Rihanna Says C Word Is Offensive To Everyone Except Bajans

Rihanna reveals just what she thinks about her cunt necklace. (see below). Rihanna also has a real issue with being a role model, as a matter fact she loathes the responsibility. The Rude Boy singer saw her sexy wax figure on display in the UK this week alongside Amy Winehouse and Lady Gaga. Rihanna’s wax figure flaunts her envious shape while showing off just enough skin to tell you she’s no saint of a rock star.

Rihanna is also on the November cover of British Vogue and finally speaks on that darn cunt word necklace she insist on wearing. We’ve stated before we think it’s part of her image and works quite well. The S&M singer did admit that she’s playing a part and her antics can be summed up as such. But the c-word necklace may be less of a marketing ploy and more of Rihanna’s familiarity with the word.

She tells UK Vogue,

“That word is so offensive to everyone in the world except for Bajans. You know African-Americans use the N-word to their brothers? Well, that’s the way we use the C-word,” Rihanna explains. “When I first came here, I was saying it like it was nothing, like, ‘Hey, c–t,’ until my makeup artist finally had to tell me to stop. I just never know.”

It’s hard to believe as the Ambassador for Barbados tourism that the island wants to be associated with wholly believing that cunt is an interchangeable word for friend/girl. But Rihanna is making one point clear, she knows how everyone interprets the word and yet she continues to wear it – so there – take it or leave. Is it also unfair for parents to assign role model titles to pop stars???

Coldplay drummer wanted Rihanna's vocal

Coldplay drummer Will Champion wanted to sing Rihanna's part on one of the group's new tracks.

The 'Fix You' rockers teamed up with the 'S&M' singer for 'Princess of China' - which is on their forthcoming album 'Mylo Xyloto' - but frontman Chris Martin admits she had competition from Will.

He said: "There's a bit of a love story thread so we really needed someone to sing higher than me. For all Will's good intentions, he can't do it. You need to be female."

Chris also revealed the group's fifth studio album is "dangerously close" to being a musical. He told The Sun newspaper: "Our new record is sort of a story through its 14 tracks - it's not quite a musical, but it's dangerously close."

The album was recorded in London and Chris has previously said the input of guitarist Jonny Buckland has been particularly prevalent.

Referring to one of the tracks on the album, he said: "'Hurts Like Heaven' is all Jonny. It only has two chords. The songs are group-y, its guitar-y. Johnny is coming out of his cocoon. We're just trying some risky things."

Rihanna Drops 'We Found Love' Single

Rihanna has been amping up her fans for the release of her new single, "We Found Love." In a flurry of tweets on Wednesday, she shared with fans the lyrics to the Calvin Harris-produced track, as well as the single's cover art.

It all led up to the single's release on Thursday (September 22) morning on Facebook and the radio. As you would expect from a producer like Harris, "We Found Love" is a party-ready track. A synthy keyboard plays as Rihanna sings the opening lines of the song. It's a pretty sparse dance track that simply plays up her robotic-like vocals, a pulsing beat and a synth sound. The layers of the song are found in her vocals and Harris' production. On the song, Ri sings about finding that special someone. "Yellow diamonds in the light/ And we're standing side by side/ As your shadow crosses mine/ What it takes to come alive/ It's the way I'm feeling, I just can't deny/ But I've gotta let it go," she sings on the first chorus.

The chorus simply features the line "We found love in a hopeless place" repeated four times. On the second verse, she sings, "Shine a light through an open door/ Love and life I will divide/ Turn away 'cause I need you more/ Feel the heartbeat in my mind/ It's the way I'm feeling, I just can't deny/ But I've gotta let it go."

For the art, Rihanna is punked out in a pompadour, loose-fitting jeans, chains, a denim jacket and chunky boots. She looks fiercely into the camera, arms crossed as she walks through the city.

Both Rihanna and Harris are giving the single four thumbs up. "Excited for people to hear the new @rihanna song, i can tell u she sounds like an #angel !" Harris tweeted.

After the song dropped, Rihanna had this message for her fans: "*pulls out glow stick*."

"We Found Love" serves as the lead single off Rihanna's as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2010's Loud album. The album is set to drop in November.

Rihanna Strips Down In Sexy New Armani Jeans And Underwear Ads

Armani has rolled out another batch of photos from Rihanna‘s campaign for its jeans and underwear line after unveiling the first on last Thursday, and the photos keep getting sexier and sexier.

In a couple of the new ads, the blonde wig-sporting pop darling works it in the glossy, black and white shots, posing in jeans, a leather jacket and a bra, while in a few others, she strips down to nothing but her undies.

The campaign was shot by famed photographer Steven Klein and has already started running in magazines and on billboards.

Rihanna Bares All For New Armani Underwear Campaign

Rihanna, already the face of the Armani Jeans campaign, has taken over the lingerie side of things as well. Sprawled seductively across the seat of a black Lincoln Continental, Rihanna balances her short, androgynous haircut with a lace-detailed bra, high heels, and a killer body.

The photographer, Steven Klein, keeps the advertisement from heading in the pin-up direction by playing with shadows and body angles, maintaining Armani's high fashion image. What do you think of Rihanna's latest venture for her Armani campaign?

Skip the mirror Rihanna?

She recently turned heads as a sultry blonde for the Armani Jeans campaign.

But Rihanna looked rather less put-together as she left a music video shoot in New York yesterday.

The singer stepped out in an odd combination of denim shorts and a tuxedo top.

The normally smouldering 23-year-old looked slightly awkward in her unusual outfit.

Her black velvet tuxedo jacket covered a white shirt buttoned to the neck.

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She also wore a bow tie, with a crucifix-shaped pin fastening the top of her shirt.

This masculine look clashed strangely with her faded denim shorts and sexy hold ups, which in turn didn't match her chunky black patent shoes.The androgyny of Rihanna's look was accentuated by her Elvis-styled hair, which sat in a roll on top of her head.

Nevertheless, the amount of leg on show was typical of the singer, who had been spotted looking unusually conservative earlier in the day wearing a very prim black jumper and trousers.

Rihanna steps out wearing leather tracksuit bottoms

She rounded out the ensemble with a simple black sweater, black and white checked heels and a conservative gold necklace.

For Rihanna, at least, this was a relatively low-key outfit.

Whether you like or hate her fashion choices, no one can dispute the fact that the Bajan beauty is a risk-taker when it comes to clothing.

Her penchant for thigh-high boots, rainbow-coloured hair and bondage-like outfits are some of the reasons she was chosen to feature in the latest Armani Jeans campaign.In the advert, the Russian Roulette singer looks androgynous wearing a blonde, mop-like wig.

She shows off her feminine abs in a cropped, midriff baring top and skin tight lyrca trousers while also wearing chunky leather boots.

She poses in front of a car with a moody expression on her face; she looks like one tough woman.

The photo was taken by Steven Klein, well known for his W magazine editorials with Madonna, Brad Pitt and various other famous faces.

Rihanna on Shaq's love interest list

AN E-MAIL exchange between former basketball player Shaquille O’Neal and Newsweek journalist, Allison Samuels, has revealed that the sportsman had a thing for Barbados-born singer, Rihanna.



The racy e-mails between O’Neal and Samuels were reportedly exchanged in 2008 when O’Neal is believed to have rekindled his relationship with his wife, Shaunie. The couple had separated in 2007.



The Los Angeles Times newspaper alleged that Samuels sent the former LA Lakers player a list of names of women whom he could pick from for dating, but the player is said to have turned each one of them down, saying none of them was his type. He then came up with his own suggestions, it is claimed

It is alleged that he told Samuels: “All I want is you or Rihanna.”However, the newspaper said, Samuels hinted at the Loud singer’s age saying: “Rihanna is too young - 19 - she is just legal.”



Neither Samuels nor O’Neal, who retired from professional basketball in June this year, have commented on these reports.

Rihanna Dances On a Yacht

There doesn't seem to be a day that goes by that we don't see a bikini-clad Rihanna livin' it up poolside -- or in this case, on a private yacht.



The sexy singer recently stripped down to a bright blue bikini to catch some sun and do a little dancing in Saint Tropez and X17online.com was there to document the action.



The pop star drank the day away -- she and her pals were sipping on Champagne from some very fancy crystal glasses -- and even got their dance on.

Rihanna's see view

The singer has been non-stop while on her European trip with her pals.



Now in Portofino, Italy, the star dressed to impress as she headed out to check the local nightlife.



Just hours earlier she was necking wine with pals over lunch at the resort.



The singer also tucked into an ice cream during a shopping spree.



Wearing a sexy one-piece suit, the singer looked as tasty as her dessert.



Rihanna's personal trainer Ary Nunez recently revealed: "Chocolate ice cream is her comfort food. She says to me, 'I need my quota.' I believe deprivation leads to disaster, so I don't stop her — that'd be asking for trouble." Huge crowds hung around on the quayside to catch a glimpse of the R&B chart-topper.



Maybe that's why she went off snorkelling for the afternoon.

Rihanna gets cosy with a girlfriend

RAUNCHY Rihanna got all cosy with a girlfriend as they sailed off the coast of Italy, planting a smacker on her lips.



Don’t worry, the singing sensation hasn’t come out of the closet... but her support act have.



Cover Drive pranksters, Jamar, T-Ray and Barry, whose single ‘Lick Ya Down’ comes out tomorrow, tried to pull a jape on fellow band-mate, Amanda.



Hiding in what they thought was her wardrobe, the three lads leapt out only to find themselves face to face with Rihanna... in her smalls. A source said: “It turns out they had the wrong dressing room.



“Luckily for them, RiRi saw the funny side.”

Rihanna reveals never-seen-before chin scar

Rihanna recently revealed a never-seen-before scar on her chin at the V Festival, fuelling rumours that the singer might have undergone a plastic surgery procedure, such as chin augmentation or reduction or a chin lift.



The 23-year-old singer lifted up her head and displayed the two tiny scars as she performed on stage at the music event at Hylands Park in Chelmsford, Essex over the weekend.



It is not known how Rihanna got the scar, but the singer didn''t have it when she performed on 'The X Factor' last October, reports the Daily Mail.



It has previously been reported that she also has a permanent scar on her lip from where her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown punched her in 2009.Rihanna, who wore a revealing denim shirt and tiny shorts for the performance at V, treated fans to a string of hits including 'What''s My Name', 'Disturbia', 'Rude Boy' and 'S and M'.

Rihanna rekindles romance

Rihanna is reportedly back with her first boyfriend Negus Sealy, a ladies' man in Barbados known by locals as 'Love God', whose shoulder she used to cry on after her ex Chris Brown beat her up.

They have been inseparable since the 'Umbrella' star arrived in her homeland 12 days ago, and Sealy, 26, who dated Rihanna before she hit the big time, was seen hanging out at her villa on the posh Sandy Lane estate.

"Negus has hardly left her side. He was her first true love. The ladies here all love him - they call him the Love God," the Sun quoted a source as saying. "They've hooked up in the past when she's been back in Barbados but now things have progressed into a proper relationship again," the source said.

Sealy was also photographed dirty dancing with her at the annual Kadooment Day festival of Barbados.

"They were all over each other and their dancing got very hot and heavy," a fellow reveller said.

Rihanna poses for the new Vita Coco Tropical Fruit

Vita Coco, which produces pure coconut water, launched Vita Coco Tropical Fruit with Rihanna’s support, as she agreed to pose for their ad campaigns.

Business Wire reports that this new beverage will combine coconut water, pink guava, orange, red dragon fruit, as well as pineapple.

So, why did Rihanna agree to pose for the new Vita Coco drink? “I grew up in Barbados, so when Vita Coco approached me to help develop a new flavor, I thought we should combine the natural coconut water with fresh tropical fruits—two of my favorite things,” the singer says, according to Business Wire. “It tastes so delicious and reminds me of home.”According to Business Wire, the new beverage will have Rihanna’s signature to confirm the collaboration. Monsters and Critics reports that the ad features the singer sitting on a hammock by the beach.

Rihanna rekindles Barbados romance

Don't believe rumours that Bajan superstar Rihanna is shacking up with Canadian rapper Drake because she's rekindled her romance with an old lover from Barbados.

British newspaper The Sun reported yesterday that Rihanna, 23, who dated 26-year-old ''Lucky'' Negus Sealy just before the What's My Name singer hit the big time, had been seen dirty dancing with the same man locals refer to as "the Love God".

The newspaper said the pair had been "inseparable" since the singer arrived back home almost two weeks ago for the Bajan annual Kadooment Day festival.The Sun claims the pair have been relaxing at Riri's villa on the flashy Sandy Lane estate.

An unnamed friend was quoted as saying: "Negus has hardly left her side. He was her first true love. They've hooked up in the past when she's been back in Barbados, but now things have progressed into a proper relationship again."

The two were pictured frolicking on a beach five years ago and she reportedly went back to see Negus after her very public break-up with boyfriend Chris Brown.

Pictures and videos of the pair appeared all over the internet, showing Rihanna and Negus dirty-dancing during a parade - at some stages looking very together and sexual.

An onlooker told the newspaper: "They were all over each other and their dancing got very hot and heavy."

Rihanna dances in skimpy outfit in Barbados for annual Kadooment Day celebration

Rihanna brought her show on the road yesterday, quite literally.

The 23-year-old singer, who just completed the North American leg of her "LOUD" tour, managed to spend some time at home in Barbados for the annual Kadooment Day celebration, which commemorates the end of the harvest season.

Sporting a jewel-encrusted bikini, fishnets, elaborate red garter belts and plenty of flashy jewelry, Rihanna, who serves as an official tourism ambassador for Barbados, danced on a float and with members of the crowd.

Rihanna causes controversy as she admits starving herself before magazine photoshoot

Rihanna has caused controversy by admitting she starved herself ahead of a photoshoot for Esquire magazine.

The 23-year-old singer tweeted that she had been restricting her food intake before she was photographed for the men's publication.

She said on Wednesday: '#RihannaNavy I shot my first cover for Esquire yesterday with Russell James #rockstars*** Not much preparation for that besides wax+starve!!'

Maybe the Rated R singer was intimidated by some of celebrity photographer Russell James' previous subjects.

The Australian has worked with Victoria's Secret and appeared on America's Next Top Model alongside Tyra Banks.

However, whatever the reasons for Rihanna's admission, fans were quick to come forward to criticise the singer for her confession.One responded: '@rihanna starve?? why?? thats a bad message to your fans ri-ri im dissapointed'

Another said: '@rihanna how long did you starve??? That #rockstars*** doesn't seem fun!!'

Rihanna ignored the comments and later tweeted: 'British Vogue here I come....#ontothenextone

Fans will be wondering whether she regularly starves herself before a photoshoot.

Rihanna Among Participants In GRAMMY Charity Online Auctions

Rihanna will participate in the MusiCare's Back to School Charity Auction. The "S&M" singer is donating an autographed, framed magazine cover of herself.

Winning bidders will be able to win various prizes, such as meet-and-greets with Metallica, Sugarland, Keith Urban, Jennifer Hudson, Ke$ha, Def Leppard and Taylor Swift.

Lady Antebellum, Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood, Paramore, Justin Bieber, Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert and Zac Efron are also donating a wealth of signed memorabilia, including guitars and posters.

Additional autographed prizes include signed guitars from Barry Manilow, Jane's Addiction's Dave Navarro and Paramore, CDs and vinyl signed by Adele, Lady Antebellum, Smashing Pumpkins, Barbra Streisand and Steven Tyler, as well as framed magazines autographed by actor Russell Brand, Kings Of Leon, Lady Gaga, John Mayer, and actor Seth Rogen, among others.The Grammy Charity Online Auctions run now through Friday, July 29. Proceeds from the auctions will go to benefit the Grammy foundation's Grammy in the Schools programs, as well as their healthcare and addiction recovery programs.

Rihanna's Hairstyle Takes Turn for Worst

Rihanna recently stepped out in a new hairstyle that was shocking to say the least—and not in a good way. There's no doubt that the Man Down hottie is a Cover Girl. But since she released her Loud album, she just hasn't been able to get her look quite right.

If the Sideshow Bob hair wasn't enough, Rihanna had to take it one step further. MediaTakeOut recently caught her out and about and, well... it wasn't pretty. You can still see red, but this time around, it's more of a brassy, orange color on top of the singer's head. You know... the kind you get form a dye job gone wrong.

Plus the body of Rihanna's wavy weave was all wrong. But to make matters worse, it looked like the '70s threw up her romper. Please, someone call Stacy and Clinton, stat! There's a fashion emergency that needs to be resolved.One can only hope the Bahamian singer outgrows her Loud look stage soon enough. Sometimes Good Girls Gone Bad just do it better. A simple black pixie haircut is all Rihanna really needs to achieve true beauty.

David LaChapelle vs Rihanna: pre-trial ruling in photographer’s favour

Early this year, David LaChapelle filed a copyright claim against the label of Rihanna, accusing the Barbadian singer of copying scenes from his images in her video clip S&M.

A pre-trial ruling by a federal court in New York went in favour of the photographer, meaning that the case can now go to trial.

However, copyright laws protect the works themselves and not the idea. According to the court, the subject of the photos is not copy protectable, but several compositional elements in the video are similar to that of the photographs, meaning that Rihanna and her label could be found guilty of copyright infringement. This could mean that the distinction between the idea for an artwork and the work itself will no longer be one of the defining aspects of copyright.

Rihanna is expected to defend her case in court. The ruling might be of some encouragement to Phillip Paulus, a German photographer who has also accused the singer of plagiarism.