Rihanna

By Maura This morning’s Good Morning America showed the first snippet of Rihanna’s interview with Diane Sawyer, her first sit-down chat with a reporter since the February pre-Grammys incident in which she was assaulted by her then-boyfriend Chris Brown. And it’s a pretty gripping—if somewhat...

By Maura Shakira’s She Wolf, a fantastic album that will probably sink in the States thanks to its deliciously dinky sonics and its underlying conceit of being a record made by a woman who actually enjoys, and sees the fun side of, human sexuality (scandal!), has apparently had its U.S. release date...

By Chris Molanphy Hot 100 5. Jay-Z feat. Rihanna & Kanye West, “Run This Town” (LW No. 4, 13 weeks) 10. Jay-Z feat. Rihanna & Kanye West, “Run This Town” (LW No. 7, 92,000 downloads) 8. Jay-Z feat. Rihanna & Kanye West, “Run This Town” (LW No. 4, 14 weeks)

By Christopher R. Weingarten When British rapper Lady Sovereign broke in 2005, the last thing she wanted to be was a sex symbol—she constantly referred to herself as a “midget,” and had more ways to say “fuck you” than an Eskimo has to say “snow.” Hell, even Jay-Z was sold by her wacky, snarky personality—and that was bac...

By Maura Choice Music: Male Artist Lil Wayne Jason Mraz Ne-Yo Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em Kanye West Choice Music: Tour American Idol Jonas Brothers Demi Lovato / David Archuleta Britney Spears Taylor Swift Teen Choice Awards [Official site; HT Vicki]

By Maura Video of the Year: Beyonce Knowles - “If I Were a Boy” Beyonce Knowles - “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” Jamie Foxx feat. T-Pain - “Blame It” T.I. feat. Rihanna - “Live Your Life” Kanye West - “Heartless” Best Male Hip-Hop Artist: Lil Wayne Rick Ross T.I. Kanye West Young Jeezy

By Mike Barthel For those of us who've been living under a rock, rock, rock, eh, eh, for the last month, Rihanna was attacked by her boyfriend [Brown v. Rihanna], Chris Brown, and pictures of the injuries hit the internet shortly thereafter. Folks, you know you're famous when your douchey boyfriend and his...

By Maura Johnston One week after being arrested on suspicion of making criminal threats during the course of an altercation with his girlfriend, Rihanna, pop singer Chris Brown released a mea culpa to the press: "Words cannot begin to express how sorry and saddened I am over what transpired. I am seeking th...

By Maura Johnston Rihanna, "How I Like It": Rihanna's transformation into a new-wave throwback continues with this sinewy, grinding track that's sorta reminiscent of "Disturbia." R & B Kings 2009: Includes New Rihanna and Justin Timberlake Tracks [New Music Freak]

By Maura Johnston Last time out, Rihanna was taking her video inspirations from Trent Reznor, and this time, she's going down the modern-rock playlist and plumbing ideas from... The Killers? Maybe not, but I definitely feel like Brandon Flowers is going to pop up at any moment in the video for "Rehab," which m...

By Maura Johnston FAVORITE FEMALE SINGER Alicia Keys Rihanna Carrie Underwood FAVORITE R&B SONG No One" by Alicia Keys Take A Bow" by Rihanna With You" by Chris Brown FAVORITE POP SONG Disturbia" by Rihanna I Kissed A Girl" by Katy Perry No Air" by Jordin Sparks featuring Chris Brown

By Al Shipley Three years ago, Rihanna was an adorable little Caribbean pop princess, but as she's gotten more successful, her image has unexpectedly evolved from long wavy hair to asymmetrical Aeon Flux bob, from summery booty shorts to leather dominatrix outfits. And you get the feeling that no one...

By Dan Gibson The Pussycat Dolls and Katy Perry? I'm going to need some heart medicine. However, you have to admire the career turn of Fall Out Boy, the only act on the bill who had any sort of organic growth as a band, playing gigs, etc. And now they're sandwiched between a kid who got his start on a soap opera a...

By Maura Johnston FAVORITE MALE POP/ROCK ARTIST Chris Brown Kid Rock Usher FAVORITE FEMALE POP/ROCK ARTIST Mariah Carey Alicia Keys Rihanna FAVORITE FEMALE SOUL/RHYTHM & BLUES ARTIST Mary J. Blige Alicia Keys Rihanna ARTIST OF THE YEAR Lil Wayne Chris Brown Alicia Keys Eagles Coldplay

By Chris Molanphy Hot Digital Songs 1. T.I. feat. Rihanna, "Live Your Life" (CHART DEBUT, 335,000 downloads) 2. Pink, "So What" (LW No. 2, 165,000 downloads) 4. T.I., "Whatever You Like" (LW No. 1) 7. Katy Perry, "Hot N Cold" (LW No. 4) 9. Taylor Swift, "Love Story" (LW No. 5) 10. Rihanna, "Disturbia" (LW No. 7)

By Chris Molanphy Hot Digital Songs 1. T.I., "Whatever You Like" (LW No. 3) 2. Pink, "So What" (LW No. 1) 3. Kanye West, "Love Lockdown" (LW No. 2) 4. Katy Perry, "Hot N Cold" (LW No. 7) 6. M.I.A., "Paper Planes" (LW No. 6) 7. Rihanna, "Disturbia" (LW No. 5) 8. Jason Mraz, "I’m Yours" (LW No. 8) 9. Akon, "Right Now (Na Na Na)" (CHART DEBUT)

By Chris Molanphy Hot 100 1. Pink, "So What" (LW No. 2, 4 weeks) 3. Rihanna, "Disturbia" (LW No. 3, 13 weeks) 5. Jay-Z & T.I. feat. Kanye West & Lil Wayne, "Swagga Like Us" (CHART DEBUT) 6. Chris Brown, "Forever" (LW No. 4, 21 weeks) 9. Estelle feat. Kanye West, "American Boy" (LW No. 53, 22 weeks)

By Dan Gibson You read that correctly: the VMA premiere drew more viewers than even the Top Chef finale I couldn't believe it either. Who was not only watching this thing, but staying interested the entire time? At first, I just assumed the audience entirely consisted of bloggers and Rihanna fans, but M...

By Maura Johnston 9:00 p.m. OK, good, this is good. Britney starts with comedy, one of her strong suits. 9:18 p.m. Are they gonna seriously punk Britney or Mariah this year? Paris is less together than Britney tonight! 10:52 p.m. Any word on who Britney just hugged?

By Chris Molanphy Hot 100 2. Rihanna, "Disturbia" (LW No. 1, 10 weeks) 3. Chris Brown, "Forever" (LW No. 3, 18 weeks) 4. Katy Perry, "I Kissed a Girl" (LW No. 4, 16 weeks) 6. M.I.A., "Paper Planes" (LW No. 6, 6 weeks) 8. Ne-Yo, "Closer" (LW No. 8, 19 weeks) 9. Pink, "So What" (CHART DEBUT) 10. Rihanna, "Take a Bow" (LW No. 8, 20 weeks)

By Maura Johnston BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO Mary J. Blige, "Just Fine" Lupe Fiasco, "Superstar" Flo Rida, "Low" Lil Wayne, "Lollipop" Kanye West, "Homecoming" BEST DANCING IN A VIDEO Chris Brown, "Forever" Danity Kane, "Damaged" Madonna, "4 Minutes" Ne-Yo, "Closer" The Pussycat Dolls, "When I Grow Up"

By Chris Molanphy Hot Digital Songs 2. Rihanna, "Disturbia" (LW No. 1) 4. M.I.A., "Paper Planes" (LW No. 2) 5. Chris Brown, "Forever" (CHART DEBUT) 6. Estelle feat. Kanye West, "American Boy" (LW No. 7) 7. Coldplay, "Viva la Vida" (LW No. 8) 8. Katy Perry, "I Kissed a Girl" (LW No. 5) 9. Chris Brown, "Forever" (LW No. 9)

By Maura Johnston In April, Mr. Brown's record label, Jive, released the song to radio stations and digital download services as a single. After the song became a hit, Jive added it to his 2007 album, "Exclusive," and re-released the album in June.

By Chris Molanphy 3. Alicia Keys, "Teenage Love Affair" (LW No. 4, 23 weeks) 5. Rihanna, "Take a Bow" (LW No. 7, 13 weeks) 6. Chris Brown, "Take You Down" (LW No. 6, 17 weeks) 7. Young Jeezy feat. Kanye West, "Put On" (LW No. 9, 11 weeks) 10. David Banner feat. Chris Brown, "Get Like Me" (LW No. 12, 21 weeks)

By Dan Gibson Another Friday, another installment of FNMTV starring our pal Pete Wentz. This week, there are mysteriously only three new videos (T.I., No Age, and Day 26) to go with two live performances (Rihanna and Maroon 5 featuring Rihanna). I wondered what effect the program had on the number of video...

By Anthony Miccio 2. Do you have something novel in your past? If you're from Barbados, like Rihanna, try turning it into a shtick by doing ads promoting tourism for the country. It makes them look glamorous and gets you on the TV! Rihanna Barbados Commercial [YouTube] SOS - Rihanna (Nike) [YouTube]

By Dan Gibson Choice Music: Female Artist Britney Spears Fergie Mariah Carey Miley Cyrus Rihanna Choice Music: Rap Artist Flo Rida Kanye West Lil Mama Lil Wayne Lupe Fiasco Choice Music: R&B Artist Beyoncé Chris Brown Rihanna T-Pain Usher

By Chris Molanphy Hot 100 2. Leona Lewis, "Bleeding Love" (LW No. 1, 15 weeks) 4. Rihanna, "Take a Bow" (LW No. 3, 7 weeks) 5. Jordin Sparks with Chris Brown, "No Air" (LW No. 5, 21 weeks) 6. Usher feat. Young Jeezy, "Love in This Club" (LW No. 4, 15 weeks) 8. Madonna feat. Justin Timberlake, "4 Minutes" (LW No. 7, 10 weeks)

By Maura Johnston 47. Alicia Keys 46. Lily Allen 44. Blue 42. Eminem 41. Maroon 5 36. Sugababes 35. Westlife 32. TLC 29. Pussycat Dolls 28. Rihanna 24. Chris Brown 22. Beyonce 21. Five 19. N Sync 18. S Club 7 17. Busted 16. Mika 15. Take That 14. Pink 12. Madonna 7. Shakira 6. Christina Aguilera 5. Spice Girls 4. Justin Timberlake

By Kate Richardson Spanish mobile carrier Yoigo has posted a list of its most popular ringtone downloads in the Sala de Música section of its Web site, and not surprisingly, Rihanna's "Don't Stop the Music" is No. 1. Rihanna must have a killer European publicity team, because she has an almost God-like omnipr...

By Chris Molanphy Hot 100 2. Chris Brown, "With You" (LW No. 2, 13 weeks) 3. Rihanna, "Don't Stop the Music" (LW No. 3, 14 weeks) 4. Sara Bareilles, "Love Song" (LW No. 5, 17 weeks) 5. Alicia Keys, "No One" (LW No. 4, 25 weeks) 6. Timbaland feat. OneRepublic, "Apologize" (LW No. 6, 30 weeks)

By Maura Johnston Tonight's Brit Awards didn't just serve as the latest stop on Amy Winehouse's during-rehab Rehab Tour: the ceremony also had a segment where Rihanna interpolated "Umbrella" with the Klaxons' "Golden Skans," the latest incidence of her formerly ubiquitous hit being smooshed togethe...

By Maura Johnston Will the latest song from Flo Rida's forthcoming Mail On Sunday, the Timbaland-assisted "Elevator," be as unstoppable as the year's only No. 1 single, his track "Low"? It has hot-spring synths, more product placement capped by shoutouts to Nelly's clothing line, and an attempt to remin...

By Maura Johnston 8:21 p.m. And now we're into "Don't Stop The Music," and Rihanna is wearing one of Christian Siriano's creations from his Bryant Park show. That was fast! 10:34 p.m. "Umbrella" wins, prompting Rihanna to drag Jay-Z up to the stage and... call him Dad?

By Chris Molanphy Hot 100 2. Chris Brown, "With You" (LW No. 3, 10 weeks) 3. Rihanna, "Don't Stop the Music" (LW No. 5, 11 weeks) 4. Timbaland feat. OneRepublic, "Apologize" (LW No. 4, 27 weeks) 5. Alicia Keys, "No One" (LW No. 2, 22 weeks) 7. Fergie, "Clumsy" (LW No. 6, 17 weeks)

By Maura Johnston Akon, Nelly Furtado, Dave Koz and Taylor Swift are all nominees this year. Akon is nominated for four awards: Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals ("The Sweet Escape" with Gwen Stefani), Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals ("Bartender" with T-Pain), Best Contemporary R...

By mjohnston 31. Kanye West, "Flashing Lights" 25. T.I., "You Know What It Is" 23. LCD Soundsystem, "Us V. Them" 22. Amerie, "Gotta Work" 20. Rihanna, "Umbrella" 19. Battles, "Atlas" 15. T-Pain, "Calm The Fuck Down" 14. M.I.A., "Paper Planes" 12. Wye Oak, "Warning" 11. Rihanna and Ne-Yo, "Hate That I Love You"

By mjohnston 11 Diddy & Christina Aguilera - Tell Me 13 Justin Timberlake - Summer Love 15 Rihanna & Jay-Z - Umbrella 18 Kanye West - Stronger 20 Carrie Underwood - Before He Cheats 35 Rihanna & Ne-Yo - Hate That I Love You 37 Alicia Keys - No One 57 Chris Brown - Wall To Wall

By jharv Top Songs RIHANNA "Umbrella" VON SüDENFED "The Rhinohead" SPANISH HARLEM ORCHESTRA "Sácala Bailar" CAFé TACUBA "Volver a Comenzar" JESU "Conqueror" Top Songs RIHANNA "Umbrella" R. KELLY FEATURING T.I. AND T-PAIN "I'm a Flirt (Remix)" MARTINA MCBRIDE "Anyway"

By Chris Molanphy 1. Alicia Keys, "No One" (LW No. 1, 15 weeks) 4. Chris Brown feat. T-Pain, "Kiss Kiss" (LW No. 4, 14 weeks) 5. Fergie, "Clumsy" (LW No. 5, 10 weeks) 9. Rihanna feat. Ne-Yo, "Hate That I Love You" (LW No. 7, 16 weeks) 17. Kanye West, "Stronger" (LW No. 13, 21 weeks)

By jharv THE WHAAAA? Pitchfork's (institutional) embrace of the pop charts is still so odd. (That it was one of the weakest years for American pop in my living memory notwithstanding.) For instance, nothing by Lloyd, Ne-Yo, Amerie (who they favorably reviewed, even if she scored no American hits t...

By mjohnston 40. Kanye West f/T-Pain - Good Life 31. Maroon 5 - Wake Up Call 25. Timbaland f/OneRepublic - Apologize 16. Amy Winehouse - Rehab 13. The All-American Rejects - It Ends Tonight 10. Justin Timberlake - What Goes Around... 6. Kanye West - Stronger 5. Maroon 5 - Makes Me Wonder 4. Rihanna f/Jay-Z - Umbrella

By mjohnston 18. Rihanna, "Umbrella" 17. Justin Timberlake, "What Goes Around" 15. Diddy, "Last Night" 13. Crime Mob, "Rock Yo Hips" 11. Beyonce, "Irreplaceable" 10. Lil Mama, "Lip Gloss" 08. Bow Wow, "Outta My System" 06. Ciara, "Like A Boy" 03. Beyonce & Shakira, "Beautiful Liar"

By jharv 2. Rihanna feat. Jay-Z, "Umbrella" 3. Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" 4. Avril Lavigne, "Girlfriend" 5. "Weird Al" Yankovic, "White And Nerdy" 7. Shakira and Beyonce, "Beautiful Liar" 8. Fergie, "Glamorous" 9. Carrie Underwood, "Before He Cheats"

By jharv Songs 1. Amy Winehouse, "Rehab" 2. Feist, "1-2-3-4" 3. Rihanna, "Umbrella" 4. LCD Soundsystem, "All My Friends" 5. Radiohead, "Jigsaw Falling Into Place" 6. 50 Cent, "I Get Money" 7. Plain White T's, "Hey There Delilah" 8. Manu Chao, "Me Llaman Calle" 9. Aly And AJ, "Potential Breakup Song"

By jharv 21. The-Dream, "Shawty Is a 10" (Def Jam) 19. Justin Timberlake, "What Goes Around . . . Comes Around" (Jive) 15. Ne-Yo, "Because of You" (Def Jam) 4. Rihanna ft. Jay-Z, "Umbrella" (Def Jam) 3. Kanye West ft. T-Pain, "Good Life" (Roc-a-Fella/Def Jam) 1. Fabolous ft. Ne-Yo, "Make Me Better" (Def Jam)