Rihanna Leaves Manager, Now Under Jay-Z's Umbrella
RIHANNA IS A FINALIST IN 18 CATEGORIESTop Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Hot 100 Song, Top Social Artist, Top Digital Media Artist, Top Digital Songs Artist, Top Digital Song, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top Radio Song, Top Streaming Artist, Top Streaming Song (Audio), Top Streaming Song (Video), Top R&B Artist, Top R&B Song, Top R&B Album, Top Dance/Electronic Artist, Top Rap Song
Rihanna told The Associated Press in a statement Wednesday that she's "so excited to take this next step in my career."
The 22-year-old is also launching a new company called Rihanna Entertainment. She says it will "merge all of her businesses, including music, film, fragrance fashion and book ventures."
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Jay-Z signed Rihanna to Def Jam in 2005. The two won a Grammy in 2008 for the hit song "Umbrella." Earlier this year, the pair picked up two Grammys for the rap song "Run This Town," which also featured Kanye West.
She's released four albums and plans to release her fifth CD, "Loud," on Nov. 16.
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