In an exclusive commission, the Fenty Beauty and Fenty Skin founder collaborates with the celebrated artist on reinterpreting modern-day glamour.

For ESSENCE’s January/February 2021 issue, Rihanna continues lighting our way forward. As a first the Essence brand’s 50 year history, the brand commissioned the esteemed Lorna Simpson to interpret modern-day beauty in collaboration with the global star. The result: A series of original photographic collages for the cover and 12-page portfolio entitled, “Of Earth & Sky.”

“Lorna is a legend,” said Rihanna, 32, of the artist whose lauded career spans three decades. Although teaming with Simpson was an idea conceived with her creative director, Jahleel Weaver, Rihanna was trepidatious about taking the first step. “Honestly, I just didn’t think I could get her,” Rihanna laughed. “But I like reaching for the stars and I like challenging myself.”

The January/February 2021 issue will be on newsstands and digital platforms starting January 19.

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The first drop of Rihanna’s last FENTY x PUMA collection has released! Hit the beach on PUMA.com! Make sure to check out the promo shoot in UHQ, all available in our gallery!

Lots of gifs after the jump!

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Happy 30th Birthday Rihanna from the UR Team and your Navy! Since there are so many of us, we decided a video says a thousand more words, so here is our #Rihanna30 birthday project to show our love to you!

Rihanna and Kendrick Lamar took home the Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Performance with “Loyalty” during the 60th Annual Grammy Awards last night (Jan 28th). This marks Rihanna’s 9th Grammy Award ever since 2008, where she won her first ever Grammy with “Umbrella” in the same category.

Rihanna, DJ Khaled and Bryson Tiller also took the stage for a sultry performance of “Wild Thoughts”. The performance had a fun, frisky energy as Rihanna and Tiller navigated a stage full of frozen, statue-like backing dancers, who burst loose at the sound of the chorus. Rihanna looked particularly stunning in a sparkly magenta dress and matching flower in her hair.

Unfortunately Rihanna didn’t walk the red carpet this year, but nevertheless there are lots of photos of her performance, speech and backstage photos in our gallery! Videos of the night after the jump!

Acceptance speech

Performance

Backstage

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The 14 shades of Fenty Beauty’s MATTEMOISELLE lipsticks are officially out! Get one for every mood for a longwearing, petal-soft matte finish, available on FentyBeauty.com, Sephora.com and HarveyNichols.com.

Head over to our Instagram.com/UltimateRihanna for a closer look of each shade, and visit our gallery for both model and product shots!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone! Lots of love, Angey and Alex from the UR Team!

The Global Awards celebrate stars of music, news & entertainment and want our help deciding who’s best! Have your say on who wins by voting for your favourite acts and songs in five categories, and nominating the news moment of the year that really stood out for you.

Rihanna has been nominated as Best Female along with 13 other artists. Make sure to cast your vote on vote.global.com!