While her ‘We Found Love’ single continued to dominate the Billboard Hot 100 this week, Rihanna quietly achieved another victory as her ‘Talk That Talk’ album was certified gold in the US. However, the record has not actually sold 500K copies at retail outlets. Rather, the demarkation was obtained via shipments.
Last week, Rihanna matched the 7-week #1 run of her monster hit ‘Umbrella’ with her latest chart-topper, ‘We Found Love’. However, the latter tune has surpassed its predecessor to give the vixen her long-running #1 song on the lineup as well as the longest residency at the summit of any song in 2011.
A screenshot of Rihanna’s ‘You Da One’ video was released earlier this week to help build buzz for the clip and now behind the scenes footage of the shoot has been issued. Directed by Melina, the production appears to be relatively low budget compared to the glitz and glamour of Rihanna’s other works.
Amy Winehouse’s ‘Lioness: Hidden Treasures’ pounced onto the top spot on the UK Albums Chart last week and although it has lost it’s grip of the peak position, it still managed to maintain a place in the top three. However, ‘Lioness’ wasn’t the only record to exhibit strong momentum. Indeed, Lloyd’s ‘Dedication to My Ex (Miss [...]
Rihanna’s ‘We Found Love’ has blazed at the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for seven weeks and she is seeking to continue the momentum with its followup ‘You Da One’. As such, the vixen has released this vmysterious sneak peek of the accompanying video, which was directed by Melina.
A hectic schedule of touring, paid appearances and endorsement deals has resulted in a major pay day for one of the world’s most demanded Pop stars. Indeed, the pervasive Lady Gaga has been crowned as the highest paid woman in music with estimated earnings exceeding $90 million.
Rihanna has landed a stunning 11 #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 throughout her career but few of them have held the top slot for more than 3 weeks. However, thanks to the continuous gains in airplay of her latest hit, ‘We Found Love’, the colourful vixen has finally matched the success of her longest-running [...]
Amy Winehouse’s legacy has continued to survive not only through her music but also on the UK Albums Chart. In fact, the British Soul singer’s first posthumous album, ‘Lioness: Hidden Treasures’, has debuted at the top of the tally with some of the highest first weeks sales of the year.
Rihanna’s obviously read the derisive comments made about her showing at the Capital FM Jingle Bell Ball last week because she avoided doing much singing during her ‘Loud Tour’ stop in Hungary. Hosted at the Budapest Sports Arena, the show featured the star doing more posing than anything else.
Rihanna was unable to win her most recent chart battle against Mary J. Blige on the Billboard 200 but she will probably win a different type of war in the upcoming blockbuster film, ‘Battleship’. Scheduled to premiere on May 18th 2012, the movie will depict the Pop star in the role of Petty Officer Raikes as [...]