List of Rihanna Guinness World Records

It is no secret that in her music career to date, Rihanna has enjoyed remarkable success. However, did you know that in addition to her 8 Grammy awards, she has also won 6 Guinness World Records? We feature these awards, and the details behind them, below. Record 2010: Female artist with the most US no.1
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Weddings on a Budget

He gets down on one knee and proposes. She says yes and they share what is the happiest moment of their lives to date. However, after the euphoria of the moment fades, reality sets in – money is tight and they have no idea how they will get everything they need for their big day.
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Party Monarch Through The Years (2000 – 2016)

The Party Monarch is one of the most anticipated events of the Crop Over season and every year it does not disappoint. With music from seasoned competitors such as Edwin Yearwood and Blood, or soca legends in the making such as Mikey, Party Monarch over the years has produced nothing but hits. Here is a list
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Music & Arts

Bajan Music Wild, soulful, vibrant rhythms are a central part of Barbadian culture, born from the beating of slave drums and the merging of African and Caribbean beats. Today , the most popular forms of Music are:   Calypso Soca Ragga-Soca Soca Samba Ringbang Spouge Featured Barbadian Artistes Alsion Hinds Anderson “Blood” Armstrong More Popular
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Music – Popular Barbadian Musicians

Babados is home to international POP sensation Rihanna But there are many more superstars who call this small island home. Below are a few ranging from soca to reggae to R&B. Click the links below for bios and music videos: Alison Hinds – The undisputed “Queen of Soca” Anderson “Blood” Armstrong Biggie Irie Cover Drive Dwane Husbands Hal
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Music – Alison Hinds – The Undisputed Queen of Soca

THE BIOGRAPHY OF ALISON HINDS Crowned the undisputed “Queen of Soca” by fans worldwide, her powerful, emotional vocals and high-energy live shows are legendary in Caribbean music. Alison’s musical journey has taken her throughout the Caribbean islands and the Diaspora worldwide. After 17 years with the band Square One, Alison branched out on her own.
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Music – Anderson “Blood” Armstrong

BIOGRAPHY Anderson Armstrong was born on February 1, 1968 in Barbados. Anderson also known as “Blood” is one of the most talented males currently on the Soca scene. Many wonder why he is nicknamed “Blood”, but wonder no more. Young Blood was a name I got from the Mighty Gabby by accident. He could not
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Music – Lil Rick

It has been nearly 20 years since Lil Rick blasted onto the Barbadian soca scene with mega hits “Hard Wine” and “Bumper Inspector” and in that time, he has revolutionized audience participation, audience expectations and most recently, the perception of local artistes as a brand. Not only is he envied for his endless onstage energy
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Music – Cover Drive

Biography Cover Drive is a band on a mission to bring the sunshine and sounds of their native Barbados to the world. The young quartet has already ignited the UK charts with three top 10 hits in 2012, inclusive of their infectious smash ‘Twilight’, which shot straight to No. 1 upon release, nabbed a 2012
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News – Music – Rihanna AMA’s Icon Award

Sunday November 24, 2013, was a proud and historic night for Rihanna, her family and her fans. On that night, Barbadian Robyn ‘Rihanna’ Fenty was presented with the first ever AMA Icon Award. The award was presented to Rihanna by her mother, Monica Fenty, who reassured her “I know the journey and your career has not
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Music – Rihanna

Robyn Rihanna Fenty was born on February 20th, 1988, in St. Michael, Barbados. The oldest of three children, she turned to music in an attempt to deal with her father’s drug addiction and parent’s rocky marriage, which subsequently ended when she was 14. Through a process of exciting events, Robyn was discovered by Evan Rogers
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Music – Soka Kartel

Soka Kartel was formed in 2010 and after their first official meeting one Sunday afternoon in March of that year decided it was full steam ahead. As any “cartel” does it set about to dictate how the future and climate of their soca future will be. Anderson “Blood” Armstrong brings years of experience while Michael
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Music – Michael “Mikey” Mercer

After 10 Years of learning the industry, honing his craft and performing at a consistently high level, Michael “Mikey” Mercer has not simply reached maturation as a Soca Artiste; he has evolved into a Star, and quite possibly the most important young force in Soca Music in Barbados today. With his debut track “Come Together”
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Music – Krosfyah

Soca has never been so cool! Combat boots, baggy attire, brightly colored bandanas adorning funky dreads and coloured ‘fros; krosfyah epitomizes coolness. Combined with infectious melodies, high-energy performances and pulsating rhythms that speak a language only one’s hips comprehend, krosfyah has reinvented soca as we know it. For the past fifteen years, krosfyah has been
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Music – Stedson Wiltshire AKA Red Plastic Bag

Red Plastic Bag aka ‘RPB’ or merely ‘Bag’ (real name Stedson Wiltshire) is a calypsonian from Barbados. He has won the Barbadian calypso monarch competition several times. Hailing from the eastern, rural Barbadian parish of St. Philip, RPB became one of few performers from that region in the island to make it. He carries a
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Music – Rupee

Rupee is one of the foremost artists in the intoxicating musical movement known as soca (soul + calypso) – the supercharged party music of the Caribbean. Being the most viewed Soca artist on Youtube, with well over 20 million views, Rupee’s soca sound is rhythmically complex yet instantly catchy, a non-stop blending of the flavorful,
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Music – Shontelle

Singer, songwriter, rising star and aspiring lawyer? Not the combination that one would normally expect. But then again there is nothing ordinary about Shontelle – the 23 year-old Bajan singer-songwriter who’s set to take the world by storm after signing with music mogul Steve Rifkind’s SRC records. Shontelle’s unique story begins in the West Indies
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Music – Hal Linton

Hal Linton, a singer, songwriter and producer, was born in Barbados W.I . His parents are both classically trained musicians, which resulted in his being raised surrounded by a wide array of musical genres, from opera to Al Green, Bob Marley to Marvin Gaye. He is a self taught instrumentalist that plays several instruments including
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Music – Biggie Irie

BIGGIE IRIE was born in the United Kingdom, and at the tender age of three years old, he moved with his mother to the beautiful Island of Barbados. He is best known for his molasses rich voice, and his powerful commandeering stage presence. He started his musical career in 1986 as lead vocalist with the
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News – Music – Rihanna Wins Again

Congratulations to Rihanna copping four of the five gongs for which she was nominated at the first ever iHeartRadio awards in Los Angeles on Thursday night. She won Artist Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Best Fan Army and Hip Hop/R&B Song Of The Year. In typical Ri-Ri style, the unapologetic singer rocked corkscrewed hairdo, green lipstick
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