Rihanna sets personal chart record with 'We Found Love'

SAN FRANSISCO: Rihanna's "We Found Love" has just lodged its 10th non-consecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, which makes this the longest run of her career at the tally's pole position.

Beyonce was the last female to have a single peak at 10 weeks. She did it in 2006 with "Irreplaceable."

If "We Found Love" (featuring Calvin Harris) holds on to the top-ranked slot for another week, Rihanna will match previous records set by Puff Daddy and Faith Evans' "I'll Be Missing You" and Toni Braxton's "Un-Break My Heart."

Rihanna teases new album, climbs iTunes chart

LOS ANGELES: Rihanna on Thursday released track teasers online from her upcoming album "Talk That Talk," pushing the album up to no. 12 on the iTunes chart ahead of its November 21 release.

The snippets from all 11 songs on the album comes after the singer posted a picture on her official Facebook page last week, revealing the track listing. (Reuters)

Rihanna treats journalist to a saucy onstage lap dance

Rihanna stunned a London newspaper reporter when she was invited to join the pop singer onstage during a concert at the O2 Arena and was treated to a very public lap dance.

ES Magazine commissioning editor Lotte Jeffs found herself lying on a circular bed in the middle of the stage with Rihanna thrusting about on top of her wearing nothing but a black leather bikini.

“It was a night I will never forget. Global superstar Rihanna dragged me on stage and gave me a lap dance in front of 20,000 screaming fans,” the Daily Star quoted Jeffs as telling Evening Standard newspaper.

She became the envy of Rihanna fans the world over when the saucy superstar insisted she fondle her breasts for all to see.

“I wanted to put on a bit of a show… but I couldn’t possibly take liberties with Ri Ri. So I pretended to run my hand up and down her sweat-dripping, semi naked body… Rihanna, however, was up for it,” she said.

“She grabbed my hand and slammed it on to her left breast. That gave me all the permission I needed to, as Rihanna would say ‘Go hard’. I grabbed her waist and tossed back my head as she knelt over me, two fantastic breasts in my face. We started slowly spinning, there was a loud ‘kerthunk’ and I suddenly realised the bed had dropped down under the stage,” she added.

Rihanna 'warned for touching female performers at lapdance club'

Rihanna reportedly angered security at a London lapdancing club by "repeatedly touching" the female performers.

The 'S&M' singer hired out a private booth at Stringfellows on Wednesday and apparently became so excited by the show that she had to be calmed down by the venue's bouncers.

"Rihanna couldn't resist paying for a dance and loved watching the girls in action," a source told The Sun. "Bouncers weren't happy as she was repeatedly touching them, ignoring all warnings. At one point she thrust her head between the legs of one of the dancers."

Rihanna is said to have been joined by her former baseball player boyfriend Matt Kemp, whom she separated from in December.

The Bajan star is said to be "loved up" with model and amateur boxer Dudley O'Shaughnessy after hand-picking him to star in the video for her latest single 'We Found Love'.

Rihanna was named as Esquire magazine's 'Sexiest Woman Alive' earlier this week.

Rihanna 'demands emergency bikini wax' before 'We Found Love' shoot

Rihanna reportedly demanded an emergency bikini wax prior to shooting the video for her latest single 'We Found Love' this week.

The Bajan star's team frantically tried to contact beauticians in Belfast in the early hours of Monday, eventually convincing one to perform the procedure at her hotel at 2am.

"Rihanna arrived at her hotel very late and the first thing she wanted was a bikini wax," a source told The Sun. "The video shoot was scheduled for the following morning so she didn't have much time.

"Her assistants got on the case quickly and called some beauticians after finding a directory on the web. It was relief all round when they finally managed to find someone."

Rihanna caused further chaos during the Northern Ireland shoot after an overzealous crowd had to be calmed by police.

On Monday, the 23-year-old was chastised by a Bangor farmer for going topless while filming on his land. Source

Rihanna's Rockin' Night In Sao Paulo

Taking her high-energy act to South America, Rihanna performed a thrilling show in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Saturday night (September 17).

The Barbadian beauty took the stage at Arena Skol, as she tweeted prior to showtime, "SAO PAULO LET'S DO THISSSS!!! #LOUDtourBRAZIL"Treating concertgoers to a full range of hits including "Disturbia" and "Only Girl In the World," the 23-year-old graciously wrote upon her performance's conclusion, "SAO PAULO I love you! I will definitely be back!!!"

The concert comes just days after Rihanna announced plans to release a new studio album this fall, as she tweeted in response to a question about her next disc's due date, ""THIS FALL!!!!!"

Of the offering, producer Verse Simmonds told MTV, "From what I understand, she's 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. They are records that we wrote and produced as the Jugganauts."

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Rihanna spends over 3000 a day on booze!

Rihanna is said to have drunk her way through her relaxing no-expense-spared holiday to St Tropez, Cannes and Italy’s Portofino and Sardinia.

The 23-year-old singer splashed out 200,000 pounds to hire a yacht for herself and her pals, drinking the boat dry by spending almost 3000 pounds a day on Champagne and meals as well as tipping waiters around 100 euros a time.

“The crew ordered the maximum amount of Laurent-Perrier Champagne they thought a few girls could down in a week, but they drank it all in just over a day,” the Sun quoted a source as saying.

“By midday on Monday they had sunk 12 bottles."

“On their nights out they ordered Moet and Chandon Champagne, Grey Goose vodka and Red Bull, each bill going into thousands,” the source stated.

The Barbadian R and B recording artist is finally back after her relaxing holiday, and is expected at the MTV Music Video Awards in LA.

Rihanna named woman of the year

Singer Rihanna has been named woman of the year by Italian Vogue magazine.


Rihanna was honoured for her charity work, pop success and her ability to tackle adversity in personal life, including troubled relationships with ex-boyfriend Chris Brown and drug addict father Ronald Fenty.


"Independent, energetic, the young Robyn Rihanna Fenty (only 23) is our woman of the year, and not just by virtue of numbers and figures but also, and foremost, for her kind and fighting spirit," contactmusic.com quoted a spokesperson from the magazine as saying.


"The same spirit that brought her from Barbados to the top of the music charts achieving a career which she has forged and mastered completely by herself (whose last move was to become the new ambassador for Armani)," it said.


"Rihanna is the undisputed best contender to the role of queen of pop. Her career has always been based on the cunning use of sexiness and provocation.


"She has managed to cultivate her career despite the many tragedies affecting her private life: from her father's addiction to crack ... to the violence caused to her in 2009 by her then-boyfriend, Chris," the spokesperson added.


Rihanna had first graced the cover of the fashion magazine in September 2009.

Rihanna plays down New York concert attack

Rihanna has attempted to play down an altercation with a male fan during a New York concert.

The Barbadian singer was performing her single 'S&M' on the streets of the Big Apple for Friday's edition of the Today show when a member of the crowd grabbed her and pulled her into specially erected metal barriers.

The 23-year-old was quickly released, unharmed, from the man's grip by her accompanying dancers and escorted to the main stage outside the city's iconic Rockefeller Centre.

Despite the sudden and shocking nature of her attack, the star appeared to recover quickly and later joked about the incident on Twitter.

When asked by a follower what was going through her mind during the on-air clash, Rihanna replied: "sumn like 'THIS muhf**ka better not f**k up my weave'" (sic).

Rihanna went on to perform her hits 'Only Girl (In The World)', 'What's My Name' and 'California King Bed' during the special gig, which launched the NBC programme's 'summer concert series'.

During her Today stint, Rihanna also brushed off criticism of her "overtly-sexualised" duet with Britney Spears at last weekend's Billboard Awards.

Rihanna's 'Man Down' video is "shocking"

Rihanna's new music video for her upcoming single 'Man Down' has been branded "shocking" by its director.
Anthony Mandler, who also directed Rihanna's recent 'California King Bed' video, has revealed that the promo for 'Man Down' will be "intense".

"We shot the video last month in Jamaica and it's my favourite song she's ever recorded so I was really excited to get involved," Mandler told MTV.

"It's just one of those songs that demands a strong narrative and visual, and let's just say she let me go all the way."

The track, which features on Rihanna's fifth studio album Loud, is about a woman who has been betrayed by her man and ends up murdering him.

Lyrics include: "Cause I didn't mean to hurt him/ Coulda been somebody's son/ And I took his heart when/ I pulled out that gun."

Mandler continued to insist that the video stays true to the content of the song, stating: "I think you can expect something that's dramatic and shocking and intense and emotional and uplifting and enlightening. Without saying too much, if you're looking for a narrative you're not going to be disappointed. Just know that it's going to be exciting."

Rihanna backs expiry of ex's restraining order

R and B singer Rihanna has said that she is relieved now that the restraining order handed to her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown has expired.

The actress has admitted that she never wanted their fight to impede his music career.

"What he did to me was a personal thing; it had nothing to do with his career," the Daily Express quoted the 23-year-old as saying.

"Saying he has to be 100 feet away from me, he can't perform at award shows – that definitely made it difficult for him," she added.

After Brown assaulted Rihanna, in 2009 he was hit with a strict order meaning the pair could not be at the same events.
Brown, 21, is on probation and is allowed near Rihanna as long as he does not harass her.

Eminem 'most popular living person on Facebook'

Eminem has dethroned Lady Gaga as the most popular living person on Facebook.
The rapper has almost 29 million 'likes', according to Famecount.com
Meanwhile, Gaga, who briefly held the title after unseating U.S. President Barack Obama, is less than a million behind him.

Only the late Michael Jackson has more Facebook followers - with just over 29 million, reports the Daily Star.

Famecount.com bosses note that Eminem's Facebook fanbase is greater than the population of Luxembourg.

Rihanna, Ciara get into cyber catfight on Twitter

Rihanna and Ciara battled it out on Twitter on Friday night.
The two pop divas-and former flames of Chris Brown-got into a war of words after Ciara took a hit at the Barbados beauty on E!'s Fashion Police, reports the New York Daily News.
"I ran into her recently at a party. She wasn't the nicest," the 25-year-old recounted of Rihanna to Joan Rivers.
"It's crazy because I've always loved and respected what she's done in fashion... It wasn't the most pleasant run-in."
Rihanna apparently got wind of Ciara's remarks and tweeted, "My bad Ci, did I forget to tip you?," later adding "U gangsta huh?"

Ciara fought back on Twitter, posting "Trust me Rihanna you don't want to see me on or off the stage," to which the Disurbia singer replied "Good luck with booking that stage u speak of."

Before things got uglier, Rihanna called a truce. "Ciara baby, I love you girl!" she Tweeted. "You hurt my feelings real bad on TV! I'm heartbroken! That's why I retaliated this way! So sorry! Let's make up."

Ciara accepted the offer.
"Rhi, u know its always been love since day 1! Doing shows and everything," she wrote. "You threw me off in that party! Apology accepted. Let's chat in person."

Rihanna 'spits out banana on S&M shoot'

Rihanna has admitted that she had to spit out bites of banana between takes on her video shoot for new single 'S&M'.

The promo for the latest track from Loud features the singer in several latex outfits and eating a banana in a sensual manner. It has been tagged as "inappropriate" by YouTube for its sexual content.

Talking to her Twitter followers about the clip, Rihanna said: "I HATE bananas too, I made em gimme a spit bucket in between takes (sic).

"I am really happy rt now abt the tremendous response from everyone on the S&M clip... glad u love the smell it!

"I had tons of fun in the pink zebra room! My bff M, Perez, Trannys, a hott little person and a silver fox! Can't be crazier."

Earlier, when someone posted a link to photograph of Rihanna topless in front of a mirror and asked who it was, the popstar replied: "That would be... ME when I was skinny!"

Rihanna In Playboy Bunny Mood In 'S&M' Video Shoot

Rihanna is coming out in her new naughty image again in the new 'S&M' video. Three pictures from the video have been released and RiRi is in the Playboy Bunny mood. The singer's official website has posted them. 'S&M' is the latest video that will be in the offering from the album 'Loud'.

In one of the pictures, the red haired singer is seen with a yellow colored bunny ears and tiny white outfit, reclining against the wall that has been flooded with tabloid headlines via a projector. The other one is almost similar to the first picture with only Rihanna sitting in a different position.

The third official picture from the ‘S&M’ video shows the Rated R singer is wearing a pink tight latex suit and teamed it up with her curly hair. In the photo she is sitting on a table and is being surrounded by the nosey people of the press.

Melina Matsoukas is directing the ‘S&M’ video, and already Loud is doing pretty well in Canada and Swiss Album chart. The album debuted in the number one slot and in US Billboard 200, it was positioned at number 3. The sales of the copies on the first week of the album Loud has given Rihanna, the highest sales rate so far. 2010 has been good for the singer after ruling the charts of UK with the duet with Eminem ‘Love The Way You Lie.’

Rihanna claims fifth UK No. 1 single

Rihanna has notched up the fifth UK number one single of her career with 'What's My Name?'

The Barbadian singer has become the first female artist in history to achieve five number ones in consecutive years, starting with mammoth hit 'Umbrella' in 2007. The only other performer to have achieved this feat is the legendary Elvis Presley, who scored a number one in every year from 1957 to 1963.

Rihanna's success means that Matt Cardle dips to the runner-up spot this week with 'When We Collide', having successfully managed to hold his X Factor duet partner from the top of the chart for the last three weeks.

Katy B and Miss Dynamite yo-yo back from last week's 11 to their original position of four with 'Lights On', while Jessie J celebrates being named as the BBC's Sound Of 2011 by seeing her track 'Do It Like A Dude' rocket into the top ten for the first time, landing at five from 18.

Meanwhile, Rihanna continues her chart dominance as previous number one 'Only Girl (In The World)' and her David Guetta collaboration 'Who's That Chick?' hold steady at the back end of the top ten.

Looking beyond the upper section of the chart, Willow Smith's 'Whip My Hair' and Take That's 'The Flood' slip out of the top ten after losing four and seven places respectively to finish at 13 and 14.

The depths of the top 20, however, are this week home to three climbers in the form of 'The Flood' by Cheryl Cole, which is up 12 to 18, 'Raise Your Glass' by Pink, which rises from 21 to 19, and Alexis Jordan's 'Happiness', up four places to 20.

The top ten in full:

1. (2) Rihanna ft. Drake: 'What's My Name?'
2. (1) Matt Cardle: 'When We Collide'
3. (3) Black Eyed Peas: 'The Time (Dirty Bit)'
4. (11) Katy B ft. Miss Dynamite: 'Lights On'
5. (18) Jessie J: 'Do It Like A Dude'
6. (4) Ellie Goulding: 'Your Song'
7. (5) Katy Perry: 'Firework'
8. (8) Far East Movement: 'Like A G6'
9. (6) Rihanna: 'Only Girl (In The World)'
10. (13) David Guetta ft. Rihanna: 'Who's That Chick?'

Source: Official Charts Company

Rihanna rules the British music charts

LONDON: US singer Rihanna is ruling the British music charts after landing the number one single and album in the same week.

The 22-year-old star topped the charts with her new single What's My Name, featuring Drake, after beating off competition from X Factor winner Matt Cardle, The Black Eyed Peas and Katy B with their tracks.

Her single Only Girl In The World is also still in the top ten and is at ninth place while she also featured on David Guetta's track, Who's That Chick?, which is at tenth place.

Meanwhile in the album charts her new album Loud sits in first place after beating Plan B to number two and Take That to third place.

Rihanna "grateful" for 'Umbrella' song

Rihanna has revealed that she is "grateful" to have recorded her hit record 'Umbrella'.

The singer, whose song topped the UK chart for ten weeks, admitted that the song helped boost her music career, as well as landing her a huge endorsement deal.

"I did have a deal with an umbrella company and they had a range of very good umbrellas,"she told Q magazine.

"This is kind of weird because I grew up in Barbados and there’s not a great culture of umbrellas like there is in the UK and Europe. I guess we have the occasional storm or maybe the Caribbean is more known for its hurricanes and an umbrella isn’t going to get you very far in a situation like that.

"But, yes, I have a few umbrellas. Maybe ten? I dunno, but I am very grateful to the umbrella for what it has done for my career."

Rihanna recently celebrated impressive sales of her latest record Loud, which shifted over 300,000 copies in seven days in the UK alone.

Rihanna and Matt Kemp split!

It seems that the real reason for the split is cheating on both sides!

The singer and Los Angeles Dodgers star had dated for nearly a year; they first got together in Mexico in January.

Unfortunately, their hectic lives made it impossible to stay together. "He just can't keep up with her crazy travel schedule," one source the magazine.

"Matt's sick of always following after her like a puppy dog all over the world. He wants something more normal," the source adds.

Apparently, the break is relatively recent; "It happened over the last few weeks," the source said. "She basically was just over it."

This may dash Rihanna's hypothetical pregnancy plans; in November, she said she could be pregnant soon.

Rihanna 'sick of talking about Brown'

Rihanna has revealed that she is constantly asked about her abusive relationship with Chris Brown but has no interest in discussing it.

Replying to a tweet from a fan who urged the singer to stop talking about her ex-boyfriend, the popstar insisted that she finds journalists' continual questions about him "annoying".

In response to the tweet, she wrote: "AGREED! People won't stop askin abt it! Its f**kin annoying!

"Nobody wants to relive that, but some ppl can't respect that!

She added: "I get it, they wanna raise awareness to young girls! But it ends up just makin me look bitter, pitiful, spiteful and angry!"

Rihanna tops Billboard’s hot 100 singles chart again

R&B singer Rihanna knows her game very well and she is one lucky girl, who has got back her top spot at Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart this week again with her ‘Only Girl’ number. If we go 10 weeks back, the ‘Only Girl’ was at top three during its debut and now after many ups and downs, it has managed to reach the highest level. Once, it went as low as being at eighth position but now ‘all is all’ and ‘Only Girl’ is ruling the chart.

And, the credit can be given to Rihanna’s another chart topper ‘What’s My Name’, which entered the top scenario just two weeks back. It’s a record because in the 52-year history of the Hot 100, an album’s debut single has first time reached number 1 following the second single.

Katy Perry is also having good time as her ‘Firework’ has jumped three positions from No 9 to No. 6. The list of this week’s top singles in the Billboard chart goes like this- Only Girl (Rihanna), ‘Raise Your Glass’ (Pink), ‘Like A G6’(East Movement featuring Cataracs and Dev), ‘We R Who We R’ (Ke$ha), ‘Just A Dream’ (Nelly), ‘Firework’ (Katy Perry), ‘Just The Way You Are’ (Bruno Mars), ‘What’s My Name?’ (Rihanna), ‘F**k You’ (Ceelo Green), ‘Bottoms Up’ (Nicki Minaj).