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Is Rihanna Wooing Chris Brown?

Rihanna and Chris Brown got into a huge controversy a couple of years ago. The pop stars became tabloid fodder when Brown was arrested for assaulting Rihanna after they had attended a pre-Grammy Awards soiree.

A lot has happened since then, Rihanna became even bigger and Brown managed to salvage his career despite beating up his girlfriend. The two logically separated after the incident, with Rihanna calling it quits. Read the rest of this entry »




A fab coif gets the job done even on the dreariest of personalities. One either wears it or owns it. Over the years of Hollywood glitz and glamour, celebrities are remembered for their timeless contribution to fashion and hairstyles. We have all coveted these famous tresses at some point in our lives . Armed with a magazine clipping, and hopes of a great copy cut and color of any one of Hollywood’s celebrity hair trendsetters … it’s off to the salon for what could be a life changing coiffure.

Let’s back track on some of Hollywood’s iconic hairstyles through the years .

  •  Twiggy - she owned this infamous blonde bob and became the face of of the 60's.

  • Farrah Fawcett - heaven's angels might as well be falling from the skies and queue at the salon for Farrah's 70's flip.
  • Madonna - any material girl who knew how to get into the groove wanted this dirty blonde rocker chic look.  It was sexy, wild and just says "  I can rock your world!"

  • Winona Ryder - a fresh face was all it needed to carry off this pixie cut . It was youthful , grungey and not many could get away with it too.

  •  Jennifer Aniston - oh and how we loved Jen's shag and all the other modifications of this versatile layered cut. The blonde highlights just gave it more depth and texture and would still look ravishing on a windy day!
  • Jennifer Lopez - although she always kept her hair long , we just loved  it's luscious waves and length. Something about the color of her hair just gave it that sensuality.

  • Rihanna - she took the pop scene by storm with her music and her super short razor sharp edgy bob cuts. Youthful as she is , her symmetric hairstyles were both sultry and empowering.

  • Gwen Stefani - her platinum blonde pig tails and faux hawks definitely spelled no -nonsense rocker sexy.

 

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When it comes to entertainment and celebrities, at any one time there is almost always a pool of super influential people that seem to be either pulling all the strings or covering all of the magazines. Here's a quick rundown of the top 10 most influential celebrities in entertainment at the moment:

Simon Cowell

Simon Cowell's celebrity status and entertainment industry influence may have started relatively small in the UK, but he's definitely spread his wings of late. The TV producer, entrepreneur and showbiz judge was the brainchild behind talent show The X Factor, which has now gone stateside in a massive way. As one of the main judges on the show he's got the power to make people's careers. Read the rest of this entry »



Rated R Remix


Rihanna is joining the bandwagon of R&B/hip-hop stars that are sprinkling their music with house clubbing flavor. The 22-year-old singer enlisted the help of DJ Chew Fu to remix selected tracks from her Rated R album.

The DJ himself has been excitedly promoting the details of the collaboration on his Twitter page. According to MTV, Rihanna has selected these 10 tracks to be remixed:

1. Mad House (Chew Fu Straight Jacket Fix)
2. Russian Roulette (Chew Fu Black Russian Fix)
3. Rockstar 101 (Chew Fu Teacher’s Pet Fix)
4. Wait Your Turn (Chew Fu Can’t Wait No More Fix)
5. Photographs feat. Will.I.Am (Chew Fu 35mm Fix)
6. Rude Boy (Chew Fu Bumbaclot Fix)
7. Hard feat. Jeezy (Chew Fu Granite Fix)
8. G4L (Chew Fu Guns in the Air Fix)
9. Fire Bomb (Chew Fu Molotov Fix)
10. Stupid In Love (Chew Fu Small Room Fix)

The tracks will be available on May 25, a month before she goes on her “Last Girl On Earth” tour. I can’t wait to hear how the Wiley hit-maker will work his magic on Rihanna’s sound.



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Rihanna Rushed to Zurich Hospital with Injured Ribs

Rihanna Injured Ribs

Rihanna was rushed to hospital after a sold-out concert in Zurich, Switzerland April 19th with injured ribs.

Rihanna was rushed to hospital in a limo shortly after the concert and escorted into the Hirslanden private clinic by her driver/bodyguard. The clinic refused to give any details as to her ailment, but it was later learned that the Umbrella singer had slightly injured her ribs during her energetic performance and had it checked out as a precaution.

She left the clinic shortly before 3am. that same morning and later that night she was on stage at her next venue, continuing the European leg of her ‘Last Girl On Earth’ tour right on schedule.



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Rihanna’s Summer Tour

Katy Perry at The Nickelodeon's 23rd Annual Kids' Choice Awards in LA

It’s going to be a sizzling summer for RiRi. MTV just announced that her “Last Girl On Earth” tour will begin on July 2 in Seattle and will make 25 stops all over the US. The road show ends on August 25 in Chicago. View the complete list of tour dates here.

What can we expect from Rihanna’s summer tour? For one thing, newbies Ke$ha (who badly needs a promotion from being a “newbie”) and Nicki Minaj are the opening acts. Fans can also look forward to a bigger production. “We’ve never done a tour to this capacity,” Rihanna said in an interview with AOL. “The production is unbelievable and the costumes… we just took it to a whole new level. Visually and sonically it’s going to be a big step up from the last time.”

Tickets will go on sale at LiveNation.com on Friday, April 9, so mark you calendars!



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KCA’s Top Moments

It’s that annual awards show where it’s okay to burp, throw slime, and get icky while presenting blimps to Hollywood’s top celebrities. Here are my favorite moments of this year’s Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards held at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion on Saturday in LA.

Photo by: Galaxy/starmaxinc.com 2010 3/27/10 Dylan Sprouse and Cole Sprouse at the 23rd A
Sibling rivalry. Twins Dylan and Cole Sprouse of The Suite Life On Deck were pitted against each other in the Favorite TV Actor category, but Dylan won and took home the famous blimp trophy, beating another set of brothers—Nick and Joe Jonas of the show Jonas.

Katy Perry arrives at 23rd annual Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles
Katy Perry—best in slime! After changing into a bright yellow floral dress and a blue wig on stage, the singer presented the favorite movie actress award along with Jonah Hill. When she opened the box that held the envelope, Nickelodeon’s traditional bright green slime hosed Katy down. How ironic that she tweeted this just moments before the show: “Hope I don’t get none of that disgusting booger slime on me @Kids Choice Awards 2night… I’ll slap the ho that ruins my weave, nails, face!” Check out a photo documentary of the slimy moment here.

Nickelodeon's 23rd Annual Kids' Choice Awards - Show
The robot dance is in! Although her red carpet outfit was a disaster, Rihanna’s “Rude Boy” performance did not disappoint. It must be her new stage performance “thing”—a giant dancing robot that’s been tagging along with the singer in her shows.

Check out a complete list of winners and other highlights here.



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We Wanna Be Like Rihanna

Like mum like daughter! Mel B and her daughter Phoenix show off their Rihanna style haircuts at the opening night of 'CATS' in Los Angeles

Her Spice Girls days are far over. Melanie Brown, then known as Scary Spice or Mel B, takes a page off R&B singer Rihanna’s stylebook with this spunky hairstyle.

She was spotted last week at the opening of Cats at the Pantages Theater in Hollywood. Look, even her daughter Phoenix is sporting the Rihanna-like ’do.

Opening Night Of Matt Goss Live From Caesars Palace

A few days later, Melanie steps out with a more polished Rihanna hairstyle at the grand opening of “Matt Goss Live from Caesars Palace” in Las Vegas, Nevada.

You know what they say: imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Remember Mary J. Blige’s ‘do?



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Rihanna’s Seeing Green

Echo Award 2010

She arrived at the 2010 Echo Awards red carpet in Berlin on Thursday wearing a plunging Alexandre Vauthier jumpsuit paired with Christian Louboutin pumps.

She later changed into a black and white ensemble to perform “Rude Boy” with the help of futuristic lighting effects and a huge electronic robot.

Does her jumpsuit make you green with envy?

Echo Award 2010



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Rihanna’s Birthday Lap Dance

…And no, it wasn’t from a hot male stripper! RiRi celebrated her 22nd birthday last Saturday with her 25-year-old boyfriend Matt Kemp and a few close friends.

They went barhopping in Scottsdale, Arizona, and one particular bar had a little stripper who gave Rihanna a very special lap dance. Check out this video from TMZ:

The night was extra special for the R&B star. If you remember, she didn’t get to celebrate her 21st birthday last year, following the assault charges against her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown.

Happy birthday, RiRi!



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Rihanna’s Sydney Style

I can’t help it if she’s my favorite Celebrific star this month. Everyday is a clean slate for her wardrobe, and Rihanna can pull anything off—from military mix-ups to baby animal hoodies.

If you’re wondering how she spent Valentine’s Day, it was all business for the R&B star. She was busy with a photo call in Sydney, Australia, where she was promoting her Rated R album.

Rihanna Promotes Rated R In Sydney - Photo Call

Rihanna Promotes Rated R In Sydney - Photo Call

She was wearing a belly baring, off-shoulder tribal top and dyed white jeans. She matched her outfit with ethnic accessories. And is that a new dark streak on her bangs?

Rawr.



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Rihanna’s Frog Suit

Rihanna Promotes Rated R In Seoul

Kiddie fashion manages to make its way to the grown-ups’ closets, as long as fashionistas, retailers, and designers deem it wearable.

Remember the printed thermal sweaters and pajamas trend a couple of years ago? The likes of Paris Hilton and Britney Spears made “fresh out of bed” a must-have look.

Now it’s an updated version of the baby frog suit. It looks adorable on babies, with the different colors and animals that retailers put on the hoodie. Check out Rihanna’s take on it.

Rihanna Promotes Rated R In Seoul

She was spotted at a fan-meeting event on February 11, 2010 in Seoul, South Korea. To keep herself warm in the winter weather, she wore a leopard sweater with animal face hoodie. How… cute.


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Rihanna’s Got Seoul

Rihanna Arrives Seoul

The R&B singer touched down in Seoul, Korea yesterday. She arrived at Gimpo International Airport wearing a rockstar-meets-military-chic outfit. And I know you’re checking out her irresistible Louis Vuitton bag!

Her visit to Korea is part of an overseas promotional tour to support her fourth album Rated R.

In the meantime, check out her newest video, “Rude Boy,” which was released just this week. Directed by Melina Matsoukas, “Rude Boy” features a lot of graphics, colors, and of course, sexy costumes.

“[The video is] completely different from any other video I’ve shot before,” Rihanna said. “A lot of my videos are really dark and edgy and tough. ‘Rude Boy’ is more playing along the lines from my roots… We used a lot of color, but also the costumes were very Jamaican dance-hall queen type.”



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Rihanna Steals the Super Bowl Spotlight

Rihanna had half her costume missing!” became the running joke since the R&B star’s pre-Super Bowl performance last Thursday. Always the one to challenge fashion rules, the 21-year-old performed a medley of hits at the Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam 2010 wearing a one-shoulder, one-leg cat suit with white trimming, accessorized with fishnet stockings and black gloves.

Rihanna performs at the Super Bowl Pepsi Fan Jam in Miami Beach

Her outfit was designed by stylists Mariel Haenn and Rob Zangardi, who have helped Rihanna with other ensembles in the past. Other performers at the pre-Super Bowl event in Miami Beach were Justin Bieber, Young Jeezy, and Timbaland, but Rihanna soon stole the spotlight when she performed a number of songs from her recent album, Rated R, including “Rude Boy” and “Russian Roulette.”

NFL: Super Bowl XLIV-Super Bowl Fan Jam

Check out her live medley here. Just don’t get too distracted by her hot outfit.



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Rihanna is W’s Feb Girl

She finally has put the past behind her. In W Magazine’s February issue, Rihanna graces the cover and talks about being back in the grind.

“Not talking was a big thing for me,” Rihanna told W Magazine. She managed to keep mum and stayed away from the craziness last year when the media was all over the Chris Brown story.

In February 8, 2009, her then boyfriend and fellow R&B singer Chris Brown was arrested and sentenced to community service and five years of probation for felony assault, following a domestic violence complaint. Turns out that behind the façade of a happy couple, Rihanna was a victim of violence. It’s been a year since the pre-Grammy incident, and both are leading peaceful and separate lives.

“I’m glad I didn’t talk to people, because I was able to deal with things in my own way, without saying the wrong things or giving people the wrong impression,” Rihanna added. The article wasn’t all about her past rough year. She also talked about her career, the crazy things she does with her “glam team,” and about being “a little older than my real age.”

Inspired by her latest album, Rated R, the photo shoot shows an edgy and naughty Rihanna garbed in designer threads such as Michael Kors, Christian Dior, and Prada.

Check out W’s cover shoot slideshow here, or watch the behind-the-scenes video below.



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The Rihanna ‘Do

I didn’t notice it until last weekend’s Grammy Awards. Rihanna and Mary J. Blige are sporting the same do. I ask you (with a Sherlock Holmes voice), who did it first? Or better yet, (in a Tyra Banks voice) who looks better?

Grammy Awards 2010 - RED CARPET

52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards Salute To Icons: Doug Morris - Arrivals

This ’do is definitely making a “Russian Roulette.”



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Last night’s gathering of entertainers brought out a new trend for red-carpet dressing. Perhaps it’s the 2010 bug where fashionistas are out to challenge the conventional “glam-glam-glam” mantra. Here are my top 10 picks for the Grammy’s best dressed, in no particular order.

The 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards - Arrivals
As Fergie posed with the rest of the Black Eyed Peas, her cobalt blue Emilio Pucci mini was simply Fergilious.

The 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards - Arrivals
Miley Cyrus was definitely ready to “Party In The USA” with her teal Hervé Léger by Max Azria dress.

The 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards - Arrivals
Carrie Underwood sure had a penchant for straps that night. Her Edition by Georges Chakra gown looked great, especially when she received her Best Country Collaboration award.

The 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards - Arrivals
Before the show, Katy Perry tweeted: “[sic] I’m excited 4 today, all the performances r going to be fab & beauty is gonna be on point! Today I’m channeling Indian Betty Paige princess!” It looks like her Zac Posen dress did the job.

Grammy Awards 2010 - RED CARPET
Multi-winner Taylor Swift glittered, literally, with her off-shoulder KaufmanFranco gown.

The 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards - Arrivals
Sleeves are back on the red carpet style radar. Beyonce, who got the most nods at the Grammys, stood out with her detailed fishtail gown.

Grammy Awards 2010 - RED CARPET
Rihanna brushed off rumors that she was blacklisted from the Grammys. Her Elie Saab Haute Couture gown made the feathered collar a must-have fashion detail.

Jennifer Nettles arrives at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards
Jennifer Nettles of The Sugarland gets a little help from Posh Spice with this Victoria Beckham cutout dress.

The 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards - Arrivals
Hot mama Heidi Klum’s nude Emilio Pucci minidress stood out, thanks to the stylish embellishments.

The 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards - Arrivals
Newbie singer Chantel “Chani” Christie’s bodice minidress spelled hot.

See the winners and highlights here.



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Rihanna’s New ‘Do… Or Don’t?

She’s not exactly a Lady Gaga, but R&B star Rihanna has managed to shock Hollywood with her punk-chic hairstyles that paved way for copycats all over the world. Remember when she started the sexy bob, the undercut, and the faux hawk?

Rihanna Attends Los Angeles Clippers Game

Now this. We spotted her last Saturday at the Staples Center watching an NBA game. It doesn’t matter whether she was rooting for the Cleveland Cavaliers or the L.A. Clippers. I was too preoccupied checking out her ‘do.

Rihanna Attends Los Angeles Clippers Game

See it in different angles.

Rihanna Attends Los Angeles Clippers Game

Rihanna Attends Los Angeles Clippers Game

What do you think? If there’s one thing Rihanna’s good at, it’s pulling off a wild ‘do.



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Rihanna Writes a Book

Another one bites the dust. Why is it that most celebrities feel the need to pen a memoir of their lives? We already have TMZ tailing them from day to night and the TMI world of social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter.

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The latest star to join the bandwagon of celebrity autobiographers is R&B singer Rihanna. She enlisted the help of Simon Henwood, the guy who designed her Rated R CD cover, to be the artistic director of her upcoming tour to release a new book called Rihanna: The Last Girl on Earth. The 144-page book will be released in hardcover on June 29.

While there are no official tidbits about the book’s contents, I’m pretty sure it will talk about Rihanna’s career struggles, a revelation about alcohol and/or drug experimentation, and a no-holds-barred discussion about her abusive relationship with ex-boyfriend Chris Brown. Call me psychic!



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