Good Girl Gone Bad Janet Jackson and Christina Aguilera "when she sheds her innocent image for an edgier look and sound". Jay-Z also spoke about "Umbrella" and stated that the song represents an artistic grow for Rihanna, "If you listen to the lyrics to that song, you know the depth and how far she's come." Da'Shan Smith of "Billboard" commented on "Good Girl Gone Bad"'s impact for Rihanna's career on the tenth anniversary of the album's release: "The "Good Girl" era became a universally recognized moment where RiRi solidified her position as an international superstar, her signature bob haircut and newly seductive stage persona
Good Girl Gone Bad Live be hitting the studio again and "she won't be away for too long". Azeem Ahmad of MusicOMH positively reviewed "Good Girl Gone Bad Live" giving it four stars and wrote that "it isn't going to win over any new fans, but buying it won't disappoint the many that already exist". According to him the songs are different from their recorded versions and sound "infectiously upbeat but in a more grown-up way than the album". Ahmad concluded that even the "cringey" American pronunciation of "Manchester" and associated drivel can't take away the vocal strength of "Rehab". He further praised the interlude