Rihanna celebrates 15th anniversary of debut single Pon de Replay

peoplemagazine.co.za:

Rihanna celebrated the 15th anniversary of her debut single Pon de Replay in a heartfelt post on Sunday. The 32-year-old singer became a trending topic on Twitter over the weekend as her fans and followers took to social media to reflect on how far she’s come since first bursting onto the music scene.

After reading the messages from her devotees, who are nicknamed her “Navy”, Rihanna took to Instagram herself to marvel at the trajectory of her career since she auditioned for JAY-Z. “Thank you for all the love on this hashtag today!” she wrote, referring to the #15YearsOfRihanna hashtag. “Man this is trippy.

Feel like just yesterday I was shaking in the hallways of Def Jam waiting to audition for Jay. “Pon de Replay is where it all began…