Chris Brown hasn’t attended a Grammy Awards show since 2008, but Breezy is reportedly set to make a big comeback at this year’s show, and the word on the street is that he may be performing!

Though Brown’s performance has yet to be formally announced, an anonymous source told the Associated Press Monday that the singer — up for 3 Grammys — will take the stage at the show on Sunday night.

Rihanna — who is up for four awards — is also scheduled to perform at the show, which is known as the biggest music event of the year.

Chris and Rihanna were both supposed to perform at the 2009 Grammys, however both performances were immediately canceled after news broke that Chris had assaulted Rihanna the night before following a pre-Grammy event.

As a result of the incident, Brown was charged and placed probation, and was put on a restraining order that said he had to stay at least 10 yards away from Rihanna at special events.

Since then, Brown has decided against attending the Grammys, even though he was nominated for three awards last year.

Last February, just in time for the 2010 Grammys, a judge finally eased the restraining order after Rihanna’s lawyers accepted a request from Chris’ lawyers to lift it, however a previous engagement prevented the 22-year-old singer from attending the ceremony.

Chris Brown has been nominated for Grammys in five of the past six years, but he has never taken home a trophy. His hit single “Look At Me Now,” which features rappers Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes, is up for two Grammys: “Best Rap Song” and “Best Rap Performance.”

Rihanna, on the other hand, has won  a total four Grammys, three with Jay-Z and one alone, which she won last year for her smash single “Only Girl (in the World).”

The 2012 Grammys are set to air live on CBS this coming Sunday (Feb 12) from the Staples Center in Los Angeles!

Will you be watching? And are you looking forward to seeing Chris Brown and Rihanna perform?

Showing off her new blonde hairstyle, Rihanna flaunted that perfectly sexy body of hers in a sheer bodysuit as she was spotted leaving a Super Bowl party at Greystone Manor nightclub in West Hollywood Sunday night (Feb 5).

Her ex boyfriend Chris Brown and former rumored love interest (and 2-time collaborator) Drake were also in the building partying it up, which makes the second time in the past 2 weeks that Rihanna and Chris Brown have publicly breathed the same air at the exact same place.

On January 22nd, the pair were spotted leaving Greystone Manor after a night of partying, but they didn’t leave together, nor were they spotted even acknowledging each other’s presence inside the venue.

Brown, who was with his girlfriend Karrueche, left the club through the front door, while Rihanna exited through a side door and hopped into her own SUV.

The week before, Chris’ reps had put out a statement insisting that he and Rihanna are “just friends” following a tabloid report stating that the former lovers would “meet up very casually” and Rihanna “comes to see Brown anytime she’s in L.A.”

“He and Rihanna are just friends,” Chris’ reps noted. “He is with his girlfriend, Karrueche, and is not cheating.”

Chris and Rihanna are both set to perform Sunday night at the Grammys, and they are both up for multiple awards. Do you think they’ll take any pictures or do anything together?

Check out more pics from their West Hollywood outing below, and let us know what you think in the comments!

Rihanna has gone blonde!

The 23-year-old Pop star tweeted a photo of herself today rocking a new bleach blonde hairdo, which we hear is for an upcoming photoshoot for Elle Magazine, her first magazine cover of the year 2012.

Rihanna was also spotted rocking her new look as she and some friends were leaving the Roxbury nightclub in Hollywood, California last night (Thu. Feb 2).

More photos of Rihanna rocking her new blonde hairstyle are below:

What do you think about Rihanna’s new look?

Rihanna wants a piece of Evelyn Lozada….and doesn’t care about asking!

Yesterday, RiRi tweeted the “Basketball Wives” star asking her if her fiance Chad Ochocinco would mind sharing the goodies.

@EvelynLozada hey Evz, wud Chad share??? #thatisall

— Rihanna (@rihanna) February 1, 2012

But unfortunately for Chad…when it comes to Rihanna, Evelyn has no problem kicking HIM to the curb.

Bitch, 3 is a crowd! #KicksOchoToTheCurb #CAKE RT @rihanna: @EvelynLozada hey Evz, wud Chad share??? #thatisall

— Evelyn Lozada (@EvelynLozada) February 1, 2012

We know one damn thing…any man who wouldn’t want to see these two going at it has some serious issues.

 What do you think?

Adding to her already extensive tattoo collection, Rihanna recently got the words “Thug Life” tattooed in pink to her fist, paying tribute to late rapper Tupac who famously got those same words tattooed across his lower stomach.

? All these bitches screaming that 2pac back ? #THUGLIFE lockerz.com/s/177609408

— Rihanna (@rihanna) January 25, 2012

Rihanna, who celebrates her 24th birthday next month, got the ink-work done at a Los Angeles tattoo parlor, where she also got a couple of other new tattoos (courtesy of artist Mark Mahoney) that she hasn’t shown off yet.

I #LOVE my new tattoo!!! Can’t wait for yall to see it!!! I got it in “Tibetan” this time!!! #approved

— Rihanna (@rihanna) January 25, 2012

“‘My boo Mark Mahoney!!!! #RockstarS*** #TATnight,” she tweeted to her Twitter followers as she showed off her new tattoo.

Including her new tattoos, Rihanna has around 13-15 total, including:
– A music note on her ankle
– A Pisces sign behind her right ear
– The word “love” on her left middle finger
– “Shhh” on her right index finger
– A prayer on her hip written in Sanskrit
– A trail of stars on the back of her neck
– “Rebelle Fluer” (French for ‘rebel flower’) on the side of her kneck
– The words “Never A Failure, Always A Lesson” on her inner shoulder
– A handgun on her rib
– Her best friend’s birthday written in Roman Numerals on her upper shoulder/neck
– A skull & bones with a pink hair bow on her ankle

Rihanna is tat tat tatted up!

It was just a few weeks ago that Chris Brown and Rihanna were subliminally tweeting each other about love, and now the pair have fueled speculation that they are getting back together even more after being spotted leaving the EXACT SAME L.A. nightclub Sunday night (Jan 22) after a night of partying.

But they didn’t leave together, nor were they spotted even acknowledging each other’s presence inside the venue.

TMZ reported that several people who were at the club (Greystone Manor in West Hollywood) tweeted that as far as they could see, Rihanna and Chris had ZERO contact with each other.

Breezy, who was with his girlfriend Karrueche, left the club through the front door, while Rihanna exited through a side door and hopped into her own SUV.

Just last week, reps for Chris put out a statement insisting that he and his ex girlfriend Rihanna are “just friends” after several insiders said that the pair would “meet up very casually” and Rihanna “comes to see Brown anytime she’s in L.A.”

“He and Rihanna are just friends,” noted Chris’ reps. “He is with his girlfriend, Karrueche, and is not cheating.”

However, a source recently revealed to Radar Online that while Chris and Rihanna have indeed been “hooking up,” they will never get back together.

“They have probably hooked up no more than half a dozen times in the past year. It’s very unlikely that Rihanna and Chris would ever get back together though. Rihanna doesn’t care if she were to get public backlash if they were to reconcile, she is the one calling the shots now, which she likes. Rihanna knows that if they were to get back together, she wouldn’t be able to maintain that strong role, and Chris would lose interest. They are both very young, and Rihanna would never be able to trust Chris because he has problems staying faithful.”

Yeah … Sounds like Chris Brown and Rihanna are “friends” alright. “Friends with Benefits!”

Your thoughts?

Rihanna the exhibitionist decided to show off her hot bod in a series of photos on Twitter from her recent Hawaiian getaway.

In some of the photos, RiRi is wearing a teeny tiny white string bikini while striking various poses and exercising on a tread climber.

In other shots the Pop diva is rocking a metallic-colored Norma Kamali bathing suit that showed off her perfectly sexy physique.

Check out all the photos below:

Chris Brown has denied reports claiming that he and Rihanna have been hooking up over the past year.

According to US Weekly, the former couple had allegedly been spending a lot of time together in L.A. and were rekindling their old flame.

A source tells the magazine, “They can’t get enough of each other. I don’t see it ending well.”

“Rihanna loves to live dangerously, and talking to and hooking up with Chris is all part of that,” Adds another insider.

However Chris’ rep is saying otherwise….and insists that the two are only friends.

“He and Rihanna are just friends. He’s not cheating.”

What do you think?? Are Chris and RiRi getting back together….or is all of this made to look this way just to keep us taking about something?

Your thoughts?

Rihanna jetted to Hawaii for another vacation this past weekend, where the “We Found Love” singer was spotted getting some much needed rest and relaxation as she lounged around at her hotel in Hawaii while smoking a blunt.

What was inside that blunt, no one (but Rihanna) really knows for sure, however, she tweeted the following, in reference to Drake and Nicki Minaj’s “Up All Night,” around the time these pictures were supposedly taken:

Kush rolled, glass full…I prefer the better things!

— Rihanna (@rihanna) January 15, 2012

Sounds like Rihanna was smoking on some of that LOUD!

But apparently that one blunt wasn’t enough, because paparazzi snapped more pics of the singer puffing on a blunt of possibly some more “loud” (a slang term for marijuana with a higher potency) Monday afternoon (Jan 16).

Check out over 15+ pics below:

Rihanna didn’t attend this year’s People’s Choice Awards in Los Angeles Wednesday night (Jan 11) in favor of a Clippers Game, which was held literally across the street!

Rihanna was nominated for a couple of PCAs, and actually won in the category for “Favorite R&B Artist,” but she was obviously not in the building to accept her award since she was right across the street at the Staples Center watching the game, which resulted in the L.A. Clippers winning over the Miami Heat, 95 to 89.

More photos of Rihanna watching the Clippers vs. Heat game in L.A. are below:

Chris Brown‘s girlfriend Karrueche Tran isn’t the biggest Rihanna fan in the world…..(as if you didn’t already know this).

In a video posted on YouTube three months ago, Karrueche and two of her friends make fun of her boyfriend’s ex and her Bajan accent.

Watch below:

We still love RiRi….but we admit parts of this was pretty funny!

Rihanna is currently on break from her world tour, and used some of that downtime to watch the Los Angeles Lakers take on the Memphis Grizzlies Sunday night (Jan 8) at the Staples Center in L.A.

The curly-haired singer, dressed in an American flag t-shirt, showed off her long, sexy legs in a pair of cut-off denim shorts, which were covered up by a plaid shirt that she had tied around her waist, as she enjoyed the game with a friend, sipping on a full cup of beer, from her courtside seats.

See more photos of RiRi at the Lakers game below:

Rihanna, who was just recently recognized as the best-selling digital artist of all time, doesn’t feel at all threatened by the competition in the music industry today.

In fact, as far as RiRi is concerned, there is no competition (for her) what-so-ever. Why? Because she feel as though she’s in a league of her own.

“There’s nobody really in my league,” Rihanna says in the latest issue of the UK’s Look Magazine. “There’s competition everywhere. The whole music industry is competition.”

She continued, “There are people who like other artists, those who like me and others who like both. Beyoncé is a great artist and I feel honored to be mentioned in the same sentence, but we’re different performers with different styles.”

Rihanna also revealed that she looks up to Madonna, saying, “She [has] reinvented her style and music with success every single time, and at the same time remained a real force. She’s fantastic.”

Do you agree with Rihanna?

Rihanna was spotted outside a tattoo shop in Hollywood yesterday (Fri Jan 6) wearing a rather interesting outfit.

The R&B/Pop singer, who turns 23 next month, wore a funny looking multi-colored sweater that had shades of grey, blue and yellow on it, which she paired with a pair of loose-fitting blue jeans and white pumps. She topped off the crazy outfit with a blue bandana wrapped around her head.

Paparazzi also caught the singer as she was making her way into the popular West Hollywood restaurant Mr. Chow’s.

More photos of Rihanna in L.A. are below:

The Dream has obviously made some serious dough after writing hit singles for big name acts like Beyonce, Mariah Carey, Justin Bieber and others.

But none of the checks he’s received from his skills as a songwriter compare to the $15 million the famed producer/hit-maker banked following the success of Rihanna‘s hit single “Umbrella,” which he co-wrote with Jay-Z and Tricky Stewart.

The Dream, who also professionally goes by his government name Terius Nash, made the big money revelation while talking to UK radio personality Tim Westwood just before the Holidays.

“That record is probably somewhere around $15 mill,” he said in the interview, where he also confessed that he ‘gave’ his former wife Christina Milian writing credit on Justin Bieber’s “Baby,” you know … just to be “generous.”

He went on to joke: “I’m just trying to pay the bills, man. I got child support bills, I got old wives’ bills, I got new wives’ bills. I’m working on my third wife, so I gotta pay those bills.”

Speaking about the night he wrote Bieber’s mega hit ‘Baby’, The-Dream explained: “I was in my building at Def Jam and my friend Chris Higgs who was A&R-ing the project at the time said he wanted me to write a song for Justin Bieber.

“I said, ‘OK. You pay for my hotel room and I’ll write you a record’. He was like, ‘No, we’re not paying for your hotel room’. So I was like, ‘OK, I’m not going to write you a record’.”

He added: “So I guess everybody thought about it for a while and then they were like, ‘OK, we’ll pay for your room’. My hotel room is usually $3,200 per night, but my percentage for hit-and-miss is pretty high, so I was like, ‘Just pay for it’.

“I went to the studio that night and made the beat and the melodies. I let Christina Milian try the first verse melody and basically finished the track.”

Asked if Milian tried to claim a credit for the song, the producer replied: “She didn’t have to claim anything. I gave her a percentage of it.”

Questioned on whether she got the credit because she wrote the melody, The-Dream quipped: “No, that was just because I’m generous.”

[Digital Spy]

Watch the full interview below:

Capping off a busy year of touring and promoting not just one, but two album releases, Pop singer Rihanna returned to her homeland of Barbados to kick back, relax and spend some quality time with her friends and family.

The singer, wearing a teeny tiny bikini that allowed her to flaunt her sexy curves with no problem, was spotted soaking up the Barbados sun on the beach with some friends and her younger brothers Rajad and Rorrey Thursday afternoon (Dec 29).

In some of the photos, RiRi and Rajad can be seen tossing each other into the Barbados ocean, while other photos shows Rihanna riding a jet ski with a young friend.

Check out lots of photos below:

Have Chris Brown and Rihanna been subliminally tweeting each other?

That’s the question on the minds of just about everyone on Twitter after the former couple were spotted tweeting about “Love.”

Though they never @mentioned each other, the fact that their tweets were published just minutes apart has raised several eyebrows and has many believing that the messages were clearly intended for each other.

It should also be noted that Rihanna and Chris Brown’s mother Joyce Hawkins were “sub-tweeting” each other the week before Christmas. (See below)

Okay, so we have to ask….

If Chris Brown and Rihanna were to get back together, would you support either artist? Take the poll below!

Take Our Poll

Rihanna is under fire once again for allegedly stealing the concept for her own music video from a photographer.

This time, it’s for her newest video “You Da One,” in which Rihanna can be seen rolling around on the floor as stripes and polka dots dance all over her body.

But Norwegian fashion photographer Solve Sunsbo says that comes straight from an editorial he did back in 2008.

In his spread, a model rocking a bowl cut wig strikingly similar to the same wig Rihanna was wearing poses nude while light projects float around all over her body … just like in Rihanna’s video.

This makes the third time Rihanna has been sued by a famous photographer for stealing a concept from them for her music video.

Earlier this year, David LaChapelle filed a lawsuit against the singer, claiming she stole several concepts from him for her popular (and highly controversial) “S&M“ video. The two parties later settled for an “undisclosed sum.”

Another photographer (Philipp Paulus) also sued Rihanna for biting his style in the same video.

It should also be noted that the music videos in question (“S&M” and “You Da One”) were both directed by Melina Matsoukas, who also shot Rihanna’s controversial “We Found Love“ video.

So is any of this really Rihanna’s fault at the end of the day?

Rihanna released the brand new video for her latest single “You Da One” over Christmas weekend.

In the edgy, mostly black and white clip, the singer, rocking a blonde wig and a gold grill, struts her stuff in a number of sexy outfits as lyrics from the song are randomly splashed across the screen.

“You Da One” follows “We Found Love” as the second single from Rihanna’s 6th studio album “Talk That Talk.”

Check out the video below:

Jackie Magazine (based out of the Netherlands) should have known better than to call Rihanna….of all people….a “NiggaBitch.”

Now, the Pop star herself has fired back at the racist comments made about her in the racist Dutch fashion magazine’s latest issue. She tweeted the following last night:

@evajackie I hope u can read english, because your magazine is a poor representation of the evolution of human rights! I find you disrespectful, and rather desperate!! You ran out of legit, civilized information to print!

There are 1000′s of Dutch girls who would love to be recognized for their contributions to your country, you could have given them an article. Instead, u paid to print one degrading an entire race! That’s your contribution to this world! To encourage segregation, to mislead the future leaders to act in the past! You put two words together,with the intent of abasement, that made no sense…”NIGGA BITCH”?!….

Well with all respect, on behalf of my race, here are my two words for you…FUCK YOU!!!

You tell em RiRi!

What are your thoughts on this?

Oh no they didn’t…..

This is about some of the most disrespectful sh*t we’ve seen in a while!! A popular Dutch Magazine is catching flack after calling Rihanna “De N*GGAB*TCH” in their latest issue.

The translated excerpt above reads:

“She has street cred, she has a ghetto ass and she has a golden throat. Rihanna, the good girl gone bad, is the ultimate niggabitch and displays that gladly, and for her that means: what’s on can come off. If that means she’ll be on stage half naked, then so be it. But Dutch winters aren’t like Jamaican ones, so pick a clothing style in which your daughter can resist minus ten. No to the big sunglasses and the pornheels, and yes to the tiger print, pink shizzle and everything that glitters. Now let’s hope she won’t beat anybody up at daycare.”

After several offended readers responded to the article, Eva Hoeke (the editor-in-chief of Jackie Magazine) issued an apology via Facebook, claiming no harm was ever intended:

Dear readers,

First: thanks for all your responses. We are of course very fed up over this and especially very shocked. However I’m glad that we’re engaging in a dialogue on this page — not everybody does that. Thanks for this. Other than that I can be brief about this: this should have never happened. Period. While the author meant no harm — the title of the article was intended as a joke — it was a bad joke, to say the least. And that slipped through my, the editor-in-chief’s, fingers. Stupid, painful and sucks for all concerned. The author has been addressed on it, and now I can only ensure that these terms will no longer end up in the magazine. Furthermore I hope that you all believe there was absolutely no racist motive behind the choice of words. It was stupid, it was naive to think that this was an acceptable form of slang — you hear it all the time on TV and radio, then your idea of what is normal apparently shifts — but it was especially misguided: there was no malice behind it. We make our magazine with love, energy and enthusiasm, and it can sometimes happen that someone is out of line. And then you can only do one thing: apologize. And hope that others wish to accept it.

From the bottom of my heart I say it again: we never intended to offend anyone. And I mean that.

Regards,

Eva Hoeke

There’s one thing to make jokes and pick at a person’s style or interests. But to say they have a “ghetto ass” and call them a racial slur with word bitch added to the end of it….and refer to them being from Jamaica when in actuality they’re from Barbados is by far not acceptable.

Jackie Magazine needs their a** kicked like Jackie from “Basketball Wives!!” Can we get an Amen?

Our buddies over at Egotastic recently posted a SMOKIN’ HOT set of pictures of Rihanna showing off her underboobs while posing for her GQ Magazine photoshoot. The photos were taken for the January 2010 issue, which Rihanna covered topless.

The nearly 2-year-old issue also features at least one “underboob” shot … but thanks to the good people over at Egotastic, you can see more lots of photos of Rihanna in all of her underboob glory below:

Your thoughts on the pictures?

[Egotastic]

Rihanna will make her big acting debut when the new sci-fi action flick “Battleship” hits theaters next year … and yesterday, the second official trailer for the movie featuring the Pop star hit the web.

Unlike the first trailer released over the summer, which only featured a quick glimpse of Rihanna (Seriously, if you blinked, you would have missed it!) … this new trailer shows the singer getting in on the action, gun in hand, as a strong, capable Marine helping protect the world from invading aliens.

According to IMDB, “Battleship,” which also stars Alexander Skarsgard, Taylor Kitsch and Brooklyn Decker, is “an epic action-adventure that unfolds across the seas, in the skies and over land as our planet fights for survival against a superior force.”

Check out the new trailer below:

“Battleship” hits theaters May 18th 2012!

Rihanna rocks a blonde wig in the video for her next single “You Da One.”

The Dr. Luke produced track (written by Ester Dean) serves as the second single from the Pop singer’s newest album “Talk That Talk,” which debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200 with 197,000 copies sold.

The video, directed by Melina Matsoukas (who also directed “We Found Love”) was shot in London and takes inspiration from characters in the 1971 Stanley Kubrick film “A Clockwork Orange.”

Check out the behind the scenes shots (along with video footage) below:

In a pre-taped segment from a recent concert at London’s O2 arena, Rihanna performed her latest single “We Found Love” during the 2012 Grammy Awards nominations concert, which aired live from L.A. on CBS Wednesday night (Nov 30). The singer received four Grammy nominations, including “Album of the Year” for her 2010 album “Loud.”

The nominations for the 2012 Grammy Awards have been announced!

Leading the pack with 7 nominations is Hip-Hop titan Kanye West, who is followed by R&B singers Adele and Bruno Mars, and the Foo Fighters with 6 each.

Other notable nominees for this year’s ceremony include Chris Brown, Beyonce, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, J. Cole, Bon Iver, Maroon 5, R. Kelly and many more.

The 54th Annual Grammys will be held in Los Angeles and will air live on CBS on Sunday, February 12th 2012.

Look below for the nominees!

Album Of The Year:
21— Adele
Wasting Light— Foo Fighters
Born This Way— Lady Gaga
Doo-Wops & Hooligans — Bruno Mars
Loud — Rihanna

Record Of The Year:
“Rolling In The Deep” — Adele
“Holocene” — Bon Iver
“Grenade” — Bruno Mars
“The Cave” — Mumford & Sons
“Firework” — Katy Perry

Best New Artist:
The Band Perry
Bon Iver
J. Cole
Nicki Minaj
Skrillex

Song Of The Year:
“All Of The Lights” — Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West, songwriters (Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie)
“The Cave” — Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
“Grenade” — Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Bruno Mars)
“Holocene” — Justin Vernon, songwriter (Bon Iver)
“Rolling In The Deep” — Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters (Adele)

Best Pop Solo Performance
“Someone Like You” — Adele
“Yoü And I” — Lady Gaga
“Grenade” — Bruno Mars
“Firework” — Katy Perry
“F***in’ Perfect” — Pink

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
“Body And Soul” — Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse
“Dearest” — The Black Keys
“Paradise” — Coldplay
“Pumped Up Kicks” — Foster The People
“Moves Like Jagger” — Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera

Best Dance Recording:
“Raise Your Weapon” — Deadmau5 & Greta Svabo Bech
“Barbra Streisand” — Duck Sauce
“Sunshine” — David Guetta & Avicii
“Call Your Girlfriend” — Robyn
“Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites” — Skrillex
“Save The World” — Swedish House Mafia

Best Rock Performance:
“Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall” — Coldplay
“Down By The Water” — The Decemberists
“Walk” — Foo Fighters
“The Cave” — Mumford & Sons
“Lotus Flower” — Radiohead

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance:
“On The Backs Of Angels” — Dream Theater
“White Limo” — Foo Fighters
“Curl Of The Burl”— Mastodon
“Public Enemy No. 1″ — Megadeth
“Blood In My Eyes”— Sum 41

Best Rock Album:
Rock ‘N’ Roll Party Honoring Les Paul— Jeff Beck
Wasting Light— Foo Fighters
Come Around Sundown— Kings Of Leon
I’m With You— Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Whole Love— Wilco

Best Alternative Music Album
Bon Iver— Bon Iver
Codes And Keys— Death Cab For Cutie
Torches— Foster The People
Circuital — My Morning Jacket
The King Of Limbs— Radiohead

Best Traditional R&B Performance:
“Sometimes I Cry” — Eric Benét
“Fool For You” — Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona
“Radio Message” — R. Kelly
“Good Man” — Raphael Saadiq
“Surrender” — Betty Wright & The Roots

Best R&B Album:
F.A.M.E.— Chris Brown
Second Chance — El DeBarge
Love Letter — R. Kelly
Pieces Of Me— Ledisi
Kelly— Kelly Price

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:
“Party” — Beyoncé & André 3000
“I’m On One” — DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne
“I Need A Doctor” — Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey
“What’s My Name?” — Rihanna & Drake
“Motivation” — Kelly Rowland & Lil Wayne
“All Of The Lights” — Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie

Best Rap Performance:
“Look At Me Now” — Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
“Otis” — Jay-Z & Kanye West
“The Show Goes On” — Lupe Fiasco
“Moment 4 Life” — Nicki Minaj & Drake
“Black And Yellow” — Wiz Khalifa

Best Country Solo Performance:
“Dirt Road Anthem” — Jason Aldean
“I’m Gonna Love You Through It” — Martina McBride
“Honey Bee” — Blake Shelton
“Mean” — Taylor Swift
“Mama’s Song” — Carrie Underwood

Best Country Song:
“Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not” — Jim Collins & David Lee Murphy, songwriters (Thompson Square)
“God Gave Me You” — Dave Barnes, songwriter (Blake Shelton)
“Just Fishin’” — Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell & Ed Hill, songwriters (Trace Adkins)
“Mean” — Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)
“Threaten Me With Heaven” — Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Will Owsley & Dillon O’Brian, songwriters (Vince Gill)
“You And Tequila” — Matraca Berg & Deana Carter, songwriters (Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter)

Best Americana Album:
Emotional Jukebox— Linda Chorney
Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down— Ry Cooder
Hard Bargain— Emmylou Harris
Ramble At The Ryman— Levon Helm
Blessed— Lucinda Williams

Best Blues Album:
Low Country Blues — Gregg Allman
Roadside Attractions— Marcia Ball
Man In Motion— Warren Haynes
The Reflection — Keb’Mo’
Revelator— Tedeschi Trucks Band

Best Folk Album:
Barton Hollow— The Civil Wars
I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive— Steve Earle
Helplessness Blues— Fleet Foxes
Ukulele Songs— Eddie Vedder
The Harrow & The Harvest— Gillian Welch

For the complete list of nominees, check out the official Grammy Awards website!

Drake recently sat down with Google Music and spoke on a number of different topics, including the creation process of his new album “Take Care,” his most recent collaborations with Rihanna and Nicki Minaj, his legacy in music and much more.

On working with Rihanna:
“I really wanted to bring her into our world, but still allow her to be herself. I think she really shines bright. She comes from a place that’s so rich in culture, so rich in music, but being the most iconic female period right now—next to Nicki Minaj, of course… [Nicki is] just doing incredible, she’s my favorite person.”

On his legacy:
“I want people to really feel like I knew Drake while he was on this Earth. I know everything about him. There were no secrets, there was nothing that he hid, no feelings that he concealed. In five years, hopefully I have a couple more projects out that surpass Take Care, but I would like for them to say I remember that moment when I wasn’t sure what was gonna happen and Drake delivered an album that served a purpose in my life.”

On making good, quality music:
“I’m not the guy that would ever be able to make surface music with no substance. I think all my projects, hopefully, I’m working through some form of emotion because I think that’s what music is about. It’s about connecting and people being able to relate.”

Watch the interview below:

Rihanna recently released a video offering fans an intimate look into her private life.

The footage, shot in Rihanna’s hometown of Barbados, shows the Pop singer reminiscing over old baby photos, yearbooks and school report cards with her mother and grandmother.

The video also features footage of Rihanna teaching her younger brother Rajad a few life lessons about balancing work and socializing.

“Don’t listen to mommy, you gotta socialize,” she tells him. “You just have to have the sickest, illest balance … you’ve got to be able to do as much work (as possible) and then socialize. But work first and as long as you’re doing fantastic in work, you can socialize as much as you want.”

In the most emotional moment of the nearly 4 minute clip, which is narrated entirely by Jay-Z, Rihanna hands her grandmother, who she affectionaly calls her “Gran-Gran,” an eternity ring, which has a very touching back-story, as told by Rihanna.

“Gran-Gran, I got you a gift,” she says. “Remember when I was a little girl, you kept saying, ‘(I want an) eternity ring, eternity ring.’ I was like nine years old. I went to the store and I remember asking the person, it was like $1,020. I remember counting how many days I would have to save a dollar from school to get this ring. I said, ‘By 12, I should be able to buy this ring.’ That went through the window! But I found you a very beautiful one at Cartier. And we have matching ones!”

Aww, how sweet!

Watch below:

Rihanna says she isn’t exactly thrilled about being single and the fact that she hasn’t been getting any booty calls lately.

In new interview with “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” the Pop star talks about how much being single “sucks,” and how she likes to date aggressive, yet mysterious men:

Rihanna: I’m not dating anyone right now.

Ellen: You’re single right now?

Rihanna: I’m not dating at all.

Ellen: I would think you would be intimidating to men. First of all, having the title ‘The Sexist Woman Alive” (From Esquire Magazine) I don’t know if you wear a banner or what happens. Is there a crown? When you’re the “Sexist Woman Alive” men are going to be intimidated. How do you guys…Are they scared of you?

Rihanna: I would say at times it can be intimidating but then it’s no good. I can’t have guys that are intimidated by me.

Ellen: So do you like men that are more shy and charming or do you like men that are more aggressive and…you want confidence.

Rihanna: I like men that are more aggressive but mysterious but I like a man to be very sure. I like them to be sure of them selves andknow that you’re the man. I’m the lady and the only way for us to make this work is for us to play our roles. You know, I can’t really be the man for you. I don’t want to have to be. I’m the man at work all the time.

Ellen: I think especially for a powerful woman and you make a lot of decisions the whole day. Your job is to make decisions. You want somebody else to take control and make those decisions in a relationship. And that’s hard to find a guy who’s not going to be intimated by the power you have. And, realize there’s got to be another side.

Rihanna: Definitely. It can be difficult but I think really right now, I’m not giving the time. I don’t have the time. I’m not nessicarly happy being single. It’s not really that cool.

Ellen: But you’re ok with it?

Rihanna: It sucks but it is, what it is. Let me say this right, because I don’t want to make it seem like, my work is my everything. I do put a lot into my job. Most of my time if not all of it. It definitely affects my personal life. My personal life is pretty much non-existent. Which is not good, not for the long run. Not for me, not for “Her” (points to in-between her legs) It’s not fun. (Laughing)

Ellen: (Laughing)

Rihanna: That’s why I stay on Twitter a lot. So I can conversate with my fans. Because I don’t get any booty calls.

Ellen: (Laughing) So many things to say right now, but I won’t. We’ll, take a break and talk to “them” when we come back.

Rihanna is a certified freak!

Watch a clip from the interview below:

[Photos: Michael Rozman/Warner Bros]

Dressed as a sexy little schoolgirl, Rihanna performed her latest single “We Found Love” on the UK version of “The X Factor” Sunday night (Nov 20).

Just days before (Thu. Nov 17) the Pop singer performed another rendition of the hit song from her new album “Talk That Talk” on the U.S. version of the show.

Check out both performances below:

Drake is denying recent claims that Chris Brown elbowed him in the face during an altercation.

Last week, DJ Whoo Kid told UK radio personality Tim Westwood about the alleged incident where Drizzy is said to have gotten an elbow to the face from Breezy, and speculated that the fight could have been over Drake’s involvement with Brown’s ex-girlfriend Rihanna.

But in a new interview with The Daily Beast, the Canadian rapper shot down those claims, and said that the incident never happen.

“I respect Chris Brown,” he said. “I’d like to call myself a friend – I don’t know if I’m allowed to do that, but I definitely didn’t get elbowed in my face. Somebody would’ve got knocked the f**k out.”

Yeah right Drake … You ain’t even to close to being bout that life!

Rihanna‘s new album “Talk That Talk” recently leaked (like every other major album before it hits retail) … which means that we can finally hear some new songs, most notably the title track (feat. Jay-Z) … the only feature, besides “We Found Love” (feat. Calvin Harris), on the album!

We also got our hands on Rihanna’s new promotional shots for her new album. Check ‘em out (and take a listen to “Talk That Talk”) below !!

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Rihanna takes a puff on a cigarette on the cover of her latest single "You Da One"

Rihanna released a sneak preview of her new album “Talk That Talk” yesterday, and today, the singer fulfilled the appetite of her hungry fans once again with the release of her new single “You Da One!”

Listen to the track below:

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Rihanna is giving her fans an exclusive preview of her highly anticipated upcoming album “Talk That Talk,” due to drop November 21st.

Besides Calvin Harris, who penned lead single “We Found Love” and guests on the track, the album, now available for pre-order on iTunes, features only one major appearance, and that’s from her mentor, rapper Jay-Z.

Just before releasing the album snippets, Rihanna tweeted:

“Aaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!! I just want you to HAVE this already!!!!!”

Take a listen below:

“Talk That Talk” Track List (Deluxe Edition):

1. You Da One
2. Where Have You Been
3. We Found Love feat. Calvin Harris
4. Talk That Talk feat. Jay-Z
5. Cockiness (Love It)
6. Birthday Cake
7. We All Want Love
8. Drunk On Love
9. Roc Me Out
10. Watch N Learn
11. Farewell
12. Red Lipstick
13. Do Ya Thang
14. Fool In Love
15. We Found Love feat. Calvin Harris (Extended Mix)

Drake‘s sophomore album “Take Care” prematurely leaked last night, which is not in the least bit surprising.

And one of the most anticipated tracks titled “Take Care” featuring Rihanna was included in that spill.

Take a listen below:

Do you think it’s a banger???

Rihanna was forced to cancel two concerts in Sweden last week after falling ill.

After canceling a show in Malmo, Sweden last Monday, the singer also had to cancel a second show in Stockholm the following Wednesday night.

Kristofer Akesson, a spokesperson for Live Nation told the AP that similar to the first incident, Rihanna didn’t feel well before her concert in Stockholm Wednesday, and she decided (after consulting with a doctor) to cancel the show about an hour before she was scheduled to take the stage.

Without giving any more details, Akesson said Rihanna, who was able to perform at the first of the two scheduled Stockholm shows, was “exhausted” and didn’t “feel well.”

Promoters have said they plan to reschedule the gigs, but have not said when they will take place.

Rihanna is currently on the European leg of her worldwide “Loud” Tour, which kicked off in the U.S. this past summer. She is expected to continue touring until the end of the year.

Rihanna wears a sexy canary yellow dress as the covers the latest issue of Spain’s Cosmopolitan Magazine.

In other Rihanna news, the Pop star has reportedly settled with famed photographer David LaChapelle after he sued her for $1 million earlier this year on claims that scenes from her raunchy “S&M” video were stolen from his past work.

In the suit against Rihanna and her label Def Jam, Chapelle alleged that the video copied his poses, lighting, wardrobe and props.

“I like RiRi,” LaChapelle said when launching the suit earlier this summer. “This is not personal, it’s strictly business. Musicians commonly pay to sample music or use someone’s beats and there should be no difference when sampling an artist’s visuals.”

After Manhattan federal Judge Shira Scheindlin said in July that the surrealist shutterbug “successfully alleges” that the songstress and her video director may have copied his images, now we’re exclusively told Rihanna has settled the case for an undisclosed sum.

Jaret Keller, LaChapelle’s publicist, confirmed Rihanna had settled the case but declined to comment further. He said, “David is happy with the settlement.”

LaChapelle is famous for his surreal and sexualized portraits of celebrities including Madonna, Paris Hilton, Angelina Jolie, Pamela Anderson and Lady Gaga.

His suit argued that the video is “directly derived from and substantially similar to’’ eight photographs he created, including a dominatrix walking a chained man on a leash, a woman in latex headgear and Gaga wearing newspaper headlines.
The court agreed the video’s “pink room scene,” which featured the star dominating a man in front of pink-and-white striped walls, was similar to LaChapelle’s “Striped Face” photograph.

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Rihanna‘s highly anticipated music video for her new single “We Found Love” premiered today!

In the Melina-directed video, Rihanna goes through a series of emotions as she gets high off of love with her leading man, British boxer/model Dudley O’Shaughnessy, who, we hate to say it, kinda sorta resembles a certain famous ex boyfriend of hers (and we have a feeling this is no coincidence).

“We’ve never done a video like this before. This is probably one of the deepest videos I’ve ever done,” Rihanna said. “It’s all about love and love being like a drug, you definitely get that from this.”

“We Found Love” is the first single from Rihanna’s next album “Talk That Talk,” which hits stores on November 21st.

Watch the new video below!

Since Dudley O’Shaughnessy didn’t bite the bait … it looks like Rihanna has turned back to her old flame Matt Kemp to keep her company!

The ex-couple were spotted leaving London nudie bar Stringfellows last Wednesday night after spending the evening together while Rihanna was on break from the UK leg of her “Loud” Tour.

“She’s a good friend of mine,” Kemp told Us Weekly after the couple called it quits last winter. “We’re good. We’ve all got busy lives and we’re concentrating on our careers,” he continued. “Like I said, I wish her all the best of luck and she wishes me all the best of luck.”

But just because you see Rihanna and Matt together, doesn’t mean they’re sparking up a new romance.

She was recently asked on Twitter by a fan “u single?” and she gave them the following response:

“unfortunately! And probably will be for a whiiiiilllleee!!!!!”

So there you have it! Rihanna’s just having a little fun with no strings attached. :)

Coldplay teamed up with Pop diva Rihanna for a new song called “Princess of China” that will appear on the rock group’s upcoming fifth studio album “Mylo Xyloto,” due in stores one week from today (Oct 25).

“[Rihanna's] bit on our record is my favorite bit … when the song came out, it sort of asked for her to be on it,” Chris Martin told MTV last month. “And I think at this point, we have nothing to lose, and so we’ve been trying some new things and trying to break down the perceived boundaries between different types of music. … Because from where we’re sitting, it seems like you can try and sound any way you like nowadays. You don’t have to be in a rock box or a hip-hop box or a pop box, and I think it’s fun when you embrace that idea.”

Take a listen to Coldplay’s “Princess of China” (featuring Rihanna) below!

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Between an Irish farmer kicking Rihanna off his land and her picking a guy who kinda sorta resembles Chris Brown (just a little bit, especially with the blond hair) to star as her leading man … the press surrounding the Pop star’s upcoming new video for her new single “We Found Love” has been pretty crazy to say the least.

Now Rihanna is showing her fans a behind the scenes look at the clip, which should be released any day now, as her next album “Talk That Talk” will be released in just 1 short month.

Watch below:

Rihanna’s 6th studio album (in just 6 years!) will be released on November 21st here in the United States.

Rihanna, Pharrell and Enrique Iglesias lent their musical expertise on Wednesday night’s (Oct 12) episode of “The X Factor.”

Rihanna joined X Factor judge L.A. Reid at his home in the Hamptons mentoring the boys, and Pharrell was over at Paula Abdul‘s house helping her out and mentoring the groups.

Nicole Scherzinger got some help from her friend Enrique Iglesias, who critiqued the contestants aged over 30, while Simon Cowell‘s guest judge Mariah Carey was unable to fulfill her duties due to her flight being grounded because of Hurricane Irene.

Watch Rihanna, Pharell and Enrique Iglesias guest judge on the X Factor below:

L.A. Reid & Rihanna

Brian Bradley

Skyelor Anderson

Nick Voss

Nicole Scherzinger & Enrique Iglesias

Dextor Haygood

Elaine Gibbs

James Kenney

Paula Abdul & Pharrell Williams

The Anser

4Shore

Lakoda Rayne

The Brewer Boys

Simon Cowell & Mariah Carey (No-Show)

Tora Woloshin

Caitlin Koch

Drew Ryniewicz

Royce da 5’9 says he didn’t have a clue his “Hi Rihanna” line during the Shady 2.0 Cypher at the 2011 BET Hip Hops Awards would become so popular.

The Detroit native made a stop by “106th & Park” yesterday and explained where the line came from and how he met Rihanna.

“I seen her overseas. Me and Em were performing at the V Festival and she was coming out to perform with us. She seen me and she came up to me. I’m just a Detroit guy, everybody’s treating me like I’m famous, but I still feel regular. She came up to me and told me that she liked one of my songs, so I just felt like, you tell me that again, we go together—has to happen. I just express myself through my music. I just thought it was a line I was going to say, I didn’t know she was going to hear it. I didn’t know it was going to become this, trending for 20 hours.”

Well, Rihanna obviously heard about the cypher and even sent Royce a friendly tweet:

Watch Royce on “106 & Park” below:

Unlike most heterosexual guys in the free world … British boxer turned male model Dudley O’Shaughnessy apparently has no immediate interest with the idea of being Rihanna‘s next boy toy.

Dudley, who appears as Rihanna’s leading man in her next music video for “We Found Love” (her newest single), has been taken on a string of dates with the Bajan beauty, and the pair were most recently snapped leaving a nightclub last Thursday night after Rihanna’s concert at London’s O2 Arena.

We hear Rihanna even asked him to accompany her on the rest of her UK arena tour. But Dudley — who folks say resemble Rihanna’s ex superstar boyfriend Chris Brown — isn’t interested. Not even in the least bit.

“We had fun together, but I don’t know whether I will see her again to be honest,” he told the UK’s Mirror, adding, “I’d like to go to America …but for work.”

Ouch.

Looks like Drake still has Rihanna on his mind!

In a recent interview with Elle Magazine, the Young Money emcee spoke on getting hurt by the 23 year-old pop star, his Twitter marriage to Nicki Minaj, and on whether-or-not he has had a three-some.

Check out all the excerpts below:

On getting hurt by Rihanna:
“At the time it hurt, but she didn’t mean to. I’ll never put that on her. I was hurt because I slowly started to realize what it was. I guess I thought it was more. That was the first girl with any fame that paid me any mind. You spend days reading about this person in magazines. All of a sudden you have this number-one song and you’re at some birthday party and there she is. And you’re just some naive kid from Toronto staying in some shitty-ass hotel who got invited to this party on a whim. That’s just how it happened.”

On being lonely:
When you’re on the road and moving city to city, when someone isn’t there at the end of the night, you feel empty. The 15 or 20 seconds after a man reaches his climax is the realest moment he’ll ever have in his life. And if you happen to be with somebody that isn’t someone you want to converse with, you start feeling like, I wish I was just here watching True Blood by myself.”

On his fake Twitter marriage to Nicki Minaj:
I don’t know if we were really pretending. I’d marry Nicki. I think Nicki would be one of the only people that would understand me at the end of all of this and be able to love me.

On bringing girls home to mom:
The most intense thing I’ve ever done was bring a girl to Passover dinner. [My mom] just wants me to be happy, but I’m sure she’d love it if I married a Jewish girl.

On receiving naked pictures:
If you send them without me asking, it’s like, You’ve done this before. But I’m away a lot. If there’s a woman I’m into, I might want to get a picture from her to handle business myself, as opposed to doing something I might regret.

On if he’s had a threesome:
I’ve never had one. I swear. I’m a one-woman kind of guy.

If only more guys opened up like this…….the world would be a much more emotional place.

Rihanna has been named the sexiest woman alive in the latest issue of Esquire Magazine.

In her cover story for the November 2011 issue, the pop singer reveals that she is still a big fan of her ex Chris Brown and never wishes anything bad on him.

“It was too much anger. I’m really excited to see the breakthrough he’s had in his career. It’s incredible to see how he pulled out the way he did. Even when the world seemed like it was against him, you know? I really like the music he’s putting out. I’m a fan of his stuff. I’ve always been a fan. I would never wish anything horrible for him. Never. I never have.”

We have a strong feeling that these two are going to get back together in the next few years. They’re too friendly with each other these days.

This issue will hit newsstands Oct. 16th.

Rihanna has a new love interest! Or at least that’s what folks are saying after the Pop star was spotted out with British boxer/model Dudley O’Shaughnessy Wednesday night (Oct 5) right after Rihanna’s concert at London’s O2 arena.

A source tells British tabloid The Sun that the 23-year-old was “making no secret that she fancied the pants off Dudley.”

Dudley, 21, also appears as the lead guy in Rihanna’s new video for “We Found Love” video, and while shooting the clip, the Pop star was reportedly sitting in Dudley’s lap during a break.

Another insider told The Sun, “Dudley was giggling like a schoolboy when she had to shoot a scene in a see-through top.”

The source continued, “She was teasing him with a peek at her cleavage and winking at him.”

When photos of the pair on the set first hit the net, folks started comparing Dudley to Rihanna’s old flame Chris Brown. But upon further inspection, it looks like the only thing they have in common is their blond hair.

Still, the resemblance (blond hair or not) is uncanny! Don’t you think?

Rihanna has made Billboard history after her latest single “We Found Love” shot from No. 16 to No. 9 on the Hot 100 chart in its second week, making this her 20th Top 10 single, and beating Pop Queen Madonna as the fastest solo artist to reach 20 Top 10 Hot 100 singles.

Rihanna’s first single to enter Top 10 territory was “Pon De Replay” (which peaked at #2 in 2005).

It only took Rihanna 6 years and 4 months to reach 20 Top 10 singles, while it took Madonna 6 years and 9 months (just 5 months longer).

Billboard.com reports:

Among all acts, Rihanna’s run to 20 top 10s is the second-fastest. Only the Beatles sprinted to the sum more quickly, taking just two years, seven months and one week between their chart entrance with “I Want to Hold Your Hand” (Jan. 18, 1964) and “Yellow Submarine,” which sailed 52-8 the week of Aug. 27, 1966. The Supremes are pushed to third-place among all artists, having collected their 20 career top 10s in a span of six years, five months and one week in 1964-70.

Rihanna is the 14th artist to have 20 Hot 100 Top 10 singles and is just the fifth woman to earn the honor.

Madonna leads the pack of talented ladies with 37 Top 10s, the highest ever for ANY artist, followed by Mariah Carey and Janet Jackson (with 27 each), and Whitney Houston (23).

Pretty impressive!

Rihanna shows off her sexy curves in a new black and white Armani Jeans short film.

In the clip, RiRi appears to be on a top-secret mission and changes into her Armani jeans before meeting a male companion in an elevator.

Check out the new ad below:

That girl makes ANYTHING look good!!

Rihanna looks like a modern-day Marilyn Monroe on the cover of the latest edition of British Vogue Magazine, where she talks about how her abusive, alcohol father triggered her rebellious attitude and more.

“I saw too much. I was way too mature for my age,” she explains in the magazine’s November 2011 issue.

On her contoversial videos, including “S&M,” she says, “That’s not me. That’s a part I play. You know, it’s like a piece of art … I just want to make music.”

Check out a few pics from RiRi’s British Vogue spread below: