Rihanna, che si pronuncia [ri'ʌn:ə], nome completo Robyn Rihanna Fenty (Saint Michael, 20 febbraio 1988), è una cantante barbadiana, prima artista della sua nazione a vincere un Grammy Award. Ha debuttato nel 2005 con l'album Music of the Sun e il singolo di successo Pon de Replay, seguiti l'anno successivo da A Girl Like Me e i brani SOS e Unfaithful. Nel 2007 ha consolidato la sua fama grazie all'album Good Girl Gone Bad, uscito in due diverse edizioni, e i relativi singoli, tra cui Umbrella, una tra le sue canzoni più note. Dopo una parentesi con un album dalle sonorità cupe e maggiormente orientate all'R&B, Rated R, uscito nel 2009, l'anno successivo è tornata ad incidere canzoni dallo stile dance pop per il suo quinto disco, Loud. Dal suo esordio fino ad oggi, Rihanna ha venduto 20 milioni di album e 60 milioni di singoli. Fin dagli esordi è legata all'etichetta discografica Def Jam. Rihanna è nata a Barbados da Ronald Fenty, un capo magazziniere metà afro-barbadiano e metà irlandese, e Monica Fenty, una contabile nativa della Guyana, ma per metà afro-americana. È la maggiore di tre figli: lei, Rorrey e Rajad.[6] La sua infanzia è stata profondamente segnata dalle dipendenza da cocaina del padre e dal divorzio dei suoi genitori, avvenuto quando lei aveva quattordici anni. Ha frequentato le scuole elementari nel suo paese natale, presso l'istituto Charles F. Broome Memorial School. Successivamente ha studiato alla Combermere School, dove ha formato un trio musicale con due sue compagne di classe all'età di quindici anni. È stata un cadetto in un programma sub-militare.[non chiaro] Veniva allenata dai militari barbadiani e Shontelle era il suo sergente. Nel 2003 Rihanna e il suo gruppo sono stati presentati al produttore Evan Rogers, che trascorreva le vacanze alle Barbados con sua moglie. Mentre Rogers assisteva all'audizione del trio, affermava che «Nel momento in cui Rihanna si muoveva nella stanza, le altre due ragazze è come se non fossero mai esistite».[senza fonte] Il gruppo si esibì con il singolo delle Destiny's Child Emotions. L'anno successivo, si è recata con la madre a Stamford in Connecticut per raggiungere l'abitazione di Rogers. Appena compiuti i sedici anni, la ragazza si è trasferita negli USA seguendo gli spostamenti di Evan e sua moglie. In seguito Carl Sturken l'ha aiutata ad incidere quattro canzoni demo, tra le quali la ballata Last Time, la reinterpretazione di Whitney Houston For the Love of You e ciò che sarebbe divenuto il suo primo successo, Pon de Replay. I demo sono stati spediti a varie case discografiche. Alcune sue incisioni arrivarono alla Def Jam Recordings, che le ha offerto un contratto per sei album.
In the realm of rock 'n' roll, there are few names as iconic as Queen, and within the Queen pantheon, Brian May stands out not only as a legendary guitarist but also as an astrophysicist with a profound connection to NASA.
Hip-hop, one of the most influential cultural movements of the 20th and 21st centuries, has recently reached a significant milestone - it's turning 50 years old.
Coachella Festival 2022: here we are. In two days the doors of one of the most anticipated musical events of the year will open, even more so after the last two years in which for very obvious reasons the live music sector has suffered a very important setback.
The 2022 Grammy Awards were the chronicle of an announced triumph: Jon Baptiste collected 11 nominations and won 5 Grammys, defeating all opponents. This was also the year of the very young Olivia Rodrigo, who managed to take home 3 Grammys, including the the best new artist.
Here is finally some good news, the Arcade Fire have finally revealed the title and release date of their new album, 5 years after the last one. For the fan of the group it has been a time that seemed eternal,
Do we want to define "I know you know me" a masterpiece? Yes, without a shadow of a doubt for at least two reasons. The first and most evident are the artists who interpret it: Caroline Spence and Matt Berninger, second for the deep and poetic text.
My favorite group when I was just a teenager were the Fugees, thanks to them a certain curiosity about english language was born in me. I wanted to know and understand the lyrics of their songs, it wasn't enough for me to be carried away exclusively by their beautiful music.
Sweden and the United States are two countries far from each other, thousands of kilometers separate them, the language, culinary and sporting traditions, I don't feel so categorical about the landscapes, not knowing all of America there may be states that have the same reliefs of the country of northern Europe, but on one thing I am sure
It has been talked about for almost 3 years, rumored and it is hoped that sooner or later they will arrive at a collaboration, and now we are satisfied: the Catalan singer Rosalia and the American musician Oneohtrix finally announce the publication of a piece together!
In England there are institutions that are untouchable, first of all Queen Elizabeth II who reigns undisputed in the beating heart of every Englishman, then there are the Beatles, and that's the reason why they were awarded the title of baronets.
Looking at the images, one immediately thinks of archive photos of at least a year and a half ago. Lots of people together without masks dancing freely
How a music group can deliver strong and clear messages without singing is a mystery yet Canadians GoodSpeed You! Black Emperor they succeed very well.
"Creep" by Radiohead is certainly one of the most listened to, revisited and reinterpreted songs in the history of music. So much loved and listened to on all six continents, at least once in our life we all found ourselves humming it.
Very bad story for rapper T.I. and his wife Tiny, in fact, they have been accused of sexual abuse and kidnapping.
The malefactor managed to take Koji and Gustavo away, while Miss Asia, the third bulldog, escaped and was found shortly after by Lady Gaga's bodyguards.
David Crosby against Phoebe Bridgers, if we had been in the Middle Ages, they probably would have challenged each other with the sword, while in 2021 they decided to go wild with tweets.
Evan Rachel Wood, the beautiful protagonist of Westworld has decided to denounce the violence she has suffered for years, at least according to what she claims, by Marilyn Manson.
After some positive signs in the past months, here is the news that we weren't hoping to learn and that throws new questions on the possibility of organizing festivals and live concerts for 2021.
The winners of the 43rd edition of the Kennedy Center Honors have recently been announced, including Joan Baez, Dick Van Dyke, Debbie Allen and the violinist Midori.
The band Soundgarden recently recorded two classics with Brandie Carlile. After the death of their leader Chris Cornell, the band had decided to stop for some time also as a sign of respect for the untimely death of their front man.
New year is synonymous of news and in fact 2021 opened with a nice surprise. The American rock group, The Foo Fighters, founded in 1994 by Dave Grohl ex drummer of Nirvana, delight us with the release of a new single entitled "No son of Mine".
He was 69 and on Christmas Day, guitarist Tony Rice, Bluegrass legend, passed away. His label, Rounder Records, made the news with an official release on December 26th.
We still talk about music, but today we do it from a different point of view, taking a cue from a book, a photographic book called Ten Cities.
I was about 6 years old when I listened for the first time "Blowing in the wind" hummed by my mom while she was accompanying me to school, the version was the Italian one, but I liked the rhythm right away.
