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RIHANNA GOES DIVA MODE ON DRIVER + MISSES CHRIS BROWN…

J'More — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:14:23 +0000

RIHANNA GOES DIVA MODE ON DRIVER + MISSES CHRIS BROWN…

Word is Rihanna is becoming quite a diva…especially when it involves her having to wait! The Bajan beauty has been in London promoting her new album, Rated R and apparently went straight into b*tch mode when her driver picked her up three minutes late. A snitch reveals,

“She was with a massive entourage and one was on the phone to the driver, asking where he was. Suddenly Rihanna started shouting in the face of this guy, saying: ‘Where the f*** is my car?’ After another minute, she squawked, ‘I mean it guys, you’ve now got 30 seconds to get me my car or someone is losing their employment. I f***ing mean it, 10 seconds and I get nasty’.”

According to the snitch, the driver arrived a few minutes later and was so shook that his ass almost drove the wrong way down the street.

In related news, in a recent interview with ATL’s The Bert Show on Q100 Rihanna admitted that despite her beatdown drama with ex-boo Chris Brown, she does miss him at times and still listens to his music.

When asked if she misses Chris Brown:

“Um…sometimes. Actually yes! Uh..there are a lot of reminders. Like a lot of hotel rooms, like places that we’ve been to together. Um…music, there are different things that come up that are just reminders of your ex. I’m sure you know what that feels like.”

When asked if she listens to Chris’ music:

“When it comes on on the radio, I don’t snob or turn it off. I just listen. You know? I like his music. She adds, “I’ve gotten over it. Um…but there’s definitely constant reminders. And a lot of it listening to the radio and the songs coming on. Songs that were our favorite songs are his songs.”

Yesterday, we reported that Rihanna and 90210 actor Tristan Wilds are supposedly seeing each other after being spotted getting cozy at her house party this past weekend. According to Rihanna, it’s just a rumor and nothing more. She laughed off the false story–claiming she doesn’t even have his number.

CLICK HERE for full interview!

RIHANNA TALKS “RATED R” x NOKIA CONCERT (FULL VIDEO)

J'More — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:01:23 +0000

RIHANNA TALKS “RATED R” x NOKIA CONCERT (FULL VIDEO)

Listen to Rihanna give an in-depth track by track preview of her new album Rated R. Here’s an excerpt of what she had to say about tracks “Hard” and “Stupid in Love”.

“‘Hard’ is lyrically–lyrically it’s very different from anything I’ve ever done. It’s very cocky. Um…it’s a lot of bragging Uh, on both my part and Young Jeezy’s part, but that’s the fun in the song. It’s like ‘I’m so hard’. I love it, I love performing it. As cocky as it is, it’s one of the least serious records on the album so it’s fun.”

“‘Stupid In Love’ is the first song that was written on my album. Actually Ne-Yo wrote it a couple days before the Grammy’s this year, so when we heard it was just crazy how it was like a premonition and the lyrics just made complete sense. It’s really about being blinded by love and coming to terms with that and the reality of the state of your relationship and just saying ‘This is not what I stand for. I don’t want to do this anymore. Eventhough I still love you, this relationship is stupid’.”

Check out Rated R x Nokia’s live concert this past Monday in London.

THEY SAY…RIHANNA’S NEW MAN LIVES IN “90210″?!

J'More — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:00:24 +0000

THEY SAY…RIHANNA’S NEW MAN LIVES IN “90210″?!

Word is Rihanna is really feeling 90210 actor Tristan Wilds. According to the NY DailyNews, this became evident this past weekend during a party at the singer’s L.A. home in which Tristan was a guest.

“No one knew why Tristan was there initially, because it was not an industry party — it was very intimate,” says a fellow guest. “But everyone quickly realized they weren’t meeting for the first time, because they were openly affectionate for everyone to see.”

And the snitch claims sparks flew from the moment they met.

“He’s a real gentleman,” says the snitch. “She likes him a lot, and it shows. From the moment he walked into her party, Rihanna lit up.”

Although Rihanna is in major promo mode prepping for the release of her album, the snitch reveals that the “couple” have come up with a plan to make their fling last.

“They’ll keep in touch while she’s away.They’re already planning to use iChat and Skype to stay in contact until Tristan finishes shooting ‘90210′ for the season and can fly out to meet her on the road.”

In related news, the Bajan beauty will perform her new single Russian Roulette from her new album Rated R on Britain’s “The X Factor” on Sunday, November 29^th. However, she’s not the only star on the bill for that night. Alicia Keys will also be performing “Doesn’t Mean Anything” from her new album, The Element of Freedom.

SNAPS: JANET JACKSON & JD JETSETTING/RIHANNA PARTIES IN LONDON

LexAve — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:16:48 +0000

SNAPS: JANET JACKSON & JD JETSETTING/RIHANNA PARTIES IN LONDON

On-again couple Janet Jackson and Jermaine Dupri were spotted at some airport recently…whether or not they’re officially reunited, according to Janet JD’s is now an EX! In a recent interview with AtL’s The Bert Show, Janet Jackson included Jermaine Durpi in her list of ex-boyfriends that she’s still in touch with.

“Jermaine is one of my best friends. I love him to death. We’re still connected. We’re still good friends. We still talk….We’re there for one another,” Jackson said of Dupri. “I think it will remain that way for the rest of my life.”

Sounds to me like Janet is just in a fragile state right now and doesn’t it want it to affect her relationship w/JD, so for now he’s a friend. Surely, that’ll change.

Princess RiRi was spotted out and about last night in London shortly after her concert. First hitting up Nozomi for dinner and then Mahiki for her after-party. And for all you people that think Rihanna is perfect…it’s all photoshop. Check out the cellulite…skinny bitches get it too!

Check out more pics of RiRi Drunk As A Skunk @ NB

RIHANNA LIKES TO TAKE RISKS…

J'More — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:28:51 +0000

RIHANNA LIKES TO TAKE RISKS…

Rihanna seems to take her Swag Princess title very serious. The Bajan beauty recently revealed the secret to holding on to her title–by constantly surprising the public with her “very edgy, very daring” style. She tells GraziaDaily,

“In the past few months I’ve done a lot of research in the fashion world because I wanted to work with a bunch of designers that are kinda underground, people who aren’t the obvious. I found this guy Alexander Voltaire – his stuff is just so amazing, the colors are really beautiful and feminine but the structure is really strong, which I love.” She adds,”My style is very edgy, very daring. I like to take risks – I hate to do the obvious. Style is all about creativity so I like to put things together in my own way.”

Since when did Rihanna become such a fashion maven?!

CHRIS BROWN: “CRAWL AIN’T ONLY ABOUT RIHANNA…” x NEW TRACK “SING LIKE ME”

J'More — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:52:31 +0000

CHRIS BROWN: “CRAWL AIN’T ONLY ABOUT RIHANNA…” x NEW TRACK “SING LIKE ME”

Last Friday, Ike Jr. aka Chris Brown debuted the video for his new single “Crawl” on “The Wendy Williams Show” which features the oh so talentless Cassie as his leading lady. Now, one would think the lyrics suggest he’s actually singing about getting back with Rihanna, however Chris explains to MTV that “Crawl” really isn’t only about her–it’s message is basically about moving on. He says,

“When I heard the whole concept and everything I was like, ‘Yo, this is crazy,’ ” Brown said about the track. “So being able to express the feelings, it was like, probably one of the best [records I've done.] But it was more than me trying to do a record that meant crawl to love, crawl back to love. Meaning whether it’s from your negative situations, whether it’s from any problems you’ve dealt with, like anybody’s situation. Mine being my personal situation with shorty, but for anybody, for being inspired as far it being the war or a death in the family, whether it’s anything, anybody just crawl back to love. ‘Cause love conquers everything. Love, at the end of the day, makes everybody happy.”

If you can’t get enough of Chris, listen to his third single “Sing Like Me” which is “dedicated to the ladies”.

“All this bottle poppin’ got me feeling nicely/Leaving by myself feels highly unlikely/Lookin’ for a right now dont need no wifey/Settling down one chick that ain’t even like me/When I get them off to the room/We aint playing by no rules and girls singing melodies/And it sounding like ya favorite song playing on the radio and can’t get enough of me/ Got a girl singing like me”

“Sing Like Me” is such a far cry from him begging Rihanna to take his ass back on “Crawl”. But, I can’t even front, the track is hot and unfortunately the hook is really catchy.

Graffiti in stores December 5th!

CHRIS BROWN ON WENDY WILLIAMS x PREMIERE OF “CRAWL” VIDEO

LexAve — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:18:01 +0000

CHRIS BROWN ON WENDY WILLIAMS x PREMIERE OF “CRAWL” VIDEO

Earlier today Chris Brown appeared on the Wendy Williams show for an exclusive interview addressing the incident and about his critics who say he doesn’t seem remorseful. As we wait for the full interview to go up, check out the preview below… Do you really think Chris Brown is really remorseful or just saying what we want to hear? And no matter what we think, Chris Brown continues cranking out them joints and here’s his new video for “Crawl” starring Cassie as his lead lady. Somewhat of a boring video, but the song very much depicts what he may be going through right now and trying to win his fans back. ***UPDATE*** Here’s the full the interview below…Fast forward to 4:45 mark where the interview starts. CB says he’s now focusing on being “more humble, more down to earth, more human being” and admits to being drunk off the “Fame Kolaid”! Some people can’t handle the fame others abuse it, CB chose the later.

“Would you get back with her if you could? Umm, at this point I’m just focused on my life, just focusing on getting me right. Are you dating? Of course! I love women!”

THOUGHTS?!

SNEAK PEEK: RIHANNA- “RUSSIAN ROULETTE”

J'More — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:19:57 +0000

SNEAK PEEK: RIHANNA- “RUSSIAN ROULETTE”

Check out this 30 second clip of Rihanna’s new video for her lead single “Russian Roulette” off her upcoming album Rated R. As previously mentioned, the video for “Russian Roulette” will premiere tomorrow on ABC.

Can’t wait to see the final product!

RIHANNA GOES “HARD” PLUS TALKS JEEZY…

LexAve — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:29:46 +0000

RIHANNA GOES “HARD” PLUS TALKS JEEZY…

She goes hard, yeah, yeah, yeah…or better yet that’s what she’ll be leaving dudes when they get a glimpse at this sexy single cover for “Hard”. Rihanna has come a long way from her Pon De Replay days and turning into a full fledge sex pot in this single cover. It leaves you wondering what’s the next single cover going bring…peep the video clip of RiRi performing “Hard” for the first time at Jay-Z’s LA concert.

Also during an interview with MTV, RiRi praised Jeezy for his skills on “Hard”,

“When I first heard the song, I was in Paris,” Rihanna said earlier this week of the track, which was written by The-Dream and produced by Tricky Stewart. “Dream and Tricky, they flew out and played me the record. They played me a few [songs], but this one stuck out to me. It had such an arrogance to it, which is so far from who I am … which is part of why I wanted to do it. It was fun. It was bragging. A lot of attitude. Young Jeezy was the perfect person for the topic of the song. Just the vibe of the song. I love, love, love his verse. He added so much more to the record.”

RIHANNA & CHRIS BROWN HEAD TO HEAD IN PROMO…IS THIS ALL A STUNT?

J'More — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:18:34 +0000

RIHANNA & CHRIS BROWN HEAD TO HEAD IN PROMO…IS THIS ALL A STUNT?

Rihanna is making it clear that although her ex-boo, Chris Brown whooped her ass eight months ago, he won’t be beating her in album sales! The Bajan beauty is set to premiere the video for her single “Russian Roulette” off her new album Rated R on Friday on ABC. Ironically, Chris Brown will premiere his new video “Crawl” off his upcoming album Graffiti during his appearance on “The Wendy Williams Show”. I highly doubt this is all just a mere coincidence, if ya ask me this has PR stunt written all over! I wouldn’t be surprised if these two are actually still seeing each other and cooked up a scheme to sell records.

Check out pics of Rihanna’s promo shoot at MTV Studios yesterday.

Meanwhile check out Chris Brown’s new promo picture for Graffiti…

What do ya think…is this all a publicity stunt to sell records?!