“Russian Roulette” On Billboard Hot Charts
Thanks to the large sals for “Russian Roulette” on iTunes, and a huge number of requestings on the radio, this week the song moved to the Hot 100 at once, from #75 to #9 place!
This week, the track managed to not only rise but also fall.
* Billboard Hot 100 with from #75 to #9 place
* Billboard R & B / Hip-Hop Song from #49 to #56
* Billboard Radio Songs, from #36 to #35
* Billboard Pop Songs from #23 to #21
* Canadian Hot 100 from 80 to #9
* Billboard Digital Songs debut, #4
The new joint single, Rihanna Featuring Young Jeezy on “Hard” also debuted this week on #41 in the Billboard R & B / Hip-Hop Song
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Rihanna’s Dressing Room Catering
Rihanna’s concert tour rider has been released, thanks to The Smoking Gun. Here’s a sampling of what the 21-year-old songstress requests of her dressing room catering:
– 24 buffalo wings (HOT sauce on the side)
– 1 whole roasted chicken, spiced with jerk seasoning and cut into parts and steamed white rice
– 1 bag of good quality tortilla chips
– 1 small bag of plantain chips (salted)
– 1 bag of “fire hot” crunchy “Cheetos brand” cheese doodles (or comparable item)
– We may ask for hard boiled eggs, turkey bacon, turkey sausage at any time throughout the day. Please be prepared!
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Rihanna: ‘UK producers are backbone of LP’
Rihanna has described UK production duo Chase & Status as the “backbone” of her new album Rated R.
The ‘Russian Roulette’ singer praised the duo, made up of Saul Milton and Will Kennard, for producing three tracks for her record.
Speaking to DS, Milton revealed that Rihanna was put in touch with them through her record label. He said:
“We are co-managed by Roc Nation, who also co-manage her. They showed her some of our tracks and she fell in love with our song ‘Saxon’.
“She got my number and called me up at six in the morning telling me that she was a big fan. I was half asleep with my girlfriend next to me. It was great, it was a fun phone call to receive and hopefully the start of many things to come.
“We went out for a meal with her and Jay-Z and a lot of other people. She raised her glass and said we were the backbone of the album. It was a really touching moment and we were flattered by her praise.”
Rihanna releases Rated R on November 20.
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“Russian Roulette” Preview!
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Rihanna On “TV Total” In Germany
Yesterday RiRi arrived to germany for an interviwe on the german show called “TV Total”. In the interview they show the first preview of “Russian Roulette”, which premieres tomorow, Rihanna confirmed that she is going on a tour 2010 March/April. RiRi had all of her stylist along, and today she is said to have flown to Paris for another tv show.
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Videos From Glamour Event + Leaving MTV Studios
HAHA she’s so funny!!!!
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RiRi Spends $50.000 To Fly Her Family To NYC
Rihanna spent more than $50,000 to fly her family to New York to celebrate her Glamour Award as a thank-you for supporting her through tough times.
She flew in her mom, Monica Fenty, plus her brothers and aunts from her native Barbados to watch her pick up the Woman of the Year Award in an emotional ceremony at Carnegie Hall Monday night. Afterward, the songbird introduced them to Iman, Serena Williams, Tyra Banks and fashion designer Stella McCartney.
Rihanna said during her tearful acceptance speech, “I really look up to my gran and my mom. They are my two women of the year . . . Without their unconditional love and guidance, I wouldn’t be here.”
The group went on to dinner at South Gate in the Essex House, where one Rihanna relative was spotted helping America’s UN ambassador, Susan Rice, pull down the lining of her gown in the ladies’ room.
Missing from the festivities was Ronald Fenty, Rihanna’s father. The pop star told Diane Sawyer last week that he’d abused her mother when Rihanna was a child.
The singer and her family are expected to leave town by the time Chris Brown arrives to appear on Wendy Williams’ show Friday. Her rep had no comment last night.
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Candids Update
11-09 MTV Interview With Sway, NYC
11-10 Leaving Gramercy Park Hotel, stopping by McDonald’s and heading to Newark International Airport
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Rihanna: Rated R Is My “Mini-Movie” + Info About Tracks + MTV Interview
NEW YORK — Rihanna has broken her silence regarding Chris Brown’s February assault against her in a recent series of interviews, and the singer told MTV News that her album will have a mix of songs detailing the “roller coaster” of emotions she’s experienced in the past nine months.
“It’s my mini-movie,” Rihanna said about her forthcoming album. “It’s really honest, at times vulnerable, but it came from really, really deep in here [points to heart]. I just feel like I had to call it Rated R, ’cause it’s my movie.”
MTV News previewed the album on Tuesday (November 10) and Rihanna’s description is certainly accurate.
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After the intro, Rated R kick starts with “Wait Your Turn” and the Young Jeezy-assisted “Hard.” The material matches the artwork that’s been released for the project so far, with Rihanna posturing as the bad chick.
In what will probably be referred to by fans as the “Chris Brown song,” Rihanna reveals a softer side of herself on the ballad “Stupid In Love.”
“I still love you, but I can’t do this/ I may be dumb but I’m not stupid,” she sings on the Ne-Yo-penned record.
“Stupid In Love” recounts a story of distrust over lies, raging emotions, and lamenting a lost love.
“The dunce cap is off/ You don’t realize what you lost ’til I’m gone/ I was the one,” Rihanna croons.
The pulsating “Russian Roulette” follows, but it’s the next series of selections — “Rock Star,” “Firebomb,” and “Rude Boy” — that fit the Rihanna archetype of big, bombastic tracks that flaunt her sex appeal.
“Rock Star” features former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash. With its mix of drum kicks and guitar licks, Rihanna revels in her rebellion. “I got my middle finger up/ I don’t really give a fuck.”
“G4L” is another posture record (the acronym is short for “gangster for life”), while “Te Amo” is the Barbados singer’s paean to her international audience.
The album once again turns somber, with the Will.i.am-assisted “Photographs,” where Rihanna laments over a lost relationship.
“It shoulda been me and you/ now all I got is these photographs,” she sings.
“The Last Song” is just that, after the Justin Timberlake-helmed “Cold Case Love.”
“Love” begins with a sparse melody and gradually builds through each verse before it crescendos with a full production flourish.
Rihanna recently performed material from the album for the first time during a surprise appearance on Jay-Z’s tour in Los Angeles this past weekend. The “Umbrella” star spoke to MTV News about the appearance and said she was both nervous and excited to get back to music. She said Rated R, set for a November 23 release, will be the beginning of a “new era.”
“There are a lot of butterflies, a lot of excitement,” Rihanna said about her return to music. “I’m anxious. Like, I can’t wait. But you’re always nervous, because you’re about to go do something big. It’s a new thing, a new era. But I’m not scared. I’m just really excited. I just can’t wait to start.”
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