December 16th, 2007
Rihanna has a crush on Brad Pitt.
The ‘Umbrella’ singer has a soft spot for the Hollywood heartthrob because he is “yummy daddy”.
Rihanna, who is currently dating actor Josh Hartnett, said: “I like Brad Pitt. OK, he’s not my type, but he’s so beautiful. I love his composure and he’s a really yummy daddy, too. That [...]
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December 13th, 2007
Check out a new acoustic version of the hit “Umbrella,” it an iTunes UK bonus track that features a new vocal arrangement.
I am loving this version so much! She did a really good job on the vocals, I’m quite impressed! Listen and tell me what you think of the new song?!
Download: Umbrella [Acoustic]
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December 12th, 2007
Rihanna led the pack of trendsetters this year, but she may have Miley Cyrus, Rachel Bilson, Emma Watson or the Gossip Girls nipping at her heels in 2008.
That’s the prediction of Gina Kelly, the fashion director of Seventeen who helped pick the Style Stars for the magazine’s December/January issue.
In some ways, it’s the younger generation [...]
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December 12th, 2007
Rihanna has just announced a new tour for 2008, following recent cancellations due to illness.
The singer will now play three dates in March 2008, one of which will replace this week’s cancelled Bournemouth International Centre show.
The new tour will involve three dates in Liverpool, Bournemouth and London. Tickets will go on sale at 9:00am this [...]
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December 10th, 2007
Rihanna was a guest at UK’s Radio One, for their Live Lounge series - an in-studio song session. Rihanna sang “Hate That I Love You” and “Umbrella.” You can listen to the session and interview on the BBC Radio site. I did a de-mix: cut out the songs and got to the chat. There was [...]
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December 10th, 2007
Rihanna has enjoyed the biggest hit of the decade with her single Umbrella. She is at Newcastle’s Metro Radio Arena on Thursday and, as Entertainment Editor Gordon Barr finds out, she is loving every minute of her new-found fame.
YOU’VE had a great year – how are you feeling about everything? Overwhelmed? Happy?
I’m very grateful and [...]
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December 10th, 2007
Rihanna has postponed three UK gigs that were part of her European tour.
The singer had been forced by her doctor to pull out of today’s (December 10) gig at Birmingham’s NEC Arena.
The singer also pulled out of Saturday’s (December 8) show in Nottingham and tomorrow’s (December 11) Bournemouth show, reports BBC News.
In a statement, issued [...]
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December 9th, 2007
She came out of Barbabos under the influence of Alicia Keyes and Beyonce, signed to Def Jam, toured with Gwen Stefani, then produced the biggest hit of 2007, Umbrella, no doubt helped by the additional vocals supplied by hip-hop giant Jay-Z, who also wrote and produced the tune. It spent ten weeks at the top, [...]
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December 9th, 2007
“Oh my God, I can’t believe it. Six Grammy nominations?” Rihanna said to mentor/composer Evan Rogers, who relayed news of the nominations from the United States. “I just can’t believe this is happening to me. I almost have to pinch myself to believe this is happening to me,” the Umbrella hitmaker continued.
Along with being up [...]
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