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Rihanna

Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&BDancehallPop

Rihanna is a Contemporary R&B and Dancehall act. Their catalogue also touches Pop. Their sound grew out of The Wanted, Nigga, David Bisbal, Woodkid and The xx. Those roots explain a lot about how Rihanna arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ciara, Nicki Minaj, Beyoncé, Destiny's Child and Kelly Rowland, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ludmilla, Kiiara, Pabllo Vittar, Faouzia and Shygirl, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 263 connections around Rihanna, reaching back through The Wanted and forward to Ludmilla. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
RihannaThe WantedNiggaDavid BisbalWoodkidThe xxMuni LongDon DiabloShontelleLudmillaKiiaraPabllo VittarFaouziaShygirlPaloma MamiBoyce AvenueChinchillaCiaraNicki MinajBeyoncéDestiny's ChildKelly RowlandJennifer LopezChristina AguileraJessie J

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Rihanna connections

Rihanna grew out of The Wanted, Nigga, David Bisbal and Woodkid, shares an orbit with Ciara, Nicki Minaj, Beyoncé and Destiny's Child, went on to shape Ludmilla, Kiiara, Pabllo Vittar and Faouzia. 263 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Rihanna

Roots112

Sounds and acts that shaped Rihanna.

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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Rihanna.

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Legacy127

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