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The director Melina Matsoukas filmed the music video for "Rockstar 101" in April 2010; [24] she had previously directed the videos for Rihanna's singles "Hard" and "Rude Boy". [25] [26] This video was edited by Nabil Mechi from Murex, who previously edit videos for "SOS" and "Umbrella". [27]
The song's accompanying music video features actors Dominic Monaghan and Megan Fox in a love-hate relationship while Eminem and Rihanna perform in front of a burning house. [15] In 2010, Rihanna also filmed the scenes for her second film appearance in Battleship , which was released in April 2012.
A few more recordings from live concerts exist, both audio and video, amongst them a performance from Dortmund, Germany, on June 13, 1980, which is featured on the official 2014 release Uprising Live. "Redemption Song" was released as a single in the UK and France in October 1980 and included a full band rendering of the song.
As the video ends, Rihanna walks outside, revealing the box has been set up on a dark, deserted soundstage. Two months after its release, the video reached 500 million views, and on 29 November 2016, the video reached one billion views. As of September 2022, it has reached 2.6 billion views, and is the site's 35th most viewed video. [20]
David Guetta co-wrote "Right Now" and "Who's That Chick?", where Rihanna is a featured artist. [24] Guitarist Slash made a guest appearance on "Rockstar 101". Producer Tricky Stewart co-wrote and produced several of Rihanna's songs since her album, Good Girl Gone Bad, including the hit singles "Umbrella" and "Hard".
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Robyn Rihanna Fenty, NH (/ r i ˈ æ n ə / ⓘ ree-AN-ə; [3] [4] [n 1] born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, businesswoman and actress. She is noted as the best-selling female recording artist of the 21st century by Guinness World Records and the highest-certified female digital single artist by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
The music video for "Hard" was directed by Melina Matsoukas and released in December 2009. [26] [27] It was the first Rihanna video directed by Matsoukas, who would go on to direct videos for "Rude Boy" and "Rockstar 101". [28] [29] Before the premiere of the video, Rihanna told Kyle Anderson of MTV News: "It's couture-military. Everything is ...