Talk:Rihanna

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Article for "Who's That Chick?"

We don't know if "Who's That Chick" is gonna be on Loud, but it's being promoted heavily with Doritos. The 2 music videos for it premiered today on Doritos' Late Night website. The video's are also a mark in music video history, making it the first interactive music video ever. This song deserves it's own article. It has also been confirmed to be on David Guetta's One Love re-release, One More Love. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1650333/20101019/rihanna.jhtml --Sdoo493 (talk) 12:45, 19 October 2010

Pronunciation

The respelling ree-YAH-nə does not match the IPA /riˈɑːnə/: there is no /j/ in the IPA. The respelling should therefore be ree-AH-nə, but I can't edit the page because it's protected. The second pronunciation given has two matching representations, although it's a bit odd to have two pronunciations for a living person's name. Are there any interviews or whatever where she says her name? It's best to work out what she says and go with that. Beorhtwulf (talk) 22:04, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from Dondreah6, 6 March 2011

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x = "Rihanna has sold more than 25 million albums[9] and 45 million singles worldwide."

y = "Rihanna has sold more than 15 million albums[9] and 45 million singles worldwide."

Please change x to y because Rihanna has sold 15 million albums not 25 million albums.

Source: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/eminem-rihanna-arctic-monkeys-to-play-uks-v-festival-2230297.html

Dondreah6 (talk) 02:21, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

 Done Thanks.—C45207 | Talk 01:18, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

So it is 15 or 25 ? Because it is said 25 on this page —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.193.120.171 (talk) 21:48, 16 March 2011 (UTC)

 Done I actually updated the number this time. Last time I just updated the source that was provided. Thanks for checking and the reminder.—C45207 | Talk 03:41, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

rihanna's total number of record sales worldwide have surpassed 80 million (including featured songs) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.241.167.35 (talk) 14:30, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Barbadian singer?

Why is she always referred to as a Barbadian singer on wikipedia pages, when her music is written, produced, copyrighted, and released in the U.S.? In other words, she only identifies herself as Barbadian in terms of her origin and nationality. If she`s mostly known for her Americanized music, maybe it should be left out. Angiex3-2 (talk) 19:31, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

I`ll just go ahead and change this since no one seems to oppose. If anyone has a valid reason why it should stay, just tell me here. Angiex3-2 (talk) 13:34, 28 April 2011 (UTC)

Wow.. I just read this article and it`s beyond repairable. Angiex3-2 (talk) 13:54, 28 April 2011 (UTC)

Source 98

Doesn't seem to be a reputable source as it states a milestone to occur in May 2011 and the link is invalid. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.183.237.105 (talk) 01:00, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from Lovebug8779, 10 May 2011

Please change the description of Rihanna as an R&B recording artist to a pop, reggae, R&B recording artist because it is a more accurate description of her musical style and biographies should be as accurate as possible. The influence of her carribean roots on her music is undeniable, look at her songs Rude Boy, Pon de Replay, and What's My Name. There is also a pop element to her music that distinguishes it from the music of R&B artists like Mary J Blige. No one would consider songs like "Shut up and Drive" or "California King Bed" to be R&B songs and you will not hear them played on R&B radio. Furthermore, Rihanna currently holds the record for the most number ones in the history of Billboard Pop Songs chart. That is more than her fellow artists Pink or Lady Gaga. It would be a major mistake at best and dishonest at worst, to not acknowledge Rihanna's relevance in today's pop music world.

She is primarily an R&B artist. We've discussed this before, see the archives of past discussion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vitorvicentevalente (talk • contribs)

Consecutevily weeks in billboard top ten

I think rihanna is now 46 consecutevily weeks in billboard top ten with Love the way you lie, only girl, wahts my name, S&M, maybe she breaks katy 52 weeks record. Could someon wwrite it in the rihanna article. -- —Preceding unsigned comment added by Synthieprojektakame (talk • contribs) 10:23, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from 2.127.0.68, 25 May 2011

Please change "Rihanna has sold more than 15 million albums and 45 million singles" to "Rihanna has sold more than 24 million albums and 70 million singles". The source required is from 3 years ago, so Rihanna's page is broadcasting incorrect information. 2.127.0.68 (talk) 05:58, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. The current numbers are sourced, so that's why they remain.—C45207 | Talk 06:02, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from Wikiaddict999jr, 27 May 2011

Please change "Rihanna has sold more than 15 million albums and 45 million singles..." to 'Rihanna has sold more than 28 million albums and 100 million singles...' because they are the latest figures as shown on this link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/43193061#43193061

Thank you Wikiaddict999jr (talk) 16:12, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

 Done Thanks.—C45207 | Talk 05:00, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

Source 9

Um we do not know where those numbers came from and plus since when has Good Morning America been a reliable source? That needs to be taken off. So far we only know that she has an official 15 million albums old and 45 million singles. Until those extra 13 million albums and 55 million singles (yeah right) are certified and approved by the RIAA or whoever they should not be counted for. I'm taking that off. --Logicalfoundationisdoubt (talk) 22:48, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

My thinking for using Today as a source is that it is a news organization, which, especially for basic facts, we usually consider reliable. (Though, this segment does fall a bit more into the variety show genre...) However, as you note, we prefer more field-specific sources if possible, If we usually use RIAA numbers in these cases, then we should probably use that as a source instead of the MTV.de source we have now. I browsed the RIAA site for a bit, but couldn't find artist-level number, just album ones. Does anyone happen to know where these RIAA numbers might be? Thanks. —C45207 | Talk 07:06, 12 June 2011 (UTC)

Unsuitable Info box picture

The current picture of Rihanna in a blue tuxedo jacket shows everything apart from her face, surely that is not acceptable? I thought the Info box pictures had to clearly show their face. calvin999 (talk) 02:45, 7 June 2011 (UTC)

6th album

I don't know whether it should be referred to as her 6th album when Rihanna's management and Rihanna herself have said that the LOUDera is not over and that she will be re-releasing LOUD in the fall ??? (reply on my talk page) Muthamonster (talk) 07:55, 19 June 2011 (UTC)