Rihanna replaces labelmate Taio Cruz atop the Billboard Hot 100, set to be released tomorrow (Thursday, March 18), as her latest single “Rude Boy” jumps 4-1. “Rude” is Rihanna’s sixth Hot 100 No. 1 and fifth as a lead artist. Her most recent chart-topper had been as a featured vocalist on T.I.’s “Live Your Life” [...]

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It is being reported by multiple media outlets Rude Boy will be the final single off of Rihanna’s latest album, Rated R. As for what to expect on the new album, “Ri wants to get across that she’s moved on from the dark period she was in when recording the Rated R songs. So expect [...]

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A judge is praising Chris Brown’s progress on his probation for the beating of ex-girlfriend Rihanna. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Patricia Schnegg says Brown hasn’t missed a session of domestic-violence counseling and has done 32 days of hard labor in his home state of Virginia. She also cleared the 20-year-old R&B star to travel [...]

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Peep this behind-the-scenes video of Rihanna as she and her crew film the music video for “Rude Boy”, her third single off of Rated R! The beauty from Barbados, who turns 22 this Saturday, will be announcing tour dates for both the US and the rest of the world soon. Check out her official site [...]

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Australia’s Herald Sun had a word with Rihanna at her Sydney hotel about her crazy-ass wardrobe. “The two things I’ve always loved have been music and fashion, and I want to push into new directions with both of them.  I want to be bold, daring, fearless.  I’m not afraid to be adventurous.” Seems she’s trying [...]

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Rihanna’s latest video music video has arrived — “RUDE BOY!” The highly stylized vid was directed by Melina Matsoukas, who also directed the video for “Hard”. “[The video] completely different from any other video I’ve shot before,” Rihanna has said. “A lot of my videos are really dark and edgy and tough. ‘Rude Boy’ is [...]

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