Robyn Rihanna Fenty (born February 20, 1988), professionally known by her m… Read Full Bio ↴Robyn Rihanna Fenty (born February 20, 1988), professionally known by her middle name, Rihanna, is a Barbadian singer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman, entrepreneur and fashion designer.

She has attained fourteen Billboard Hot 100 number ones thus far and is the second Barbadian artist to win a Grammy Award. She is also a cultural ambassador for Barbados. In 2021 Rihanna was named a "National Hero" in her home country, earning her the title "The Right Excellent."

Rihanna was born in Saint Michael, Barbados to Ronald Fenty, a warehouse supervisor, and Monica Fenty, an accountant. Her mother, a native of Guyana, is Afro-Guyanese and her father is Bajan and Irish. She is the oldest of three siblings; two younger brothers, Rorrey and Rajad Fenty. She began singing at around the age of seven. Her childhood was deeply affected by her father's addiction to crack cocaine and parent's rocky marriage, which ended when she was fourteen years old. Rihanna attended Charles F. Broome Memorial School, a primary school in Barbados, and then the Combermere School, where she formed a musical trio with two of her classmates at the age of fifteen. In 2004 she won the Miss Combermere Beauty Pageant. She was an army cadet in a sub-military programme that trained with the military of Barbados and Shontelle was her drill sergeant.

At the age of 15, she formed a girl group with two of her classmates. In 2003, friends introduced Rihanna and her two bandmates to record producer Evan Rogers, who was vacationing in Barbados with his wife. The group auditioned for Rogers, who said that "the minute Rihanna walked into the room, it was like the other two girls didn't exist." While auditioning for Rogers, Rihanna sang Destiny's Child's cover of "Emotion". Over the next year, Rihanna and her mom shuttled back and forth to Rogers home in Stamford, Connecticut. Then, shortly after turning 16, she relocated in the United States and moved in with Rogers and his wife. Carl Sturken helped Rihanna record a four-song demo, which included the ballad "The Last Time," a cover of Whitney Houston’s hit "For the Love of You" and what would become her first hit, "Pon de Replay" to send to various recording companies. It took a year to record the demos, because she was going to school and would only record during summer and Christmas school breaks. Rihanna's demo made its way to Def Jam, which invited her to audition for the label's then-president, Jay-Z, who quickly signed her.

Rihanna broke into the recording industry in 2005 with the release of her debut album Music of the Sun, which features the number 2 hit single "Pon de Replay". Less than a year later, Rihanna released album artist=Rihanna]A Girl Like Me and earned her first number-one single, "SOS, which sampled the popular 80s track "Tainted Love". "Unfaithful" was also released and was fairly successful.

Rihanna released her third album Good Girl Gone Bad in June 2007. Prior to the release of the album, she spent the week of the Grammys writing songs for the album with Ne-Yo. She adopted a more sexual image while recording the album, eventually dying her hair black and cutting it short. Rihanna worked with Timbaland and Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, as well as previous musical collaborators such as Stargate, Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers to re-imagine her album compositions with uptempo dance tracks. Rihanna commented, "I want to keep people dancing but still be soulful at the same time. You feel different every album, and [at] this stage I feel like I want to do a lot of uptempo [songs]."

The album topped the charts in countries like the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, Brazil, Russia and Ireland, and peaked at number two in the United States and Australia. Unlike previous work, the album featured a more dance-pop sound instead of the dancehall, reggae and ballad styles. The album received positive reviews by critics, becoming her most critically acclaimed album at that time compared to her previous efforts.

It yielded eight hit singles - "Umbrella" "Shut Up and Drive", "Don't Stop The Music" "Hate That I Love You" "Rehab" "Disturbia" "Take A Bow" "If I Never See Your Face Again" - all singles reaching the top twenty on the Billboard Hot 100 — including the worldwide number-one hit "Umbrella," featuring Jay-Z.

In addition to reaching number one in various countries, "Umbrella" was the number one single in the United Kingdom for ten consecutive weeks, making it the longest-running number-one single since Wet Wet Wet's single "Love Is All Around" spent fifteen weeks at the top in 1994. The song is listed number three on the 100 Best Songs of 2007 published by Rolling Stone magazine. In 2008, "Umbrella" earned Rihanna and Jay-Z a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration in addition to receiving nominations for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. It managed to stay at number one in the United Kingdom for 10 weeks, the longest time spent by a female and in the 21st century, on this chart.

"Umbrella" has also been recognised in various forms of accolades by the music press. The song is listed number three on the 100 Best Songs of 2007, published by the music magazine Rolling Stone. Time magazine also listed the song number three on their Top 10 Songs of 2007. The song is listed number one on Entertainment Weekly magazine's list of the 10 Best Singles of 2007, while topping the magazine's poll for the best single of 2007. Blender magazine awarded the song Song of the Year in their Readers' Poll 2007. The music press has considered "Umbrella" as 2007's Song of the Summer, while The New York Times writer Kelefa Sanneh regarded it as "arguably 2007's signature slow jam".

In August 2009, Rihanna collaborated with Jay-Z and Kanye West on "Run This Town." The song peaked at number two on Billboard Hot 100 and also reached the top ten in five other countries. She appeared on the cover of Vogue Italia for the September 2009 Issue. The shoot was influenced by Rihanna's hair, which she had cut for the shoot into a mohawk-like style. The style of the shoot was Extreme Couture and very dark, and in one shot she appeared semi-nude. Rihanna performed "Run This Town" along with Jay-Z and West for the "Answer the Call" concert at Madison Square Garden in September 2009, making it her first musical performance since the altercation with Brown. The trio also performed "Run This Town," on the premiere of The Jay Leno Show on September 14, 2009.

In November of 2009, Rated R was released in the wake of a physical altercation with romantic interest Chris Brown, who pled guilty to felony assault. The album's lead single, "Russian Roulette" -- written with Ne-Yo - was one of the year's most controversial singles. The album also includes collaborations with Tricky, The-Dream, Stargate, and SRP.

One year later, Rihanna released her fifth studio album called Loud. It's lead single, "Only Girl (In the World)", reached number one in more than ten countries. The song also won a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording.

Talk That Talk was released one year after Loud. With the song "We Found Love", Rihanna became the fastest solo artist in the chart's history to achieve twenty Hot 100 top-ten singles, breaking the previous record set by Madonna. The song later became her eleventh number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100. "You Da One" became the second single from the album but was not as successful as "We Found Love". The third single from the album, "Talk That Talk" featuring Jay-Z, was announced on Rihanna's Twitter. The fourth single, "Where Have You Been", peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100.

On February 20, 2012, Rihanna and Chris Brown released 2 remixes, one featuring the "Talk That Talk" album track "Birthday Cake" and the other featuring Chris Brown's "Turn Up The Music"

In April 2012, the singer appeared in the movie "Battleship", which is based on the game of the same name.

Rihanna's seventh album Unapologetic was released on November 19, 2012; it was preceded by the lead single Diamonds, which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 becoming Rihanna's twelfth number one single on the chart and tying her with Madonna and The Supremes for the fourth-most number ones in the chart's history.

On January 28, 2016, Rihanna released her eighth studio album ANTI exclusively through streaming service Tidal. The album peaked at number one on the US Billboard 200, becoming Rihanna's second number one and eighth top ten album on the chart. The album was supported by the release of four singles including the lead single "Work" featuring Drake, which topped the Billboard Hot 100. Further platinum singles "Needed Me" and "Love on the Brain" both peaked inside the top ten of the Hot 100. In 2016, Rihanna was featured on several singles. The first collaboration was Calvin Harris' "This Is What You Came For," which reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two in the United Kingdom. Rihanna was also featured on Drake's "Too Good" from his album Views and Mike Will Made It's single, "Nothing Is Promised". On June 27, 2016, Rihanna released "Sledgehammer", the lead single from the Star Trek Beyond soundtrack. On August 28, Rihanna was honored with the MTV Video Vanguard Award at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards. Rihanna was elected artist of the decade of 2010 by Pitchfork, Insider, Lofficiel among other major music magazines.

In October 2022, Rihanna released "Lift Me Up" from the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, marking her first solo single since 2016's "Love On The Brain". It reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #3 in the UK. The song was nominated for a Golden Globe and Academy Award, making it Rihanna's first nomination in both awards. On February 12, 2023, she performed at the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show, marking her first performance since the 2018 Grammy Awards. Her Halftime show became the second most watched Halftime show of all time with 118.7 million viewers, just after Lady Gaga’s (117.5 million), but behind Katy Perry’s (121 million).

Loveeeeeee Song
Rihanna Lyrics

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Ain't nothin' wrong with it

I don't wanna give you the wrong impression
I need love and affection
And I hope I'm not sounding too desperate
I need love and affection
Love, love, love, love and affection
Love, love, L.O.V.E and affection

Oh baby, I'm not asking for the world, maybe
You can give me what I want
Baby, come hold me tight and when I'm drowning save me
Give it to me on a daily

If I'm your girl, say my name, boy
Let me know I'm in control
We both grown so how we feel we can let it show
I I I, won't play around
I I I, I wanna lay you down
I I I, I need you now, I need you now
Ooh, ooh

I don't wanna give you the wrong impression
I need love and affection
And I hope I'm not sounding too desperate
I need love and affection
Love, love, love, love and affection
Love, love, L.O.V.E and affection

Boy lately, you been stingy with your time
Got me wondering, I'm wondering if I'm on your mind
Boy, I just wanna be in your possession
You say I'm the one you want so come express it

Don't slip, don't slip
'Cause a nigga might push upon it
Don't really wanna lose this moment
Why window shop when you own this? (Ah)
Don't put it down (ah)
Don't fuck around (ah)
I want you now, I want you now, ooh

I don't wanna give you the wrong impression
I need love and affection
And I hope I'm not sounding too desperate
I need love and affection
Love, love, love, love and affection
Love, love, L.O.V.E and affection

Can you love me for poor? (You already know)
I'm searching for my soul (rockstar)
Whoever turned you cold (peep this)
You need to let him know (yeah yeah)
I can work miracles (what's up?)
I work it physical (physical, turn up)
And when I love you close (ayy)
You can feel my heart beating through my clothes, ooh

Future

I don't wanna give you the wrong impression
I need love and affection, no
And I hope I'm not sounding too desperate
I need love and affection

Love, love, love, love and affection
Love, love, L.O.V.E and affection

Overall Meaning

In the song Loveeeeeee Song, Rihanna talks to her lover about her need for love and affection. She clarifies that she doesn't want to give the wrong impression and isn't sounding too desperate. She just wants to be loved and held tightly. The chorus of the song is about her need for love and affection from her lover. She also requests for her lover to acknowledge her and declare his love for her.

Further along in the lyrics, Rihanna questions whether her lover is still interested in her or not. She asks her lover to express his love for her so that she can feel like she belongs to him. In the bridge, Future enters and promises to love Rihanna for who she is and assures her that she doesn't have to be anything more than herself.

Overall, the song is about Rihanna longing for her lover's love and affection. She wants him to treat her like his girl and express his love for her. The guest vocalist, Future, reinforces the same through his lyrics in the bridge.

Line by Line Meaning

Ain't nothin' wrong with it
There is nothing wrong with wanting and needing love and affection.

I don't wanna give you the wrong impression
I don't want you to think that I am too needy or desperate for love and affection.

I need love and affection
I desire to be loved and receive affection from whoever I am with.

And I hope I'm not sounding too desperate
I hope I do not come off as overly eager or clingy.

Love, love, love, love and affection
I specifically want love and affection.

Love, love, L.O.V.E and affection
I require emotional and physical love and affection.

Oh baby, I'm not asking for the world, maybe
I am not asking for too much, just the basic human need for love and affection.

You can give me what I want
You have the power to give me the type of love and affection that I need.

Baby, come hold me tight and when I'm drowning save me
I want to be cared for and protected, both physically and emotionally.

Give it to me on a daily
I want consistent love and affection on a daily basis.

If I'm your girl, say my name, boy
If we are in a relationship, acknowledge me and show me that I am valued.

Let me know I'm in control
I want to feel like an equal in this relationship and have the ability to make decisions.

We both grown so how we feel we can let it show
As mature adults, we should not be afraid to express our feelings for each other.

I I I, won't play around
I am serious about my feelings and will not lead you on.

I I I, I wanna lay you down
I am sexually attracted to you and want to take things further.

I I I, I need you now, I need you now
I am feeling a strong desire for your presence and affection in this moment.

Boy lately, you been stingy with your time
I have noticed that you have not been giving me as much attention as I would like.

Got me wondering, I'm wondering if I'm on your mind
I am questioning if you have been thinking about me and our relationship.

Boy, I just wanna be in your possession
I want to be with you exclusively and claim you as mine.

You say I'm the one you want so come express it
If you truly want to be with me, show me and express your love for me.

Don't slip, don't slip
Don't miss this opportunity to be intimate with me.

'Cause a nigga might push upon it
I'll be ready to take things further if you initiate intimacy.

Don't really wanna lose this moment
I don't want to miss out on the chance to deepen our relationship.

Why window shop when you own this? (Ah)
You have me as your partner, so why look elsewhere for something you already have?

Don't put it down (ah)
Don't let our moment together end without physical intimacy.

Don't fuck around (ah)
Let's not waste each other's time, we both know what we want.

I want you now, I want you now, ooh
I want to be intimate with you in this moment.

Can you love me for poor? (You already know)
Can you love me even if I don't have a lot of material possessions?

I'm searching for my soul (rockstar)
I am looking for a deep, emotional connection and a partner who understands me.

Whoever turned you cold (peep this)
Whoever hurt you in the past, I want to make sure I am not like them.

You need to let him know (yeah yeah)
You should confront and express your true feelings to whoever hurt you.

I can work miracles (what's up?)
I am willing to do the work needed to make this relationship successful.

I work it physical (physical, turn up)
I am committed to the physical aspect of our relationship.

And when I love you close (ayy)
When we are intimate, I will also show deep, emotional love for you.

You can feel my heart beating through my clothes, ooh
I will be fully present and emotionally invested during our intimate moments together.

Future
This line indicates the start of Future's verse and does not contain a specific meaning.

I don't wanna give you the wrong impression
This line repeats from the beginning of the song to emphasize that she truly desires love and affection.

I need love and affection, no
Once again, emphasizing that she needs love and affection from her partner.

Love, love, love, love and affection
Restating that she specifically wants love and affection.

Love, love, L.O.V.E and affection
Reiterating that she requires both emotional and physical love and affection.

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Emmanuel Hector Zaragoza, George Sidney Jackson, Nayvadius Demun Wilburn, Denisia Andrews, Robyn Rihanna Fenty

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