'It's Rihanna's World' In Mert & Marcus Images For Vogue US April 2016

NOW: Eight years later from her American Vogue April, 2016 cover story featured here, Rihanna has her first cover for Vogue China, commanding the April 2024 issue.

Rihanna's Vogue China Cover Story and Fenty Beauty in China at Sephora AOC Fashion

The superstar had covered Harper’s Bazaar China but not Vogue China.

Now a mom of two with life partner A$AP Rocky, Rihanna takes two print covers and three digital ones in her story ‘Rihanna: Beauty In Individuality’, styled by Alvin Yu in images by Hailun Ma [IG].

Returning to Rihanna and Fenty Beauty, launched in 2017 to great fanfare with 40 foundation shades, the beauty brand entered the Chinese beauty market on April 1 and is now sold at Sephora stores in China.

THEN: Superstar Rihanna covered the April 2016 issue of Vogue US, styled by Tonne Goodman in looks and accessories from Tom Ford, Ralph Lauren Collection, Saint Laurent by Hedi Slimane, Givenchy Haute Couture by Riccardo Tisci, Marchesa, and Anita Ko. 

Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott flash 'It's Rihanna's World' at the Beverly Hills home of Real Housewife Carlton Gebbia.

Abby Aguirre interviews RiRi just 10 days after she dropped Anti, her first album since 2012. 

It wasn’t just the timing. Anti immediately announced itself as something different. A defiant, idiosyncratic mix of dance hall, doo-wop, and soul, it did not deliver her usual instantly gratifying, reliable pop formula. Stoking the fire were rumors that Anti was leaked through Tidal, the streaming service run byJay Z and co-owned by Rihanna. Next were the reports of impossibly low sales figures. Then, the day before, out of nowhere, came the surprise release of Beyoncé’s pointedly political video for “Formation.” The Internet is ablaze: Did Bey just try to steal RiRi’s thunder? And, most breathlessly: Is Rihanna going to make a surprise appearance at the Super Bowl?!

Rihanna will soon launch a 63-city world tour, her first since 2013 'Unapologetic'. And then there's 'Work' , in which she repeats that one word "until it's no longer recognizable. One critic has called the flourish 'post-language'. "