On all fronts, Beyoncè is still doin’ the damn thing. In particular she’s making that paper to the point where she has a spot at #51 on Fortune’s list of “Most Powerful Women.” It’s even more significant because she is the only celebrity on the list among CEOs and corporation presidents. Reports the NY Daily News: Obviously […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Beyoncè and Rihanna owned the MTV Video Music Awards tonight, sprinkling a little Black girl magic over the show by winning video of the year and being honored with the Video Vanguard Award respectively. Beyonce gave a 16-minute performance featuring her recent hits from “Lemonade,” working various stages with strong, layered vocals, skilled […]
Rihanna will take her place alongside Beyonce and Kanye West as the latest recipient of MTV’s coveted Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award during the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28. “Honored to take the #VMAs stage as your video #VANGUARD award recipient LIVE from NYC on August 28!,” she tweeted following the announcement. Rihanna […]
Were you online today? Because if so, you probably already know that Rihanna and Drake, also known as ‘Aubrih’ dropped the “Work” video. The two superstars that have the music industry’s most speculated upon ‘are-they-or-aren’t they/off-and-on flirtationship’ dropped their third video today and the Internets went crazy. Well, it’s Rihanna’s video for “Work,” technically, but since it’s yet […]
Rumors are swirling that Rihanna backed out of her Grammy performance because she had a diva meltdown at rehearsals, while another report says she bailed out when she realized rival Beyoncè was there. Host Julie Chen, who is married to CBS head Les Moonves, refutes the claims after doing some investigating, saying: “She only rehearsed her song […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Janet Jackson said she doesn’t have cancer, but she isn’t specifying the illness that interfered with a concert tour. On her Twitter account Wednesday, Jackson posted a two-minute clip from her song “The Great Forever,” followed by a personal message in which she said she’s recovering but offered no further details. […]
Here’s some fresh tea for ya. According to Cassie (Cassie Ventura), after 7 years, she and Diddy are no longer an item. She made the announcement via Instagram on Friday. Cassie posted and quickly deleted a photo of a baby smiling while sleeping with the caption, “How I sleep knowing that I’m single and nobody […]
Janet Jackson is no stranger to chart-topping success but it must be especially sweet with Unbreakable, her first release since 2008’s Discipline. The release is her 7th #1 album release but it comes with another distinction as well. Jackson is only the third artist to have a number one album release in three different decades. […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Janet Jackson is canceling her Oct. 9 and Oct. 10 shows at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino to rest her vocal chords, and the Las Vegas stop on her “Unbreakable” tour will move to a new 20,000-seat arena in May. Live Nation Entertainment said Thursday that ticketholders will be refunded and […]
Young folks may credit Rihanna for coining the phrase “B**** Better Have My Money” – but classic-heads and fans of Blaxploitation films know the punchy phrase really comes from actor Antonio Fargas. Fargas recited a poem with the same name during a competition for Pimp of the Year in a memorable scene from the classic […]
You probably think of Rihanna as just a recording artist. But you’d be wrong. Rihanna is a multimedia artist who uses multiple platforms, including her social media accounts, to entertain, tantalize and even to support various causes. Rihanna is the perfect artist for the digital age. While her music may reference both Janet Jackson and […]
