Rihanna: Rebel Flower

Rihanna: Rebel Flower
Author: Chloe Govan
Publisher: Omnibus Press
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2011-12-12
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0857127446

Rihanna has sold over 15 million albums and 45 million singles world-wide. She has won 4 Grammy Awards and the 2011 Brit Award for Best International Female Artist. Her 2007 album Good Girl Gone Bad was nominated for nine Grammy Awards and featured the world-wide number one single Umbrella. She is currently on her Last Girl on Earth 2011 World Tour. Reveals her unhappy childhood watching severe violence between her mother and her crack cocaine father. Her wild child past that earned her the nickname of Rebel Flower. How she found it therapeutic after her parents’ troubled marriage to join the army. Her transformation from schoolgirl Robyn Fenty to one of the most successful R&B artists in the world. Her turbulent relationship with singer Chris Brown which resulted in a photograph of her battered and bruised face making headlines all over the world. Exclusive interviews with Rihanna’s old schoolfriends, producers, songwriters, video directors, journalists who witnessed her transformation over the years and many others.

Rihanna

Rihanna
Author: Danny White
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2013-03-14
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1782430490

This biography will go behind the gossip columns to examine the true story of one of musical history's most successful and influential icons.

Rihanna

Rihanna
Author: Katie Griffiths
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2014-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1502600293

Best known for her style and attitude, Rihanna’s compelling songs have helped her reach the top of the charts. This is the story of how she’s used her star power to also become an in-demand celebrity spokesperson.

Rihanna: Grammy-Winning Superstar

Rihanna: Grammy-Winning Superstar
Author: DeAnn Herringshaw
Publisher: ABDO Publishing Company
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2014-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1629680257

This title examines the fascinating life of Rihanna. Readers will learn about Rihanna's childhood, family, education, and rise to fame. Colorful graphics, oversize photos, and informative sidebars accompany easy-to-read, compelling text that explores Rihanna's early interest and talent in music that led to the release of Music of the Sun, A Girl like Me, Good Girl Gone Bad, Rated R, Loud, Talk That Talk, and Unapologetic. Rihanna's multiple Grammy Awards tours, acting roles, and charitable foundation are also discussed. Features include a table of contents, glossary, selected bibliography, Web links, source notes, and an index, plus a timeline and fun facts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Rihanna

Rihanna
Author: Sarah Oliver
Publisher: Kings Road Publishing
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2011-10-27
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 184358851X

Multi-award winning artist and indisputable queen of R&B, Rihanna is one of the most recognisable and successful singers in the world. With hits such as 'Umbrella', 'Take a Bow' and 'Don't Stop the Music', the beautiful Barbadian has gone from a talented young singer from a broken home, to a bestselling and Grammy award-winning superstar. Robyn Rihanna Fenty was born in Saint Michael, Barbados, in 1988. Moving to the United States at the tender age of 16, Rihanna became the youngest ever musician to sign for Def Jam records, after sending her demo to the then company head, Jay-Z. Her debut single 'Pon de Replay' went to Number 2 in both the UK and US single charts, with her subsequent album Music of the Sun becoming a global bestseller. Following the success of her debut, Rihanna went straight back into the studio to record her follow-up album with renowned R&B producer and singer, Ne-Yo. A Girl Like Me went platinum in both the UK and US and the lead singer 'SOS' became her biggest selling of her career. A live tour followed and her next three platinum-selling albums, Good Girl Gone Bad, Rated R and Loud, confirmed Rihanna as one of the most exciting and successful artists on the planet. From the shaky beginnings and turbulent times with ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, through to worldwide success as the new Queen of R&B, this is the first biography of the singer who is to her fans The Only Girl in the World.

Rihanna Is Life

Rihanna Is Life
Author: Kathleen Perricone
Publisher: Epic Ink Books
Total Pages: 175
Release: 2025-03-11
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0760394962

Rihanna Is Life is a beautifully illustrated guide that explores and celebrates the singer and her music.

Miley Cyrus: Good Girl/Bad Girl

Miley Cyrus: Good Girl/Bad Girl
Author: Chloe Govan
Publisher: Omnibus Press
Total Pages: 302
Release: 2014-05-12
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1783231874

Charting the controversial journey of a shy, chaste child star from America's Deep South: from early fame on the Disney TV series Hannah Montana to her sexually liberated pop image that later made headlines worldwide. Will reveal Miley's secret battle with a genetic heart condition and offer a behind-the-scenes expose of growing up on a farm near Nashville in America's Deep South and her transformation from God fearing farm girl to raunchy pop star. Exclusive interviews with figures from Miley's past, from close childhood friends to those who attended church with her in a quiet and close-knit village-like community and got to know her well. These interviews will help to separate fact from fiction, publicity stunt from personality growth, will explore the psychology behind her dramatic transformations and will ultimately get to the bottom of exactly what makes the multi-faceted Miley Cyrus tick.

Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj
Author: Lynette Holloway
Publisher: Colossus Books
Total Pages: 118
Release: 2012
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781937269302

With never-before-seen photos and interviews, Holloway profiles Onika Tanya MarajNknown today as Nicki Minaj.

Rihanna: In Her Own Words

Rihanna: In Her Own Words
Author: Kristina Dehlin
Publisher: Agate Publishing
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2023-07-25
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1572848758

Get inside the head of Rihanna: musician, fashion designer, and business mogul. This collection of quotes has been curated from Rihanna’s numerous public statements—interviews, books, social media posts, television appearances, and more. It’s a comprehensive picture of a beloved icon and her impact on popular culture. Robyn “Rihanna” Fenty burst onto the American music scene in the mid-2000s when she released her single “Pon de Replay,” which hit number 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 1 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. Her debut album sold more than 2 million copies worldwide, opening the door for her second album, A Girl Like Me, to go platinum. She continued to climb the music charts as she released her Good Girl Gone Bad album, featuring the hit track “Umbrella,” which earned her her first Grammy Award. She has gone on to become one of the most streamed artists of all time. As she gained global fame for her musical abilities, Rihanna also became known as a fashion leader. She earned a Fashion Icon lifetime achievement award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America, and her 2015 Met Gala dress “broke the internet,” garnering a billion impressions on social media. In 2017, Rihanna launched her own makeup line, called Fenty Beauty, which she expanded in the years following into a line of lingerie, Savage X Fenty, and a luxury fashion line, Fenty. She has been praised for her dedication to inclusion both in terms of the diversity of skin tones represented in her makeup and lingerie lines, and for the variety of body types featured in promotion for her products. Her global impact extends beyond music and fashion—Rihanna has founded a number of foundations and charities to facilitate her philanthropic work. Her Believe Foundation is dedicated to assisting children with terminal illnesses and her Clara Lionel Foundation supports climate justice programs. She was one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2012 and 2018 and listed by Forbes as one of the Top 100 Most Powerful Women of 2019. In 2021, Forbes identified her as the richest female musician in the world, and the second richest female entertainer in the world behind Oprah Winfrey. Rihanna has already established herself as a hit recording artist, business mogul, and global influencer, and she’s still at the relative outset of her career. Now, for the first time, you can find Rihanna’s most inspirational, thought-provoking quotes in one place, painting a comprehensive picture of this superstar’s impact on the world so far.

In Plenty and in Time of Need

In Plenty and in Time of Need
Author: Lia T. Bascomb
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Total Pages: 307
Release: 2019-12-13
Genre: Art
ISBN: 197880394X

In Plenty and in Time of Need uses music and performance as sites of analysis for the competing ideals and realities of Barbadian national culture. The book demonstrates complex relations between national, gendered, and sexual identities in Barbados, and how these identities are represented and interpreted on a global stage.