bu. Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Do i need to pull out Google maps now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jarrylf Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 ................waitin on that You Da One video.....................Im actually starting to get annoyed like, its really the perfect time to drop the vid (well last week was really) and its comin time for that 3rd song....and I guess we wont get that vid till February. If the videos not out before 2012, I will be pissed . They gotta get on the ball, it didnt feel like this long for We Found Love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarrylf Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Behind the scenes of the You Da One video............HOW BOUT RELEASING THE MOTHERFUCKIN VIDEO!?!?!?!?! This behind the scenes thing shoulda came out like a week or 2 after they wrapped shooting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nkjHoRQ8-qI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCNATION Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Rihanna’s 2011 Accomplishments – Part 1 “That Rihanna reign just don’t let up”, a prophecy that holds truer than ever as we reflect on the last year in the superstar’s record-breaking career. 2011 saw Rihanna continuing to sell millions upon millions of albums, receiving a flurry of prestigious awards, dominating the airwaves with her smash singles, gracing covers of magazines around the world, embarking on a massive international tour spanning over a hundred cities, lending her iconic brand to several billion dollar cooperation campaigns, and still managing to find time to record yet another album filled with a collection of songs that have Rihanna fans gitty with excitement as to what 2012 can only bring. Rihanna has become the rare form of pop star that has managed the seemingly impossible act of, not only maintaining, expanding her popularity and quality as the years of her reign accumulate. Loud sold over 6,000,000 copies internationally propelled by it’s string of smash singles, acclaimed promotional performances, and critical praise. It is, to date, Rihanna’s fastest selling album to reach that sales bracket and the second best seller, of any artist, since it’s release. However, Rihanna was not about to milk the success dry from the project, and announced mid-year that she was working on her follow-up already. Talk That Talk was released worldwide in late November to an opening of over 500,000 copies sold — easily clearing her career biggest launch. Following, just two weeks later, Talk That Talk continued to break Rihanna records by becoming her fastest album to shift over a 1,000,000 units. Having sold a career total of over 26,000,000 albums bodes well with her retaining her lead as the most successful album’s artist since her debut over half a decade ago. With such a welcoming reception from the public, naturally came a new high of recognition this year from nearly every prestigious outlet in the music industry. The year began with a Grammy win for the lead single off Loud, “Only Girl (In The World)”, in “Best Dance Recording”. Rihanna performed twice that night, her five-time Grammy nominated collaboration, “Love The Way You Lie”, and her upcoming 2012 nomination, “What’s My Name”. The performances were met with rave reviews including Time Magazine calling for the “2011 Grammys be renamed: The Rihanna Show”. (The Grammy committee clearly took notice for the upcoming 2012 ceremony, as the recently revealed nominations include a nod in the highly coveted “Album of The Year” category for Loud.) Following the Grammys, she jetted across the Atlantic to attend the Brit Awards the following day, in which she won “International Female Artist of The Year”. Rihanna took to twitter to express her excitement to her fans: “Came with a Grammy, left with a Brit!!!” In May, we saw Rihanna kicking off the return of the Billboard Music Awards with a performance of her #1 single, “S&M”, with fellow pop star Britney Spears. She was awarded that night with “Female Artist of The Year”, based on statical success on their charts. She followed out the year with a series of wins including People’s Choice (Pop Artist, Song, & Music Video), American Music Awards (R&B Album), BET Awards (Female R&B Artist), and a Soul Train Award. Rihanna’s continuing success with hit singles this year lead Billboard to recently consider that Rihanna could soon potentially surpass The Beatles landmark #1 record. In this report they note that Rihanna is the fastest and youngest solo artist to achieve 11 chart toppers, both records previously held by Mariah Carey (the current leading solo artist in Hot 100 toppers). Additionally, she is only the fourth female artist to achieve as many following Mariah, Madonna, and Whitney Houston. In 2011 alone, Rihanna accumulated an additional two number #1s on the Hot 100 in “S&M” and “We Found Love”. The later has spent 8 weeks at the pole position, earning the title of not only Rihanna’s career longest #1 but the longest running #1 of the year. “We Found Love“‘s extended run also grouped her as one of only four other artists in Hot 100 history to have had three songs remain at #1 for at least seven weeks. Since 2010, Rihanna has spent 23 weeks at #1, and 76 weeks in the Top 10. Rihanna collected Top 10’s this year in “S&M”, “Cheers (Drink To That)”, “We Found Love”, and “Take Care” in the record-breaking speed total of 21 career titles. Rihanna also further extended her record of most Billboard Pop Song Chart #1’s in the chart’s history with 9 and Top 10’s with 19. Rihanna has sold more digital singles than any other artist in the US with over 60 million units sold. As with all Rihanna’s singles, the success of these chart toppers is not limited to the US. Rihanna leads the United World Singles Chart with over 22 million points for the year. “We Found Love” went #1 in 15 countries including a 6 week stay at #1 in the UK, becoming the longest running #1 of the year and the longest since her very own “Umbrella” in 2007. It was her sixth #1 in five consecutive years, a record unequaled by any other female solo artist. It also tied her with Madonna for most trans-Atlantic #1 singles. Adding to the series of extraordinary feats in the UK, she was the first female artist to ever top the singles and albums chart simultaneously with two different albums (Loud, Talk That Talk) and singles (“What’s My Name”, “We Found Love”) in the same year. The Official Chart Company later announced that she was the leading artist in single sales of the year, and second in album sales (behind Adele). She now ranks only behind Madonna in single sales for female artists and only behind Madonna and Kylie in #1s in the chart’s history. Another similar achievement was accomplished this year when “S&M” hit #1 in Australia, placing her only behind Madonna, Kylie, & Delta Goodrem chart toppers in their history. 2011 also saw Rihanna’s presence grow in quantum leaps outside the charts. Being cited by Anna Wintour, herself, as being one of the leading artists in fashion today, Rihanna made her long anticipated debut on the covers of both American and British Vogue. Italia Vogue named her Woman of The Year. Rolling Stone and Esquire Magazine both published their first cover featuring Rihanna and the later elected her “Sexiest Woman of the Year”. Rihanna also made returned visits to the covers of Cosmopolitan and Glamour Magazine. Further signifying the power of her brand, she was chosen to be the face of multi-million dollar campaigns for giants including Armani, Nivea and Vita Coco. The Barbados Tourism Authority also signed Rihanna to a multi-year contract to exclusively promote her hometown island giving her the title of Tourism Ambassador. Her signature perform was launched earlier in the year to such success, that she already has a sequel scheduled for release in 2012. Rihanna also was cast in a role in Peter Berg’s Battleship, of which she has been featured extensively in promotions for the film releasing in summer 2012. Last Girl On Earth Tour was still finishing up earlier this year, but that didn’t stop Rihanna from announcing her biggest and most successful tour yet, Loud Tour. The tours consisted of over a hundred arena dates this year, including a record-breaking 10 sold-out London O2 dates due to demand, Rock In Rio headliner, and her first stadium concert in Barbados. The tour, featuring over two dozen of her biggest hits, was acclaimed by critics and applauded by fans. Being a globe-trotting superstar hasn’t side-tracked Rihanna from continuing her efforts in Philanthropy however. In fact, she was honored at DKMS 5th Annual Gala for her tireless work in the fight against Leukemia. Social Media is another one of Rihanna’s fortes now. She has 47 million fans on the most popular social network, Facebook, becoming the leader of any artist. She has approximately 11 million twitter followers and interacts with them daily on a personal level unmatched by an celebrity of her stature. Rihanna is the most subscribed artist on Youtube with a total of 1.9 billion music video views on her channel (an additional 620 million if you include her official featured videos). On the popular music play-count service Last.Fm, she has the most unique listeners of any female solo artist, with over 3 million. According to Fame Count, she is the fastest growing artist on the web at the moment. It is through this mountain of success, acclaim, and support that it has become impossible for even Rihanna’s most belligerent of detractors, to ignore that Rihanna, at the age of only 23, has permanently ingrained herself a place in pop culture history. How does Rihanna go about dealing with this level of fame and increasingly high-level of expectation? She was quoted in Vogue, “When something feels real, you don’t have to make any apologies for it. When it feels good to you nothing else matters. Everything else is just noise.” 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotboy06 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Rihanna’s 2011 Accomplishments – Part 1 It is through this mountain of success, acclaim, and support that it has become impossible for even Rihanna’s most belligerent of detractors, to ignore that Rihanna, at the age of only 23, has permanently ingrained herself a place in pop culture history. I can see this statement having others bothered. Rihsus Fenty Christ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCNATION Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 I can see this statement having others bothered. Rihsus Fenty Christ! You already know .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarrylf Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 8! WEEEKS @ #1!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Baby Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 I can see this statement having others bothered. Rihsus Fenty Christ! I'm bothered...P!nk is where its at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCNATION Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 I'm bothered...P!nk is where its at. Well P!nk isn't mentioned in this article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Baby Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Well P!nk isn't mentioned in this article Don't giveme attitude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotboy06 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 I'm bothered...P!nk is where its at. Well make her an official thread.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Baby Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Well make her an official thread.. You're not my boss Hot@ss... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotboy06 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 You're not my boss Hot@ss... Well stop bringing her up in every thread.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Baby Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Well stop bringing her up in every thread.. So we've come to this now? You're gonna bully me and push me around and such? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotboy06 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 So we've come to this now? You're gonna bully me and push me around and such? Jes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DCNATION Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Drake Wants Video For Rihanna Duet To Be His ‘Best’ To Drake, Take Care is the story of a kid who goes from wide-eyed Toronto dreamer to rap royalty. But while Drizzy has painted that picture through songs on his sophomore set, the Young Money star hopes to roll out more visuals in support of the album’s narrative, and he has big plans for one video in particular. We’ve already seen “Marvins Room” and “Headlines,” the Lil Wayne-assisted “The Motto” is already in the can, and when MTV News caught up with him backstage at the Power 106 Cali Christmas Concert, Drizzy Drake revealed he’s set to shoot a clip for the title track with Rihanna. “It’s a project where I think visuals are called for, for a lot of those records,” he said. “So we’re working on definitely the ‘Take Care’ video, which we’re trying to get shot soon and a couple of other ones, too, off the album.” Drake, who can now hoist another platinum plaque for Take Care, wouldn’t dish on the treatment or concept for the video, but he has high expectations for it. “I want to make it perfect — the best video I’ve done to date — so I’m just taking my time,” he said. The Jamie xx-produced “Take Care,” with its pounding bass drum and sparse piano melody, tells the story of two lovers ready to leave behind their sketchy pasts in favor of a fruitful relationship together. Drake and Rih’s real-life fling (one the rapper addressed on 2010′s “Fireworks”) only helps to enhance the song’s appeal. Standing as both an endearing duet and a club banger, it’s the danceable, Gil-Scott Heron-sampling house build toward the end of the song that truly makes it a standout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotboy06 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Drake Wants Video For Rihanna Duet To Be His ‘Best’ To Drake, Take Care is the story of a kid who goes from wide-eyed Toronto dreamer to rap royalty. But while Drizzy has painted that picture through songs on his sophomore set, the Young Money star hopes to roll out more visuals in support of the album’s narrative, and he has big plans for one video in particular. We’ve already seen “Marvins Room” and “Headlines,” the Lil Wayne-assisted “The Motto” is already in the can, and when MTV News caught up with him backstage at the Power 106 Cali Christmas Concert, Drizzy Drake revealed he’s set to shoot a clip for the title track with Rihanna. “It’s a project where I think visuals are called for, for a lot of those records,” he said. “So we’re working on definitely the ‘Take Care’ video, which we’re trying to get shot soon and a couple of other ones, too, off the album.” Drake, who can now hoist another platinum plaque for Take Care, wouldn’t dish on the treatment or concept for the video, but he has high expectations for it. “I want to make it perfect — the best video I’ve done to date — so I’m just taking my time,” he said. The Jamie xx-produced “Take Care,” with its pounding bass drum and sparse piano melody, tells the story of two lovers ready to leave behind their sketchy pasts in favor of a fruitful relationship together. Drake and Rih’s real-life fling (one the rapper addressed on 2010′s “Fireworks”) only helps to enhance the song’s appeal. Standing as both an endearing duet and a club banger, it’s the danceable, Gil-Scott Heron-sampling house build toward the end of the song that truly makes it a standout. Song/record of the year 2013! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Baby Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Drake Wants Video For Rihanna Duet To Be His ‘Best’ To Drake, Take Care is the story of a kid who goes from wide-eyed Toronto dreamer to rap royalty. But while Drizzy has painted that picture through songs on his sophomore set, the Young Money star hopes to roll out more visuals in support of the album’s narrative, and he has big plans for one video in particular. We’ve already seen “Marvins Room” and “Headlines,” the Lil Wayne-assisted “The Motto” is already in the can, and when MTV News caught up with him backstage at the Power 106 Cali Christmas Concert, Drizzy Drake revealed he’s set to shoot a clip for the title track with Rihanna. “It’s a project where I think visuals are called for, for a lot of those records,” he said. “So we’re working on definitely the ‘Take Care’ video, which we’re trying to get shot soon and a couple of other ones, too, off the album.” Drake, who can now hoist another platinum plaque for Take Care, wouldn’t dish on the treatment or concept for the video, but he has high expectations for it. “I want to make it perfect — the best video I’ve done to date — so I’m just taking my time,” he said. The Jamie xx-produced “Take Care,” with its pounding bass drum and sparse piano melody, tells the story of two lovers ready to leave behind their sketchy pasts in favor of a fruitful relationship together. Drake and Rih’s real-life fling (one the rapper addressed on 2010′s “Fireworks”) only helps to enhance the song’s appeal. Standing as both an endearing duet and a club banger, it’s the danceable, Gil-Scott Heron-sampling house build toward the end of the song that truly makes it a standout. Rihanna has really won you over DC! I must admit I like her too though. "We Found Love" is my favorite song of 2011. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Baby Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Jes. I told you about giving me all this sass. I'm about to use these coo-pons I got for the greyhound and come down there with my vasaline and fighting heels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Baby Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I had to do that to an editor once who wanted to defame my sacred name... The editor of a Dutch fashion magazine criticised by US singer Rihanna for using a racist slur to describe her, has resigned. Eva Hoeke, editor-in-chief at Jackie, will leave with immediate effect after the pop star reacted angrily on Twitter to the article. The singer labelled the publication "disrespectful" and "rather desperate". A statement from Jackie apologised with Hoeke saying she has reacted "too quickly" to criticism of the article. The feature used language to describe Rihanna that the star found offensive. Star's anger Directing her anger at Hoeke on Twitter Rihanna wrote: "There are thousands of Dutch girls who would love to be recognised for their contributions to your country, you could have given them an article. "Instead, you paid to print one degrading an entire race." Rihanna also accused the magazine's article of being "a poor representation of the evolution of human rights." The magazine has apologised in a statement posted on their Facebook page. In the post Hoeke is quoted as saying: "I realise that my first reaction through Twitter, in which I indicated that it was a joke, has been an incomplete misrepresentation of what me, and also the author of the article, meant. "I should have counted to 10 before taking unsubtle stands through social media channels. "Through this my credibility has been hurt, and that neither fits the role of an editor-in-chief, nor Jackie Magazine. " Before the announcement of Hoeke's departure she had described the article as a "bad joke" on Twitter, and had defended the article saying there was "no racist motive". The magazine's publisher said they will invite Rihanna to share her opinions on the article in their next issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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