Rihanna
Barbadian R&B/pop singer
Rihanna's Microphones
In this performance by Rihanna, she uses the Sony C-800G for recording her voice.
Eminem, who won two awards during the evening, took to the stage to perform “Love the Way You Lie” accompanied by Rihanna, with her nickel finish SKM 2000-XP, with MMK 965-1 capsule, and Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine.
Eminem, who won two awards during the evening, took to the stage to perform “Love the Way You Lie” accompanied by Rihanna, with her nickel finish SKM 2000-XP, with MMK 965-1 capsule, and Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine.
Rihanna has used this mic for live performances, according to this article by VoiceCouncil.
"Rihanna is currently promoting her fourth album, Rated R, (...) taking her longtime favorite combination Sennheiser SKM 5200 handheld microphone with dynamic MD 5235 capsule wherever she goes."
"The wireless vocal mics are being used together with Sennheiser’s EM 3732 twin receivers (...) ."
In this YouTube video of Rihanna's live performance you can clearly see at 3:50 she is using the Shure transmitter with the distinct ksm8 capsule.
In the picture we can see Rihanna using the Heil RC35 capsule (even though the quality of the photo is poor, the Heil logo is quite visible) with a partial gold finish. It's paired with a Shure UR2 transmitter.
Rihanna is seen using the Shure U2/Beta 87A wireless microphone during her performance on AOL Music Sessions on March 15, 2006, where she performed songs such as "SOS," "Pon De Replay," and "Unfaithful." This is evidenced by a screenshot available on Equipboard.
Rihanna is documented using a Neumann TLM 170 microphone in studio footage, as evidenced by the image provided.
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