MTV.co.uk News — Rihanna’s next album may be as good as Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’, according to Def Jam vice president Bu Thiam. The record exec made the bold claim in a Vibe blog post,... more info
Perez Hilton — Rihanna's tour rider has been revealed and she has some very interesting requests!
While currently on tour with her show Last Girl On Earth, the singer demands that her dressing room be covered in animal prints, including cushions and rugs.
She also... more info
ContactMusic — RIHANNA demands animal print decorations in her backstage area ahead of every show - and bizarrely bans sequins from her dressing room, according to the singer's... more info
TMZ — Filed under: Rihanna, Music, Paparazzi Photo
With her new neon red Bieber 'do and Salt-n-Pepa '80s door knocker earrings, a bikini-clad Rihanna soaked her bones in a pool in Barbados on Friday. Hey baby, she's a... more info
Pop Justice — The last 18 months have seen previously underground urban artistes express an unprecedented interest in pop while traditionally overground artists have continued to plunder supposedly credible styles and scenes.
When it goes wrong, or is done for th... more info
MTV.com News — 'Wayne embraced me with open arms,' singer/songwriter tells Mixtape Daily of Cash Money deal.By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Jayson Rodriguez
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L.A. Times - Entertainment — Over the years, tour riders have become almost as reliable a barometer of pop musical greatness as album sales.
Over the years, tour riders have become almost... more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Over the years, tour riders have become almost as reliable a barometer of pop musical greatness as album sales. And you can tell a lot about an act -- how hard it plans to party, primp or act like a... more info
VH1 News — Rihanna's next album will be "way more exciting, happy," says songwriter Sean Garrett, who has been working with her in the studio. more info
Idolator — How much does Iyaz love the subject of his latest slice of dance-pop, the infectious “So Big”? So much that if Rihanna or Beyoncé (in an alternate universe where both ladies were not already in relationships, mind you) came up to him and asked t... more info