It’s been exactly one year since Rihanna released her seventh studio album, Unapologetic, on November 19, 2012. The album became one of Rihanna’s best-selling to date, thanks to the international success of its lead single “Diamonds”.
Now, Billboard has announced that Rihanna has sold more than 10 million albums in North America. The feat was accomplished after the 25-year-old singer sold 5,000 copies last week, bringing her grand total to 10,001,000, according to Neilsen Soundscan. Worldwide the singer has sold more than 30 million albums since she released her first studio album back in 2005. To date, her best-selling album is 2007’s Good Girl Gone Bad with 2.8 million copies sold.
At this year’s American Music Awards Rihanna will accept the first ever Icon Award. The award was created to honor an artist whose body of work has made a profound influence over pop music on a global level. At the AMAs, Rihanna will perform on stage with Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake and One Direction.
In addition to completing her ‘Diamonds” world tour earlier this year, Rihanna made a feature appearance on Eminem’s “Monster” before releasing the music video for her latest single, “What Now”.
Check out the music video for “What Now” below!
