Robyn Rihanna Fenty (born February 20, 1988), better known as simply Rihanna (pronounced /ri???n?/ ree-yah-n? or /ri?æn?/ ree-an-?), is a R&B recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers. She subsequently signed a contract with Def Jam Recordings after auditioning for then-label head Jay-Z.

Rihanna confirmed it had plans to launch a world tour in 2013 and pledged to do something bigger and more powerful than anything I've done antes.139 140 In September 2012 officially announced the dates of their world tour, Diamonds World U.S. Tour starting on March 8, 2013.