Rihanna videography
Barbadian singer Rihanna has released four video albums and appeared in fifty-two music videos, six films, ten television programs, and eight television commercials. In 2005, Rihanna signed a recording contract with Def Jam Recordings and released her debut single "Pon de Replay", taken from her first studio album Music of the Sun (2005).[1] Like its lyrical theme, the music video for the song was inspired by disco and dance;[2] it was directed by Little X.[3] Three separate videos were released for "SOS", the lead single from her second studio album A Girl Like Me (2006), all of which contained various dance sequences.[4] The same year, American director Anthony Mandler directed the accompanying music video for the second single "Unfaithful", which featured Rihanna in a dangerous love triangle with her lover and her husband.[4] "Unfaithful" was Rihanna's first collaboration with Mandler; they later worked together regularly.[5] Also in 2006, Rihanna played herself in the third installment of the Bring It On film series, entitled Bring It On: All or Nothing.[6]
The music video for "Umbrella", the lead single from her third studio album Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), was directed by Chris Applebaum and featured scenes of Rihanna naked and covered in silver paint.[7] It won the Video of the Year accolade at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards.[8] Seven more singles, accompanied with separate music videos directed by Mandler, were released from the album. Rihanna flew to Europe to shoot the music videos for the 2007 singles "Shut Up and Drive" and "Don't Stop the Music" in Prague.[9][10] "Russian Roulette", the lead single from Rihanna's fourth studio album Rated R (2009), featured a cameo appearance by American actor and model Jesse Williams.[11] The music video for the second single, "Hard", was directed by Melina Matsoukas, who also directed the videos for Rihanna's 2010 singles, "Rude Boy" and "Rockstar 101".[12][13][14] The same year, Rihanna provided vocals for Eminem's "Love the Way You Lie". The song's accompanying music video features actors Dominic Monaghan and Megan Fox in a love-hate relationship while Eminem and Rihanna perform in front of a burning house.[15] In 2010, Rihanna also filmed the scenes for her second film appearance in Battleship, which was released in April 2012.[16]
In 2011, three of Rihanna's videos met with criticism and controversy. The Matsoukas-directed music video for "S&M" (Loud, 2010) faced a lawsuit from American photographer David LaChapelle[17] and was banned in eleven countries due to its sexual content.[18] The Parents Television Council (PTC) criticized Rihanna for her "cold, calculated execution of murder" in the video for her 2011 single "Man Down".[19] In September 2011, Rihanna released "We Found Love", the lead single from her sixth studio album, Talk That Talk; its music video caused controversy from some activist groups, including The Rape Crisis Centre in the UK.[20] Christian youth pastors and the Ulster Cancer Foundation also criticized the video for Rihanna's portrayal of sexual intercourse while under the influence of illegal drugs, not being a role model to young girls and women and for smoking in the video.[21][22] Despite the criticism, the video won the awards for Video of the Year at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards and a Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video at the 2013 Grammy Awards.[23] Mandler directed the video for "Diamonds", the lead single from Rihanna's seventh studio album Unapologetic.[24] It depicts Rihanna in four environments that represent the elements of earth, air, water and fire.[25]
Contents
Music videos
Guest appearances
Title | Performer(s) | Director(s) | Album | Year | Ref. |
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"Like That" | Memphis Bleek Swizz Beatz |
R. Malcolm Jones | 534 | 2006 | [86] [87] |
"Paranoid" | Kanye West Mr Hudson |
Nabil Elderkin | 808s & Heartbreak | 2009 | [88] [89] |
"Can't Get Enough" | J. Cole Trey Songz |
Clifton Bell | Cole World: The Sideline Story | 2011 | [90] [91] |
"Fashion Killa" | ASAP Rocky | ASAP Rocky Virgil Alboh |
Long. Live. ASAP | 2013 | [92] [93] |
"Gangstas Don't Live That Long" | Snoop Dogg | Dah Dah | That's My Work Volume 3 | 2014 | [94] [95] |
Video albums
Title | Album details | Certifications |
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Good Girl Gone Bad Live |
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Good Girl Gone Bad: The Videos[98] |
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Loud Tour Live at the O2 |
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Rihanna 777 Documentary... 7Countries7Days7Shows |
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Filmography
Film | Year | Director | Character | Description |
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Bring It On: All or Nothing | 2006 | Steve Rash[100] | Herself[6] | Cameo appearance |
Battleship | 2012 | Peter Berg[101] | Petty Officer Cora Raikes[102] | Rihanna stars in the film as a weapons specialist aboard a navy ship who fights aliens on the coast of Hawaii.[103] |
Katy Perry: Part of Me | 2012 | Dan Cutforth & Jane Lipsitz[104] | Herself[105] | Cameo appearance[105] |
Coldplay Live 2012 | 2012 | Paul Dugdale[106] | Herself | Cameo appearance |
This Is the End | 2013 | Evan Goldberg & Seth Rogen[107] | Rihanna[107] | The comedy action film features several celebrities attending a party at James Franco's house, while The Apocalypse breaks out.[107] |
Annie | 2014 | Will Gluck | Moon Goddess | Cameo appearance |
Home | 2015 | Tim Johnson[108] | Gratuity "Tip" Tucci[109] | An animated film based on the book The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex. The film features friendly aliens invading the Earth and using it as a hideout from their enemies.[108] |
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets | 2017 | Luc Besson[110] | Main Role (TBA)[110] | The film is based on a French graphic novel set in the 28th century and centered on the discovery of time travel.[110] |
Television
Television show | Year | Character | Description |
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Las Vegas | 2005 | Herself | "The Real McCoy" (season 3: episode 6)[111] |
My Super Sweet 16 | 2006 | "Darnell" (season 3: episode 7)[112] | |
All My Children | 2006 | (episode of July 25)[113] | |
Punk'd | 2006 | (season 7: episode 8)[114] | |
Saturday Night Live | 2009 2010 2012 2015 |
"Blake Lively/Rihanna" (season 35: episode 8)[115] "Jon Hamm/Rihanna" (season 36: episode 5) "Eli Manning/Rihanna" (season 37: episode 20)[116] "Anne Hathaway/Rihanna" (season 38: episode 7) "Louis C.K./Rihanna" (season 40: episode 21)[117] |
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Chelsea Lately | 2011 | (episode of March 10)[118] | |
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | 2011 | "The Jubilee House/Marshall Family" (season 9: episode 1)[119] | |
The X Factor | 2011 | Guest judge (season 1, episodes 7, 8 and 9)[120] | |
Styled to Rock[121] | 2012 | Executive producer[121] | |
Oprah's Next Chapter[122] | 2012 | "Rihanna" (season 2: episode 1)[122] | |
Styled to Rock | 2013 | Executive producer |
Commercials
Company/product | Year | Director | Description |
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Optus | 2010 | David Gaddie[123] | The commercial was made in conjunction with Optus to support Rihanna's Last Girl on Earth Tour (2010–11). It shows Rihanna flying around in a spaceship and meeting penguins.[123] |
Kodak | Chris Robinson[124] | Rihanna is seen at a fashion show with her friends. She is shown with a purple Kodak camera and sending a picture to American rapper Pitbull. It is one of a collection of advertisements for the product which feature musical artists.[125] | |
Capital FM | Russell Thomas & Steve Qua[126] | Rihanna appears in the televised advertisement for the radio station. Other music artists appear in the commercial, including Usher, Nicole Scherzinger and The Black Eyed Peas.[127] | |
Reb'l Fleur | 2011 | Dave Meyers[128] | Commercial for Rihanna's first perfume. The commercial opens with Rihanna writhing in a flower made of peach-colored marabou feathers that match her dress. She later runs around a mirrored maze in a garden. The clip is in reverse so can be played from back to front and will produce the same effect as if it is played normally; a reference to the perfume's tagline of 'Good feels so bad, bad feels so good'.[129] |
Nivea | Anthony Mandler[130] | Augmented commercial for Nivea's "100 Years of Skincare" campaign. It features Rihanna performing her 2011 single "California King Bed" against a natural pink background.[131] | |
Emporio Armani | Johan Renck[132] | Commercial for Rihanna's line of Armani Jeans and underwear. The commercial shows Rihanna undressing in a black car in an underground car park. Rihanna's song, "Skin" from her fifth studio album Loud, is featured in the commercial.[132] | |
Capital FM | Ross Neil[133] | Rihanna's second appearance in a Capital FM commercial, which also includes artists Jessie J and JLS.[134] | |
Emporio Armani | 2012 | Jordan Scott[135] | Rihanna's second commercial for Emporio Armani jeans. In this monochrome commercial, Rihanna lies in a bed while wearing a bra and knickers, as she puts on a pair of jeans.[136] |
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