Perhaps it’s appropriate that, as the East Coast braces for Hurricane Irene this weekend, Rihanna releases her new music video for “Cheers (Drink To That),” a breezy, tribal party-rock song that samples Avril Lavigne’s “I’m With You” and serves up a nostalgic toast to summer. We see behind-the-scenes shots of sailing, drinking coconuts and clinking cups of what looks suspiciously like Kool Aid. Not that it’s keeping us from Cheering, and Drinking To That, though — especially not on this weekend.
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Nicki Minaj & Rihanna to Preview ‘Fly’ Video at 2011 MTV VMAs
Nicki Minaj & Rihanna
After pushing back the debut of the January-filmed music video for months, Nicki Minaj will premiere a preview of her ‘Fly’ video, co-starring Rihanna, at this Sunday’s (Aug. 28) MTV Video Music Awards pre-show.
Rihanna lent her pipes and ever-evolving stylish self to rapper pal Minaj for her ‘Pink Friday’ track ‘Fly,’ and the ladies were working and playing hard on the set of the Sanaa Hamri-directed video nearly eight months ago.
Finally, Minaj will slip her fans a peek (no, not that kind of slip and peek!) of the video for her RiRi-assisted single, which she delayed so as to not step on the toes of her friend’s own video release dates.
We imagine Nicki’s ‘Super Bass’ followup will be super sexy if this suggestive Nicki-RiRi Twitter back-and-forth from the shoot is any indication!
The premiere date for the full video has yet to be announced, but you can catch a preview of the ‘Fly’ visuals during the Selena Gomez-hosted 2011 VMA pre-show, live on Sunday at 8PM EST.
Rihanna Is ‘Inappropriately Sexual’ According to Former Spice Girl Mel C
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Former Spice Girls member Melanie Chisholm, also known as Sporty Spice and Mel C, has blasted Rihanna for being too racy and raunchy for her young fans.
The 37-year-old mother and girl-power advocate told UK’s the Mirror, that despite being a fan of 23-year-old Rihanna’s music, she is not a fan of her overly sexual image.
“People have to take some responsibility, because we’ve got to a point where over-sexualization of young children has gone too far,” Mel explained. “I think music is a big part of that. Women in music, very successful women, are extremely sexual and they have young fans. It is inappropriate,” the singer continued.
“Rihanna has responsibility and although culture’s always changing, it’s changed too much. It needs to be dealt with. It’s reached saturation point. We owe it to our kids to protect them. Rihanna’s free to do as she pleases, of course, but I think her take on the criticism she’s had is interesting.”
Mel might be referring to RiRi’s defensive attitude in her response to critics saying her banned-in-11-countries ‘S&M’ video was all about sex.
“I love Rihanna, I think she’s a f—— brilliant artist, with great songs, a great record and she looks fantastic … but she’s not a mum. Maybe if she becomes one she’ll feel different. I hope so anyway.”
Mel C isn’t the first female celeb and music industry mom to call out RiRi on her hyper-sexy image. Gwen Stefani spoke her piece on the singer’s scantily clad style, while fellow mom Jennifer Lopez defended Rihanna for keeping things interesting by pushing the boundaries.
Rihanna Steps Out In String Bikini (PHOTO)
Rihanna was spotted showing off her curves on the beaches of Barbados Thursday. The singer was back in her home country giving a whole new meaning to a string bikini. The white swimsuit she was wearing seemed hardly the right choice for some water sports, but Rihanna managed to stay covered and jet ski in style.
The “S&M” singer is getting some R&R with friends and family during her visit home.
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Kelly Rowland to Go on Tour With Chris
Chris Brown & Kelly Rowland
As reported by The BoomBox, following yesterday’s (July 26) release of her much buzzed about new album, ‘Here I Am,’ Kelly Rowland has announced that she will be hitting the road with Chris Brown on his upcoming U.S. tour, starting this September.
Breezy was certainly feeling his ‘Feelin’ Me Right Now’-singing tourmate and expressed his excitement via Twitter. “This Tour is about to be crazzzyyy! Not releasing the dates yet or the other acts. Don’t wanna count my eggs before they hatch!,” Brown wrote.
“Me and Kelly Rowland, along with other incredible artist are going on tour!!!! I’ll let u know who else is on later!” Chris added.
Kelly confirmed the news an interview with New York’s Hot 97. “I’m also going on tour with Chris Brown in September,” she revealed. “I’m so excited about that.”
Rihanna’s ‘Loud’ Tour Behind The Scenes Clip Released, Featuring Kanye West
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Rihanna’s ‘Loud’ tour seems nothing less than spectacular. She’s worn some memorable things and done some memorable things but the performance is what’s really special.
Of course, a lot of us haven’t had the opportunity to actually see Rihanna on tour.
The R&B star takes care of her fans–wherever they are. She has just released a behind the scenes clip featuring Kanye West performing ‘All the Lights’ from her New York Show.
Rihanna ‘S&M’ Lawsuit Moves Forward; David LaChapelle’s Claims Found Substantial
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Teeming with gag-balls, whips and a lot of leather, Rihanna’s video, ‘S&M,’ was bound to get our attention.
But perhaps not this much. When the salacious video was released, it received immediate backlash–some because of its controversial subject and others because of its artistic vision and execution.
Photographer David LaChapelle, whose work has appeared in various fashion and music magazines, sued the R&B star this February for allegedly copying his work in her video. LaChappelle said that this infraction occurred eight times throughout the course of the video.
Despite their similarities, pinning copy right infringement to the somewhat ineffable qualities of “composition, total concept, feel, tone, mood, theme, colors, props, settings, decors, wardrobe and lighting” of the video is no easy case.
Lucky for LaChapelle, he’s now made it passed the first round of legal bureaucracy. New York Judge Shira Scheindlin finds the photographer’s claims sufficient to support a charge of copying. Interestingly enough, the concrete similarities such as the use of leashed men, gag-balls and leather–the real meat and potatoes of the video–are not a basis for infringement.
Rather, it is the video’s use of “angles, poses and lighting” that’s protected under copyright, according to the judge.
The similarities between Rihanna’s ‘S&M’ and LaChapelle’s photographs no coincidence, he says. The video’s storyboards actually used his photographs for inspiration.
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