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By Zachary Swickey

Those who couldn’t get enough of Rihanna’s wicked hot fragrance, Reb’l Fleur, last year will now have another option to mull over as the Barbadian pop queen has announced its sequel (perfumes can have sequels right?). Fittingly dubbed Rebelle, which is a nickname RiRi got from her grandmother, the scent is a partnership with smell-good icons Parlux Fragrances and will surely attract the attention of many men … and maybe some women.

“Wore the sample last night and all the fly girls wanted some,” the pop singer tweeted this summer. “My new fragrance is about taking control but still being a lady. There’s a feminine romantic element to the fragrance – but there’s also a defiant quality in it,” Rihanna explains in a press release for the product.

(The pop star is causing a ruckus today because of another product she just launched – the red-hot music video for her new single "We Found Love." Check it out after the jump.)

The marketing campaign accompanying the fragrance is being shot by Rihanna’s go-to music video director, Anthony Mandler, who has shot a hefty 16 music videos with the star and has also worked with Jay-Z, The Killers and Drake. So (hopefully) we can expect to see Rihanna continue her trend of being scantily clad and stealing hearts. Read More...

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Rihanna is letting fans in on the making of her video for "We Found Love," the lead single from her November 21 release, Talk That Talk. Shot days before she launched the UK leg of her Loud tour, Rihanna filmed the video in the Belfast, Ireland, and in a behind-the-scenes video she describes it as "the perfect treatment for this song."

Directed by Melina Matsoukas, who shot the clips for "Hard," "S&M," "Rude Boy" and "Rockstar 101," the always-feisty Rihanna added, "We have similar styles, similar tastes."

The video features scenes of a big dance party in a field, solo shots of Rihanna looking GORG in the same field and things even get a little NSFW when Rihanna takes off her top and proclaims “We’re about to f**k on a tractor!... Just kidding — we’re not going to f**k on a tractor. We’re going to f**k on a hot ass car!” (Perhaps, that's must be the scene that got the farmer all mad. But it sounds pretty hot/awesome to us, Ri!)

Later on, she is spotted with her hot co-star, Dudley O'Shaughnessy, (you know the one she got busy with in that car!) getting cute and cozy around town. Check out the video after the jump. Read More...

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By Zachary Swickey

Late last week, Rihanna spent an afternoon skipping through a wheat field in Northern Ireland on an off-date of her current world tour, which inevitably led to some scantily clad moments because the pop singer was actually filming her new music video for “We Found Love.” While most men applaud and warmly embrace Rihanna’s affinity for showing skin, the farmer who owned the property was none too happy.

The religious farmer, Alan Graham, complained about the Barbadian singer’s state of undress and even halted the music video shoot to have a word with her. Well, it appears that fans of Rihanna have now taken aim at Mr. Graham for his condemnation of her appearance – sending hate mail and labeling him a “bible-bashing maniac.” It seems Rihanna's fans could give Gaga's Little Monsters a run for their money in the unconditional-defense-of-their-favorite-artist department.

“To be honest, all this fuss has kept me back a bit,” Graham explained to UK publication, The Sun. “I’ve got straw to harvest that I haven’t been able to finish yet." Read More...

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Rihanna is back to being all covered up on the set of her "We Found Love" video. After angering an Irish farmer for shooting her video topless on his farm, she was spotted in Belfast, Northern Ireland all covered up (or at least her version of all covered up).

So what was she wearing? Well, here is the breakdown! She was wearing a denim bra top and matching, high-wasted denim skirt, looking much more demure than NSFW. She accessorized the look with her undeniable sass, a bandana and stockings. She was spotted shooting the video on the city streets, where more than 1,000 people, including local school children, all gathered to watch RiRi do her thing in the New Lodge area of the city.

One photo MTV News has gotten our greedy little hands on shows Rihanna, smiling next to a Trans AM, as she runs around town. Crowds of people watch as the singer shoots the clip. In other photos, the curly-haired singer uses a megaphone to, most likely, shout fierce things at the on-lookers. And, in another, Rihanna looks more serious as she walks, looking back at something. But what? Read More...

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By Zachary Swickey

In a fine example of “the pot calling the kettle black,” ex-Spice Girl Melanie Chisolm (aka Mel C) has called out leather-bound pop star Rihanna for being “too sexual.” Chisolm, now a proud mother, is no longer the belly-baring exercise nut she once was while performing with one of the 90’s biggest pop acts.

Chisolm has become quite protective of her daughter, Scarlet, and motherhood has made her concerned about the imagery her little girl is exposed to.

“It’s a very hot topic at the moment and is something we do have to talk about. People have to take some responsibility because we’ve got to a point where over-sexualization of young children has gone too far,” she told The Mirror.

“I think music is a big part of that. Women in music, very successful women, are extremely sexual and they have young fans. It is inappropriate,” Chisolm went on, before calling out Rihanna specifically, “Rihanna has responsibility and although culture’s always changing, it’s changed too much. It needs to be dealt with. Rihanna is free to do as she pleases, of course, but I think her take on the criticism she’s had is interesting.” Read More...

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