# Rihanna videography

Rihanna has released four video albums and appeared in 62 music videos, 12 films, 13 television programs, and several television commercials. In 2005, Rihanna signed a recording contract with Def Jam Recordings and released her debut single "Pon de Replay", taken from her first studio album Music of the Sun (2005). Like its lyrical theme, the music video for the song was inspired by disco and dance; it was directed by Little X. Three separate videos were released for "SOS", the lead single from her second studio album A Girl like Me (2006), all of which contained various dance sequences. The same year, American director Anthony Mandler directed the accompanying music video for the second single "Unfaithful", which featured Rihanna in a dangerous love triangle with her lover and her husband. "Unfaithful" was Rihanna's first collaboration with Mandler; they later worked together regularly. Also in 2006, Rihanna played herself in the third installment of the Bring It On film series, entitled Bring It On: All or Nothing.
The music video for "Umbrella", the lead single from her third studio album Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), was directed by Chris Applebaum and featured scenes of Rihanna naked and covered in silver paint. It won the Video of the Year accolade at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards. Seven more singles, accompanied with separate music videos directed by Mandler, were released from the album. Rihanna flew to Europe to shoot the music videos for the 2007 singles "Shut Up and Drive" and "Don't Stop the Music" in Prague. "Russian Roulette", the lead single from Rihanna's fourth studio album Rated R (2009), featured a cameo appearance by American actor and model Jesse Williams. The music video for the second single, "Hard", was directed by Melina Matsoukas, who also directed the videos for Rihanna's 2010 singles, "Rude Boy" and "Rockstar 101". The same year, Rihanna provided vocals for Eminem's "Love the Way You Lie". The song's accompanying music video features actors Dominic Monaghan and Megan Fox in a love-hate relationship while Eminem and Rihanna perform in front of a burning house. In 2010, Rihanna also filmed the scenes for her second film appearance in Battleship, which was released in April 2012.
In 2011, three of Rihanna's videos met with criticism and controversy. The Matsoukas-directed music video for "S&M" (Loud, 2010) faced a lawsuit from American photographer David LaChapelle and was banned in eleven countries due to its sexual content. The Parents Television Council (PTC) criticized Rihanna for her "cold, calculated execution of murder" in the video for her 2011 single "Man Down". In September 2011, Rihanna released "We Found Love", the lead single from her sixth studio album, Talk That Talk; its music video caused controversy from some activist groups, including The Rape Crisis Centre in the UK. Christian youth pastors and the Ulster Cancer Foundation also criticized the video for Rihanna's portrayal of sexual intercourse while under the influence of illegal drugs, not being a role model to young girls and women and for smoking in the video. Despite the criticism, the video won the awards for Video of the Year at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards and a Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards. Mandler directed the video for "Diamonds", the lead single from Rihanna's seventh studio album Unapologetic. It depicts Rihanna in four environments that represent the elements of earth, air, water and fire.

## Music videos
### As lead artist

List of music videos as lead artist, with other performers, directors, album title and showing year released :
| Title | Other performer(s) | Director(s) | Album | Year | Ref. |
| "Pon de Replay" | — | Little X | Music of the Sun | 2005 | [25] [26] |
| "If It's Lovin' that You Want" | — | Marcus Raboy | Music of the Sun | 2005 | [26] [27] |
| "SOS" | — | Chris Applebaum | A Girl like Me | 2006 | [28] [29] |
| "SOS" (Nike version) | — | Chris Applebaum | A Girl like Me | 2006 | [30] [31] |
| "Unfaithful" | — | Anthony Mandler | A Girl like Me | 2006 | [5] [29] |
| "We Ride" | — | Anthony Mandler | A Girl like Me | 2006 | [5] [29] |
| "Umbrella" | Jay-Z | Chris Applebaum | Good Girl Gone Bad | 2007 | [32] [33] |
| "Shut Up and Drive" | — | Anthony Mandler | Good Girl Gone Bad | 2007 | [10] [33] |
| "Don't Stop the Music" | — | Anthony Mandler | Good Girl Gone Bad | 2007 | [9] [33] |
| "Hate That I Love You" | Ne-Yo or David Bisbal | Anthony Mandler | Good Girl Gone Bad | 2007 | [33] [34] |
| "Take a Bow" | — | Anthony Mandler | Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded | 2008 | [33] [35] |
| "Disturbia" | — | Anthony Mandler | Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded | 2008 | [33] [36] |
| "Rehab" | Justin Timberlake | Anthony Mandler | Good Girl Gone Bad | 2008 | [33] [37] |
| "Wait Your Turn" | — | Anthony Mandler | Rated R | 2009 | [38] [39] |
| "Russian Roulette" | — | Anthony Mandler | Rated R | 2009 | [39] [40] |
| "Hard" | Young Jeezy | Melina Matsoukas | Rated R | 2009 | [12] [39] |
| "Rude Boy" | — | Melina Matsoukas | Rated R | 2010 | [13] [39] |
| "Rockstar 101" | Slash | Melina Matsoukas | Rated R | 2010 | [14] [39] |
| "Te Amo" | — | Anthony Mandler | Rated R | 2010 | [39] [41] |
| "Only Girl (In the World)" | — | Anthony Mandler | Loud | 2010 | [42] [43] |
| "What's My Name?" | Drake | Philip Andelman | Loud | 2010 | [43] [44] |
| "S&M" | — | Melina Matsoukas | Loud | 2011 | [43] [45] |
| "California King Bed" | — | Anthony Mandler | Loud | 2011 | [43] [46] |
| "Man Down" | — | Anthony Mandler | Loud | 2011 | [43] [47] |
| "Cheers (Drink to That)" | — | Evan Rogers Ciara Pardo | Loud | 2011 | [43] [48] |
| "We Found Love" | Calvin Harris | Melina Matsoukas | Talk That Talk | 2011 | [49] [50] |
| "You da One" | — | Melina Matsoukas | Talk That Talk | 2011 | [50] [51] |
| "Where Have You Been" | — | Dave Meyers | Talk That Talk | 2012 | [50] [52] |
| "Princess of China" | Coldplay | Adria Petty Alan Bibby | Mylo Xyloto | [53] [54] |
| "Diamonds" | — | Anthony Mandler | Unapologetic | [24] [55] |
| "Stay" | Mikky Ekko | Sophie Muller | Unapologetic | 2013 | [55] [56] |
| "Pour It Up" | — | Robyn Fenty | Unapologetic | 2013 | [55] [57] |
| "What Now" | — | Darren Craig Jonathan Craven Jeff Nicholas | Unapologetic | 2013 | |
| "FourFiveSeconds" | Kanye West Paul McCartney | Inez & Vinoodh | — | 2015 | |
| "American Oxygen" | — | Darren Craig Jonathan Craven Jeff Nicholas | — | 2015 | |
| "Bitch Better Have My Money" | — | Robyn Fenty Megaforce | — | 2015 | |
| "Work" | Drake | Director X Tim Erem | Anti | 2016 | [61] [62] |
| "Kiss It Better" | — | Craig McDean | Anti | 2016 | [63] [62] |
| "Needed Me" | — | Harmony Korine | Anti | 2016 | [64] [62] |
| "Sledgehammer" | — | Floria Sigismondi | Star Trek Beyond | 2016 | |
| "Lemon" | N.E.R.D | Todd Tourso Scott Cudmore | No One Ever Really Dies | 2017 | |
| "Lift Me Up" | — | Autumn Durald Arkapaw | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | 2022 |

### As featured artist

List of music videos as featured artist, with directors, album title and showing year released :
| Title | Performer(s) | Director(s) | Album | Year | Ref. |
| "Live Your Life" | T.I. | Anthony Mandler | Paper Trail | 2008 | [67] [68] |
| "If I Never See Your Face Again" | Maroon 5 | Anthony Mandler | It Won't Be Soon Before Long Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded | 2008 | [33] [69] |
| "Shy Ronnie" | The Lonely Island | Akiva Schaffer | — | 2009 | |
| "Run This Town" | Jay-Z Kanye West | Anthony Mandler | The Blueprint 3 | 2009 | [71] [72] |
| "Love the Way You Lie" | Eminem | Joseph Kahn | Recovery | 2010 | |
| "Who's That Chick?" (Day and Night versions) | David Guetta | Jonas Åkerlund | One More Love | 2010 | [74] [75] |
| "Shy Ronnie 2: Ronnie & Clyde" | The Lonely Island | Akiva Schaffer | Turtleneck & Chain | 2010 | |
| "All of the Lights" | Kanye West Kid Cudi | Hype Williams | My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy | 2011 | [77] [78] |
| "Fly" | Nicki Minaj | Sanaa Hamri | Pink Friday | 2011 | [79] [80] |
| "Take Care" | Drake | Yoann Lemoine | Take Care | 2012 | [81] [82] |
| "The Monster" | Eminem | Rich Lee | The Marshall Mathers LP 2 | 2013 | [83] [84] |
| "Can't Remember to Forget You" | Shakira | Joseph Kahn | Shakira | 2014 | [85] [86] |
| "Famous" | Kanye West | — | The Life of Pablo | 2016 | |
| "This Is What You Came For" | Calvin Harris | Emil Nava | — | 2016 | |
| "Wild Thoughts" | DJ Khaled Bryson Tiller | Colin Tilley | Grateful | 2017 | |
| "Loyalty" | Kendrick Lamar | Dave Meyers & the little homies | Damn | 2017 | |

### Guest appearances

List of music videos as guest appearances, with directors, album title and showing year released :
| Title | Performer(s) | Director(s) | Album | Year | Ref. |
| "Like That" | Memphis Bleek Swizz Beatz | R. Malcolm Jones | 534 | 2006 | [91] [92] |
| "Paranoid" | Kanye West Mr Hudson | Nabil Elderkin | 808s & Heartbreak | 2009 | [93] [94] |
| "Can't Get Enough" | J. Cole Trey Songz | Clifton Bell | Cole World: The Sideline Story | 2011 | [95] [96] |
| "Fashion Killa" | A$AP Rocky | A$AP Rocky, Virgil Abloh | Long. Live. ASAP | 2013 | |
| "Gangstas Don't Live That Long" | Snoop Dogg | Dah Dah | That's My Work Volume 3 | 2014 | [98] [99] |
| "Plain Jane" | A$AP Ferg | Hidji | Still Striving | 2017 | [100] [101] |
| "D.M.B." | A$AP Rocky | A$AP Rocky | Don't Be Dumb | 2022 | |

## Video albums

| Title | Album details | Certifications |
| Good Girl Gone Bad Live | Released: June 9, 2008 Label: Def Jam, SRP Formats: Blu-ray, digital download, DVD | ARIA: Platinum RIAA: Gold |
| Good Girl Gone Bad: The Videos | Released: December 12, 2008 Label: Island Def Jam Format: Digital download | |
| Loud Tour Live at the O2 | Released: December 13, 2012 Label: Def Jam, SRP Formats: Blu-ray, digital download, DVD | ABPD: Gold |
| Rihanna 777 Documentary... 7Countries7Days7Shows | Released: May 7, 2013 Label: Def Jam, SRP Formats: Digital download, DVD | ABPD: Gold |

## Film

Appearances by Rihanna in motion pictures :
| Film | Year | Director | Character | Description |
| Bring It On: All or Nothing | 2006 | Steve Rash | Herself | Cameo appearance |
| Battleship | 2012 | Peter Berg | Petty Officer Cora Raikes | Rihanna stars in the film as a weapons specialist aboard a navy ship who fights aliens on the coast of Hawaii. |
| Katy Perry: Part of Me | 2012 | Dan Cutforth & Jane Lipsitz | Herself | Cameo appearance |
| Live 2012 | 2012 | Paul Dugdale | Herself | Cameo appearance |
| This Is the End | 2013 | Evan Goldberg & Seth Rogen | Herself | The comedy action film features several celebrities attending a party at James Franco's house, while The Apocalypse breaks out. |
| Annie | 2014 | Will Gluck | Moon Goddess | Cameo appearance |
| Home | 2015 | Tim Johnson | Gratuity “Tip” Tucci | An animated film based on the book The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex. The film features friendly aliens invading the Earth and using it as a hideout from their enemies. Voice role |
| Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | 2016 | Akiva Schaffer & Jorma Taccone | Herself | Cameo appearance |
| Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets | 2017 | Luc Besson | Bubble | The film is based on a French graphic novel set in the 28th century. |
| Ocean's 8 | 2018 | Gary Ross | Nine Ball | The film is both a continuation and a spin-off from Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's trilogy and features an all-female ensemble cast. |
| Guava Island | 2019 | Hiro Murai | Kofi | Lead role in Amazon Studios film, produced by Childish Gambino and marketed through his set at Coachella Festival in 2019 |
| Smurfs | 2025 | Chris Miller | Smurfette | Main role, voice role, also producer |

## Television

Appearances by Rihanna on television :
| Television show | Year | Character | Description |
| Las Vegas | 2005 | Herself | "The Real McCoy" (season 3: episode 6) |
| My Super Sweet 16 | 2006 | Herself | "Darnell" (season 3: episode 7) |
| All My Children | 2006 | Herself | (episode of July 25) |
| Punk'd | 2006 | Herself | (season 7: episode 8) |
| Saturday Night Live | 2009 2010 2012 2015 | Herself | "Blake Lively/Rihanna" (season 35: episode 8) "Jon Hamm/Rihanna" (season 36: episode 5) "Eli Manning/Rihanna" (season 37: episode 20) "Anne Hathaway/Rihanna" (season 38: episode 7) "Louis C.K./Rihanna" (season 40: episode 21) |
| Chelsea Lately | 2011 | Herself | (episode of March 10) |
| Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | 2011 | Herself | "The Jubilee House/Marshall Family" (season 9: episode 1) |
| The X Factor | 2011 | Herself | Guest judge (season 1, episodes 7, 8 and 9) |
| Styled to Rock | 2012 | Herself | Executive producer |
| Oprah's Next Chapter | 2012 | Herself | "Rihanna" (season 2: episode 1) |
| Styled to Rock | 2013 | Herself | Executive producer |
| The Voice | 2015 | Herself | Contestant mentor (The Knockouts round; season 9) |
| Bates Motel | 2017 | Marion Crane | Recurring role (season 5) |
| Victoria's Secret: Angels and Demons | 2022 | Herself | Episode: "Part Three: Tarnished Angels" (archive footage); Television documentary series |
| Power Book II: Ghost | 2023 | Herself | Episode: "Land of Lies" (archive footage) |