Before the pop princesses of the 2020s, Rihanna was at the helm as the absolute queen of the early 2000s and 2010s. It seemed like every year from the time she released her first single in 2005, there ...

Those two things – her effortlessly natural allure and her distinct vocal tone that infuses her Bajan accent with trademark throaty rasp – proved to be the most important building blocks for her ...

Rihanna opened 2012 with her chart-topping collaboration with Scottish DJ Calvin Harris, the dizzying 2011 smash “We Found Love” — in which Rihanna became one of the first (and most successful) pop ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Rihanna's “Breakin’ Dishes” climbs to a new all-time peak on this ...

Evan "Kidd" Bogart explained the process behind writing Rihanna's "SOS" in a new interview, claiming he "had no idea" what he was doing at the time You probably know Rihanna's "SOS," but did you catch ...