ContactMusic — Rihanna has given her infamous 2009 assault a positive spin, insisting the incident and its scandalous aftermath has made her a better songwriter. The Umbrella hitmaker was beaten black and blue by then-boyfriend Chris Brown, who is still serving ... more info

ContactMusic — Rihanna has taken aim at her father for selling tall tales and candid family photos to the tabloids. In a revealing new Vogue magazine interview, the Bajan beauty admits her father's actions make her question exactly what she means to him. She ... more info

Pop Crunch — It took a while, but ravishing redhead Rihanna’s finally ready for her covergirl closeup on the front of the April issue of Vogue Magazine. The esteemed publication chose the curvaceous [...] more info

CNN Showbiz — Perhaps the greatest enemy of Chris Brown's poorly received last album was time. Released in December 2009, just six months after the multiplatinum crooner pleaded guilty to assaulting Rihanna, "Graffiti" -- frankly, not a bad collection at all -- wa... more info

ContactMusic — Chris Brown's representative has denied reports the star has been spotted smoking marijuana while driving, insisting the singer was actually puffing on a cigar. The Kiss Kiss hitmaker has been trying to rebuild his reputation since he was convicte... more info

Guardian Music — The chief executive of Burger King slates British food and British women✤ I suspect Bernardo Hees is beginning to understand a rather different interpretation of the term "flame-grilled" this week: the Brazilian chief executive of Burger King was i... more info

ContactMusic — Cult hip-hop star Santigold has joined Rihanna and Willow Smith on the roster at rap superstar Jay-Z's management firm, Roc Nation. The Lights Out singer previously worked with her new boss on the 2009 song Brooklyn We Go Hard, and now she has cem... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — The American Cancer Society wants to celebrate every birthday that someone reaches -- and what better way than to have celebrities and musicians emphasize how special those days are? With the More Birthdays campaign, you can send personalized birthda... more info

Guardian Music — Pop stars singing catchy little ditties about date rape is nothing new, but it's high time we stopped humming along. Plus, the upside to celebrity bigotryIn Britain's tabloids, there are spidergrams of awfulness that extend flickeringly from a centra... more info

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