Articles tagged "rihanna"

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Chris Brown’s answer to Rihanna album a puzzling mix of accusations, partying

by Greg Kot [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[3.Dec.09] :. Two weeks ago, Rihanna delivered a brilliant album, “Rated R,” that doubled as a thinly veiled, emotionally turbulent reflection on her ill-fated romance with Chris Brown. Now it’s...

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Mixed Media

The Illustrious 2009 American Music Awards (video)

by Tyler Gould

[23.Nov.09] :. The American Music Awards were last night, giving the most popular acts in the country and the suits that made them a venue on which to stage their feverish masturbations. Some highlights: Adam...

Mixed Media

 

Mixed Media

Jay-Z and Rihanna Live in London (video)

by PopMatters Staff

[17.Nov.09] :. R&B superstar Rihanna formally launched her new album, Rated R, last night in London. The album drops last week and she played her first live performance since this past February to kick...

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Sound Affects

Radio Killer -  In Anticipation of The-Dream’s “Love vs. Money”

by Mike Deane

[13.Feb.09] :. How The-Dream took me from a modern R&B hater and made me into an R&B believer. Revisiting The-Dream's debut, Love Hate, in anticipation of the March release of Love vs. Money.

Sound Affects

 

Music Review

Kardinal Offishall: Not 4 Sale

by Andrew Martin

[25.Sep.08] :. Even if the title is misleading, Not 4 Sale has something for everyone.

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News

A yummy summer soundtrack

by Dan DeLuca [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)]

[8.Aug.07] :. What becomes a song of summer most? It better be catchy, it ought to be breezy, it helps if it’s snappy. And it needs to stick in your head, and not aggravate you again and again and again....

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How music’s top players stack up in this season’s hot mix

by Jim Farber [New York Daily News (MCT)]

[3.Jul.07] :. What does it take to make a great summer song? Something light, sheer and easy—much like the right meal or the perfect outfit for this sweaty season just begun. It never hurts to have...

 

Rihanna: Good Girl Gone Bad

by Quentin B. Huff

[26.Jun.07] :. The midyear 2007 rankings in Female Rhythm & Pop: 1. Beyoncé, 2. Rihanna... Wait. What? Rihanna?!

 

Rihanna: A Girl Like Me

by Quentin B. Huff

[1.Jun.06] :. The Bajan Princess of the dancehall can "break it up" like nobody's business. And when you can drop it like it's on fire, there's no need to cool it off.