I Wrote Some Of My Greatest Songs To Pitch To Rihanna – Ed Sheeran

Popular singer, Ed Sheeran has come out to say that he created some of his biggest songs with Rihanna on his mind.

He recently had his say while speaking on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, he actually wrote his massive hit, “Shape of You” for the 37-year-old singer, and his work as songwriter for Justin Bieber’s “Love Yourself” was inspired by same Rihanna.

Ed Sheeran added that most songwriters focus on writing great songs to pitch to Rihanna, but she only picks the very best.

His words, “Rihanna has the best taste out of anyone. She always picks just really, really great songs. So as songwriters within the songwriting community, you’re always writing songs to pitch to Rihanna.

Like every single album that I’ve ever done, I’ve always gone to write, on the side, ‘Let’s try and write a song that we can pitch to Rihanna.’

I promise you, there’ll be so many songwriters out there [whose] best song came from trying to write a Rihanna song.”

WOW.

Robyn Rihanna Fenty, born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, songwriter, fashion designer, actress and businesswoman, who has been recognized for embracing various musical styles and reinventing her image throughout her career.

Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the US in 2005, when she signed with Def Jam Recordings. She earned significant recognition following the release of her first two studio albums Music of the Sun (2005) and A Girl like Me (2006), both of which were influenced by Caribbean music and peaked within the top ten of the US Billboard 200 chart. Rihanna’s third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), incorporated more elements of dance-pop and catapulted her to greater stardom, establishing her status as a sex symbol and a leading figure in the music industry. Its international chart-topping single “Umbrella” earned Rihanna her first Grammy Award, winning Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.

Rihanna has ventured into other businesses and industries. In October 2005, Rihanna struck an endorsement deal with Secret Body Spray. In 2010, Rihanna featured in the Optus commercial, in conjunction with Optus supporting Rihanna’s Last Girl on Earth. The same year Rihanna also featured in the Kodak commercial along with rapper Pitbull. In October 2010, the singer released an eponymous book. The book, featured photos from Rihanna’s Last Girl on Earth and served as an accompaniment to her fourth studio album Rated R (2009). In 2011, Rihanna was the face of Nivea and Vita Coco.