Rihanna points her finger during a performance at Arthur Ashe Kids Day held at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows, New York on August 27 , 2005. The following month her album “Music of the Sun” debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard album chart. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Rihanna performed at the kick off of New York Fashion Week with the Fashion Rocks concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on September 7, 2006. Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI | License Photo
Rihanna arrives at the Kids Choice Awards in Los Angeles on March 31, 2007. Later that year, she won the MTV Music Video Awards for Best Video and Monster Single of the Year for her song “Umbrella.” Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Rihanna won Best Rap/Sung Performance for her song “Umbrella” at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 10, 2008. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Rihanna performs “Take A Bow” during the BET Awards in Los Angeles on June 24, 2008. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Rihanna was honored with the Woman of the Year award at the Glamour Magazine Women of the Year Awards in New York City on November 9, 2009. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Rihanna won Best Rap Song and Best Rap/Sung Performance for her contribution to “Run This Town” by Jay-Z and Kanye West at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Rihanna performs at the 02 Arena in London on May 10, 2010. Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI | License Photo
Rihanna arrives at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles November 21, 2010. Early in 2011, the restraining order requested against Chris Brown after assaulting her in 2009 was lifted. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Rihanna arrives for the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on May 22, 2011. The month before, her album “S&M,” was No. 1 on the Billboard U.S. record chart. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Rihanna was nominated for Song of the Year for “All of the Lights” with Kanye West at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 12, 2012. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Rihanna arrives on the red carpet at the Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute Benefit Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art in New York City on May 7, 2012. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Rihanna won Video of the Year for “We Found Love” with Calvin Harris MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles on September 6, 2012. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Rihanna performs at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in New York City on November 7, 2012. She performed again at the show in 2015. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Rihanna attends the GQ “Men of the Year” party in Hollywood on November 13, 2012. Photo by Phil McCarten/UPI | License Photo
Rihanna performed with Bruno Mars and Sting at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 10, 2013. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Rihanna performs in New York City on May 5, 2013. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Rihanna accepts the AMA’s first icon award from her mother Monica Braithwaite at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles on November 24, 2013. She also took home the award for Favorite Female Artist – Soul/R&B. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Rihanna hosted an official after party at the Costume Institute Benefit celebrating the opening of “Charles James: Beyond Fashion” and the new Anna Wintour Costume Center at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on May 5, 2014. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Rihanna arrives in a sheer, sparkling gown at the CFDA fashion awards New York City on June 2, 2014. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Rihanna performed with Paul McCartney and Kanye West at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 8, 2015. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Rihanna arrives on the red carpet in her mom-approved gown at the Costume Institute Benefit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art celebrating the opening of “China: Through the Looking Glass” in New York City on May 4, 2015. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Rihanna is all smiles backstage after the FENTY PUMA by Rihanna collection took the runway during Fall/Winter 2016 New York Fashion Week on February 12, 2016 in New York City. Later that year, she received the Video Vanguard Award at the MTV Music Video Awards. Photo by Andrea Hanks/UPI | License Photo
Rihanna arrives for the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 12, 2017. Earlier that month, she received Harvard’s Humanitarian of the Year award. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Rihanna attends a screening of “Okja” during the 70th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes on May 19, 2017. Earlier that year, Rihanna guest starred as Marian Crane in “Bates Motel,” the woman famously killed in the original film “Psycho.” Photo by Rune Hellestad/ UPI | License Photo
Rihanna attends the Fenty Beauty collection launch in London on September 19, 2017. Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI | License Photo
Rihanna hosted The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Benefit “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination” at Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on May 7, 2018. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Left to right, cast members Anne Hathaway, Awkwafina, Sarah Paulson, Cate Blanchett and Sandra Bullock react when Rihanna arrives on the red carpet at the “Ocean’s 8” premiere in New York City on June 5, 2018. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Rihanna took home the Urban Luxe Award for her fashion house Fenty at the Fashion Awards in London on December 2, 2019. In February 2020, she teased she was back in the studio making new music and was honored with the President’s Award at the NAACP Image Awards. Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI | License Photo
