This might be a day late where I’m writing this from, but somewhere in the world it is still Ri-Ri’s 32nd birthday!

Party DJs all over the world understand the huge appeal of Rihanna – she’s delivered hit after hit after hit since debuting with Pon De Replay, a song which still goes off in the club!

Here at Heavy Hits, we have a crazy selection of Rihanna classics, edits and bootlegs – check out the updated Rihanna playlist here.

And of course, she made one of the ultimate birthday tunes for the modern DJ!

Its rare for a modern performer to have such a long career at such a consistently high level – probably only Madonna and Beyoncé can claim to have been at or around the top for a longer stretch than Rihanna, and there’s no shame in that!

One of the great things about Rihanna is that she constantly pushes the envelope for what constitutes pop – BBHMM, Work, Pour It Up to name but 3 – while also being one of the best when it comes to straight up, anthemic, singalong pop choruses – We Found Love, Rude Boy, Diamonds.

So, happy birthday Rihanna, here’s hoping there are many more, and keep the hits coming – or to put it another way, please don’t stop the music!