]] of all time. She is the youngest artist in ''[[Billboard charts|Billboard]]'' charts history to achieved ten number-one singles on the Hot 100. As of March 2010, Rihanna has sold approximately 5.4&nbsp;million album units and over 33,7 million digital singles in the United States. Magazine ''Billboard'' named Rihanna the [[Hot Digital Songs|Digital Songs Artist]] of the 2000s decade, and ranked her as the 17th Artist of the 2000s decade. She has received several accolades, including the 2007 [[World Music Awards]] for World's Best-Selling Pop Female Artist and Female Entertainer of the Year, and the 2011 [[Brit Awards|Brit Award]] for Best International Female Solo Artist. She has also amassed a total of four [[Grammy Awards]], four [[American Music Awards]], and eighteen [[Billboard Music Awards]].

==Scope==
The scope of the project covers articles about Rihanna and her life and work. Included are also people and things directly related to - or who have achieved a significant part of their notability through their connection to Rihanna as an individual. All of these articles should be placed in the [[:Category:Rihanna]] or one of its subcategories.

==Participants==

#{{User|1111tomica}}

== Recognized content ==

=== Featured articles ===
=== Featured lists ===
*{{classicon|FL}} [[Rihanna discography]]
=== Good articles ===

*{{classicon|GA}} "[[Umbrella (song)|Umbrella]]"
*{{classicon|GA}} "[[Hard (song)|Hard]]"
*{{classicon|GA}} "[[Only Girl (In the World)]]"
*{{classicon|GA}} "[[What's My Name? (Rihanna song)|What's My Name?]]"
*{{classicon|GA}} "[[S&M (song)|S&M]]"
*{{classicon|GA}} "[[Love the Way You Lie (Part II)]]"
=== Good/featured topics ===
===Did you know? (DYK)===
*[[image:Updated DYK query.svg|10px]] "[[Breakin' Dishes]]"
*[[image:Updated DYK query.svg|10px]] "[[Only Girl (In the World)]]"