Drake spoke in a New York Times interview about his relationship with Rihanna, and how she used him. Check except below.


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And on “Fireworks” there’s a verse about Rihanna, who asked him last year to write a song for her new album; the two soon began seeing each other regularly, though they never publicly confirmed their brief relationship.

“I was a pawn,” Drake said. The song he wrote for her never got released. “You know what she was doing to me? She was doing exactly what I’ve done to so many women throughout my life, which is show them quality time, then disappear,” he said. “I was like, wow, this feels terrible.”

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2nd Verse of "FireWorks"

I got this one girl, you know, in my life
so I say in this song, I say
I’m just such a gentleman
you should give it up for me
look at how I’m placing al my napkins and my cutlery
I can tell it wasn’t love I just thought you f-ck with me
who coulda predicted love could strike now you stuck with me
yeh, I kept my wits about me luckilly
what happened between us that night it always seems to trouble me
now all of a sudden these gossip brags wanna cover me
and you making it seem that it happened that way because of me
but I was curious and I’ll never forget it baby
what an experience
you coulda been the one but it wasnt that serious
their was smoke in the air before now its me cleaing it
that felt good, all and all I learned a lesson from it though
you never see it coming you just get to see it go
yeah I shoulda looked up in the sky at first
now I see it in her eyes

Click HERE to see pics from Rihanna's Elle Magazine's July issue photo shoot. She speaks of her boyfriend and family who she says are her sanity, her love of fashion and the latter part of her relationship with Chris Brown.

Hey Chris Brown...at least you can come to Jamaica, eh....apparently his legal issues are still negatively affecting his career as he was denied a visa to the UK.


According to his reps:

Due to issues surrounding his work visa, the Ireland and United Kingdom leg of Chris Brown’s Fan Appreciation Tour has been postponed. Chris looks forward to performing for his fans abroad in the near future and thanks them for their continued support.

Isn't Ireland a part of the UK????

Click HERE to see what some of your fav celebs were doing this past week!


Here's one: It's Benji from Triple K checking out the South Africa vs. West Indies cricket match at Windsor Park Stadium.
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Rihanna and Victoria Secret model Laetitia Casta get down with some super sexy girl on girl action is the video for "Te amo."Not yet even on her official You Tube page, the video was first leaked on a German site on Friday May 28th.

Click HERE to listen and watch.

Click HERE to see Rihanna's video for "Rockstar 101" featuring Slash

Chris Brown has been confirmed to perform at the 2010 Reggae Sumfest music festival. It has not been announced which of the 2 international nights (Fri July 23rd or Sat Jul 24th) he will perform on.


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Other confirmed acts are :

*Shaggy
*Beenie Man
*Tarrus Riley
*Jah Cure
*Elephant Man
*Queen I-Frica
*I-Octane
*Konshens
*Chino
*Stacious
*Tessanne Chin
*Gramps Morgan
*Tifa

This is the seventeenth staging of this music festival. It features a beach party on Sunday July 18th, Dancehall Night is Thursday July 22nd, and International Nights are Friday July 23rd and Saturday July 24th.

For more details log on to ReggaeSumfest.com or their Facebook Page

Meantime check out C Breezy's just released video for "Deuces"

The nominations for the 2010 BET awards were announced at the 230 Fifth Rooftop Garden Bar and Restaurant in New York City and celebs with Caribbean heritage are in almost all categories.




Alicia Keys and Melanie Fiona each have four nominations, followed by Rihanna with 3 nods. Nicki Minaj has two on her own, but added with her nominations as part of Young Money she has a total of five nods.

The 10th annual show will feature performances from Trey Songz, Nicki Minaj, Drake, and Diddy-Dirty Money, who was on hand to announce the nominations, along with Oscar nominee Queen Latifah, who will serve as host.

The BET Awards 2010 will air live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 27, at 8 p.m. The nominees are listed below.

Best Female R&B Artist
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Melanie Fiona
Alicia Keys
Rihanna

Best Male R&B Artist
Chris Brown
Raheem DeVaughn
Maxwell
Trey Songz
Usher

Best Gospel
The Anointed Pace Sisters
Kirk Franklin Presents Artists United For Haiti
Tamela Mann
Marvin Sapp
Vickie Winans

Best Female Hip Hop Artist
Ester Dean
Lil Kim
Nicki Minaj
Rasheeda
Trina

Best Male Hip Hop Artist
B.o.B.
Drake
Fabolous
Jay-Z
Ludacris

Best Group
Black Eyed Peas
Clipse
Diddy-Dirty Money
New Boyz
Young Money

Best New Artist
Justin Bieber
Melanie Fiona
Nicki Minaj
Wale
Young Money

Best Collaboration
Beyoncé f/ Lady Gaga – Video Phone
B.o.B. f/ Bruno Mars – Nothin’ On You
Drake & Trey Songz – Successful
Drake f/ Lil Wayne, Kanye West & Eminem – Forever
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys – Empire State of Mind
Trey Songz f/ Fabolous – Say Aah

Video of the Year
Beyoncé f/ Lady Gaga – Video Phone
B.o.B. f/ Bruno Mars – Nothin’ On You
Melanie Fiona – It Kills Me
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys – Empire State of Mind
Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West – Run This Town

Video Director of the Year
Benny Boom
Gil Green
Anthony Mandler
Chris Robinson
Hype Williams

Best Actress
Taraji P. Henson
Regina King
Mo’Nique
Zoe Saldana
Gabourey Sidibe

Best Actor
Quinton Aaron
Don Cheadle
Idris Elba
Jamie Foxx
Denzel Washington

YoungStars Award
Selena Gomez
Lil JJ
Keke Palmer
Willow Smith
Tyler James Williams

Best Movie
Avatar
Law Abiding Citizen
Michael Jackson’s This Is It
Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
The Blindside

Subway Sportswoman of the Year
Tamika Catchings
Vanessa James
Candace Parker
Serena Williams
Venus Williams

Subway Sportsman of the Year
Carmelo Anthony
Usain Bolt
Kobe Bryant
LeBron James
Tiger Woods

Viewers Choice Nominees
Beyoncé – Sweet Dreams
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys – Empire State of Mind
Monica – Everything To Me
Rihanna f/ Young Jeezy – Hard
Trey Songz f/ Fabolous – Say Aah
Young Money (Lil Wayne, Gudda Gudda, Nicki Minaj, Jae Millz, Drake, Tyga) f/ Lloyd – Bedrock

Centric Award
Melanie Fiona
Maxwell
Chrisette Michele
Monica
Sade


Best International Act
Kojo Antwi (Ghana)
Chipmunk (UK)
Dizzee Rascal (UK)
Estelle (UK)
Hip Hop Pantsula (HHP) (South Africa)
K’NAAN (Somalia)
M.I. (Nigeria)
P-Square (Nigeria)
Corinne Bailey Rae (UK)
Sade (UK)

I am a fan of Rihanna's- I like her edgy fashion, her daring hairstyles, her flawless makeup and of course her music. Yes, I even like the tone of her voice. But I gotta say I was ROTFL when I saw these clips on You Tube of her doing the moonwalk and falling during some performances.

Take a look:

During a show Saturday at Color Line Arena (formerly O2 World Hamburg) in HamburgRihanna tries to moonwalk in heels- I say she was just walking backwards man...yow she should never do that again, ever, ever, ever!!!!!





On Monday, Riri took a fall at the London's O2 Arena, during the beginning of her Spanish ballad "Te Amo." Ouch.




Three is the charm right?? Lol. Here she is in Marseille where she almost busted her face while sing... uh I mean synching "Let Me"


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Rihanna is all over Europe right now on her "Last Girl On Earth Tour" and will soon be in the US and Canada. From all the pics I have seen, her costuming and actions are very sexually suggestive. Now it's not like she is reinventing the wheel right? We are not surprised when Madonna, Grace Jones, Lil Kim, or a more recent example, Nicki Minaj do it. Is it safe to say that many of her core fans are teenagers??? I honestly don't have any statistics but if I was a mom of a teenage daughter (or son for that matter) I don't know that I would send or take my child to see this. I guess the staging has to match are lyrics huh???? What's your take?????

Here's the cover of Rihanna's latest single "Te Amo".



And check out these shots of her in the May issue of Rolling Stone Magazine.

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Mrs. Obama spent about an hour taking queries from children of executive office employees who visited the White House for Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day.

U.S First Lady Michelle Obama taking questions from children at the White House's Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day event.
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The children asked Mrs. Obama about life in the White House, her campaign against childhood obesity, the White House garden - and whether she could make school recesses longer. She dodged that last one.

One detail she shared: The playlist on her iPod includes songs by Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Rihanna, Beyonce, Usher and Sting.

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Dang didn't Rihanna just hurt her rib on Monday night??? Well in Lyons last night she fell but my girl Riri played it off man....check it

Atlanta rapper B.o.B will bounce Rihanna from the top slot of the Hot 100 to be released on Thursday morning (Apr. 22), as his "Nothin' On You," featuring Bruno Mars, will jump 2-1 while Rihanna's "Rude Boy" drops to the runner-up slot.


"Nothin' On You" also rises to the top of Digital Songs, moving 184,000 downloads according to Nielsen SoundScan. Last week's top-seller, Train's "Hey, Soul Sister," dips to No. 2 with 159,000.


B.o.B also has the Hot 100's top debut as "Airplanes," featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore, will land at No. 12 upon the chart's official release. The track sells 138,000 in its initial week of availability and arrives at No. 5 on Digital Songs. His debut album "B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray" hits retail this coming Tuesday (April 27).



To check the charts log on to Billboard.com for all the info!!!!

Rihannawas rushed to the hospital after performing in Switzerland on Monday night and of course that had everyone wondering what the heck had happened to her?

Rihanna performing in Zurich

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It seems after performing at the concert in Zurich, she was rushed to the ER in a black Mercedes accompanied by a camp of bodyguards, drivers and assistants.

In a recent update on People.com the 22 year old singer's rep says she"had an injured rib and went to have it looked at to be sure it was nothing serious, and it wasn't,"

Rihanna continued the European leg of her "Last Girl on Earth" tour Tuesday night with a concert in Lyon, France, and is expected to play in Marseille on Wednesday.

Jamaican acts Sean Paul, Sean Kingston and Alicia Keys as well as Bajan-born Rihanna and Leona Lewis who is of Guyanese heritage (technically so is Rihanna as her mom is Guyanese) are up for awards in various categories for this years MTV Japan's Video Music Awards (VMA's).

Alicia Keys and Rihanna up for nods at 2010 Japan VMAs!
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The categories are:

BEST MALE VIDEO
Sean Paul- "So Fine"
Rihanna- "Russian Roulette"

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Alicia Keys- "Doesn't Mean Anything"

BEST POP VIDEO
Leona Lewis- "Happy"

BEST REGGAE
Sean Kingston- "Fire Burning"
Sean Paul- "So Fine"

BEST VIDEO FROM FILM
Leona Lewis - "I See You" from Avatar

BEST COLLABORATION
Jay-z and Alicia Keys- "Empire State of Mind"




Of course in every category there are Japanese nominees. It is interesting that to date the Reggae category (which was introduced in 2006) has only been won by Japanese artists. apart from Sean Paul (nominated in 2006 for We Be Burnin, in 2007 for Temperature) and Kingston (nominated in 2008 for Beautiful Girls) only 2 other Jamaican aritsts have been nominated in this category. Mavado in 2008 with his song "Dreaming" and Kardinall Offishall (who was born in Canada to Jamaican parents) with "Dangerous" (his duo with Akon) in 2009.

The show will be held on May 29th.

Click HERE for the official site!

Congrats to Robin Thicke and Paula Patton who welcomed their son Julian Fuego into the world this Tuesday in LA. The proud father is on tour with Alicia Keys and had to cut his set short. Meanwhile Paula looks stunning on the cover of Ebony May 2010. There's another one too.


Click HERE to view the covers.

Ya I know I recently posted that Nicki Minaj was touring with Rihanna and Ke$ha. Seems she will not be on the tour after all....

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Why? Well she tweeted that it's to work on her album.

“Barbz I'm sorry 2 say I will not be going out on RiRi's tour. I've decided 2 use that time 4 the completion of my album. Hope u understand.

Not sure about that, I would not let an opportunity like that go. It's where you test your skills, where you connect with fans, and a sure way to get paid. Good luck with the album my girl.

Rihanna will hit the road this summer for her "Last Girl On Earth Tour" and she's tapped two of her famous lady friends to join her.



Lil Wayne protégé Nicki Minaj and pop singer Ke$ha will be opening up for the Bajan singer on the trek, which kicks off July 2 in Seattle, Washington, and wraps up in Chicago on Aug. 25.



The 25-date tour will also make stops in Canada, Tampa, L.A., New York and Las Vegas. Tickets will go on sale at LiveNation.com on Friday (April 9). Additional dates will be announced soon.

The full list of tour dates for the "Last Girl on Earth tour" are:

7/2: Seattle, WA (White River Amphitheatre)
7/4: Vancouver, BC (General Motors Place)
7/6: Calgary, AB (Pengrowth Saddeldome)
7/9: Sacramento, CA (ARCO Arena)
7/10: Mountain View, CA (Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View)
7/14: Albuquerque, NM (Hard Rock Casino Albuquerque presents The Pavilion)
7/15: Denver, CO (Comfort Dental Amphitheatre)
7/17: Las Vegas, NV (Mandalay Bay Events Center)
7/21: Los Angeles, CA (Staples Center)
7/22: Phoenix, AZ (Cricket Wireless Pavilion)
7/28: Atlanta, GA (Philips Arena)
7/30: Tampa, FL (Ford Amphitheatre)
7/31: Miami, FL (American Airlines Center)
8/3: Indianapolis, IN (Verizon Wireless Music Center Indianapolis)
8/5: Toronto, ON (Molson Canadian Amphitheatre)
8/7: Montreal, QC (Bell Centre)
8/8: Boston, MA (Comcast Center)
8/11: Uncasville, CT (Mohegan Sun Arena)
8/12: New York, NY (Madison Square Garden)
8/15: Wantagh, NY (Nikon at Jones Beach Theater)
8/18: Camden, NJ (Susquehanna Bank Center)
8/20: Bristow, VA (Jiffy Lube Live)
8/21: Hershey, PA (Hersheypark Stadium)
8/22: Detroit, MI (DTE Energy Music Theatre)
8/25: Chicago, IL (United Center)

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This picture of Rihanna was snapped in London over the weekend, and she just looks so fresh and happy and COMFORTABLE!!!!


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Just looking comfortable in her own skin. It's good to chill sometimes man :-)