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Post by nikkib on Sept 7, 2013 14:25:12 GMT 1
‘She’: Rihanna Teases Fans With New Release / Shoots Artwork With ‘Applause’ Directors
‘She‘.
That, as fans of Pop star Rihanna will already know, is the name of the project being teased by the performer this week, taking to social media to raise awareness for the brand new project.
Indeed, while the star is yet to announce just what that project is, she did give fans much to salivate over when she announced that she had enlisted Inez and Vinoodh to shoot its art work. These, being the same Inez and Vinoodh responsible for directing Lady GaGa‘s ‘Applause’ visual and art work for ‘Venus As a Boy’ performer Bjork!
More below!
http://instagram.com/p/d7SFf1BM7L
Her message here!
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Post by nikkib on Sept 8, 2013 16:41:01 GMT 1
Hot Shot: Rihanna & Nicki Minaj Spend The Night With ‘Alexander Wang’The Caribbean gems that are Rihanna and Nicki Minaj struck a pose for fans yesterday, bumping each other the Alexander Wang Fashion Week after party in NYC!
Photographed hours after Rihanna continued to tease fans with a new release named ‘She’, the pair took to Minaj’s personal Instagram account to share the snap, now available to peep below!
http://instagram.com/p/d_OE4Tr8dE
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Post by nikkib on Sept 8, 2013 19:16:29 GMT 1
Hot Shots: Ciara & Rihanna Turn Heads At NYC Fashion Week
They may be based in the East Coast, but New York Fashion Week saw Rihanna & Ciara spend the bulk of the last week out West- as seen in the snaps above and below.
Arriving at the Prabal Gurung show sans her ‘Honest‘ boyfriend Future, Ciara turned heads after learning of the continued success of her latest LP, which now edges closer to sales of half a million units worldwide after birthing US Top 40 hit ‘Body Party’, which peaked at #22.
More pics of she and fellow hit maker Rihanna below!
While Ciara rubbed shoulders with the likes of Rachel Zoe at the aforementioned show, Rihanna was snapped on her way to the Alexander Wang after party, where she caught up with chart regular Nicki Minaj, as seen here.
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Post by nikkib on Sept 9, 2013 22:40:11 GMT 1
Hot Shots: Rihanna Joins Justin Bieber & Miguel At ‘Opening Ceremony’
Cop a gander at the trend setters that are Rihanna and Miguel, placed side by side at last night’s ‘Opening Ceremony‘ New York Fashion week outing.
Later joined by ‘I Would’ sensation Justin Bieber, the glowing pair were perched in the front row enjoying all the show had to offer, nights after Rihanna partied with Nicki Minaj here, and before Miguel joins Drake and ‘Honest’ performer Future on the ‘Would You Like A Tour?‘.
More from their fun night out below!
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Post by nikkib on Sept 12, 2013 3:26:52 GMT 1
Hot Shots: Rihanna Launches New River Island Collection In London Town / Dines At ‘Cut’
‘She‘ sensation Rihanna touched down in London town yesterday, hitting the city to launch the Autumn/Winter collection of her River Island clothing line!
Held at the Dorchester Hotel’s Penthouse Suite, the launch saw the ‘A Girl Like Me’ performer meet and greet fans outside the hotel, after having the promotional image short for her forthcoming ‘Rogue’ fragrance projected onto the streets of the city, as seen here.
Later that night, the entertainer was snapped heading to Park Lane, where she entered Wolfgang Puck‘s ‘Cut‘ for dinner. All this, as fans anticipate the release of the video for her Platinum single, ‘Pour It Up’.
More snaps below!
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Post by nikkib on Sept 12, 2013 21:01:25 GMT 1
Watch: Nicki Minaj & Rihanna Catch Up Backstage At ‘Alexander Wang’ Party
As to document many of her experiences for her fans, Nicki Minaj oft uploads video logs to her official YouTube page, created using footage shot during moments she deems important.
Her latest, being her time at the Alexander Wang‘s NYC Fashion Week outing, which saw her surprise party goers at his show’s after party and catch up with fellow ‘Fly’ girl, Rihanna.
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Post by nikkib on Sept 12, 2013 21:24:16 GMT 1
Report: Rihanna Teases New Music During ‘Alan Carr’ Taping / Hits The Studio With Elijah Blake
If you were wondering why Rihanna‘s video for the single ‘Pour It Up’ continues to gather dust on ‘Unapologetic’s top shelf, you may be pleased to learn that their may be a reasonable explanation for it.
The kind of explanation, that sings to the tune of brand new music this year!
Good news below…
After her ‘No Love Allowed’ collaborator Elijah Blake revealed ‘she was starting up again’ here, the star arrived in London to launch her latest fashion endeavour and tape an appearance for the ‘Alan Carr: Chatty Man‘ talk show.
Currently being filmed, members of the audience took to Twitter to reveal that the performer is indeed working on new music, teasing a winter release!
Prompting talk of an ‘Unapologetic‘ re-release, her time on the show saw her perform the song ‘What Now‘, one year after recording it for the #1 album, which has only spawned two videos to date.
This, despite seeing its album cut ‘Love Song’ reach sales of 500,000 units and ‘Pour It Up‘ pops its way past the 1 million point during the summer.
With Lady GaGa‘s ‘ARTPOP’ set to dominate charts for weeks after its release, it’ll be interesting to see how a new Rihanna album or re-release would fare when forced to compete with acts that weren’t around upon ‘Unapologetic‘s take off.
What we’re most interested in though, is how Riri’s next era will play out on a creative front.
For, whatever one thinks about her consistency as a vocalist, Brand Rihanna is now at a point at which she can afford to take ‘risks’ and see the automatic support she’ll garner from radio guarantee they’ll pay off.
What we’re driving at?
Well, with EDM on its way out, it’d be great to see Rihanna jump on the R&B train to give her a clear cut point of difference when the inevitable comparisons to Katy, Britney and GaGa swing by.
Think about it. If ‘Love Song’ now sits pretty at Gold and ‘Pour It Up’ at Platinum without music video or a single televised performance, one can only imagine what she’d do for the genre- and her own critical standing- if she gave cuts akin to the ones placed below the push afforded to ‘Diamonds‘ and ‘Stay’!
…it’s not R&B, but…
So, let us know…Are you looking forward to new Rihanna music? ThatGrapeJuice
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Post by nikkib on Sept 12, 2013 21:47:35 GMT 1
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Post by nikkib on Sept 16, 2013 17:31:53 GMT 1
Hot Shots: Rihanna Opens New MAC Store In Hong Kong
Check out these snaps of Pop force Rihanna, opening a brand new MAC cosmetics store in Hong Kong last night!
Launched as part of her dealings with the Toskan and Angelo founded company, her appearance at the opening saw her meet with Chinese fans just days after launching her latest ‘River Island’ range in London!
More snaps below…
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Post by nikkib on Sept 17, 2013 18:04:18 GMT 1
Behind The Scenes: Rihanna – ‘Rogue’
Talk of a new album may be heating up this month, but it seems all roads to lead to ‘Rogue’ for Rihanna, the star behind the brand new fragrance.
Now available to purchase in the US, the perfume welcomed the unveiling of behind the scenes footage lifted from its ad today- giving a fly on the wall experience to any interested in its conception!
Rihanna at work below…
Random: Isn’t it interesting that it’s Rihanna’s Urban cuts (‘Love Song’ / ‘Pour It Up’) that stand as this era’s sleeper hits while the radio ready ‘Right Now‘ struggles to match them commercially.
Interesting, as ‘Now’ is a bigger hit on paper, but seems to be a little too generic for Joe Public to get into without prompting.
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Post by nikkib on Sept 18, 2013 19:39:57 GMT 1
Watch: Rihanna Delivers Dull ‘Birthday Cake’ Performance In Macau
Hours after celebrating her latest River Island outing with supermodel Cara Delevingne, Instagram Royal Rihanna made her way to China’s Macau to rock her Asian ‘Navy’ with her ‘Diamonds World Tour’.
Unfortunately, the star’s ‘phoned in’ performance style reared its head during the showing, resulting in what can only be described as a hit driven bore fest- lacking the fire and charisma music lovers can expect to find at Ciara‘s forthcoming stage tour.
Got two minutes to waste?
Stale ‘Birthday Cake’ below…
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Post by nikkib on Sept 18, 2013 23:18:36 GMT 1
Budweiser Presents: Rihanna's 'Half Of Me' (Official Documentary)
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Post by nikkib on Sept 20, 2013 15:44:13 GMT 1
Watch: Rihanna Whips Chinese Fans Into A Frenzy With ‘S&M’
Renown for being consistently inconsistent, Rihanna arrived in China’s Macau recently to fulfill one her ‘Diamonds World Tour‘s few Asian dates.
Though we’d still say she’d benefit from attending the ‘Mrs. Carter Show’ armed with a note pad and pen, her live renditions of hits ‘S&M‘, ‘Only Girl In The World’ and ‘Don’t Stop The Music’ saw her employ a little effort, resulting in a fun outcome.
Will she ever be good as Beyoncé or Ciara?
No.
Is the performance below worth watching?
Yes!
Decent.
In the mood for a real really performance?
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Post by nikkib on Sept 23, 2013 5:31:14 GMT 1
Watch: Rihanna Impresses Manila With ‘Take A Bow’When Rihanna gets it right, she really gets it right.
Not sure what we mean? Well, peep this performance of her oft forgotten number ‘Take A Bow‘ in Manila, served as part of her ‘Diamonds World Tour’.
Enthused and clearly ‘feeling’ the song, performances like these have us wondering why can’t deliver at all times and low key has looking forward to whatever new music she has in store for her fans this year!
An impressive Rihanna below…
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Post by nikkib on Sept 24, 2013 4:02:07 GMT 1
Thai Men Jailed Over Rihanna Instagram Snap
Two Thai locals have found themselves on the wrong side of the law this week, thanks to Instagram snaps posted by hit making Pop performer Rihanna.
What happened?
An unfortunate story below…
Touching down in Asia to serve three dates on her ‘Diamonds World Tour’ , the star arrived in Thailand three days ago- sharing the above pic with fans during her time at Phucket hotspot ‘Bangla Road’.
The problem?
Well, pictured alongside the entertainer is loris- an endangered species native to Southeast Asia.
So endangered, that is illegal for anyone to charge tourists to take photographs with them, forcing the nation’s government to employ the Ministry of Natural Resources to launch a raid in the local area to discover just who had allowed- and likely charged Rihanna- to pose with the primate.
Hours ago, one 16 year old and another 20 year old man were arrested and taken to the local police station, where they were presented to local media who were informed that the pair could face up to four years in prison for possessing the endangered species.
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