A Girl Like Me
In 2006, Rihanna participated in several endorsement deals, including for Nike and J.C. Penney. She released her second album, A Girl Like Me, in April 2006, less than eight months after the release of her first album. The album debuted at number five in the U.S. and number four in the UK. The lead single, "SOS", was used in her endorsement deal with Nike. The song became Rihanna's first number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart; it also debuted at number one on the Hot Digital Songs chart. "SOS" peaked at number one in Australia and number two in the UK. The second single, entitled "Unfaithful", was written by R&B singer Ne-Yo, and addresses the feelings of guilt that the protagonist of the song faces as she cheats on her boyfriend. The song became her third top ten hit in the U.S. and in the UK. The third single "We Ride" wasn't as successful as her previous releases, failing to chart on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, however, it became her fifth UK top 20 single, where it peaked at number 17 on that chart and peaked number one on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart. Rihanna's fourth single from the album "Break It Off" featuring Sean Paul, had already climbed to number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 based solely on airplay. It was released as a digital download on February 19, 2007, which made the song jump from number fifty-two to number ten and then eventually peak at number nine.
In total Rihanna has had 11 different number-ones on the Billboard charts and has had major success on the Hot Dance Club Play chart with four number-ones ("Pon De Replay", "SOS", "Unfaithful" and "We Ride"). When Rihanna received an endorsement deal from Clinique, she recorded a song written by Ne-Yo entitled "Just Be Happy" as part of the deal to promote their Happy fragrance. The song can be heard on her Myspace page. Rihanna also recently recorded a song called "Winning Women" with Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger for P&G’s female deodorant Secret.
Rihanna made her acting debut in a cameo role in Bring It On: All or Nothing, which was released on August 8, 2006, she also appeared on an episode of American soap opera All My Children and dramaLas Vegas.
Albums
- 2005: Music of the Sun
- 2006: A Girl Like Me
- 2007: Good Girl Gone Bad
Singles
- 2005: "Pon de Replay"
- 2005: "If It's Lovin' That You Want"
- 2006: "SOS"
- 2006: "Unfaithful"
- 2006: "We Ride"
- 2006: "Break It Off" (featuring Sean Paul)
- 2007: "Umbrella" (featuring Jay-Z)
- 2007: "Shut Up and Drive"
- 2007: "Don't Stop The Music"
Tours
- The Pussycat Dolls With Rihanna 2006
- Good Girl Gone Bad Tour 2007
Awards and nominations
2006
- THE 20th JAPAN GOLD DISC AWARD 2006 – New Artist Of The Year
- MTV Video Music Awards Japan – Best New Artist in a Video – "Pon De Replay"
- Teen Choice Awards
- Female Breakout Artist
- Choice R&B Artist
- MOBO Awards – Best R&B Artist
- BMI Urban Awards – "Pon de Replay"
- MTV Europe Music Awards – Best R&B Artist
- Billboard Music Awards
- Female Artist of the Year
- Pop 100 Artist of the Year
- Hot 100 Artist of the Year
- Hot Dance Airplay song of the Year for "SOS"
- Barbados Music Awards
- Best Reggae/Dancehall Album – Music Of The Sun
- Best Dance Single – "Pon De Replay"
- Song Of The Year – "Pon De Replay"
- Album Of The Year – Music Of The Sun
- Best New Artist
- Female Artist Of The Year
- Best-selling Female Artist Of The Year
- Entertainer Of The Year
Rihanna's brown silk ensemble
2007
- Barbados Music Awards
- Best Entertainer of the Year
- Best Female Entertainer of the Year
- Diamond Sales Award
- Album of the Year
- Best Soul / R&B Single – "Unfaithful"
- Song of the Year – "Unfaithful"
- NRJ Music Awards
- Best International Song – "Unfaithful"
