Contacting the artist- Rihanna

As expected, Rihanna's management is difficult to contact due to her enormous success in the music industry. I considered contacting her team through social media regarding seeking permission to use her song for my coursework, but then she would have to accept me as a personal contact before I could send a direct message. Her fame essentially prevented me from contacting the management team directly, so upon researching the record label she is signed to, I discovered another avenue of contact. Upon discovering limited contact options on Rihanna's website, and a number of unaffiliated websites that claimed to provide her management's contact details for a fee, I visited the Universal Music website where I discovered an appropriate contact form in the FAQ section of their site. 

Here is what I wrote:

"To whom it may concern,

My name is Simran Gill and I am a student at Newlands Girls’ School in Maidenhead, UK. I am contacting you as part of my Media Studies course to seek permission to use one of your tracks for my coursework.

                             

I wish to use the ‘Same Ol’ Mistakes’ track (of which I am a big fan) as a basis for my music video.  I will not gain any profit from this video; however, it will be on YouTube for a limited amount of time so as to be assessed by our school examiners. As I have followed Rihanna’s career, I am appreciative of her image and will not produce anything that could potentially damage her image or career. I endeavour to follow the trend she has established in her previous music videos and use the same features.

Thank you for your consideration and I hope to be in contact soon. 

Regards,  

Simran Gill"