Consequence of Sound — Both mega pop stars had previously sampled The xx. more info

Stereogum — The xx are, after a fashion, Drake and Rihanna collaborators. After all, "Take Care," the best of Drake and Rihanna's collaborations, was built on a sample of one of Jamie xx's Gil Scott-Heron remixes. And now, as Pitchfork points out, the xx have tr... more info

TMZ — Don't let Rihanna's casual getup fool you -- chick's rocking $5k worth of gear to go with those super thick locks. RiRi was leaving her NYC apartment to head to the set of "Ocean's Eight." She's co-starring with Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway… ... more info

The Mirror — It looks like the 51-year-old actor still has a bee in his bonnet three years on... more info

Dlisted — Charlie Sheen has a direct-to-TV movie coming out soon called Mad Families, which I’ve learned isn’t a documentary about the people who receive his child support checks. It’s appropriate that Charlie is promoting a movie with the word “mad”... more info

AllHipHop — BAD GAL RIRI ISN'T GOING TO TAKE THIS WELL. more info

Idolator — Well, damn. more info

Metal Injection — We were taken aback when Rihanna unveiled a series of death metal logos during her performance at this year's MTV... The post RIHANNA Death Metal Logo Designer Finally Revealed, Here's How It Happened appeared first on Metal Injection. more info

Nialler9 — Last year, Justin Bieber’s songs were reimagined as drippy ’80s ballads by Tronicbox. Now, Glasgow-based Saint-Laurent followed his lead and did the same thing to both the song and video for Calvin Harris and Rihanna’s ‘This Is What You... more info

Metalsucks — He charged Bieber the same amount he did his usual death metal clientele, and said Rihanna's staff was "very controlling of the art." The post Mark Riddick Speaks About the Artwork He Did for Justin Bieber and Rihanna appeared first on MetalSucks. more info