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Text-Dependent Questions:

➊ What song did Rihanna perform during her high school talent show? ➋ What record label first launched Rihanna’s career? ➌ What was Rihanna’s debut single, and when was it released?

Research Project: Rihanna’s first single went Platinum, and she has received several accolades from RIAA since then. Take a look at the RIAA website (https:// www.riaa.com/) and explore the various types of certifications an artist

can receive. Write down the requirements needed to achieve each of the certifications. Then, find out how often Rihanna has been certified by the RIAA to date. Explain why the RIAA is important to artists and fans. Finally, research and describe at least three other ways an artist’s success is understood around the world.

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Rihanna

HIP-HOP & R&B