GOSSIP: Amanda Bynes & Rihanna Have At It On Twitter

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Amanda Bynes has been acting a little erratic lately, and that's putting it nicely. But when she aimed one of her increasingly odd Twitter insults at Rihanna on Saturday, the singer knew just how to shut. it. down.

For reasons known only to Bynes she tweeted, "@rihanna Chris Brown beat you because you're not pretty enough." The tweet was followed up with another, "no one wants to be your lover so you [tell] everyone and their mother that I almost named my new dog Rihanna." The tweets were soon deleted, but didn't escape Rihanna's notice. Her response is priceless.

Rihanna        ✔ @rihanna

Ya see what happens when they cancel Intervention?

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Bynes then replied by saying Rihanna is not pretty in person, but deleted that tweet, too. This breakdown is reaching Charlie Sheen proportions.

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2012 Billboard Music Awards Nominees

Adele tops the list (no surprise here) for the nominees at this evening's 2012 Billboard Music Awards.

The “Rolling in the Deep” songbird is up for Top Female Artist, Top Pop Song, Top Pop Album, as well as the highest award of the night,  Top Artist.

The Billboard Music Awards will air live tonight Sunday, May 20th on ABC 8/7c. Carrie Underwood and Justin Bieber have already been confirmed as performers for the show.

Here’s a list of the nominees: 
Top Artist
Adele
Rihanna
Lady Gaga
Lil Wayne
Katy Perry

Top Male Artist
Justin Bieber
Chris Brown
Drake
Lil Wayne
Bruno Mars

Top Female Artist
Adele
Lady Gaga
Nicki Minaj
Katy Perry
Rihanna

Top New Artist
Bad Meets Evil
Big Sean
Foster the People
Scotty McCreery
Wiz Khalifa

Top Hot 100 Song
“Rolling in the Deep,” Adele
“Party Rock Anthem,” LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett and GoonRock
“Moves Like Jagger, “Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera
“E.T.” Katy Perry feat. Kanye West
“Give Me Everything,” Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack, and Nayer

Top Billboard 200 Album
21 , Adele
Christmas , Michael Bublé
Take Care , Drake
Born This Way , Lady Gaga
Tha Carter IV,  Lil Wayne

Top Hot 100 Artist
Adele
LMFAO
Bruno Mars
Katy Perry
Rihanna

Top Billboard 200 Artist
Adele
Justin Bieber
Michael Bublé
Lady Gaga
Lil Wayne

Top Pop Artist: 
Adele
Lady Gaga
LMFAO
Katy Perry
Rihanna

Top R&B Artist: 
Beyonce
Chris Brown
Cee Lo Green
Miguel
Rihanna

Top Rap Artist: 
Drake
Lil Wayne
LMFAO
Nicki Minaj
Wiz Khalifa

Top Country Artist: 
Jason Aldean
Zac Brown Band
Lady Antebellum
Blake Shelton
Taylor Swift

Top Rock Artist: 
The Black Keys
Coldplay
Foster The People
Foo Fighters
Mumford & Sons

Top Alternative Artist: 
The Black Keys
Coldplay
Foster The People
Foo Fighters
Mumford & Sons

Top Latin Artist: 
Mana
Pitbull
Prince Royce
Romeo Santos
Shakira

Top Dance Artist: 
David Guetta
Lady Gaga
LMFAO
Rihanna
Britney Spears

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LIVE PERFORMANCE: Rihanna rocks out on SNL [VIDEO]

After weeks of so-so performances and understated acts, Rihanna brought the heat to the "Saturday Night Live" stage with an elaborate set. 

The singer served as the musical guest alongside host Eli Manning, where she performed two tracks off her album, Talk That Talk -- "Birthday Cake" and "Where Have You Been" -- but not without some controversy.

According to TMZ, Rihanna missed her "SNL" dress rehearsal performance because of an illness, which angered many "Saturday Night Live" producers, including Lorne Michaels. "Rihanna was sick and needed to save her voice for the live show," a source told TMZ.[Read More] 

Rihanna: Birthday Cake/Talk That Talk

Rihanna: Where Have You Been

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GOSSIP: Rihanna Signs $20m X Factor USA Deal?

 

Rihanna could be on the verge of a multi-million dollar payday, with sources reporting the singer is about to sign a deal to take a judging role on X Factor USA.

The 24-year-old's management at Roc Nation are said to have secured a contract worth between $15-20m, after negotiations between X Factor mogul Simon Cowell and the previous front-runner for the job, Britney Spears, broke down.

A source described as 'very close' to the singer told MediaTakeOut: "[Rihanna] wanted to be on X-Factor, but we all thought that [Britney Spears] had it . . . when [Rihanna] found out that they wanted her instead, she jumped at [the opportunity.]"

There has been a huge list of contenders for the two seats vacated by Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger and long-time judge Paula Abdul, including Spears, Beyonce, Janet Jackson, Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas and even the late Whitney Houston.

However, it looks like Rihanna's current profile as arguably the biggest female star on the planet has secured her the role.

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MUSIC NEWS: Rihanna teases with 'Where Have You Been?' Video Stills

The pieces of Rihanna's "Where Have You Been" music video puzzle are coming together, one photo at a time. 

In a new black-and-white pic posted Monday on her Facebook page, the singer kneels in a landscape of tree branches and cascading flowers. Next to her is a white fur throw. Clad in a mesh bikini top and a metallic skirt, Rihanna is wearing her hair down and sporting big bangles. 

In March, Rihanna was snapped on the set of the video. In a candid picture posted online, the singer is looking down, her hair is done up in a messy way and she's sporting no top, but is wearing lots of clunky bracelets. About the video, she teased, "Video shoot goin MAJAH!" 

Weeks later, she dropped the single art for the song. In it, Rihanna covers most of her face with a leopard-print scarf. All fans see of her is her eye, all dolled up with heavy, smoky eye makeup. 

"Where Have You Been" will be the third video released from Talk That Talk, following the footsteps of the quirky "You Da One" clip and the cinematic "We Found Love." This is also her second single produced and written by Calvin Harris, who also worked with her on "WFL." The song's production also gets an assist from Dr. Luke and Ester Dean, among others. 

While she has yet to announce a release date for the video, she did offer a bit of insight into when it might drop, writing on Facebook, "The countdown to 'Where Have You Been' is on." 

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Rihanna makes us 'Suck her Cockiness' ft. A$AP Rocky & 'Find Love' @VMAs

Rihanna opened the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards with A$AP Rocky and Calvin Harris to debut the remix to her single "Cockiness."

A$AP stunned viewers as he helped himself to a handful of Rihanna's servings...check out the performance below!!! 

Get More: Rihanna, Cockiness/ We Found Love featuring A$AP Rocky (Live), Music, More Music Videos

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2011 BET AWARDS: WINNERS LIST [PHOTOS]

Team Breezy was definitely in the building during tonight's 2011 BET Awards. He snagged the award for best Male R&B Artist. 

Check out more photos below and a full list of winners.

MARSHA AMBROSIUS - CENTRIC AWARD

WILLOW & JADEN SMITH - YOUNGSTARS AWARD

DIDDY-DIRTY MONEY - BEST GROUP

WIZ KHALIFA- BEST NEW ARTIST

STEVE HARVEY - HUMANITARIAN AWARD

NICKI MINAJ - BEST FEMALE HIP HOP

PATTI LABELLE - LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

MIX UP AWARD..LOL

Viewer’s Choice
WINNER: Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – “Look at Me Now”
Lil Wayne f/ Cory Gunz – “6 Foot 7 Foot”
Mindless Behavior – “My Girl”
Nicki Minaj f/ Drake – “Moment 4 Life”
Rihanna f/ Drake – “What’s My Name?”

Best Female R&B Artist
Marsha Ambrosius
Beyoncé
Keri Hilson
Rihanna
WINNER: Jennifer Hudson


Best Male R&B Artist
WINNER: Chris Brown
Cee-Lo Green
Bruno Mars
Trey Songz
Usher

Best Group
WINNER: Diddy Dirty Money
Cali Swag District
N.E.R.D.
New Boyz
Travis Porter

Best Female Hip Hop Artist
Diamond
Cymphonique
Lola Monroe
WINNER: Nicki Minaj

Best Male Hip Hop Artist
B.o.B
Drake
Lil Wayne
Rick Ross
WINNER: Kanye West

Best Collaboration
B.o.B ft. Haley Williams of Paramore, "Airplanes"
WINNER: Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes, "Look At Me Now"
Kanye West ft. Rihanna, "All of the Lights"
Chris Brown ft. Tyga & Kevin McCall, "Deuces"
Waka Flocka Flame ft. Roscoe Dash & Wale, "No Hands"
Rihanna ft. Drake, "What's My Name"

Best New Artist
J. Cole
Bruno Mars
Miguel
Willow Smith
WINNER: Wiz Khalifa

YoungStars Award
Shenell Edmonds
Keke Palmer
Diggy Simmons
WINNER: Jaden Smith
WINNER: Willow Smith

Best Gospel
Byron Cage
Deitrick Haddon
WINNER: Mary Mary
Karen Clark Sheard
BeBe & CeCe Winans

Centric Award
WINNER: Marsha Ambrosius
Eric Benét
Cee-Lo Green
R. Kelly
Kem

Best International Act (Africa)
WINNER: 2Face Idibia (Nigeria)
WINNER: D' Banj (Nigeria)
D-Black (Ghana)
Fally Ipupa (DR Congo)
Angelique Kidjo (Benin)
Teargas (South Africa)

Best International Act (UK)
VV Brown
Chipmunk
Laura Izibor
Skepta
Tinchy Stryder
WINNER: Tinie Tempah

Best Actress
Halle Berry
WINNER: Taraji P. Henson
Regina King
Zoë Saldana
Kerry Washington

Best Actor
Laz Alonso
Chris Brown
Don Cheadle
WINNER: Idris Elba
Jamie Foxx

Best Movie
Death at a Funeral
WINNER: For Colored Girls
Takers
The Book of Eli
Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married, Too?

Sportswoman of the Year
Tamika Catchings
Candice Dupree
Maya Moore
WINNER: Serena Williams
Venus Williams

Sportsman of the Year
Carmelo Anthony
Kobe Bryant
LeBron James
Derrick Rose
WINNER: Michael Vick

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HOT SHOTS: Rihanna celebrates Seventh album with Seven COMPLEX Mag Covers

The upcoming issue of Complex Mag is giving it's readers even more of a reason to pick up the  Feb/March issues - mainly because Rihanna is on the cover, but also because there are seven separate covers ... all featuring RiRi!

The covers are in celebration of Rihanna's seventh album Unapologetic, and Complex did an awesome job of making the magazine covers as sexy as her album cover.

Rihanna tells Complex:

“I’m capturing personality... Everybody has their thing they like or don’t like to see. It’s all in your head. That’s why people take their own pictures, because it’s difficult for someone else to capture what you seek.”

Pick up the issue when it hits newsstands and check out more of the interview HERE.

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MAG COVERS: Rihanna Compares Fashion To Her Love Life In ‘Harper’s Bazaar’

Rihanna is a self-proclaimed rebel in most every area of her life — except for one.

“[I'm] rebellious through my music, through my fashion, tattoos, and my hair,” the superstar tells the August issue of Harper’s Bazaar.

But she also spills: “I have been conservative in my love life… it’s pretty much nonexistent. If I come across someone who I find really cool, I’ll hang out. But the minute I find that we’re getting too close I just — I don’t let people in.”

The Barbadian beauty, who covers the magazine’s newsstand’s edition (left) in a white silk Calvin Klein Collection dress paired with a gold chain-linked Neil Lane bracelet, also reveals how hurt she’s felt in previous relationships.

 "When I was in love, I fell so hard…The way it made me feel was priceless,” she admits. “And in a blink of an eye my whole life changed. Everything that I knew was different. I never thought I’d feel that pain in my life. I’m afraid of feeling that again.”

Although the star is cautious when it comes to matters of the heart, she’s once again proven via the magazine’s subscriber edition (below) that she’s very comfortable taking fashion risks. On the second cover she rocks a gold long-sleeve gown and knee-high snakeskin boots (both by Tom Ford).
And while it seems Rihanna is generally content (and really, who wouldn’t be in those killer snakeskin boots?!), there is something she says she’s missing. “I need a butt. I have an idea of one, but it’s not living up to its full potential right now.”

For more photos from the shoot click over to HarpersBazaar.com/Rihanna and for the full interview buy the August issue on newsstands July 17.

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Lady Gaga & Rihanna Rock New York City

Lady Gaga and Rihanna kicked off summer music on Friday with two morning concerts in New York City.

Mama Monster and her Little Monsters stormed Central Park for a concert on “Good Morning America.”

According to “GMA” host George Stephanopoulos, it was the biggest crowd the show had ever had for their summer concert series.

Her recent album 'Born This Way ' is set to be the #1 album next week with sales exceeding over 1million copies sold within a week. 

 

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Across town at The Plaza at Rockefeller Center, Rihanna kicked of the “Today” show’s summer concert series with a set of high-energy performances.

Things got off to shaky start when a fan grabbed the singer as she made her entrance while singing “S&M.” Rihanna appeared unfazed by the incident and continued singing. She also performed “Only Girl In The World,” “What’s My Name.” and “California King Bed.”

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RIHANNA NEW VIDEO BEING CRITICIZED???

Rihanna called BET’s 106&Park today. She explained the video concept of her “mini-movie” for “Man Down”, in which a girl commits a murder and regrets it. She spoke about the controversy the video caused as well — read about it here.

RiRi also revealed she’s in Baltimore getting ready to kick off her LOUD Tour.

BET Networks issued a statement clarifying its decision to air the video. “BET Networks has a comprehensive set of standards and guidelines that are applied to all of our content. The Rihanna “Man Down” video complied with these guidelines and was approved for air. At the same time, it is clear that the “Man Down” video has sparked a passionate dialogue and we will continue this conversation with our audience tonight on “106 & Park.”

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RIHANNA CALLS IN TO 106&PARK

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Rihanna – 'Where Have You Been'

In her video for "Where Have You Been," Rihanna shows that scorching desert heat and gross, damp marshland can't keep her from dancing. 

RiRi starts the video emerging from a bog, sort of like a Swamp Thing, before hitting the beat hard with hip-thrusting grooves. She also visits a sun-baked desert to bust a move with what appears to be a gypsy tribe before shifting to a dark, smoke-filled cave. 

Rihanna then assumes a multi-armed form, similar to a Hindu deity, as images of a tribal shaman and multiple Rihannas gyrate onscreen. After her spiritual moment, the pop princess returns to the dank swamps, her apparent home. "Where Have You Been" is on Rihanna's latest album, Talk That Talk.

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KEVIN HART TO HOST BET AWARDS 2011. JUNE 26, 2011 @8PM

BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), today announced that actor/comedian Kevin Hart has been tapped to host this year's BET AWARDS, ranked among the Top 5 Cable Award Shows every year among total viewers. The brightest night in music will broadcast LIVE from the historic Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 26, 2011 at 8:00 p.m.* on BET.

Full list of Nominees and Categories Below:

 Chris Brown Leads with 6 Nominations, Lil Wayne Receives 5 and Kanye West, Rihanna and Drake Tie With 4 a Piece

Cee Lo Green and Bruno Mars Go Head-to-head for Best Male R&B Artist Along with Chris Brown, Trey Songz and Usher

Best Female R&B Artist
Marsha Ambrosius
Beyonce
Keri Hilson
Jennifer Hudson
Rihanna
Best Male R&B Artist
Chris Brown
Cee Lo Green
Bruno Mars
Trey Songz
Usher
Best Group
Diddy-Dirty Money
Cali Swag District
N.E.R.D.
New Boyz
Travis Porter
Best Collaboration
B.o.B. f/ Haley Williams of Paramore – "Airplanes"
Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – "Look at Me Now"
Chris Brown f/ Tyga & Kevin McCall – "Deuces"
Waka Flocka Flame f/ Roscoe Dash & Wale – "No Hands"
Rihanna f/ Drake – "What's My Name"
Kanye West f/ Rihanna – "All of The Lights"
Best Male Hip Hop Artist
B.o.B.
Drake
Lil Wayne
Rick Ross
Kanye West
Best Female Hip Hop Artist
Diamond
Cymphonique
Lola Monroe
Nicki Minaj
Video of the Year
Marsha Ambrosius – "Far Away"
B.o.B. f/ Hayley Williams of Paramore – "Airplanes"
Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – "Look at Me Now"
Keri Hilson – "Pretty Girl Rock"
Willow Smith – "Whip My Hair"
Kanye West f/ Pusha T – "Runaway"
Video Director of the Year
Benny Boom
Mr. Boomtown
Chris Robinson
Kanye West
Hype Williams
Best New Artist
J. Cole
Bruno Mars
Miguel
Willow Smith
Wiz Khalifa
Best Gospel
Byron Cage
Deitrick Haddon
Mary Mary
Karen Clark Sheard
BeBe & CeCe Winans
Best Actress
Halle Berry
Taraji P. Henson
Regina King
Zoe Saldana
Kerry Washington
Best Actor
Laz Alonso
Chris Brown
Don Cheadle
Idris Elba
Jamie Foxx
YoungStars Award
Shenell Edmonds
Keke Palmer
Diggy Simmons
Jaden Smith
Willow Smith
Best Movie
"Death at a Funeral"
"For Colored Girls"
"Takers"
"The Book of Eli"
"Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too?"
Subway Sportswoman of the Year
Tamika Catchings
Candice Dupree
Maya Moore
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
Subway Sportsman of the Year
Carmelo Anthony
Kobe Bryant
LeBron James
Derrick Rose
Michael Vick
Coca-Cola Viewers' Choice Nominees
Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – "Look at Me Now"
Lil Wayne f/ Cory Gunz – "6 Foot 7 Foot"
Mindless Behavior – "My Girl"
Nicki Minaj f/ Drake – "Moment 4 Life"
Rihanna f/ Drake – "What's My Name"
Trey Songz f/ Nicki Minaj – "Bottoms Up"
Centric Award
Marsha Ambrosius
Eric Benet
Cee Lo Green
R. Kelly
Kem
Best International Act: Africa
2Face Idibia (Nigeria)
D'Banj (Nigeria)
D-Black (Ghana)
Angelique Kidjo (Benin)
Fally Ipupa (Congo DR)
Teargas (South Africa)
Best International Act: UK
VV Brown
Chipmunk
Laura Izibor
Skepta
Tinchy Stryder
Tinie Tempah

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