Drake and Rihanna were rumored to have dated on and off from 2009 to 2016. Shortly after the "Umbrella" singer split from Chris Brown in 2009, she and Drake were spotted making out at the Lucky Strike bowling alley in LA. While Rihanna has always insisted that they're just friends, during an appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" in 2013, Drake admitted that he did indeed date Rihanna. The two have worked on several songs together, including "What's My Name?" and "Too Good."
In 2016, the couple rekindled their romance, and a source told People that they had been "secretly dating for months." That same year, Drake bought a billboard in LA to offer his congratulations ahead of Rihanna receiving the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the MTV VMAs, and on VMAs night, he hopped on stage to present Rihanna with her trophy. They even got matching shark tattoos just before splitting again in October 2016. "She doesn't want to be held down," a source told Us Weekly. "They will always be close. If they end up together, it could happen, but not now."
