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Katy Perry Ties Pal Rihanna's Record On The Pop Songs Chart As Both Celebrate Multiple VMA Nods

Posted 7/31/12 12:08 pm EST by in Katy Perry, Rihanna, VMAs

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By: Elizabeth Lancaster (@lizzydl)

It’s a big day in the music world, especially for two of pop's biggest diva superstars!

The 2012 MTV Video Music Award nominations are out and they bring real-life friends Katy Perry and Rihanna together in the Best Female Video and Video of the Year categories. Perry is celebrating another Rihanna-affiliated achievement this morning as well: Her hit "Wide Awake" rises to #1 on the Billboard Pop Songs chart, tying her with Ri's record.

As Perry's latest smash moves from second place to the pole position – "Awake" is sitting pretty at #3 on the Hot 100 as well – she and Rihanna now have an amazing, record-setting nine pop chart-toppers apiece. They are followed by Lady Gaga, Britney Spears and Pink, who each have seven #1s on the Pop Songs chart, and Beyonce and Mariah Carey, who have six chart leaders.

Looks like Katy and Rihanna have plenty to celebrate this morning! Rihanna and Drake lead the overall VMA nominations with five nods each, and Perry is close behind with four.

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Check out the nominated videos for "Wide Awake" and "We Found Love" after the jump! Read More...

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Rihanna Breaks Toe On Vacation As Chris Brown Rumors Continue To Swirl

Posted 7/24/12 11:39 am EST by in Chris Brown, Rihanna, Tweet Beat

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By Zachary Swickey

While pop star Rihanna is a notorious party gal, she’s not typically associated with major party fouls… like, say, breaking her toe while attempting to play barkeep on vacation in France.

Poor Riri was just trying to have some fun when she dropped a bottle on her toe. Her assistant, Jennifer Rosales, captured the moment in true 21st Century fashion – by Instagram-ing the photo with the caption, “It is not a vacation until someone breaks a toe.”

Rihanna echoed Rosales’ statement, tweeting, “Bartending last night, dropped a bottle, broke it, my foot is still bleeding!!!”

The singer has been relaxing with her gal pals on an extended vacation in the French Mediterranean on a luxury yacht owned by Magic Johnson. She's also reportedly been hosting some interesting vacay companions.

Rapper Ludacris tweeted that he was headed to Ri’s vacation destination, writing, “St Tropez France here I come," and soon after, Rihanna's ex chris Brown responded that he was joining him.

"This ni**a Luda flying the damn helicopter! I'm sh**ing bricks right now" and "Landed on the boat!" Brown said via Twitter, according to our pals at MTV RapFix.

Shortly thereafter, Rihanna tweeted, “Touch down baby, help me pick out my fit,” which suggested to many that Brown was joining Rihanna on vacation. Just last month, the former lovers were seen allegedly sharing champagne in NYC.

Chris Brown’s rep was quick to shoot down the rumors, insisting that Brown is indeed vacationing in St. Tropez, but with his current model girlfriend Karrueche Tran.

Brown’s rep told HollyScoop, “CB [Chris Brown] is in France to shoot a music video for Swizz Beatz album (sic) and Ludacris is in it. It's Swizz's song. Karrueche is there with him... They never broke up.

"He is not on her (Rihanna's) yacht. There is no Rihanna connection,” he continued.

For more, visit MTV RapFix.

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Rihanna Pays Tribute To Late Grandmother On Twitter

Posted 7/3/12 11:16 am EST by in Rihanna, Tweet Beat

A heartbroken Rihanna has pulled out of the Rock in Rio concert following the death of her beloved grandmother.

Earlier today (July 2), the pop superstar tweeted a photo of herself (right) about to board a plane with the caption, "Coming home to squeeze ya mama."

On July 1, Rihanna tweeted, "Goodbye #grangranDOLLY get your beauty rest until I see you," and has since been tweeting pictures of herself with her grandmother. In mid-March, Rihanna tweeted a series of images, many with the hashtag #grangrandollybday, from her grandmother's birthday celebration. Those pictures showed off a softer side of Rihanna, that of a devoted granddaughter, one who hit the kitchen to cook up some goods before enjoying a glass of wine with her grandparents, who met in Guyana before moving to Barbados and later the U.S. Growing up, Rihanna regularly spent holidays in New York with her grandparents.

In other pictures from the party, it's clear Rihanna showered Gran Gran Dolly with gifts and the family enjoyed cake and champagne as well as a fun game of dress-up. In several images, both her grandmother and grandfather Lionel sport sideways-skewed baseball caps and heavy gold chains.

The pictures that Rihanna tweeted Sunday and yesterday reveal that in the months since, her grandmother's health had deteriorated drastically. Global Grind reports that after a courageous fight, Gran Gran Dolly lost her battle with cancer.

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Our thoughts are with Rihanna at this hard time.

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Rihanna Escapes London Hotel Fire

Posted 6/28/12 12:00 pm EST by in Rihanna, Tweet Beat

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By Zachary Swickey

Smoking hot Rihanna had to evacuate her hotel in London yesterday after a fire broke out in one of the elevator shafts.

The Barbadian-born singer was rushed out of the Corinthia Hotel in Whitehall around 6 a.m. Thankfully, the fire was only minor, but around 300 hotel guests were evacuated from five-star digs, reports Metro.

It didn’t take long for Ri Ri to take refuge in a cab and tweet pictures of the incident onto Instagram.

“Roamin da streets since 6am! Fyah in da telly #evacuationlife,” she wrote.

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A spokesman for the hotel explained that the fire started "at approximately 6.30am, one of the service elevator motors burnt out. There was a slight discharge of smoke and because of our robust fire management policy, the alarms were activated and a full evacuation of the building was carried out."

He further elaborated: "As a matter of procedure, the fire brigade were called to carry out full safety checks throughout the building. All guests were safely accounted for and allowed back into the hotel soon after 7 a.m."

With Rihanna safe and sound, she can continue her string of successful European shows. On Sunday night (June 24) she appeared with Jay-Z at BBC Radio 1’s Hackney Weekend festival.

Next, she’s set to headline the Wireless Festival, taking place from July 6-8 at London’s Hyde Park, for about 65,000 fans. Other notable headliners include Drake and DeadMau5.

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Coldplay Releases Acoustic Version Of Rihanna Duet 'Princess of China'

Posted 6/25/12 12:28 pm EST by in Coldplay, Rihanna

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By Elizabeth Lancaster (@lizzydl)

As if "Princess of China" wasn’t already awesome enough, Coldplay and Rihanna have upped the ante by changing the vibe of the hit with a new acoustic version, released this morning. This new version is reminiscent of the charismatic collaborative performance the two brought to the Grammy Awards this past year.

Coldplay haven't been shy about signing the praise of the pop princess, going on record (several times) to tell the world just how great they think she is. Coldplay have described Rihanna as an “incredible artist,” who was their first choice for the track. And after the original release, the Grammy performance, the video and now this acoustic version, we think it’s fair to say they made a great choice.

Chris Martin had his eye on Rihanna for a while, telling MTV News back in September (interview, after the jump) just before the release of Mylo Xyloto, "So, in like a dream scenario, we had a song that I'd secretly kind of written to see if Rihanna would want to sing it." Sing it she did, and RiRi provided just the edge the tune needed.

What do you think of the acoustic version? Listen here and sound off in the comments.

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Rihanna Is Hopping Mad At A British Tabloid Over Body Double Claims

Posted 6/12/12 2:38 pm EST by in Rihanna, Tweet Beat

Rihanna always hits Twitter hard and with no filter, so it's no surprise the pop superstar – who recently scored her 22nd top ten hit with "Where Have You Been" – went to her medium of choice to respond to a British tabloid's claim that a body double was used in her latest Armani jeans ad. And, as usual, she didn't hold back!

In the ad (after the jump), Rihanna's face and fantastic body are on full display as she writhes around on bed clad in underwear before getting up to hang up a telephone, slip on a pair of Armani jeans and head to the airport. (A steamy message in a mirror indicates she's to be there at 6.) Here is where the The Sun claims model Jahnassa Aicken's body was used, as Rihanna's face is out of the frame and all that is seen is a curvy, lingerie-clad backside pulling on jeans.

The Sun says the 27-year-old Irish model was booked by a Belfast-based agency to supplement the footage of Rihanna with close-ups of her cleavage and backside.

Rihanna's response was high on attitude but not particularly tasteful.

(We had to do a little censoring for the kiddies, but if you'd like to see her comment in full, it's here on her Twitter.)

We're not going to wade into the these waters too much further, except to say that we're not sure the famously fit woman with the below billboard in Times Square – the image of which Rihanna tweeted earlier today – would really need a body double.

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This isn't the only time Rihanna has recently hit out at a British tab for running less-than-flattering stories on her. On June 8, she tweeted an image from the Daily Mirror suggesting her hard partying has her "Ready for RIHab." Check out her response below!

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Rihanna Scores 22nd Top Ten Hit, One More And She Ties Whitney Houston On All-Time List

Posted 6/6/12 5:02 pm EST by in Rihanna

On this week's Billboard Hot 100, Rihanna's "Where Have You Been" moves into the #9 position, giving the Barbadian pop diva her 22nd top ten hit. That's 22 top tens in just 7 years!

>> Go Behind The Scenes Of Rihanna's New Vita Coco Campaign

It's an impressive feat any way you look at it. At just 24 years old, Rihanna is now sitting pretty at #5 on the list of women with the most top tens in the 54-year history of the Billboard singles chart. The four ladies who rank above her are among the most successful women in the history of music – Madonna (38 top tens), Mariah Carey and Janet Jackson (tied with 27) and the late Whitney Houston (23).

>> Rihanna Goes 'Nude' Yet Again For Third Fragrance Campaign (Pics)

Madonna's 38 top tens make her the chart leader among all artists. She sits ahead of Elvis Presley (36) and the Beatles (34) on the all-time list of artists with the most top ten singles.

Rihanna's latest chart achievement offers further proof that she is among top singles artists of the last several years. Since making her debut with 2005's Music of the Sun, Rihanna has scored 11 #1 singles, the same number as Houston, who she currently trails on the top ten tally by one hit. (Only six artists – Madonna, the Supremes, Michael Jackson, Elvis, Carey and the Beatles – can claim more chart toppers.) She's tallied a cumulative 44 weeks atop the singles chart.

>> Rihanna Takes Fans Behind The Scenes Of Video Shoot, Continues To Be a Lil Scandalous

Check out the video for Rihanna's latest dance-heavy hit below:

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Go Behind The Scenes Of Rihanna's New Vita Coco Campaign

Posted 6/4/12 3:26 pm EST by in Rihanna

Looking to shape up for the summer bathing suit season? Maybe take a cue from Rihanna and start sipping on some coconut water. The pop star and Vita Coco spokeswoman tells Us Weekly the electrolyte-heavy drink is the secret to her fab physique.

"I wasn't drinking enough water before, and I love coconut water," RiRi tells the mag. "It hydrates me just as much as regular water so it really started to affect my diet and the way my body was shaping up."

It's a sentiment the "Where Have You Been" singer echoes in a new behind-the-scenes video from the photo shoot for her latest campaign for the brand, which was shot by famed photographer Terry Richardson.

So what's her favorite flavor? "Tropical Fruit Punch … [It] completely dilutes the taste of coconut water, if you're not really into it."

Check it out below!

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Rihanna Goes 'Nude' Yet Again For Third Fragrance Campaign (Pics)

Posted 5/30/12 12:00 pm EST by in Rihanna, Tweet Beat

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By Zachary Swickey

While the majority of pop stars have bodies that make many drool with envy, few like to show theirs off more than the Barbadian goddess Rihanna, who has stripped down yet again to promote her newest perfume, Nude.

No stranger to being scantily clad or showing more than fans would expect on Twitter – Rihanna hopped on Instagram to share some steamy new pics. “I got a big shoot tomorrow for a surprise fragrance for my ladies called... NUDE! Bye bye dreadz, for NOW!" she tweeted.

Nude is Rihanna’s third scent in the fragrance game – following her successful Reb’l Fleur and Rebelle perfumes last year. The singer returns to the platinum locks she was rocking earlier this year in the alluring pictures that were shot by her friend Melissa Forde, who thankfully decided to share them with the world.

"Behind the scenes for new fragrance photo shoot," wrote Forde. Rihanna, meanwhile, strategically places her arms to keep things from falling into X-rated territory.

Check out more pics, after the jump. Read More...

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Rihanna Takes Fans Behind The Scenes Of Video Shoot, Continues To Be a Lil Scandalous

Posted 5/14/12 4:33 pm EST by in Rihanna, Tweet Beat

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Oh, Rihanna. Between ex Chris Brown's alleged rap freestyle dissing her, rumors that all is simply not well and a health scare that landed her briefly in the hospital, the pop superstar has been having a tough week.

But rather than linger over all the chatter or get down on herself, this weekend Rihanna did what Rihanna does best … post semi-scandalous photos to her Twitter, this time taking fans behind the scenes of her (absolutely stunning!) "Where Have You Been" music video.

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For those who think the makeup work that turned her into a mermaid-like creature for the swamp scenes was easy, these pictures show it was anything but. It took hours of work to get the diva looking just right for the shoot.

Check out more photos below. Read More...

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