Photo Gallery: Rihanna performs while Doutzen Kroes walks the runway at the 2012 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

Rihanna performs while Doutzen Kroes walks the runway at the 2012 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

Rihanna Wears Pink Bikini On Yacht, Has Encounter With Police

The 24-year-old singer continued her Saint Barth's vacation, celebrating life with a few friends on a yacht offshore. But there was one small interruption in the party girl's day of drinking -- the police.

 Authorities approached Rihanna's yacht to inform her that she needed to turn down her music. But ever the friendly hostess, it looks like Rihanna turned the police into friends instead of fines. The uniformed men ended up spending time on the vessel with the pop star, enjoying a few drinks in the process.

Rihanna, Brown enjoy dinner date?

Singer Rihanna and her ex-flame Chris Brown have reportedly enjoyed a romantic dinner together in Monaco. The pair, who have been on separate vacations in the south of France but have regularly met each other, headed to the French Riviera to dine at the restaurant, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

The former couple are also believed to have been kissing in view of onlookers as they partied on a yacht with celebrities, including Kanye West and his girlfriend Kim Kardashian.

However, Brown's representative has insisted he has not rekindled his romance with Rihanna. "There is no Rihanna connection," he said.

Rihanna goes topless for Esquire Magazine

Singing sensation Rihanna has gone topless for Britain issue of Esquire magazine.

Singing sensation Rihanna has gone topless for Britain's Esquire magazine, RiRi looks sexy in the black and white pictures.

In the pictures, the singing sensation covers her modesty with her arms, reports Daily Mail. Rihanna is just wearing a pair of jeans and a fezhat in the pictures taken by Melissa Forde in UK.

Rihanna surely knows how to keep fans happy, as apart from releasing music videos she also flaunts her fab body in photoshoots.

She recently posted some racy pictures of latest video - Where have you been.

Rihanna sues ex-accountants

Washington: Rihanna has sued her former accountants in New York, blaming them for losses amounting to tens of millions of dollars, from her tours.The lawsuit was filed Thursday in federal court in Manhattan, Fox News reported.It seeks unspecified damages against New York-based Berdon LLP and two accountants.

The singer sued under her real name, Robyn Fenty.

She said that she hired the accountants in 2005 when she was a 16-year-old from Barbados launching her career.

The lawsuit says the company was supposed to provide accounting and financial management services.

Rihanna alleges the company engaged in misconduct and malfeasance, culminating in overall losses in her 2009 “Last Girl on Earth” tour despite large revenues.

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Rihanna rocks urban cool at BBC Hackney festival

Rihanna rocked an urban cool look for her performance at a London festival last night.

The stunning singer was performing at the BBC Hackney Weekend and sported a casual yet sexy ensemble for the gig. Rihanna chose to take to the stage in a leopard print t-shirt, fishnet cycling shorts and black hot pants to dazzle the crowds.

The 24-year-old teamed the ensemble with an oversized leather jacket and a pair of extravagant black and gold sunglasses.

Wearing her hair down and slightly tousled, Rihanna finished off her look with a slick of bright red lipstick and Egyptian inspired thick black eyeliner.

Lana Del Rey opted for a more feminine look, taking to the stage in a short red dress.

The Video Games singer channelled her signature retro charm with a heavily backcombed hair do, feline eyeliner and the cute scarlet number.

Lana accessorised the bright gathered frock with a simple gold cross necklace and a silver bracelet and ring.

Florence Welch also chose a vintage ensemble to perform in.

The flame-haired Florence + The Machine front woman chose a daring green lace gown with a low neckline for her moment in the limelight. The stunning design also featured an elaborate train, contrasting the short cut of the gown.

Florence added a lace fascinator headpiece to the look, but didn't accessorise the look with any jewellery.

In true Florence style, the star remained bare-footed for most of her performance.

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Rihanna turns bad for 'Fast and Furious 6'

Singer Rihanna has reportedly bagged a villainous role in the sixth installment of "The Fast and Furious" franchise.

"Rihanna impressed with her acting debut in Battleship. Writers think she'll be perfect for the role. Her character has plenty of bite and doesn't take any prisoners - just like her in real life. It's a step up the ladder for her and could lead to bigger action roles," thesun.co.uk quoted a source as saying.

The singer will drive supercars with the likes of Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson, a.k.a. The Rock, as the series continues its world tour of exotic locations.

The movie is set in London, with filming expected to start as early as next month. The singer will also be heading to Essex for the first time as racing scenes will be shot in Southend.

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Rihanna travels in style to her arena show... as she rides the tube with her fans!

She is a millionairess at the tender age of 23. But popstar Rihanna is clearly not your average spoilt celebrity.

Superstar crush hour: Rihanna travels in style to her show at London's O2 Arena by taking the Tube

Clearly keen to experience all the highs - and lows of London - the bold singer took to the London Underground to travel along with her fans to her concert at the O2 Arena.

She happily posed for pictures as she rode the Jubilee line and incredulous fans posted them on social networking site Twitter last night.

One fan en route to the show, Giselle Green told Mail Online: 'I was in Rihanna's carriage on the Jubilee line. 

'I didn't really twig at first because you wouldn't expect to see a superstar travelling so casually on the tube. And she was due on stage in a couple of hours! But then me and my friend realised it WAS her.

'She was so cool and friendly and happy to pose for photos. I asked why on earth she was taking the Tube to her own concert. 

And she said she'd always wanted to go on the Tube and decided to do it as it was the first night of her tour.'

Rihanna was cutting it fine as she was spotted on the train at 6.45pm, just 15 minutes before her support act, DJ Calvin Harris was due to go on stage.

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Rihanna gets Madame Tussauds waxwork

R&B singer Rihanna has been immortalised in wax with her own model at London's Madame Tussauds. 

The 'Loud' singer took the centre stage at the attraction's interactive Music Zone alongside Britney Spears, Kylie Minogue, Lady Gaga and the late Amy Winehouse. 

The model of 23-year-old singer, who is famed for her sexy outfits, is wearing the raunchy long black dress she donned to perform her duet with Matt Cardle on the UK final of 'The X Factor' last year, complete with a bright cherry red hair-do, Femalefirst reported. 

"We are thrilled to welcome Rihanna to Madame Tussauds London. Her inclusion couldn't be more timely as her 'Loud' tour arrives in the capital this week. 

"We are sure she will hit the right note with our guests as demand for her figure has been huge since her appearance on 'The X Factor' 2010. Rihanna is one of the biggest music stars of the moment and is a perfect addition to the 'diva dream team' of female artists we have here at the attraction," said Edwards, PR Manager at the attraction. 

The figure took four months to complete at a cost of 150,000 pounds. 

Other stars to have waxworks at Madame Tussauds include Justin Bieber, David Beckham and Brad Pitt.

Now risque Rihanna exposes her bottom half in revealing photoshoot

As a superstar you can expect the rough with the smooth. And having been chased from a muddy field by an angry farmer for posing topless on his land, Rihanna was certainly due some luck.

Today the risque R&B singer finds herself on the cover of style bible Vogue.

In the front picture she presents  an almost sophisticated look with a  Monroesque pout and blonde hair.

Inside, however, she’s back to her old tricks – posing more provocatively and  revealing every inch of her legs against some rusty girders. She also sports a natty beret.

Rihanna has courted controversy with a series of edgy videos – including being tied up and taped to the wall with clingfilm in the video to her hit ‘S&M’.

But in a Vogue interview, the singer insists: ‘That’s not me. That’s a part I play. You know, like it’s a piece of art… I just want to make music.’ The singer, born Robyn Rihanna Fenty, said that life with her parents, Monica Braithwaite and Ronald Fenty, a former crack addict, triggered her rebellious attitude.

‘I saw too much. I was way too mature for my age,’ she revealed.

Last week, the singer ended up being humiliated when farmer Alan Graham, 61, halted a racy video shoot on his land at Bangor, County Down.

He had agreed for one of his fields to be used but protested when he spotted her stripping down to a bikini made up of red handkerchiefs.

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Rihanna Rated R, yes New Album coming soon…

Many don’t realize queen Rihanna is only 23 years old, and has been teasing that her sixth album is going to hit store shelves before the calendar flips to 2012?

To bring up a totally reasonable analogue, John Lennon had only released his first album at 23. At this rate,  Rihanna just about due for a Britney Spears-esque career retrospective at next year’s VMAs and will be passing Neil Young’s album output before a reasonable mid-life crisis can even set in.

In any event,  Rihanna has been letting her over seven million followers on Twitter that she has been in the studio working on the follow-up to 2010?s Loud, a fact originally reported on in Entertainment Fall Music Preview.

 Rihanna promises that the new tracks, which fill her with excitement, will be out this fall, which essentially puts Loud to bed and will create a seamless transition from that album’s most recent single (the just-released “Cheers (Drink to That)”) and whatever new jam  Rihanna be dropping from the new one.

With that in mind, let’s unpack Loud, an album that left the post-Chris Brown survivalist instincts of Rated R in the dust in favor of a more traditional pop collection. There were seven official singles from Loud, which is pretty jaw-dropping considering there are only 11 total tracks on the whole thing.

Of those singles, four of them (“Only Girl (In the World),” “What’s My Name?,” “S&M” and “Cheers (Drink to That)”) were big successes (the first three topped the Billboard Hot 100, while the latter currently sits at number 10). The other three (“Man Down,” “California King Bed” and the Nicki Minaj collaboration “Raining Men”) were pretty much DOA (despite the chart dominance of both of the women involved, “Raining Men” didn’t even chart on the Hot 100, which is a remarkable considering that even the minor songs from any random episode of Glee end up charting somewhere).

But on the whole, Loud should be considered a commercial success, especially considering the album as a whole moved a million and a half copies over the course of a year.

Aesthetically, Loud felt like a step back from the darkness of Rated R, but found Rihanna exploring more of the outer limits of her pop personality. Some of those experiments didn’t quite work ( Rihanna doesn’t have the chops to be a balladeer, which made the torch-song quality of “California King Bed” land with a thud), but most of the grooves really work.

 Rihanna was able to integrate more of her island upbringing into “Man Down” (a criminally underrated track with a pretty mind-blowing video), and the breezy groove on “What’s My Name?” made Rihanna a perfect tag-team partner for lounge-hopper Drake. And even though it’s sort of ridiculous, there’s something undeniably infectious about “S&M.”

So where does Rihanna go from here? Will her forthcoming album pick an avenue of concentration, or will it be another a-little-of-everything affair? (The latter seems more likely, doesn’t it?)

Rihanna 'Can't Wait' For Fans To Hear New Album

RiRi and her 'Cheers' producers tweet about recording album number six.

She may still be wringing singles from her platinum-plus Loud album, but Rihanna is already prepping her sixth studio effort. And, from the sound of things, it'll be finished soon. 

RiRi took to her Twitter account early Thursday morning (September 15) to confirm that, yes, sessions for album number six are already under way. "I can't wait to start filling u guys in on some details!" she exclaimed.

Rihanna punctuated that tweet with a "*Zips lips*," meaning that, for now at least, she's done talking about the project. 

Talk of new music began on Wednesday, when the singer retweeted a post from production duo the Runners (Rihanna's "California King Bed" and "Cheers"), who wrote, "Shout out to @alexdelicata for makin history with us. Wait till they hear this new @rihanna song." 

But in late July, producer Verse Simmonds — one half of the studio duo known as the Jugganauts, who produced Rihanna's hit "Man Down" — talked to MTV News' Mixtape Daily about the new album, saying that Ri was close to completing work on the disc. 

"From what I understand, she's is closing the album up now, and we did two records for her that she really, really loved, and I'm really excited about them as well," Simmonds said. "They are records that we wrote and produced as the Jugganauts." 

Simmonds said he was "99.999 percent" sure that he and production partner Sak Pase's contributions would make the final cut, and while he wouldn't elaborate on what Rihanna's new album would sound like, he did hint that it'll move in a direction quite different from "Man Down." 

"Because we ... as producers, as artists, we try to always come with something different, a whole new sound," he explained. 

Of course, finishing up her album isn't the only thing on Rihanna's plate these days. During Wednesday night's "The X Factor" launch party in Los Angeles, Simon Cowell confirmed to KIIS FM that she would also serve as a guest judge on the show, saying, "You're going to see her."

Rihanna slammed by PETA for outfit

Rihanna is known for her outrageous and revealing stage outfits. But with her latest fashion choice, She has ruffled more than a few feathers.

Last week as she attended a launch for her perfume at a department store on London’s Oxford Street, the 23-year-old star wore a turquoise top by Antonio Berardi made using a large number of ostrich feathers.
The move has enraged animal rights group PETA, who claim that the feathers used to create the garment could have been collected cruelly.

‘Rihanna is flaunting stolen property, in this case feathers possibly plucked right off their rightful owners’ backs,’ PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) spokeswoman Sandra Smiley told the Daily Star.
‘She has shown little regard for foxes, cows and reptiles, now she’s adding birds to the list of species exploited for her dubious looks.’

‘Feathers are often ripped off chickens, geese, ostriches and emus in live plucking. This can result in gaping wounds that are sewn up with a needle and thread without anaesthetic,’ she said.

Controversially, Smiley referenced the domestic abuse suffered by Rihanna at the hands of her ex boyfriend Chris Brown.

‘We keep hoping that Rihanna, a victim of violence herself, will learn to open her heart and start empathising with the suffering of others,’ she said.

‘That includes the animals who are beaten, gassed, electrocuted and poisoned to be turned into fashion accessories,’ she added.

Eminem makes £2MILLION from V

EMINEM will be heading back to Detroit with a tidy £2million cheque for his trouble.

The rapper headlined the V Festival in Weston Park, Staffs, on Saturday and Chelmsford, Essex, last night, and pocketed £1million for each gig. 

Rihanna, who joined him on stage for Love The Way You Lie, didn't come cheap either. She was paid around £500,000 a night. 

That makes it the most expensive two days in V's 16-year history. Bosses might struggle to make as much profit as in previous years but they are exactly the sort of acts who should top the bill. 

Marshall Mathers gave the audience just what they wanted, his decade of hits keeping the crowds happy for 90 minutes, especially as he hasn't played the UK in ages.

Stunning ... Rihanna picked up half a million per night

 

The set started slowly but Cleanin' Out My Closet and The Way I Am got the crowd on side then a medley with Eminem's group D12 kept the mood going. 

The Dido chorus during Stan had hands swaying but sound problems led to chants of "turn it up". 

The biggest cheer came when Slim Shady exposed his slim chest. A medley at the end including My Name Is and The Real Slim Shady was decent and Rihanna's appearance brought a huge singalong. 

Overall he was good, but worth all that cash? I'm not so sure.
 
And he probably won't be back for five years either.

Hotpants ... Rihanna kept fans of both sexes interested

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The US star could easily have sold out his own nights at London's O2 or Wembley but it's easier to come over and play V. 

A source said: "Eminem is a smart guy. Him and his management know they'll make cash quicker and without the hassle of organising and promoting gigs. He has few overheads. He only needs roadies and a DJ." 

 

Eminem belted out a 25-track set. That might be around £40K for every song but it was still a treat to have him. 

As for Rihanna, she kept the girls and the blokes entertained as always. 

When she bounded on in those shorts, there wasn't a man there without a grin on his chops...

Rihanna spends £14000 on hair

LONDON: R&B star Rihanna reportedly spends a whopping £4000 a week on her hair stylist. The 23-year-old singer’s stylist, Ursula Stephen, charges £2,000 a day to help ensure she looks her best, reported Daily Mail.

Distant Rihanna just goes through the motions

Her repertoire has expanded, but her approach hasn’t changed. Pop/r & b idol and one-time Chris Brown batteree Rihanna continues to play the distant diva in live performance, staging a grand spectacle filled with massive video screens, glowing orbs and expansive wardrobes but revealing little about herself in the process.

The Barbadian star doesn’t bare her soul onstage, she doesn’t really dance — unless you consider writhing dancing — and her voice, while distinctive and strong within its prescribed range, doesn’t necessarily make her a standout singer.

At the nearly sold-out TD Garden last night, she did, however, bring star power and sex appeal to spare, along with a two-hour set list of mega-hits divided into segments defined by attire and mood.

Her opening salvo — featuring dancers in garish neon outfits, Rihanna in a bejeweled bikini and tracks including “Only Girl (In the World),” the island-influenced “Man Down” and “Disturbia” — came off as abrasive and yet slightly lifeless.

Things got looser during a naughty segment that pitted Rihanna as the urban world’s answer to Madonna. Dancers clad in black leather pawed at the star as she played dominatrix, switched roles and landed in chains for “S & M” and simulated sex with a male fan.

A ballad section displayed impressive vocal chops and proved her wardrobe includes more than bodysuits, as she donned a yellow gown for “Hate That I Love You” and “California King Bed.”

The 23-year-old seemed to hit her stride during a sassy interlude that found her in camouflage gear, maneuvering around a pink tank for “Raining Men,” “Hard” and “Breakin’ Dishes.”

Throughout, Rihanna remained confident and playful; more than once she laughed too hard to actually sing. Her star has clearly grown from the days of “Pon de Replay,” which got a brief, pre-recorded video treatment last night but no live rendition, and she commands the stage with ease. With help from her live band, songs such as “What’s My Name,” “Rude Boy” and show-closer “Umbrella” all knocked appropriately. Still, it seemed more like she was going through the motions than fully investing herself.

Stage catches fire at Rihanna's show

Singer Rihanna had to cut short a show in Dallas after a fire broke out on the stage at the American Airlines Center. 

The show was on Friday and the fire reportedly started as a result of a faulty row of lights. The arena was evacuated and the fire brigade was called in but the blaze was extinguished before the firemen arrived, said reports. 

"Dallas!!! We set the stage on FYAH tonight!!! LITERALLY!!!...I was havin so much fun wit yall too!!! I gotta come back man!!" the 23-year-old posted on micro-blogging site Twitter shortly after the event. 

 She further posted: "Dallas yall CRAY!!! Love this f***n place! Glad u guys are safe!!! I promise I'll be back!!! Heading into a production meeting to find out exactly what happened!!! Keep u posted." 

However, some of the fans are asking for a refund, but it is said that the singer will perform the show from scratch again at a later date.

Rihanna: Men 'should have to earn my love'

 

Think you have what it takes to date Rihanna? 

Currently single (she split with pro baseball player Matt Kemp in December), the 23-year-old "California King Bed" singer tells the August issue of Cosmopolitan U.K. she's ready for romance.

"I'm open to love. But guys should have to earn it. Because the minute they get it, they want something else," she explains. "Men are like hunters: they like the chase. So you have to keep 'em guessing. Actually, I'm like that too. I get bored quickly. So if someone can make me laugh, that's the best."

Being in the public eye, she says, makes dating more difficult. "It can definitely be intimidating to guys to date someone in this industry," Rihanna admits. "It's really hard to find a guy who doesn't care about that stuff. Right now, it's easier just having my career to focus on." 

The singer also opens up about her devastating split with Chris Brown, who abused Rihanna following a pre-Grammys party in February 2009.

"It was a very aggressive and defensive time, and that allowed me to start not giving a s---. I walked around with a very f--k-you attitude," Rihanna says. "I've always been good at masking my emotions. For me, it's tougher to be vulnerable than to be tough." 

Rihanna Is Open To Love

'Unfaithful' singer Rihanna, who is single after her split from Drake, says she is open to love but wants a man to "earn" her affections.

The 23-year-old, who suffered a brutal assault by former boyfriend Chris Brown in 2009, says she gets bored easily reported Daily Mail.

"I'm open to love. But guys should have to earn it.

Because the minute they get it, they want something else. Men are like hunters; they like the chase. So you have to keep 'em guessing. Actually, I'm like that too. I get bored quickly. So if someone can make me laugh, that's the best," Rihanna said.

However, the singer feels that it is very difficult to adjust with a man who is in the same profession and thinks that she can be an "intimidating" prospect for men.

"It can definitely be intimidating to guys to date someone in this industry. And it's really hard to find a guy who doesn't care about that stuff," Rihanna said.

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Rihanna and Chris Brown bond on Twitter

After two years of 'no see no talk' following Chris Brown's assault on his former girlfriend Rihanna, the two pop singers seem to be putting their past behind them.

It has emerged that Rihanna and Brown are following each other on Twitter, reports the Daily Mail.
Rihanna, who has five million Twitter followers, has added Brown to the select group of 384 people she follows.
Shortly after that, Brown logged on to Twitter and followed her as well.

Rihanna and Brown were dating when he beat her up in 2009. The infamous assault happened the night before the Grammy Awards back in 2009.

The attack occurred in Los Angeles'' Hancock Park neighbourhood as Chris drove a rented sports car.
While they are only just following each other on the Internet, several websites are already speculating that a reunion could be in store, despite Brown and Rihanna''s past troubles.