Rihanna is the artist of the decade

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Insider is reminiscing about the past 10 years of musical greats with a series of opinion essays dedicated to the artists who inspired fans around the world. Here, writer Caroline Colvin explains why they believe Rihanna is the greatest artist of the decade.

Over the past decade, Rihanna's music emerged as more than a collection of digestible, pop singles.

But Rihanna hasn't just been churning out No. 1 hits she's also been building a fashion and beauty empire with her Fenty, Savage X Fenty, and Fenty Beauty lines.

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Insider is looking back on the last decade of musical greats with a series of opinion essays. Next up: Rihanna.

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