ITNreports that Rihanna spends about half a million pounds - about $760,000 $U.S. - on looking good. This includes clothing, hair, makeup, a personal trainer and a personal chef. The money Rihanna spends includes $1,500 per day for her personal trainer and about $750 for her personal chef. A year ago we learned that singer Lily Allen spent $143,000 on clothes and jewelry in 2008. We would like to know what Lady Gaga spends. Take a look:
Here are some highlights from Echo Awards in Berlin. Rihanna danced on stage with a scary looking robot. Kesha, Robbie Williams, Sade and The Gossip also performed. Martin Gore accepted an award for Depeche Mode. Take a look:
You can view a photo gallery from last night's awards here.
Singer Rihanna is seeking a name for her upcoming fragrance. Rihanna's website has a page here that says Rihanna will be launching a perfume by the end of this year. It also says Rihanna is still looking for the best name for the fragrance. It also says, "Do you like the name 'Route 22'? If no, posts in comments your ideas for the name!"
There are several dozen suggestions already on the website. We hope Rihanna does not choose "Women Thing" as the name of her fragrance.
Rihanna wore a gold, perforated bodysuit and a black and white Keith Haring-style catsuit in the "Rude Boy" music video directed by Melina Matsoukas. The making of video below shows how the scenes with Rihanna were shot in front of a green scene. It also shows Rihanna's crew trying to create the unique dances for the music video. It also shows Rihanna observing the results of the most recent takes. Take a look:
Some Celebrities Paid Five Figures or More to Attend Fashion Shows
Fashionista has an interesting post about how much fashion brands pay celebrities to come and sit in the front row at fashion shows. Fashionista says the pay rate ranges from nothing to $100,000 or more. A-List celebrities like Rihanna, Chloe Sevigny, Beyonce, Maggie Gyllanhal and Julianne Moore may be paid $50,000 or more. B-List and C-List stars like Kim Kardashian, Amanda Bynes, Blake Lively, Leighton Meester and Hilary Duff may get paid $25,000 to $50,000.
In other situations celebrities may be expected to attend because they are an ambassador for the brand and/or the face of the fashion line's most recent campaign.
Rihanna Wears Carrera Sunglasses in Rude Boy Music Video
Rihanna is wearing Carrera Endurance shades in her recently launched music video for Rude Boy. The Endurance model is part of Carrera's recently relaunched "vintage collection." Rihanna wears them throughout her performance.
Rihanna has a new video out for her single "Rude Boy." The video was filmed in front of a green screen, with various props -- including a zebra and a lion -- for Rihanna to writhe around on. The video was directed by Melina Matsoukas. Rihanna said that the video is based on her roots and that the colorful costumes were based on those worn by Jamaican dance-hall queens. Rihanna also dons a gold, see-through perforated bodysuit and a black and white Keith Haring-style catsuit. Take a look:
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Rihanna Rides Zebra Wearing Striped Body Suit in Rude Boy Music Video
Rihanna dons a Zebra inspired black and white body suit and rides a zebra carrying balloons in the soon to be released music video for her song, "Rude Boy." The Daily Mailreports the the music video will be Caribbean-themed. The video, directed by Melina Matsoukas, is expected to premiere on February 11th. "Rude Boy" is the fourth song released from Rihanna's album, Rated R. It should be an interesting video based on the above photo and another "Rude Boy" photo that shows Rihanna wearing a gold net outfit.
Singer Rihanna says she is still excited about her recent Grammy win. She says you never come down from that feeling. Rihanna also recently lost a friend to leukemia. She is working on charitable efforts to raise money to help tose who suffer from the disease. The Jakarta Globesays Rihanna is trying to raise funds for DKMS, which finds bone marrow donors for leukemia patients. Rihanna says a coffee table book about her life is in the works. Take a look:
Bono, Jay-Z and Rihanna Debut New Song at Hope for Haiti Telethon
Bono, Jay-Z and Rihanna performed their new song "Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)" at the Hope for Haiti Telethon last night. They performed in London. The Edge also performed (he's not in this photo). Rihanna sang the lead in English and French, Bono provided backing melodies and Jay Z rapped. A small live audience swayed along to the music. Bono, the Edge and Jay-Z seemed pretty upbeat and Jay-Z did an especially great job with his vocals), but Rihanna was clearly having an off night. She looked really grumpy, for one thing. She didn't seem to like it when Bono took her hand during the song and sort of spun away from him to the other side of the stage. It was odd behavior on her part.
Rihanna was the only female performer to show so much skin. Beyonce was covered head to toe, Mary J. Blige wore a very conservative, black form-fitting dress. Madonna also went for black from head to toe, wearing a chic black leather jacket and black pants for her performance of "Like a Prayer." Rihanna's miniskirt and giant hoop earrings seemed a bit out of place. She did, however, get the memo about lipstick: she wore nude lipstick, as did every other female performer (other than Christina Aguilera, of course).
Rihanna sizzles on the January cover of GQ. All she is wearing on the cover, aside from jewelry, are some leather shorts by Balmain. The jewelry includes earrings by Andrea Liberman, a cross necklace by Jason's Jewelry and Diamonds and a strand heart necklace by Betsey Johnson. You can see more from GQ's "Good Girl Gone Badass" photo shoot here. In the interview, Rihanna talks about her decision to speak out about being assaulted by Chris Brown and how people have reacted to her since then.
On Talking About What Happened: "Very liberating. It's relieving. Because it was built up for so long, and all these thoughts and emotions have been running through my mind for the past eight months. And now it's like I finally get to let go and move on."
On Pulling Out of Her Relationship With Chris Brown: "Um...really really really that love is blind. It took a lot of strength to pull out of that relationship. To finally just officially cut it off. It was like night and day. It was two different worlds. It was the world I lived for two years, and then having the strength to say, 'I'm gonna step into my own world. Start over.'"
On Why She Reads Stuff About Her on the Internet: "Because. I learn a lot from reading it. A lot."
MTV is offering a teaser of Rihanna's new video for her single, "Hard." The music video merges fashion with the military and puts Rihanna in charge. Some of the photos from the video show Rihanna wearing a helmet with mouse ears but we don't see that in the teaser. Take a look:
In this interview, Rihanna talks about her new album which she says is very personal. She says that she really wanted to talk to her fans and let them know more about her, what she thinks and what she stands for her. She says up until now most fans didn't really know much about her other than her image from her videos. She also rocks the snood throughout and looks fabulous. Take a look:
Rihanna is trapped in a prison cell in part of her music video for "Russian Roulette." She's involved in a high stakes game of Russian roulette as well. Director Anthony Mandler told MTV that he sees the video as more of a metaphor for Rihanna's very public life than as commentary on Chris Brown's assault of Rihanna.
"I think that with this song and the meaning of this song and how loaded it all is, no pun intended, how much imagery and perhaps symbolism that is loaded in this song, the only way to do it was to do something that was visually challenging," he told MTV News about the video, which premieres Friday (November 13) on "20/20."
Mandler thought of the video as a metaphor for Rihanna's very public life in the gossip pages, as opposed to a direct comment on her February assault by then-boyfriend Chris Brown.
Here's Rihanna's dark and moody video. Take a look:
The cover art for Rihanna's single "Wait Your Turn" has been revealed. Rihanna is topless and wearing torn blue jeans over net stockings on the cover. The release date for Rihanna's album, Rated R, is drawing closer. The album will arrive in stores on November 23rd.
