Rihanna singer books

Rihanna's first fragrance, Reb'l Fleur, was released in January 2011.[304] According to Rolling Stone, Reb'l Fleur was a financial success and was expected to gross US$80 million at retail by the end of 2011.[305] Rihanna's second fragrance, Rebelle, was released in February 2012.[306] The promotional campaign for Rebelle, was shot by director, Anthony Mandler, who also shot the promotional campaign for Reb'l Fleur.[307] In November 2012, Rihanna released her third fragrance, Nude.[308] Rihanna's fourth women's fragrance, titled Rogue was released on September 14, 2013, followed by a male version entitled Rogue Men which was released in 2014.[309][310] On March 30, 2015, it was announced that Rihanna is a co-owner, with various other music artists, in the music streaming service Tidal. The service specializes in lossless audio and high definition music videos. Jay-Z acquired the parent company of Tidal, Aspiro, in the first quarter of 2015.[311] Including Beyoncé and Jay-Z, sixteen artist stakeholders (such as Kanye West, Beyoncé, Madonna, Chris Martin, Nicki Minaj and more) co-own Tidal, with the majority owning a 3% equity stake.[312] "The challenge is to get everyone to respect music again, to recognize its value", stated Jay-Z on the release of Tidal.[313] In 2016, it was revealed that Rihanna would be releasing her music through her own label Westbury Road Entertainment,[314] which was established in 2005.[315] Westbury Road is the name of her Barbados residence. The music would be distributed through Universal Music Group.[316][317] Westbury Road Entertainment's artist roster includes Melissa Forde as the label's photographer,[318] and KazeLoon. In November 2015, Rihanna and Benoit Demouy launched a beauty and stylist agency named Fr8me. The business based in Los Angeles was set up in order to assist artists in booking commercials, editorial shoots, ad campaigns and red-carpet appearances. Rihanna stated, "Hair, makeup, and styling play an important role in creativity, I am very involved with that part of my process, so this agency was an organic thing for me to do." The roster includes Rihanna's makeup artist Mylah Morales, wardrobe stylist Jason Bolden, hairstylist Patricia Morales and Marcia Hamilton.[319] In addition to Fr8me, Rihanna opened a photo agency called "A Dog Ate My Homework", which represents photographers Erik Asla and Deborah Anderson.