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 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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November 16th, 2007
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November 13th, 2007
Rihanna on her father, a former crack addict:
“I had seen the marijuana and cocaine around him but I didn’t know what it was. I just knew that my mum didn’t like it, and they were always fighting about it. My mother was a very strong woman and tried to shelter us from as much as […]
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October 31st, 2007
Check out an interview on the set of “Umbrella” with Jay Z, who talks about getting on the track. Rihanna discusses her album Good Girl Gone Bad and her new style and sound! Enjoy…
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October 19th, 2007
Very rarely does a big star go on a cushy morning chat show and get asked the kind of question we all want to hear. But it happened to Josh Hartnett this morning — much to his surprise — when they hit him with Rihanna!
Josh was a guest on “The Morning Show with Mike […]
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October 3rd, 2007
Rihanna, pop’s Caribbean Queen talks to Sunday Life about her phenomenal career
Rihanna’s story is a real-life fairytale. One of three children she formed a musical trio with two of her secondary school classmates and in 2004 won a local Barbados beauty pageant, during which she performed the Mariah Carey song Hero.
“I used to practise in […]
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September 19th, 2007
Rihanna covers the October issue of Canada’s Fashion Magazine. The pop star talks to FASHION about “fun,” avoiding the superstar sideshow, and calling the shots on her third album.
Read the full interview under the cut!
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September 14th, 2007
Rihanna was the first guest on the season premiere of the Tyra Banks Show after her move to NYC…
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September 2nd, 2007
Rihanna covers the September issue of Atlanta Peach Magazine where she talks details about her life, including her relationship with her father, the firing of her marketing person, and playing second fiddle to Tierra Marie.
On Her Relationship With Her Father
“I am actually embarassed by that. I don’t like speaking about it because I […]
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