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  • Rihanna, ASAP Rocky unveil new born

    Rihanna, ASAP Rocky unveil new born

    Renowned celebrity couple and artists, Rihanna and ASAP Rocky have unveiled the face of their second son, Riot Rose, in intimate family photos.

    The couple discreetly welcomed their second child in August 2023 and subsequently unveiled his name to the world.

    The couple have caused netizens to gush with pleasure and adoration as they share new photos showing the face their baby.

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    In the series of photos which are currently trending online, the whole family is represented in the adorable photos, with shots showing the face of the new born.

  • Rihanna sues own father for ‘stealing Fenty brand name’

    American pop singer and actress, Rihanna Fenty, has taken her father, Ronald Fenty, to court for stealing her ‘Fenty’ brand name to launch a business for himself.

    According to TMZ, Rihanna claims her father, recently started a talent development company in 2017 called Fenty Entertainment and he is profiting off the reputation she has created with Fenty.

    “Rihanna has already trademarked “Fenty” to use in a number of biz ventures, including her well-known Fenty Beauty line.

    “In the court documents, Rihanna says her father and a business partner falsely advertised themselves as her reps to solicit millions of dollars.

    “And tried to book her for 15 shows in Latin America in December 2017 for $15 mil … all without her authorisation.”

    TMZ explained that Rihanna claimed that her father even unsuccessfully tried to file a trademark for “Fenty” to use with resort boutique hotels.

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    It added that the singer said she had sent multiple cease and desist letters to her father, ordering him to stop capitalizing off of her Fenty trademarks.

    He however ignored them and continued to make money off of Fenty Entertainment.

    “She is asking a judge to place an injunction on her dad using the name Fenty … and, of course, for damages.

    “We’ve reached out to Ronald for comment … so far, no word back,” TMZ said.

  • Korede Bello in photoshopped image as Don Jazzy, Rihanna’s baby

    Korede Bello in photoshopped image as Don Jazzy, Rihanna’s baby

    Probably as a way of expressing his inner desire, Afro soul artiste Korede Bello, has published a photo which depicts himself as Don Jazzy and Rihanna’s baby.

    This time around, the ‘God Win’ crooner who is signed to Mavin Records owned by Don Jazzy had his picture merged with Don Jazzy and Rihanna into what could be seen as a family portrait.

    Taking to his Instagram account to showcase the work designed by Betmak Grafix, Korede Bello wrote: “Somebody shu pls tag my mummy to follow back.

    #MelaninPopping.”

    Mavin boss Don Jazzy has not hidden his crush for ppop star Rihanna as in the past, he has uploaded photosphopped images of himself and Rihanna decked out in traditional outfits.

    However, with this recent upload, Korede Bello tows the line of fellow singer Adekunle Gold who is also a graphic artist and regularly showcases his skills by merging his photo with other female celebrities.

  • American Singer Rihanna performs African dance routine at the Grammys

    American Singer Rihanna performs African dance routine at the Grammys

    Rihanna, in a sparkly fuchsia gown, complete with a fringed hemline and a hibiscus draped behind her ear on Sunday, performed the South African `gwara gwara’ dance in a song she featured with DJ Khaled.

    She incorporated a popular South African dance in her performance of a song titled,‘wild thoughts’.

    Several international news media had mistaken the dance for an almost similar popular American dance called ‘the stanky legs’.

    However, some Africans on twitter have come out to correct the error by spelling out the name of the dance.

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    Popular British-Nigerian actress and singer, Cynthia Erivo took to her twitter handle @CynthiaEriVo to join in the correction, saying:

    “This is not the Skanky leg; this is the #GwaraGwara it originates in South Africa.”

    Also, the dance group AVO Boyz took to their instagram handle @official_avoboyz to corroborate the correction.

    They posted a photo of Rihanna doing the dance and captioned it: “Hit the GWARA GWARA @badgirlriri, @ghana_boii, @coco_duduyemii, @djkhaled, @brysontiller.”

    The Barbados singer was taught the dance routine by the dance group Africa’s Very Own (AVO) Boyz, who also joined her on stage for the performance.

    A key member of the dance group, Stephen Ojo thanked the pop star for learning the dance on his Instagram page @papi_ojo.

    He shared a picture of the ceremony and wrote: “God is amazing @badgirlriri, @djkhaled, @brysontiller.

    “Riri, thank you for giving Afrobeats/African dance a chance and letting us teach you. God bless you. You, Bryson and Khaled are all some humble people. God is good.”

    Video excerpts from the dance routine on the awards show surfaced online and have since gone viral.

    Rihanna won her ninth Grammy Award for her collaboration with Kendrick Lamar on the song ‘Loyalty’.

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  • Tiwa Savage, debuts collaboration with American rapper Remy Ma

    Tiwa Savage, debuts collaboration with American rapper Remy Ma

    Mavin Records ‘first lady’, Tiwa Savage has debut her international campaign with a ‘single’ collaboration with Grammy-nominated American rapper Remy Ma of Fat Joe’s rap crew, Terror Squad.

    Tiwa Savage collaboration would be on the Remy Ma and Fat Joe joint album entitled “Plata o Plomo”, currently on the works.

    “She is huge, she is like the African Rihanna type, you know,” Fat Joe said referring to Tiwa Savage.

    The Nigerian singer in 2016 signed a major management and distribution deal with Jay Z’s label Roc Nation in the USA.

    A move that made her joined the likes of Rihanna, J. Cole, Big Sean, Emeli Sande, Shakira and other American top singers who are currently signed to the entertainment company.

    The “African Rihanna”, as she was popularly called by her American fans, was then tipped by industry watchers to begin the international phase of her career.

    She recently attended the annual Roc Nation Brunch, and was pictured with Diddy, Jay Z, DJ Khaled, Remy Ma, Fat Joe, Kelly Rowland and others in the U.S.

    The “Eminado” crooner released her sophomore album in December 2015, and a deluxe version went live in 2017.

    She was nominated for the Best Video award at the 2016 Headies for ‘Bad’, her song with Wizkid.

     

  • Rihanna to receive MTV’s lifetime achievement award

    Rihanna to receive MTV’s lifetime achievement award

    Rihanna, a popular musician, will receive MTV’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the Aug. 28 Video Music Awards (VMA) show.

    Reuters reports that MTV said Rihanna would be joining the likes of Kanye West, Madonna and Beyonce who achieved the feat in previous shows.

    The Michael Jackson Video Vanguard award is the highest honour in the video music industry, and reflects an artist’s impact on music, pop culture, fashion, film and philanthropy.

    Rihanna, 28, has won the coveted video of the year at the MTV ceremony twice and is an eight-time Grammy winner with more than 61 million albums sold.

    The “Umbrella’’ singer also set up the Clara Lionel Foundation, which works to improve health and cultural services in her home of Barbados and beyond.

    Rihanna will perform at the ceremony in New York, where she was nominated for four VMA’s for her song “Work” with Canadian rapper Drake.

    She was also nominated for her collaboration with Calvin Harris on “This is what you came for”.

    West, a rap musician, won the Vanguard award in 2015 and other previous winners including Michael Jackson, Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake.

  • Timaya hangs out with Rihanna

    Timaya hangs out with Rihanna

    Nigerian musicians and their art seem to be all about crossing borders these days. Pundits have said that it is not a bad thing. Toeing the same line as his colleagues, the Egberipapa 1 of Nigerian music, Enetimi Alfred Odon; better known as Timaya, yesterday posted photos of himself on Instagram, posing with Barbadian singer, Rihanna.

    The photograph, taken at the Barbados Music Festival, was captioned “with the baddest gyal, RiRi.” The two seemed quite chummy in the photograph and from the comments from Timaya’s fans, it is being whispered that the duo are working on a collabo.

    It would appear that the artiste is not making an issue of the rape saga which threatened his career and reputation sometime last week. In the photo, the bearded ‘Port Harcourt Boy’ is sporting a multicoloured tunic with a matching hat, while the Barbadian singer is her usual skin-baring self.

    Only last week, the Dem Mama crooner was in the news for allegedly raping a lady in Atlanta. The lady who simply goes by the name, Shella B opened a new Instagram account called ‘exposingtherealtimaya’ which she dedicated to sharing her rape allegations. According to her, Timaya raped her and begged for forgiveness while also threatening her.

    Reacting to the incident, Nollywood filmmaker and social critic, Charles Novia advised the singer to get a good lawyer, and go to America and prove his innocence.

    “This is not an allusion that Timaya is guilty but I’m concerned that he has to put this behind to move on as a creative artiste and also to redeem himself and other Nigerian artistes who might be affected by a blanket suspicion in the eyes of the larger world. A good Lawyer would ask questions on aspects of Sheila’s story which at face value as it is from the statements right now; seem to be a bit out of place,” he said

     

  • Rihanna’s DJs arrive Lagos for Easter show

    Rihanna’s DJs arrive Lagos for Easter show

    AS organisers of Heineken Green Light parties put finishing touches to the fourth edition of the show, scheduled to take place in Lagos this Easter Sunday, it has been announced that Grammy award-winning DJs, the Black Chiney, singer Rihanna’s group of DJs, will arrive Lagos today.

    If last year’s show is anything to go by, then, music lovers are out to enjoy another perfect blend of Jamaican, UK Urban and American club styles channelled through notable world-best such as DJs Tim Westwood, Babey Drew and Benny D.

    Sponsored by beer brand Heineken, the star-studded party series holds at the Quilox nightclub in Victoria Island, Lagos.

    Last year, the party series reached its peak with three earth-shaking parties featuring the international DJs alongside their top Nigerian counterparts like DJ Xclusive and DJ Spinall among others. This year, the list, organisers say, will include popular Wazobia FM DJ, Snoop Da Damaja.

    Black Chiney, a Chinese-Caribbean-British-American group, has worked with several international superstars around the world, including Snoop Lion, Rihanna, Sean Paul, Drake, Mary J Blige, Estelle among many others.

    Black Chiney is one of the top Jamaican DJ in the world, producing and performing a diverse and exciting mix of Ska, HipHop, Rocksteady, Reggae and Dancehall.

  • RIHANNA pranks Jimmy Kimmel

    RIHANNA, with the help of Jimmy Kimmel’s wife, Molly McKneary and some collaborators, sneaked into the Sleeping Late Night host’s bedroom on Wednesday and delivered a full-volume April Fools’ Day prank.

    With coloured flashlights waving, Rihanna and company shattered the silence with a performance of her new single, B***** Better Have My Money. It took more than a few moments to rouse the comedian, who, stunned, tried to talk with what appeared to be a teeth grinding mouthpiece in place.

    On Jimmy Kimmel Live that night, the pair aired and then discussed the gag, as well as Rihanna’s affinity for on-tour pranks, some of which included hiding raw fish in luggage and all matter of sticky material, and which made Kimmel admit, “I feel I got off easy.”

    “I love playing pranks on people,” Rihanna admitted. “My band: they’ve suffered the most because on the road you get a little bored, and you get into a little mischief — especially on the last shows…”

    The recording artiste also admits her star status doesn’t make her prank-proof: “They either prank me, or I prank them, or both.”

  • Most googled dress of 2014

    Most googled dress of 2014

    Google released it’s annual “Year in search” list and Rihanna’s sheer risqué Adam Selman dress topped the list of most searched dress on Google for the year 2014.

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    Rihanna wore this revealing dress to the Council of Fashion Designers’ Awards in June where she received the Style Icon Award.

    Rihanna was also recently announced as Puma’s global creative director.