All hail Queen Rihanna: Timeline

Rihanna - Queen of Pop

After performing a show stopping medley of her three latest singles; Only Girl in the World, S&M and What's My Name at The Brits Awards on Tuesday Night. Rihanna went on to win Best International Female Artist awarded to her by Cheryl Cole, with an eruption from the Brit award crowd.


But how did this award winning diva become so unstoppable?

2005 Rihanna hit the charts for the first time with her single Pon de Replay which was taken from her album Music of the Sun. But of course Rihanna didn't just get into the top 40 UK chart, she set her standards and thundered in at number 2. The album reached the top ten in the Billboard 200 Chart.

2006 Just a year later Rihanna received her first ever US number 1 with SOS from her album A Girl Like Me which  contained further well known hits including Unfaithful and Break It Off.


2007 Rihanna stole the chart in 2007 when releasing her well known album Good Girl Gone Bad. Teaming up with music producers Will.i.am and Timberland it came with no surprise that this influenced Rihanna to take on a more upbeat dance style. The album reached number 1 not only in the UK, but also Canada, Japan, Ireland, Brazil and Russia, making Good Girl Gone Bad Rihanna's most critically acclaimed album. She achieved number 1'a with he singles Umbrella, Shut up and Drive, Don't Stop the Music and Hate That I Love You. 


2008 The re-release her third album, calling it Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded in which the still popular hits, Take a Bow and Disturbia were born. Is it a surprise to tell you these both made it to the top 5 in the chart? Of course not. Rihanna took on two collaborations this year with Maroon 5 and T.I. She, joined with Beyonce Knowles, became one of the two solo female artists to achieve the most number 1's in a decade.

2009 This year unfortunately wasn't wasn't the best for the pop diva. Rihanna was involved in a domestic violent relationship with singer Chris Brown. Photographs and stories were leaked to the press and Rihanna was front page on most newspapers and magazines. Despite this, she still kept going, collaborating with Jay Z and Kanye West to produce the single Run This Town. Rihanna also released her fourth album, Rated R, which includes the smash hit singles Russian Roulette, Hard, Rockstar 101, Te Amo and Rihanna claimed another number 1 with dance hit Rude Boy.


2010 Rihanna collaborated with Eminem to produce one of the biggest hits of 2010 Love The Way You Lie which reached number 1 in over six countries. Her fifth album Loud has already achieved two UK number 1's with Only Girl in the World and What's My Name featuring Drake.

2011 Rihanna has already won two awards this year, as already mentioned her recent Brit Award and also Best Dance Record for What's My Name at the 53rd Grammy Award.

Q&A: Grammy Awards

Last night's Grammy awards in Los Angeles awarded the victorious music artists from 2010. Trophies were awarded to Arcade Fire for Album of the Year and Single of the Year to Lady Antebellum. But with all the award shows swinging into action what makes the Grammys so special?


Q. What is the event?


A. The Grammy Awards is a music awards ceremony and is the most prestigious ceremony which had been telecasted annually since 1958 . The television equivalent is the Emmy Awards and theAcademy Awards is the film equivalent which are all widely broadcasted on TV.


Q. Why is it called the Grammy Awards?


A. The award ceremony was formerly known as the Gramophone Awards, as the trophies awarded are in the shape of a gold gramophone.


Q. Where are the Grammy Awards Held?


A. The Grammy Awards have been held in Los Angeles since 2004 in various venues. In 2009 it was held at the Nokia Theatre and the last couple of years the award ceremony has been held at the Staples Centre. In previous years both Los Angeles and New York have been in competition to host the event and the outcome had been to split the event, two thirds held in Los Angeles and the final third held in New York. Many believe Los Angeles is going to be home for the Grammy Awards from now on.


Q. Who Presents the Awards?


A. Every year a different selection of musical talents or actors present the awards. Previous presenters line ups have included Jennifer Lopez, Justin Beiber, Ricky Martin and Ringo Starr.


Q. What memorable moments have taken place at the Grammy Awards?


A. During Bob Dylan's performance in 1998 at the Grammy Awards, a topless man with the words "Soy Bomb" which had been painted on his chest appears on stage and attempts to dance along to the song until taken off stage by security guards. In 2004 rapper 50 Cent, upset that he hadn't won the Best New Artist award which he was nominated for, interrupted Amy Lee of Evanescence during her speech calling the moment a protest as rap music is not being recognised.

Chase And Status are Back

Back with their second album Chase And Status ‘No More Idols’ has stormed into the album chart reaching number 2, behind soul singer Adele who is currently dominating the chart.

The album contains groundbreaking songs by the London pair, complimenting their hectic drum and bass style heard in their last album ’More Than A lot’ which won Album of the Year at the 2009 Drum and Base Awards in Birmingham. Their new album exceeds what they created in ’More Than A lot’ as they have collaborated with top artists such as Cee Lo Green, Tinie Tempah, Dizzee Rascal and Plan B to created some gripping tunes.

The first single from their new album ‘Hypest Hype’ featuring Tempa T reached number 11 in UK singles chart, so already the duo are off to a good start. Many who have listened to ’No More Idols’ will agree that this album deserves to do extremely well and that there is no doubt that Chase And Status will be back in the singles chart with their next single very soon.