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Rihanna advises Idols to work like they have a hit". CTV.ca . http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070717/CI5_rihanna/20070717/?s_name=idol2007 . Retrieved May 23, 2009. Gucci Lands a Hot Celebrity Endorsement". April 3, 2009 . http://gucci-review.com/Designer-Fashion/gucci-world/gucci-news-and-press-releases/gucci-lands-a-hot-celebrity-endorsement-413.html . Retrieved May 13, 2009. In 2005, Rihanna released her debut studio album, Music of the Sun, which peaked in the top ten of the Billboard 200 chart and features the Billboard Hot 100 top five hit single " Pon de Replay". In less than a year, she released her second studio album, A Girl Like Me (2006), which peaked within the top-five in the United States, and produced her first Hot 100 number one single, " SOS". Rihanna's third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad released in May 2007, spawned the international hit singles " Umbrella", " Don't Stop the Music", " Take a Bow" and " Disturbia", with an additional four singles being released. The album was nominated for nine Grammy Awards, winning Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Umbrella". Her fourth studio album Rated R (2009), produced the top-ten singles " Russian Roulette", " Hard" and " Rude Boy", with the latter achieving the number-one spot on the Billboard Hot 100. Loud (2010), Rihanna's fifth studio album, spawned the number-one hits " Only Girl (In the World)", " What's My Name?" and " S&M". " We Found Love" served as the lead single from Rihanna's sixth studio album, Talk That Talk (2011). The song was an international success, topping the charts in more than twenty countries.Greenblatt, Leah (May 28.2009). "Rihanna may testify in Chris Brown hearing June 22". Entertainment Weekly . http://news-briefs.ew.com/2009/05/28/rihanna-may-tes/ . Retrieved October 28, 2009. Rihanna Becomes the New Face of Gucci". April 2, 2009 . http://gucci-review.com/Designer-Fashion/choose-by-season/gucci-2009-collection-choose-by-season/rihanna-becomes-the-new-face-of-gucci-390.html . Retrieved May 13, 2009. Vena, Jocelyn (2011-10-28). "Coldplay Cover Rihanna's 'We Found Love'". MTV News. Viacom . http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1673353/rihanna-coldplay-we-found-love.jhtml . Retrieved 2011-10-31.