Rihanna quotIm Really Enjoying Life Right Nowquot

No stranger to the spotlight, Rihanna graces the cover of the August issue of Seventeen magazine - which hits newsstands Tuesday, July 6.

Inside the teen mag, the “Umbrella” singer dishes about her emotional growth, telling, “There’s a balance in my life that wasn’t there before. It’s a really different peace, a different energy.”

Revealing that she is finally happy, the Barbadian beauty says, “It’s really liberating. It makes you feel so proud when you look back and see how much it took you to actually get here. And it’s the best feeling. I’m really enjoying life right now.”

RiRi adds, “Don’t be afraid to be yourself just because you’re not like everybody else in class. If you want to dye your hair green and that’s what makes you happy, then dye your hair green-no matter what other people might say about it. Not everybody is going to like you - that’s the world we live in; that’s reality.”