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Chris Brown didn't turn himself into police. Chris Brown turned himself in to police. 148.75.173.19 (talk) 06:56, 15 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@General Ization You seem very eager to bite the newcomers but neglected to fix the typo that this user astutely pointed out. Dreameditsbrooklyn (talk) 20:38, 18 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Dreameditsbrooklyn: I think you are confused about the edit request to which I replied, and (apparently) the need for reliable sources for all changes made here. I bit no one; I simply requested a source for the change the editor was requesting (which had nothing to do with a typo). General Ization ^Talk 23:12, 18 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Also, @Dreameditsbrooklyn, I believe you are just as capable of correcting a typo in this article as you are to call out other editors for not having done so. General Ization ^Talk 23:17, 18 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

As I mentioned on my talk page, I am unable to edit this page. Thanks @General Ization for the fix! Dreameditsbrooklyn (talk) 13:59, 25 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Please change rihanna's "31 top ten hits in usa" to "32 top ten hits", also change "30 top ten hits in uk" to "31 top ten hits", her latest song "lift me up" reached the top ten in both countries but no one update it. Also change her grammy award & guinness world record amounts from the words "nine" & "six" to numbers "9" & "6" respectively since her other accolades are in numbers. Thanks. Adrieos101 (talk) 06:36, 23 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. M.Bitton (talk) 15:16, 23 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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She especially enjoyed singing and won a high-school talent show with a rendition of a Mariah Carey song. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rihanna Mcampbell03 (talk) 19:40, 18 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: Where do you want to add this? Actualcpscm (talk) 16:45, 19 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Also, please be aware of the Wikipedia copyright policy. Editors can only copy text from another source directly in very limited circumstances, and always with an appropriate attribution. This is not such a case, so any proposed addition will need to be rewritten to ensure that it does not violate the intellectual property rights of the authors at the source. Actualcpscm (talk) 16:47, 19 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Y’all got the wrong superbowl halftime show linked in the lede. 2601:602:9800:91F0:147F:6738:2314:E3FD (talk) 02:23, 3 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 1 July 2023

"During her musical career, Rihanna has collaborated with many artists, such as Drake, Eminem, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Ne-Yo, and Shakira." - while Rihanna's collaborations are indeed a big part of her success, I don't think this sentence should be worded like that, especially when some of these artists aren't nearly as big as Rihanna herself. I feel like an article about Rihanna should mention HER achievements, instead of mentioning other people in the main summary, especially when its the songs, not the artists, that are associated with her name and success. I would rather re-word that sentence to something along these lines: "During her musical career, Rihanna has expanded her success by featuring on numerous hit singles by other artists, including "Run This Town", "Love the Way You Lie", "The Monster", "This Is What You Came For" and "Wild Thoughts". — Preceding unsigned comment added by Marinette2356 (talk • contribs) 14:48, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Barbadian.. what??

People from Barbados are called Bajan (pronounced Bay-Jan. Jan is like french pronunciation of jéan). So please respectfully change that Barbadian to the correct title, Bajan. 2600:4041:5ADF:EB00:5935:ADA9:6CAF:DBC0 (talk) 06:31, 9 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Barbadian people. (CC) Tbhotch^™ 04:49, 12 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Rihanna giving birth to her second child has been confirmed by TMZ but is not on her page. Ashleygoldxo (talk) 10:48, 29 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]