Education activist Angeline Murimirwa was given the "Diamond Ball Honors Award" by Rihanna's Clara Lionel Foundation. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images hide caption
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Rihanna performs on stage at the BRIT Awards in 2016. Photo Illustration: Ian Gavan/Getty Images and Angela Hsieh/NPR hide caption
Beyonce and Nicki Minaj on stage in Brooklyn in October 2015. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for TIDAL hide caption
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Stay sauced up and bossed up. Eslah Attar & Samantha Clark/NPR hide caption
Ed Sheeran performs onstage during 102.7 KIIS FM's Jingle Ball 2017. Spotify reports Sheeran is the most-streamed artist of 2017. Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartMedia hide caption
Rihanna in N.E.R.D.'s "Lemon" video. YouTube hide caption
Lady Gaga performs "Til It Happens To You" on stage at the 88th Oscars on Feb. 28, 2016. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Kendrick Lamar and Rihanna star in the video for "Loyalty." YouTube hide caption
Rihanna poses at the album artwork reveal for ANTI in Los Angeles. Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Westbury Road Entertainment LLC hide caption
Rihanna performing at the Coachella Festival in California in April 2016. Christopher Polk/Getty Images hide caption
Kanye West at a laptop during his Yeezy Season 3 fashion show and album debut at Madison Square Garden in New York Feb. 11. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images hide caption
Bard Ylvisaker (L) and Vegard Ylvisaker of Ylvis perform "The Fox (What Does The Fox Say?)" in September. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption
The summer jam of 2007 can be summarized in seven syllables: "ella, ella, ay, ay, ay." Ellen von Unwerth hide caption
Are Rihanna and Chris Brown sending each other notes over the airwaves? courtesy of the artists hide caption
Scottish producer Calvin Harris presents the fruits of a prolific year and a half on the new album 18 Months. Rukes/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Wye Oak's Civilian, known now and forever as Stephen Thompson's third favorite record of 2011. Merge Records hide caption
Rihanna's new video is the target of a lawsuit from photographer David LaChapelle. YouTube hide caption
Thinly Veiled: Lawsuit Over Steamy Rihanna Video Sparks Debate On Copycat Culture
A still from the video for Rihanna's "Rude Boy," co-written by Makeba Riddick. via YouTube hide caption
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