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March 30, 2007
Rihanna launches new single "Umbrella" featuring Jay Z
Rihanna joins CoverGirl for ad campaign also starting in June
 The countdown is on to the worldwide launch of the new single from multi-platinum international, award-winning Def Jam recording artist Rihanna, as "Umbrella" (featuring Jay-Z) makes its debut yesterday, Thursday, March 29th, at 5:00 p.m. (EST) and can be heard on www.rihanna.defjam.com. "Umbrella," produced by C. Tricky Stewart, is the first single from Rihanna's eagerly awaited third album (in two years), untitled as yet, set for June 5th release.
Rihanna enjoyed a tidal wave of industry acclaim in 2006 with her second album A Girl Like Me, and its back-to-back #1 hits, "S.O.S." and "Unfaithful." At the 2006 Billboard Music Awards on December 4th, she took away four top honors, including Female Artist of the Year, Female Hot 100 Artist of the Year, Female Pop 100 Artist of the Year, and Hot Dance Airplay Song of the Year for "S.O.S." She finished out the year as guest performer on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve spectacular.
In June 2007, 19-year old Rihanna will be seen in her first ads as the newest CoverGirl, joining the ranks of Molly Sims, Christie Brinkley and Keri Russell. Rihanna reinforces the CoverGirl brand's heritage in music. The long list of famous CoverGirl models (which began in 1961) also boasts Cheryl Tiegs, Rachel Hunter, Tyra Banks, and Niki Taylor. "I've loved makeup and dreamed of being a CoverGirl since I was a little girl," said Rihanna. "Growing up, my mother was a makeup artist and I was fascinated watching her apply lipcolor, blush and mascara. Now I get to be surrounded by all of my favorites from CoverGirl!"
The Billboard Music Awards capped a gigantic year for Rihanna that also included:
* America's Teen Choice Awards' Breakthrough Female Artist and R&B Artist of the year;
* Canada's Much Music Award as Best International Artist;
* MTV Europe Music Award as Best R&B Artist;
* The European MOBO (Musicians of Black Origin) Award as Best R&B Artist;
* Japan's MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist in A Video for last year's "Pon de Replay";
* The BMI Urban Awards tribute for "Pon de Replay";
* The World Music Awards honor as the Best Selling International Artist.
Rihanna's homeland of Barbados showered her with 8 major awards: Best Dance Single for "Pon de Replay"; Best Reggae/Dancehall Album for Music of the Sun; Album of the Year for Music of the Sun; Song of the Year for "Pon de Replay"; Best New Artist; Female Artist of the Year; Best Selling Female Artist of the Year; and Entertainer of the Year.
A Girl Like Me was the follow-up to Music Of the Sun, Rihanna's debut album of 2005, featuring her #1 Dance hit "Pon De Replay," a traffic-stopper in the U.S. and Europe that was certified a triple-platinum digital download by the RIAA. With its infectious taste of "Tainted Love" (the Soft Cell classic), "S.O.S." became Rihanna's second world wide phenomenon – hitting #1 in the U.S. and Canada, the Japanese International chart, the Australian singles chart, and European airplay chart.
Personally signed by Def Jam president and CEO Shawn "JAY-Z" Carter, Rihanna is a unique role model for West Indians back home and around the world. She created Believe, a public charity organization dedicated to assisting terminally ill children worldwide. Its mission is to assist and inspire children who suffer from life-threatening diseases including cancer, leukemia and AIDS. Believe raises funds and awareness for medical research, as well as for individual and institutional medical needs. The vision of Believe is to achieve what Rihanna has always strived for in her remarkable music career - "to inspire with hope, courage and love."
Posted by yardFlex at March 30, 2007 08:50 AM
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Posted by: dee
on March 30, 2007 11:16 AM
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gwan do your thing rhi rhi we all in barbados behind u dear! bless
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Posted by: Shan
on March 30, 2007 01:09 PM
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I love Rihanna!!! I think she deserves everything she has....she proves that being from a island means nothing thats just where your from but that doesn't mean you won't become anything in life. I think she is such a great role model for young girlz.....Rihanna mi rate yu!!!
Keep going and never give up babygirl!!
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Posted by: MISS SCOTT
on March 30, 2007 02:23 PM
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HMMM...WONDA HOW BEYONCE TAKIN THIS??? THEM NEVA SEH RHI-RHI N JIGGA DEH. WELL MI LOVE HER MUSIC STILL. NEVA TOO LIKE D UNFAITHFUL TRACK CUMIN FROM HER. TOO MUCH LIL PICKNEY DID A TRY GET INTO THAT PROMISCUOUS LIVITY. I HOPE SHE HAS CONTINUED SUCESS STILL. N DUH PLEAZ NO GET INNA NO SCANDAL YAH MI CHILE. IF JIGGA DEH LOOK U RUN HIM BACK TO HIM FIANCE
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Posted by: Wade Cameron
on March 30, 2007 02:24 PM
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Gwaan do yu ting rhi rhi.
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Posted by: I Got A Thug In My Life
on March 30, 2007 05:03 PM
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Way to go Rihanna, i really like that song, i havent heard it on the radio yet but can't wait.
Song of the summer.
To think that just 4 years go you were a regular girl in barbados getting ready for CXC lol and now you are an internally celebrity, that people know by just one name.
Keep the west indies flag flying high Ri Ri.
I hope they dont mess up the video for Umbrella the way they did with We Ride.
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Posted by: petagaye
on March 30, 2007 07:58 PM
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Rhianna,keep doing your thing all the best keep up the wonderful job , God bless and nuff respect and let the haters serve as inspiration to keep reaching for the stars
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Posted by: out an bad
on April 2, 2007 01:43 PM
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i love me some ray ray, she is sexy good looking with a head so big but the looks hide it all, me would a all meck love to her head me would a kiss it up rub it down and comb her hair and just rub my fingers all through it and get her turned on like me self just thinking of ray ray. she is hot all jokes aside, so all u haters try to walk in hear shoes
Rihanna is a true believer in giving back.Kudos to you girl.
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Posted by: Raine
on April 3, 2007 09:28 AM
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This song is going to HUGE.
Ella , ella lol
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Posted by: nikita
on April 3, 2007 05:29 PM
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Posted by: de
on April 3, 2007 06:18 PM
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did you screw J-Z. Rihanna is a hoe? U have been linked to to many 'taken' men up here.and Girl neva sing "Murderaaah" again. And try not to be a hoe b/c we have enough island (hungry belly)hoes up here. I really liked pon the replay but somebody needs to get you some new music. This aint working! Too common.
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Posted by: kim
on April 11, 2007 07:03 PM
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u go girl i love u don't mind those play haters big up evertime yah dun know keep making barbados proud
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Posted by: iTs mE dEaL wIt iT!
on April 24, 2007 12:14 AM
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OMFG. Im so freagin obssesed with this song and rihanna is AWSOME, i wish i knew her AHHH.
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Posted by: I must be your #1 fan
on May 3, 2007 10:30 PM
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Dont worry what people have to say about you girl. You know that u didnt have sex with Jay Z. If he trouble you tell him.... dis nar wuk so, u got u oman stick wid u oman. Love all your songs and umbrella is HOTTT!!! love the video as well....and peps you need to check out her new song Hate that I love you ft Neyo second song to be released from the album. Big up rihanna. One love.
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Posted by: Crystal
on May 7, 2007 09:27 AM
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I really love Rihannas music and I think that her words ar really ispirational!
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Posted by: arianna
on May 15, 2007 02:45 PM
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i so love your new song umbrella.
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Posted by: emily
on May 28, 2007 02:59 PM
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um i would like to say i love rhianna soo much i just hope i could see rhianna love yew soo much
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Posted by: duane
on June 7, 2007 04:05 AM
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if you ask me if jay-z never found her she would of been singing soca in a caylipso tent @ crop over for the rest of her life lol
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