Rihanna at the 2012 Grammy Awards

The cover artwork shows Rihanna posing for the camera naked, with words like “Fearless” and “Chalice” displayed across her body. It’s bold, but not too surprising for Rihanna, who loves to shock the world with her innovation. She is like a chameleon in terms of style, hair, and music. It is crazy to think that it was just seven years ago when we first heard Rihanna on our radios. Now, she is the top artist of Billboard’s Pop Song Artists Of The Decade and is the recipient of five American Music Awards, 18 Billboard Music Awards, two BRIT Awards and five Grammy Awards. Here’s a look at how Rihanna has grown and evolved during her amazing career.

Rihanna first appeared on the scene with her debut album “Music of the Sun” in 2005. Featuring dance hits like “Pon de Replay” and “Don’t Stop The Music,” she was the newest girl next door, with a dash of island flavor that everyone loved. She continued her streak of fresh, fun dance hits with her second album “A Girl Like Me” in 2006, featuring songs like “SOS” and “Break It Off.”

One year later was the beginning of Rihanna’s transformation. She released her third album, which revealed a sexier side of the starlet, appropriately called “Good Girl Gone Bad.” Hits like “Shut Up and Drive” showed the pop-star’s rebellious attitude coming out in her music, as well as in her style and overall image.

In 2009, Rihanna went through another change, after her highly publicized domestic-violence altercation involving her then-boyfriend, Chris Brown.

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When Rihanna returned to the studio after the incident, she began working on a new album with an entirely different sound than any of her previous albums. The result was her fourth studio album, “Rated R.” This album had a darker, angrier tone than Rihanna’s usual sound, and like her music, she had also evolved - becoming edgier in her fashion choices and her hairstyles and makeup.

2010 marked Rihanna’s return to pop music. “Loud,” her fifth studio album, had a sassy energetic sound that was way less angry than “Rated R.” Singles like "Only Girl (In the World)," "What's My Name?," "S&M" and “Cheers (Drink To That)” show Rihanna’s bounce back to the top of the pop charts.

Just when we thought she had done it all, Rihanna released her sixth studio album “Talk That Talk” in 2011, which provided a mix of dance tracks and pop songs that were reminiscent of her “Pon De Replay” days, yet have a more mature sound and beat to them. Singles like  “Where Have You Been,” “You Da One” and “We Found Love” had no trouble climbing to the top. In fact, “We Found Love” (Feat. Calvin Harris) became Rihanna’s eleventh number one hit on the Billboard Charts, making her the youngest solo artist to achieve that feat.

Rihanna’s newest album “Unapologetic” is set to be released on Nov. 19 of this year, and she is telling fans to look forward to a new sound. You can hear a sneak peek of how the album will sound with her latest single “Diamonds.” Based on Rihanna’s past track record, it, as well as the rest of the album, is sure to be a chart-topper.

Rihanna continues to grow as an artist, and as she grows, so will her music, which means we are in store for much more to come.

In other music-unrelated news, Rihanna recently stripped down for the December cover of GQ and announced her “777 tour” (seven days, seven shows, seven countries).

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