Rihanna proves how much of a bad girl she is….

March 20th, 2013 | By love not hate

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The “We Found Love” singer struggled to hit some high notes as her voice recovers.

Rihanna pulled a Justin Bieber.

RiRi showed up two hours late for her show in Montreal, Canada Sunday night, according to The Sun.

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Rihanna made no apology for being late to her show in Toronto.

While Bieber fans booed the 19-year-old pop star in London ealier this month when he made the same move, Rihanna’s fans were a bit more understanding of her tardiness.

They crowd gave her a positive reception when she finally took the stage but she made no apologies for her late arrival.

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Rumors have surfaced that Rihanna and Chris Brown may wed.

“You owned my LIFE yesterday!! Thank you for that, you were BRILLIANT!!,” she Tweeted about the show.

The “We Found Love” singer is recovering from laryngitis, which forced her to cancel two performances during the kick-off week of her “Diamonds” tour.

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Rihanna tweeted about the show, “You owned my LIFE yesterday!! Thank you for that, you were BRILLIANT!!”

She struggled to hit some high notes over the weekend as her voice is still healing.

RiRi’s love life has hit the rumor mill yet again this week with reports surfacing Monday that she is planning to tie the knot with her on-again-off-again boyfriend Chris Brown this coming summer.

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Rihanna performs in concert at the Air Canada Centre on March 18 in Toronto, Canada.

The Barbados beauty allegedly  wants to hold the affair at her home beaches and wear a bikini to say ‘I do’

“Rihanna doesn’t want a big dress or boring old confetti,” an insider told Now Magazine.

“She wants to get married in her bikini and have a carnival atmosphere. They want it to be relaxed and fun, like a “playground”, and to celebrate with the people who have stood by them

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Rihanna Steals the Attention at London Fashion Week

February 21st, 2013 | By love not hate

Suzanne Plunkett/ReutersRihanna for River Island, fall 2013.

Suzanne Plunkett/ReutersRihanna after she showed her River Island collection.

3:31 p.m. | Updated The big news this London Fashion Week was supposed to be the return of Tom Ford to the runway, the London debut of L’Wren Scott (complete with a dinner Sunday night at the Café Royale co-hosted by her boyfriend, Mick Jagger), the buzz surrounding such rising stars as Christopher Kane and JW Anderson and the emergence of the young British model Cara Delevingne as “the next Kate Moss.”

But for the thousands of young fans who packed New Oxford Street in central London on Saturday night, there was only one fashion designer who mattered this week: Rihanna.

The pop singer unveiled her first collection for the British retailer River Island, for which the British press has reported she is being paid roughly $1.2 million, at a cavernous club space jammed with revelers, a few curious members of the fashion press and the occasional local celebrity (including Ms. Delevingne, who sat in the front row, dressed in an Adidas hoodie, denim hot pants and thigh-high boots).

This, of course, was not the first dip into the fashion pool for Rihanna; she had already created two collections (largely of T-shirts, jeans and a leather jacket) for Emporio Armani jeans, with Giorgio Armani telling the press, “Rihanna is a great artist.” More recently she told interviewers at the Grammys that she had partly collaborated with Azzedine Alaïa on the custom-designed flowing, crimson gown she wore to the awards ceremony, saying he had showed her several designs before she picked the one she would wear.

Suzanne Plunkett/ReutersA look from Rihanna’s River Island collection.

On Saturday, as attendees mingled among the heavily female crowd during the hourlong wait for the show to begin — a wait made somewhat easier by the small army of waiters passing out glasses of Champagne — it seemed at times more like a girl’s night out than a fashion show, with much of the overheard conversations being about last night’s date or last week’s breakup and almost no one talking about whether they would make it to Preen the next morning at 9.

As the crowd milled around, clearly interested in what Rihanna would show but perhaps even more interested in the after-party, a black-and-white film, projected on the wall behind the bar, showed on a continuous loop, with Rihanna apparently talking of the inspirations for her fashion line. I say “apparently” because the sound was turned off and you couldn’t hear a word she was saying.

As for that after-party, Rihanna herself was a no-show, hitting the London club scene instead with some friends, an evening that quickly turned into tabloid fodder when a fan threw an energy-drink bottle at her, apparently angry that she was back with Chris Brown.

The runway, a multilevel set of platforms, resembled, appropriately, a concert stage; the models strutted out to the accompaniment of rap songs of which roughly every third word is unpublishable here. The clothes, designed in collaboration with Adam Selman, who has worked with the singer on her tour costumes in the past, were body-hugging and flesh-baring with even the modest cover-ups featuring some elements of see-through design. (You were expecting subtle?)

Mr. Selman told British Vogue that the collection was “urban-inspired, unfussy, with a bit of uptown,” and that it was very much “based on Ri’s style and her mood.”

But he added that there was the occasional creative tension between the two partners. “There were times when I said to her, ‘Ri, you’ve got to trust me on this,’ ” Mr. Selman told a reporter for the magazine’s Web site. “Then she would put her foot down, and I’d have to let it go.”

At the end, Rihanna came out in a form-fitting black minidress with Mr. Selman and flashed a quick, sly $1.2 million smile.

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Rihanna shows up in court with CHRIS BROWN

February 7th, 2013 | By love not hate

In a court filing this week, prosecutors accused Brown of not completing the 180 days of community labor ordered when he pleaded guilty to the felony assault charge.

The paperwork Brown submitted to show he had completed community labor is “at best sloppy documentation and at worst fraudulent reporting,” District Attorney Jackie Lacey said. Brown wasn’t in town on some of the dates reported, the motion said.

Geragos, however, angrily disputed the charges, calling them “absolutely false.”

“And I don’t mean just false, it is fraudulent,” Geragos said after the hearing.

Brown’s attorney said the prosecutor’s filing was so fraudulent that he would ask the judge to punish the deputy district attorneys involved and call for a contempt of court hearing for filing false documents with the court.

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge James Brandlin set a hearing for April 5 for Brown to return to court, but a full hearing on the allegations will be held later.

Brandlin ordered Brown to report to his probation officer within the next two days to be interviewed for a report that will be used at the hearing.

Despite the serious allegations outlined in the court filing, the prosecutor is not asking for Brown’s probation to be revoked and the singer sent to jail. She is asking the judge to order him to restart his 1,400 hours of community service under the supervision of a Los Angeles probation officer.

Brown got an unusual deal when he pleaded guilty that allowed him to complete his court-ordered community service in Virginia, under the personal supervision of Richmond Police Chief Bryan Norwood. Normally, community service must be supervised by a probation office.

The district attorney alleged that investigators he sent to Virginia discovered that Brown’s mother supervised most of it, and they found evidence it was never done.

In response, Geragos said he’s received 10 e-mails in the past day from Richmond police officers and firefighters “who observed Chris doing his community service.”

“I’ve got pictures, I’ve got witnesses,” Geragos said. “I’ve got what they don’t have. We have evidence that he did it.”

The motion also accused Brown of violating probation by punching singer Frank Ocean at a Hollywood recording studio last month, threatening to “bust” — or shoot — the singer. It also notes a Miami incident during which Brown allegedly stole a fan’s cell phone and a chair-throwing incident after a “Good Morning America” interview.

Also, Brown’s claim to have medical marijuana license, which used to defend against a drug test result, was invalid because the acupuncturist who wrote it was not licensed to prescribe drugs, the motion said.

This Friday marks the fourth anniversary of the night Brown punched Rihanna inside a rented Lamborghini on a Hollywood street, leaving her face bruised and bloody.

Rihanna and Brown broke up after he was arrested for assaulting her, but they’ve made no secret in recent months that they are a couple again.

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Rihanna uses personal picture for new single POUR IT UP

January 17th, 2013 | By love not hate

Pour It Up … Rihanna uses a personal snap for the cover of her latest single

RIHANNA shows off her cleavage as she poses in a skimpy bralet on the cover of her latest single.

The 24-year-old Bajan beauty uploaded the image for Pour It Up to her instagram page – but eagle-eyed fans may recognise the snap.

Rihanna first posted the image – where she is dressed in a baseball shirt, snapback cap and sunglasses – back in August when she was partying with friends on a trip to her home country of Barbados.

Original snap … Rihanna in Barbados in August 2012

She also uploaded a second image of the artwork for UK No4 single Stay.

In the grainy snap she is seen nuzzling in to the neck of what appears to be on/off boyfriend Chris Brown.

Lyrics in the heartfelt ballad include: “Round and around and around and around we go, not really sure how to feel about it, something in the way you move, makes me feel like I can’t live without you, it takes me all the way, I want you to stay.”

Stay … Rihanna embraces Chris on the cover for emotional ballad

Rihanna will be unveiling her own clothing collection for high street store River Island at London Fashion Week.

The line will launch with an invite-only catwalk show on Saturday February 16.

She said: “Launching at London Fashion Week is a dream come true for me. I have wanted to design my own collection for a long time and to present my collection for River Island alongside all of the other great design talent at LFW is a real privilege. I can’t wait to see the reaction from my fans and the fashion press.”

The collection – which will feature both clothing and accessories – will launch in store and online on March 5.

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Rihanna, Taylor Swift To Perform At The Grammys

January 9th, 2013 | By love not hate

The first group of performers have been announced for the upcoming 55th annual Grammy Awards and they include some of the night’s most nominated
 acts.

Leading the list are six time nominees and the only act honored in each of the so-called Big Four categories, Record and Song of the Year, Album of the Year and Best New Artist, Fun.
 Fellow six timers Mumford & Sons will also perform, as well five-time nominees the Black Keys and triple dippers Rihanna and Taylor Swift.

LL Cool J will return as the host of the show, which will air on CBS on February 10. With more performers and presenters to be announced soon, the show will mark the Grammy telecast debut for the Keys and Fun., and a return for Rihanna and Mumford & Sons.

Mumford & Sons made a memorable Grammy stage debut in 2011 when they joined members of the Avett Brothers, who all served as the backing band for folk rock icon Bob Dylan on a performance of his iconic “Maggie’s Farm.”

Rihanna turned heads at last year’s Grammys with a high-energy performance
 of her hit “We Found Love,” which featured lasers, LED lights and rave-like energy. She ended the set with Coldplay’s Chris Martin, who strummed an acoustic guitar for the TV debut of the his band’s Mylo Xyloto collaboration, “Princess of China.”

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Chris Brown & Rihanna Cuddle At Laker Game [PHOTOS]

December 26th, 2012 | By

Despite making songs and public declarations that what they do is “no one’s business,” Rihanna & Chris Browngot everyone into their business this Christmas.

The on-again-off-again couple was spotted courtside at the Lakers and Knicks game on Christmas Day and Rihanna posted a photo of them infront of a car on Instagram with the caption, “Thug Life.”

Interesting that their relationship came to an end the first time in a fancy car. Let’s hope this trip turns out better. They seemed to be having fun. Check out the photos below:

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Rihanna blasts Chris Brown

December 10th, 2012 | By love not hate

Having only recently gotten back into her good books, Chris Brown has already managed to rile Rihanna.

The Bajan singer was furious when she found out that Brown had been partying with his ex girlfriend in Paris, France on Friday night.

Brown, 23, was said to be having a blast with model Karrueche Tran as she joined him after his concert in the city.

‘Examine what you tolerate’, ‘Goodbye muthaf*****’, ‘You give, you get, then you give it the f*** back’ and ‘Claps for the basic b******’.

Fast car: Chris drove a Lamborghini to and from his concert and then partied with his ex girlfriend

Rihanna may now be regretting getting Breezy, which is Chris’s nickname, tattooed on her neck.

However, the couple have already kissed and made up since she posted a picture on Twitter of herself lying in his arms.

She captioned the picture: ‘Damn……. I miss my n***a #thuglife #BFFlife’.

In his arms: Rihanna appeared to have already forgiven Chris Brown for meeting up with his ex Karrueche Tran Friday after posting a ‘miss you’ twitter picture Saturday

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Lawsuits: @Rihanna Ex-Accountants Say The Millions Of Dollars That She Lost Was Her Own Damn Fault!

August 13th, 2012 | By

Rihanna’s ex-accountants just fired back at the R&B singer’s lawsuit against them, claiming the MILLIONS RiRi says she lost was her own fault and they had SQUAT to do with it.

If you recall … RiRi sued her former accounting firm — Berdon LLP — claiming they mismanaged her dough and failed to inform her that her 2009 “Last Girl on Earth” tour was losing cash.

The singer also alleged, the accounting firm took an above standard commission from her … at a whopping 22%.

In legal docs … Berdon strikes back, claiming any accusations of shoddy accounting and money mismanagement are BS … they add that the commission they took was signed off on by RiRi in an engagement letter that gave them permission to do so.

The accountants are adamant … it was RiRi’s “own financial action or inaction” or the actions of others working for her that caused her to lose MILLIONS … not them.

Berdon LLP is asking that RiRi be awarded ZILCH from the suit. A judge has yet to rule.

Has Rih-Rih been spending too much money on shoes, bags, and killer Cali kush? These celebs better learn to keep a better eye on the folks keeping an eye on their riches.

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Rihanna Rumored To Be Hanging Out With Chris Brown Abroad

July 25th, 2012 | By

Another day, another story about Rihanna and Chris Brown hooking up. I hope whomever is leaking these stories to the press is making enough money to cover someone’s college tuition or massive student loan payments.

A source close to the Barbadian beauty says her troubled ex-boyfriend may not have landed a helicopter on the luxury yacht she’s chartering around the French Riviera, as some are speculating, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t spent time on it.

According to the insider, Brown boarded Ri-Ri’s 170-foot yacht — named “Latitude” — last week in Sardinia, where the 24-year-old singer temporarily had docked the vessel.

“He was probably there for two days,” says the insider, who saw Brown, 23, firsthand on the island off Italy, but added that

“Rihanna doesn’t want anyone to know that they are together.”

“Together” is speculative, considering that Brown is still technically in a relationship with 24-year-old petite model Karrueche Tran.

But our insider says that during his brief time on the five-star luxury mega-yacht, the ex-couple made sure to keep up their appearances. Brown was taken by a dinghy belonging to the craft, which also held several of Rihanna’s friends, to a private beach owned by the Hotel Cala Di Volpe in the Costa Smeralda.

“It’s very private, very small,” says the in-the-know source about the beach, adding that “no paparazzi can go there.”

But after less than a week apart, the former flames may have their opportunity to reunite.

On Sunday, Brown Instagrammed his helicopter arrival in Cannes with rapper Ludacris . Soon after, Rihanna, in Saint Tropez aboard the yacht at the time, tweeted: “Touch down baby, help me pick out my [out]fit.”

Yes, I know. You’re shocked. So very, very shocked. Try to contain yourself. That is, if you could muster a damn to give anymore.

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Chris browna and Rihanna back again???

June 22nd, 2012 | By love not hate

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Rihanna isn’t ready to give Chris Brown another shot just yet. HollywoodLife.com spoke to a source very close to the former couple who says that they hook up all the time but Rihanna won’t make their relationship official — but why?

“Rihanna isn’t ready to settle back down with Chris,” the source tells us. “She’s having fun and she’s been hooking up with Drake while hooking up with Chris. She can’t make up her mind and she thinks it’s pretty funny they were fighting over her.”

We told you that Rihanna and Chris are still in love but our source tells us that Rihanna is the one who has the upper hand. But if Chris is in love with Rihanna then why is he hooking up with Karreuche Tran?

“Chris likes Karreuche but he’s in love with Rihanna and Karreuche knows it,” the source says. “She’s just a girl who hangs around and they hook up. Why not?”

Just recently Drake and Chris got into a huge fight at an NYC club and multiple people sustained injuries. Our source tells us that it was Drake’s camp who started the fight and it was all over Rihanna.

“Drake did write a note and have it passed to Chris,” the source says. “It did say something about him sleeping with Rihanna. They both are in love with her and they know that ultimately the decision is hers. But Rihanna is in love with Chris and they both know that.”

As of now, our source tells us that no charges will be filed.

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Rihanna’s Sexual black and white Esquire spread

May 17th, 2012 | By love not hate

She’s certainly no stranger to showing some skin in various sexy shoots.

And it looks as though Rihanna’s upcoming spread in Britain’s Esquire magazine is no different.

In a sneak peek of the shoot, due to hit newstands on June 4th, Rihanna is seen looking both sexy and sultry as she goes topless.

Sexy and sultry: Rihanna is seen going topless in the hotly-anticipated shoot for Britain’s Esquire magazine

Protecting her modesty by wrapping one arm around her chest, the singer wears just a pair of jeans and a fez hat in the shots, taken by Melissa Forde when the singer was in the UK in February.

In another shot, Rihanna wears a sexy bondage-style all-in-one, flicking her blonde hair as she shows off her curves.

And it seems as though the We Found Love singer had a good time on the east London set of the shoot, as she is seen giggling and laughing while wrapped up in a patterned top in between takes.

Seductive: In another shot, Rihanna is seen wearing a sexy all-in-one as she shows off her moves on the set

Nice hat! Rihanna wears just a fez hat and some low-slung jeans as he posed up for Melissa Forde

The stunning photographs of Rihanna, taken from the upcoming July edition of the magazine, come as the singer has been linked to New York Knicks star J.R. Smith, after the pair were apparently spotting kissing at Veranda nightclub in New York earlier this month.

A source told In Touch Weekly magazine: ‘They were very flirty in the club all night and holding hands. She was sitting on his lap and was really into him.’

Having fun? The singer certainly appeared to be having a good time in between takes on the shoot

The sportsman is a controversial figure, as in March he was fined $25,000 by the National Basketball Association (NBA) after tweeting a photo wearing just a thong in his bed.

A source said: ‘He is the team’s most controversial player, so it’s no wonder that Rihanna likes him.’

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Rihanna dancing with stripper in strip club

May 2nd, 2012 | By love not hate

Raunchy pop star Rihanna has risked shocking her young fans yet again by showing off pictures of her cavorting with strippers. The Umbrella hitmaker posted two images on her Twitter page showing her in a nightclub handing out cash to scantily-clad dancers. In one shot, she throws dollars at two women as they simulate oral sex, and in the other the singer, wearing a sweater and denim shorts, holds a drink between her teeth and counts out more money as a blonde cavorts in front of her. Alongside the images, Rihanna posted a series of mocking messages, telling fans, “Best stress reliever = $tripper$. Kill it Tip it… ROCstars**t my daddy would be proud… RoleModelS**t.” The Bajan beauty has been embroiled in a series of scandals this year after tweeting photos of her pouring a suspicious-looking powder on a male pal’s head and apparently smoking marijuana on holiday in Hawaii. Raunchy pop star Rihanna has risked shocking her young fans yet again by showing off pictures of her cavorting with strippers. The Umbrella hitmaker posted two images on her Twitter page showing her in a nightclub handing out cash to scantily-clad dancers. In one shot, she throws dollars at two women as they simulate oral sex, and in the other the singer, wearing a sweater and denim shorts, holds a drink between her teeth and counts out more money as a blonde cavorts in front of her. Alongside the images, Rihanna posted a series of mocking messages, telling fans, “Best stress reliever = $tripper$. Kill it Tip it… ROCstars**t my daddy would be proud… RoleModelS**t.” The Bajan beauty has been embroiled in a series of scandals this year after tweeting photos of her pouring a suspicious-looking powder on a male pal’s head and apparently smoking marijuana on holiday in Hawaii.

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Rihanna ‘Cried Laughing’ At James Franco’s

May 1st, 2012 | By love not hate

Rihanna and James Franco might want to get a room. These two have been gushing about one another all over the press — but, it’s just business.

MTV News caught up with Franco at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, where he opened up about almost being cast in Ri’s “We Found Love” video and how the pair might eventually appear together in the flick “The Apocalypse.” RiRi later revealed that she’s just as big a fan of Franco’s work as he is of hers. How big of a fan is he? Well, the actor recently released a viral video of himself lip-syncing “You Da One.”

“I love James Franco,” Rihanna told MTV News during “MTV First: Battleship.” Referring to the online video of Franco singing his heart out to her Dr. Luke-produced Talk That Talk single, she added, “Someone sent this to me via Twitter, and I watched that. I cried laughing.”

After learning that the frizzy-haired man in the clip was indeed the Oscar-nominated actor, Rihanna couldn’t believe he knew her music that well. “First of all, I didn’t recognize that it was him like that, and then I didn’t recognize it was him singing my song,” she said. “And it was kind of cool because I’m a huge fan of James Franco, so it was dope to know that he even knew my record.”

About the chatter that she might appear with Franco in Seth Rogen’s movie “The Apocalypse,” well, that is still up in the air. But if she should join him, she might be playing one of the celebs partying at Franco’s house when they learn the apocalypse is coming. “That’s in the works,” she said. “I can’t really say. Nothing’s confirmed, but it’s open, and we’re interested.”

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Riahanna caught doing PARTY FAVORS

April 20th, 2012 | By love not hate

Whats her drug of choice can you tell?

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RIHANNA NEW MOVIE ROLE

April 4th, 2012 | By love not hate

With the much-anticipated “Battleship” set to release May 18, some are still skeptical as to whether Rihanna can make a successful transition from music to film. But even in the beginning stages of the movie, director Peter Berg never doubted the pop singer’s talent.

“I’m a big believer in musicians-turned-actor,” Berg told MTV News, proceeding to list many of the musicians who went on to make it on the big screen.

“You could do a great MTV special about all the musicians that have acted,” he continued. “It starts for me with Frank Sinatra, who won an Oscar for a movie called ‘From Here to Eternity.’ Mick Jagger was in a film called ‘Performance.’ David Bowie was in ‘The Man Who Fell to Earth.’ Liza Minnelli, Barbra Streisand. Did you see a film called ‘Precious’? Mariah Carey — remember how awesome she was in that film? Terrific. Lenny Kravitz. The late Whitney Houston was in a film called ‘The Bodyguard.’ ”

Houston, however, played a musician in “The Bodyguard,” which was a role very familiar to her. If the “Talk That Talk” singer were to depict the beloved singer and actress in a Whitney Houston biopic — as she told the U.K. Press Association she “would give her entire life to do” — she would no doubt have more experience to draw on than someone who was just an actress. But Rihanna’s role of FBI agent Raikes in “Battleship” is unfamiliar territory.

The thought never worried Berg. “Well, look at Mariah Carey in ‘Precious.’ I mean, my God, you would never have thought that was Mariah Carey,” he said.

Berg says that what helps musicians as they cross over into acting is that they already have many of the same skills actors possess.

“They’re very artistic. They’re expressive. They’re honest. They’re willing to take chances,” the director explained. “And I knew from the second I saw Rihanna in her videos that that girl had real charisma. She came in and had a long meeting with me. We just played around, and she really didn’t even know what was going on, but what was apparent is that she really has the guts to take chances. There’s probably no more single important skill than that, that you can ask for in an actress.”

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Rihanna In The Barbados

August 5th, 2011 | By love not hate

Rihanna enjoyed a much-deserved day off from work, soaking up the sun back home in Barbados with her childhood pals. After flaunting her bikini body at the Kadooment Day Parade earlier in the week, the pop siren flashed more of her curves in a white bikini while splashing on the beach. She seemed to be having a blast, laughing with her girlfriends as they jet skied and rafted in the ocean.

There were rumors that RiRi was rekindling her romance with ex-boyfriend Negus Sealy after the two were photographed dirty dancing at the parade, but RiRi laughed off the reports. “Haaaaaa!!!! That’s funny, I grew up wit all these guys! Its all Fam’!!! EW! (In my Nicki Minaj voice),” she tweeted.

She will bring her “LOUD” tour to Barbados tonight for a homecoming concert at Bridgetown’s Kensington Oval.

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Rihanna goes back to her rude girl ways getting raunchy as a scantily-clad carnival queen

August 2nd, 2011 | By love not hate

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Rihanna goes bare for COSMO

July 5th, 2011 | By love not hate

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Rihanna, anothr lawsuit!

June 24th, 2011 | By love not hate

According to RadarOnline.com, this time photographer Phillip Paulus has gone to the court alleging that Rihanna used his fashion series of photogra
phs called ‘Paperworld’ in her music video, without his permission.

In her video, Rihanna wears a big dress and is constricted by a layer of plastic against a wall, with X’s around her, just a model was depicted in Paulus’ ‘Paperworld’.

Rihanna“For legitimate reasons the use of copying Paulus’ work over a million times requires an agreement that protects the copyright and the achievements and creations of our client which has never been given by our client, neither to the artist Rihanna nor to her label Universal Music. According to this, the copyright laws of our client has been infringed and the worldwide million-wise exploitation of the video ‘S&M’ is unlawful,” said Paulus’ lawyer.

Previously, Rhanna had been sued for the same racy and controversial video by another famed photographer, David LaChapelle.

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Rihanna Man down protest!

June 2nd, 2011 | By love not hate

The Parents Television Council believes so, condemning the R&B artist for her recent “Man Down” video, where the singer is shown committing premeditated murder to retaliate against a man for sexually assaulting her.

Joining hands with Industry Ears and the Enough Is Enough Campaign, the PTC is calling on Viacom to stop airing the video, which premiered on BET’s “106 & Park” on May 31.

In a statement, Paul Porter, the co-founder of Industry Ears and a former voice of BET, said, “‘Man Down’ is an inexcusable, shock-only, shoot-and-kill theme song. In my 30 years of viewing BET, I have never witnessed such a cold, calculated execution of murder in primetime.”

“Viacom’s standards and practices department has reached another new low,” he added.

Further fueling the criticism from the media watchdog group, Rihanna told her Twitter fans that the video contained a “very strong underlying message 4 girls like [her].”
“A graphic portrayal of the singer getting back at an attacker by shooting him in cold blood in a crowded train station and then fleeing the scene is potentially the worst possible message that could be sent,” Melissa Henson, director of communications and public education for the PTC, expressed.

With what appears to be lyrics resonating close to home, “Man Down” follows the story of a woman who was assaulted by a man she met at a club, whom she later gunned down in public.

“What started as a simple altercation, turned into a real sticky situation. Me just thinking on the time that I’m facing makes me want to cry,” the lyrics read. “I didn’t mean to lay him down, but it’s too late to turn back now.”

The Grammy Award winner was herself, a past victim of domestic violence. Back in 2009, news of her physical assault from then boyfriend Chris Brown surfaced just after her scheduled performance at the Grammy Awards was canceled. A leaked photo obtained by TMZ revealed that she had sustained visible injuries.

Brown, who was charged with assault and making criminal threats, pled guilty to the felony assault and received five years’ probation, ordered to stay 50 yards away from the singer.

Two years later, Henson stated that instead of using her celebrity to send an important message to female victims of rape and domestic violence, Rihanna releases a music video that gives retaliation in the form of premeditated murder the imprimatur of acceptability.

“If Chris Brown shot a woman in his new video and BET premiered it, the world would stop. Rihanna should not get a pass and BET should know better. The video is far from broadcast worthy,” Porter further noted.

Additionally, Pastor Delman Coates, founder of the Enough Is Enough Campaign, pointed out that “Man Down” was also in clear violation of BET’s own programming guidelines shared with the public by Debra Lee, the chairman and CEO of BET Networks who had previously rejected Rihanna’s “S&M” clip for being too raunchy.

“We’ve gotten more strict on what we allow on air,” the CEO told FOX Business. “We used to live by broadcast standards, but as the hip-hop industry got a little more risqué we actually had to bring that back some and say just because it can be on the air doesn’t mean it has to be on the air.”

In regards to BET’s decision to decline airing Rihanna’s “S&M” video, Lee commented, “Rihanna, we’ve been working with. And that sort of amazed me a little bit, that I had to say ‘no’ to women, but someone had to be the grown-up in the room. I didn’t ask for that job but someone had to say ‘no’ in looking at it from our young audience’s perspective.”

Holding the BET accountable for their own selective broadcast decisions, Coates joined the PTC and Industry Ears in calling on Viacom executives to immediately pull the video from programs that were targeted to youth and teenagers.

“Once again BET has chosen the low road over the high road,” Coates added. “Violence is a pervasive problem in all corners of our society and today’s youth need more positive strategies for dealing with conflict that those portrayed in the Rihanna video.”

“No one questions that female pop stars can be profoundly influential in the lives of young girls,” Henson also stressed. “A new study in the Journal of Children and Media serves to further underscore that point, especially among girls [from] ages nine to 11. We call on Viacom to immediately stop airing the video.”

The PTC, Industry Ears, and The Enough Is Enough Campaign all work to curb the flow of negative and harmful messages targeted to children, individuals, and communities alike.

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RIHANNA GETS FREAKY ON STAGE (VIDEO)

May 23rd, 2011 | By love not hate

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Rihanna *California KING Bed* video

May 10th, 2011 | By love not hate

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RIHANNA NEW VIDEOS AND 7 MILLION DOLLAR HOME!

May 6th, 2011 | By love not hate

Rihanna has two videos coming your way. The singer is working on clips for “California King Bed” and “Man Down,” two singles off her Loud album, and has been keeping her fans up-to-date about them on her Twitter page.

On Tuesday, she teased, “JAMAICA was the BEST!!!!! #RihannaNavy its a big month for u guys! TWO #MAJAH videos droppin’ #whosLOUD. They’re both very different! One is #GAWJUS and the other is a MOVIE. RIHquest Mandown and California King Bed on your favorite radio station.”

Rihanna recently performed “California King Bed” at the ACM Awards. But it was “Man Down” that the singer was excited to talk about late last year.

” ‘Man Down’ is gangsta! It comes from me trying to achieve that [vibe],” Rihanna told MTV News in November about the saucy song. “I’m super inspired by reggae music [and it] has been a part of me since I was born, and I grew up listening to it. I grew up loving it. My favorite artists are all reggae artists.

“The special thing in that song is the fact that it’s a female singing those lyrics, then you have that reggae thing and the chant; the overall energy in that song is so gangsta,” she added. “It’s got a lot of swagger. I really enjoy it.”

The singer also tweeted a photo from the “California King Bed” shoot. The photo is really just a tease as the only visible part of Rihanna is her eyes. She looks out into the camera, snuggled in the sheets in someone’s arms. On Sunday, she tweeted that the video would be dropping in less than 10 days, so fans will soon see what Rihanna has in store.

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Rihanna Peforms California King Bed (video)

April 15th, 2011 | By love not hate

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Rihanna Shoots Steamy Video For “California Bed King” Ballad

March 31st, 2011 | By love not hate

Rihanna has filmed the video for “California King Bed,” the next single from her album Loud. It’s been reported that Jay-Z watched while she was on set.

The steamy clip, which features Rihanna caressing a male model in bed, will be endorsed by skincare brand Nivea, who recently hired her as its spokeswoman.

Rolling Stone magazine noted that Rihanna handpicked the one with the best abs and, naturally, broke the ice, saying, “Hi, I’m Rihanna, nice to meet you. No boners!”

Rihanna will perform the song at the Academy of Country Music Awards on April 3, alongside Sugarland frontwoman Jennifer Nettles.

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Chris Brown And Rihanna To Reunite On ABC?

March 28th, 2011 | By love not hate

After Chris Brown’s explosive blowup at “Good Morning America” last week, it’s reported that ABC wants to book him in a sit down interview with none other than ex-girlfriend Rihanna.. Wow. The network hopes that they will be able to pull this off since the restraining order Rihanna had against Chris was lifted a few months ago.

According to Popeater.com, a source close to ABC News told E! that they wanted to “milk this event for everything that its worth.. it’s all about the ratings…”

Not sure how I feel about that statement.

Another rumor is that the network is thinking about offering Chris a reality show even though E! shut that rumor down right at the source, saying “No, that would never happen.”

What is more likely to happen according to sources close to the network is having Chris and Rihanna sit down and talk for the first time, on television.

E! says that if ABC is able to pull this interview off, Robin Roberts (the same women who Chris sat down with during his Good Morning America interview before he went off in the dressing room), will be the woman orchestrating the television special.

In other Chris Brown news, ABC decided not to press charges against him for his blow up on the “Good Morning America” set, and they are still allowing him to make an appearance on “Dancing With The Stars” this upcoming week.

I hope things continue to go in a positive direction for Chris from here on out! If a special with Chris Brown and Rihanna actually does come to pass, will you watch? I’m anxious to see what will happen! I just hope that the media will not add more fuel to the fire.. guess we’ll just all have to watch and see!

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Nicki Minaj Postpones “Fly” Video So Rihanna Can “Have Her Moment”

March 23rd, 2011 | By love not hate

Nicki Minaj recently revealed that she’ll be postponing the video for “Fly,” her duet with Rihanna. If you remember, the two posted pictures of themselves on set way back in January. But, Nicki Minaj has decided to move forward with a video for “Super Bass” instead, a bonus track off the deluxe edition of Pink Friday.

“I’m gonna hold off on the Rihanna video and the Rihanna single for a little bit longer, cause we both kind of dropped at the same time. So she has a lot of [songs] in rotation and I kind of just wanted want to let her stuff have a moment and do its thing, dominating radio. I wanted to just come out with something more fun anyway right now. But, the Rihanna video is a freaking epic movie. And, you know, it’s been done for two months now. It will be out, trust me. Look for it around Memorial Day weekend.”

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Rihanna crotch grabbing!

March 14th, 2011 | By love not hate

Pop superstar Rihanna wrapped up her 11-month world tour last night at Burswood Dome in front of more than 12,000 screaming WA fans.

With her single S&M sitting at the top of the ARIA charts, the Umbrella singer, aka Robyn Rihanna Fenty, exploded on to the stage delivering a near two-hour spectacle featuring acrobats, dancers and a live band.

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Performing tracks from her latest album Loud as well past hits including SOS, Shut Up and Drive and Don’t Stop the Music, the 23-year-old from Barbados opened with her popular tune Only Girl (In the World) much to the delight of the predominately female audience.

Throughout the show RiRi donned a string of outrageous barely there outfits. Speaking of which, some audience members gave Rihanna a run for her money in the wardrobe stakes. Girls streamed in to the Dome in dresses that would have been more suited to a strip club than a pop concert.

Much has been said about the provocative nature of Rihanna’s show and while it wasn’t as shocking as some had predicted it was still unnerving to see pre-teens singing along to songs like S&M – “Sex in the air, I don’t care, I love the smell of it. Sticks and stones may break my bones but chains and whips excite me.”. Weird.

As she launched into Hard, Rihanna left little to the imagination as she straddled the barrel of a pink army tank. Subtlety isn’t her strong suit, come the end of the song a large bang and a puff of smoke ejaculated from the end of the barrel.

Vocally Rihanna sounded good but she picked her moments and was supported by her own pre-recorded vocal backing track.

Ripping through her back catalogue of songs including Disturbia, Rockstar 101, Rude Boy and Love the Way You Lie, RiRi put on a fast-paced, crowd-pleasing performance packed with everything from stilt-walking acrobats to seductive dance moves, pelvic thrusts and plenty of crotch grabbing.

The pop princess rounded out her set with the ballad Take a Bow. By the end the crowd shrieked and stomped their feet demanding more.

Minutes later Rihanna reappeared for her encore which included a medley of Wait Your Turn, Live Your Life and Run This Town.

Her phenomenally popular hit Umbrella was a fitting end to the night.

When tickets for the concert went on sale in August, punters snapped them up without hesitation. Some WA fans shelled out more than $450 for VIP packages including a meet-and-greet with the pop idol.

Rihanna jetted into Australia last month and has performed in Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.

All up, she has spent more weeks at No.1 on the ARIA singles chart than any other female artist in the last decade.

The multi-platinum selling singer has had an incredible run of hits, with 17 Top 10 singles in Australia since 2005 and four No.1s in the past year.

The last time she was in Perth was in 2008 for her Good Girl Gone Bad tour.

After winding-up her Last Girl on Earth tour, Rihanna will take a few months off before starting her Loud tour in America in June.

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Rihanna on the cover of VOGUE

March 11th, 2011 | By love not hate

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Rihanna says “No Mamm, to BODYGAURD movie”

March 10th, 2011 | By love not hate

Earlier this month it was rumoured songstress superstar Rihanna could be set to star in a remake of classic Whitney Huston flick The Bodyguard, nearly twenty years after it was released. But now Rhi has slammed reports, revealing she will ‘absolutely not’ be taking up the role.

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It’s thought producers at Warner Brothers have already commissioned a screenplay of the new movie – which could see the leading lady stalked by a fan tracking her on Twitter, Facebook and celebrity websites – and are considering who they would like to star.

But Rihanna has made it clear she is definitely not in line for a part, and hates it when singers play themselves in films.

‘Absolutely not,’ she said, when quizzed on the role. ‘I want to separate the two. I hate it when singers do singing movies all the time because you can never look at them as anybody else.

‘I want to play a character. My whole life is playing Rihanna, [so] being a singer [in a film] won’t be a stretch for me.

‘I like challenges and being an actor is playing a role, being able to step into somebody else’s shoes, that’s the excitement.’

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