Rihanna's New Armani Jean Ad

Rihanna was recently named the new spokeswoman for Armani Jeans and Underwear. Here is her new ad for the 2012 Fall Armani Jean campaign. I love the short crop haircut she is rocking and the ad modern feel on a classic film.

Rihanna Shops in Porto Cervo Before Heading Back to the States for the VMA's

Rihanna and her friends were spotted shopping it up in Porto Cervo. She was looking fab in a laid back gold bandeau top and green army wide leg pants. The ladies was partying on a $300,000 yacht but felt the need to get off to stop into the Gucci and Prada stores.

The Dirty Laundry for March 23, 2011

The Dirty Laundry

Chris Brown Becomes Furious After His Interview On “Good Morning America”
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I personally think Chris Brown needs to demand a refund of the money he paid for his anger management classes, because they’re just not working! C. Breezy allegedly went crazy yesterday after his appearance on “Good Morning America.” Word is, he was upset because during his interview, Robin Roberts repeatedly asked him pre-approved questions about Rihanna.




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Chris Brown Is Already Getting Heat For His Actions
Chris Brown is already feeling the backlash. He’s supposed to perform on “Dancing With The Stars” next Tuesday but a lot of fans are demanding that DWTS cancel his appearance. And he canceled his appearance on MTV’s “The Seven.”

Will Rihanna Go On Tour?
Rihanna may have to cancel her “Loud” tour because she’s having a rough time selling tickets! It’s supposedly gotten so bad that one of her managers told her to go on and cancel some dates! And Ciara may have the last laugh! Remember Rihanna called her out about not being able to book a stage, well CiCi tweeted, “Well, well, well…u don’t say…” after the news about RiRi’s lackluster sales hit the web!

Bow Wow Skips Out On His Ex-Girlfriend’s Baby Shower
Chris and RiRi aren’t the only ones cancelling appearances, Bow Wow is too! Media Takeout says he skipped out on his ex-girlfriend’s baby shower over the weekend! And to add insult to injury, word is he was out on the town with his new-again boo, Angela Simmons! Ouch!

Ja Rule Is Facing More Legal Problems
Well Ja Rule admitted yesterday in court that he didn’t pay taxes on more than $3 million in income. He could be sentenced to up to one year in prison and more than $100, 000 in fines!

Young Buck Get’s Sued By 50 Cent
Ja Rule‘s arch enemy, 50 Cent, is suing Young Buck! G-Unit Records has filed a $10 million lawsuit against Buck, in the event that he breaches his contract with the label in is on-going bankruptcy case.

Lil’ Wayne Owe’s A Producer $20 Million
Buck’s not alone, Lil’ Wayne is also being sued! A producer named Deezle says that Young Money and Cash Money owe him $20 million!

Arrangements Have Been Made For Nate Dogg‘s Funeral
Rest In Peace Nate Dogg! He will be laid to rest this Saturday after a private funeral and public memorial service.

In Case You Missed It: Rihanna on Chelsey Lately

The Dirty Laundry for March 2, 2011

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Did Diddy Propose To Cassie?
Uh oh, is Cassie moving from jump-off status to wifey status? MediaTakeOut posted a pic of here with a HUGE yellow diamond, supposedly worth more than $50,000 on her left-hand ring-finger! Has Cassie finally tamed P. Diddy?



Rihanna Fires Back At Minister Farrakhan
Looks like Rihanna is tired of being a punching bag, literally! I told you this week about Minister Louis Farrakhan calling Rihanna “filth,” well she’s loaded and the safety’s off! She fired back on Twitter saying, “A minister says I perform filthily, but he sat and watched the filth, then called you a swine for doing the same. Is that judgment in the tone?” Hmm, let’s see how far this goes!

Samuel L. Jackson Calls Out The Oscars
Speaking of beef, Samuel L. Jackson called out the Motion Picture Academy for having absolutely no black male presenters at the Oscars. Sam told TMZ, “Where were the black actors? I guess they didn’t think we were available to read teleprompters that night…not a big deal, hopefully it’ll get better.” Hmm, call em out Sam!

Jay-Z And David Ortiz Battle Over The 40/40 Club Name
Jay-Z is still battling it out with Boston Red Sox baseball star David Ortiz over the use of the name 40/40. David jacked Hova’s club’s name to use as the name for his Dominican night club. They met for negotiations earlier this week, but David’s people said Jay wants “too much,” which means they’ll be headed to court.

Aretha Franklin Opens up To Wendy Williams…Sorta
The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, stopped by the “Wendy Williams” show to talk about her recent health scare. She opened up to Wendy, a little, but peep the end of the video…is that ATTITUDE I smell Retha?



Your Tube
On your tube today, Mike Tyson will be on with Gayle King. The beautiful Esperanza Spalding will be on “The View,” and Ron Artest will be on “Lopez Tonight.”

Another Rihanna Beat Down Picture Surfaces

The Dirty Laundry for February 24, 2011

The Dirty Laundry

Nelly And Kelly Rowland Get Cozy
Ashanti might want to watch out! Nelly and Kelly Rowland shot the video for their collab “Gone,” and they were looking might cozy on set! Click here to check the flix!

Is Kanye West Mad About Amber Rose & Wiz Khalifa?
Well it sure seems like Kanye West is salty about his ex, Amber Rose, hooking up with Wiz Khalifa! Word is, Yeezy sent an angry text message to Wiz after seeing him and Amber’s “Fader” magazine photo shoot. Yeezy tweeted, “You know you kissing my d-word whenever you kissing that b-word right? Click here to check the tweets! Somebody sounds SALTY!

Rihanna Does Damage Control
I told you yesterday about Donald Trump beefing with Rihanna because she skipped out on her scheduled performance at his charity event. Ri Ri’s rep said, “She feels terrible she couldn’t attend but was so grateful Jennifer Hudson stepped in.” Hmmm, sounds shady!

The Lil Wayne Robber Was A Fan
Speaking of shady, the man who allegedly stole some stuff from the set of Lil Wayne’s video told cops that he took the items, hoping that he could return the stuff to Weezy in person! he’s pleading not guilty! CRAZY!

Jay-Z Banned Jamie Foxx‘s Ex-Manager
Speaking of crazy, a few days ago I told you about the fight Jamie Foxx got into with his ex-manager at the Belvedere Red pre-GRAMMY party. Well an insider says that after the brawl, Jay-Z had the ex-manager banned from his GRAMMY event. Supposedly, when Hov saw the guy’s name on the guestlist he said, “We don’t need people up here who fights their artists. It’s not a good look.”

Is Beyonce Seeing The Doctor Because Of Jay-Z
Word is that Jay-Z’s wifey, Beyonce, has agreed to pop out a lil’ camel for Hova! MediaTakeout is claiming that Beyonce is seeing a fertility doctor in L.A. I’m not sure how true this is, but I figured I’d give you the heads up. They were rumored to have been on the verge of a break-up because bey didn’t want any Be Be’s kids!

Will Soulja Boy Give Up Rapping?
Soulja Boy says he’s moving on! He’s shifting his focus from music to movies, starring in an upcoming Nick Cannon-directed film. He told BET.com, “Doing music [is] my first love. But I always had a passion for acting because I feel like I come out natural on camera.”

Chart Action
As for the charts, Eminem‘s “Recovery” is coming in at #6 with 61,000 copies sold last week. Nicki Minaj‘s “Pink Friday” is at #9 with 46,000 sold, and Rihanna‘s “Loud” is still making noise at #10 with 45,000 units moved.

The Dirty Laundry for February 23, 2011

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Chris Brown Gets Downgraded
Chris Brown is now officially free to approach Rihanna. Chris returned to court yesterday where a judge kept his promise to reduce the restraining order that RiRi had against Breezy. Chris can now contact Rihanna as long as he doesn’t “harass, annoy or molest” her. RiRi wasn’t at the hearing, but her lawyer said she was all good with the restraining order.

Rihanna Has Beef With The Trump
And maybe Rihanna’s not worried about Chris Brown because she’s got new beef brewing! This time it’s with Donald Trump. She was scheduled to perform at his benefit for half a million dollars over the weekend, but “called in sick” so she could perform at the NBA All-Star Game! Trump called the “move disrespectful,” so he got Jennifer Hudson to fill in for RiRi and told “The Palm Beach Post” that “Nothing was missed. Jennifer’s a beautiful girl. She’s an unbelievable talent, and her voice is better.” Ouch RiRi!

Is Rihanna Swirling?
Ri Ri’s been keeping busy! Supposedly she’s been texting freaky things to a white actor, Collin Ferrell. Word is, they’ll even be meeting up in L.A. sometime soon!

Wiz Khalifa Goes Public With Kanye‘s Sloppy Seconds
Speaking of getting cozy, Wiz Khalifa is doing just that with Kanye West’s sloppy seconds! Wiz and Amber Rose are taking their romance public, cuddling in the pages of “Fader” magazine! And even though yeezy claims he doesn’t care, over the weekend, he tweeted “exes never change.”

Buju Banton Is Found Guilty In His Drug Case
Things aren’t looking good for reggae artist Buju Banton. He was found guilty in his drug case yesterday. Now he faces 15 years to life in jail!

Ted Williams Is Free From Rehab And Ready For Reality
Speaking of freedom, Ted Williams, you know the “Golden Voice,” is finally free from rehab and making some moves! He’s set to star in a new reality show called “Second Chance at Life.”

Aretha Franklin Defends Fantasia
Aretha Franklin wants to make sure that Fantasia understands life, especially life in the music industry. Apparently Fantasia was upset because she wasn’t invited to take part in the Grammy Night Tribute. Aretha defended her saying, “Fantasia is still young in the business and although we all love and appreciate her, she must understand that in this business of show business she will not always get to participate in everything she would like to participate in.”

NBA All-Star Game: Rihanna & Drake's Performance

2011 All Star Game Courtside Style

The top stars that was lucky enough to get courtside seats to the hottest game of the season really pulled out the stops to make sure the flashing lights caught them looking fashionable. My personal favorites was Rihanna and Beyonce and we wont even talk about Bey's triple platform sparkle red bottoms that I hear she has in two different colors, she definitely killed it. But you also have Diddy there in a more understated look then normal and Nick Cannon was in his normal business suit but added some color for a change. Who do you think had the best look?

NBA 2011 All Star-Game Halftime Show; Rihanna, Drake and Kanye West Perf...

Rihanna did her thing with her fashions for her performance but that singing of hers is another story. You would think her team would help her fake it a little better.

The Dirty Laundry For February 15, 2011

The Dirty Laundry

Will Lil’ Wayne Have Another Little Lil’ Wayne Soon?
Lil Wayne could have a new little Lil’ Wayne running around in 9 months! You know he’s so fertile, all he has to do is breath on a chick and she’s pregnant! And even though he didn’t take home a GRAMMY, he did leave with something golden…a brand new R&B singer! Weezy was caught by photogs looking real comfy with Teairra Mari at one of the GRAMMY after-parties! He even gave her some $1 bills to make it rain! I wouldn’t be surprised if she’s pregnant right now! LOL! Click here to check the pics!

Chris Brown Throws A Post-GRAMMY Tantrum
Not everyone has enough class to take their Grammy loss as well as Weezy. Instead of finding a hot R&B singer to party with, Chris Brown showed just how well his anger management classes worked by tweeting, “To all my fans! I love y’all. Don’t be upset!! This industry is based on politics and butt-kissing! My only concern is Team Breezy! F-word everybody else! I’m just happy to be able to make music!! Team Breezy rocks!!” Right Breezy!

LL Cool J Wants His Kids To Be Polite
Even though Breezy doesn’t seem to have the best manners, LL Cool J wants to make sure his kids have some! He’s hired an etiquette coach to show his kids proper manners! LL said, “I want my kids to know how to walk in a room and have some manners and to know how to be polite.” Too bad Chris Brown’s mama didn’t do that!

Is There Trouble In Paradise For Jay-Z & Beyonce
Alright let me start out by saying I’m not sure how true this is, but Media Takeout is claiming that Jay-Z and Beyonce are splitting up! A source says that after a year of problems they’ve agreed to trial separation! Supposedly the snitch said, “The biggest thing is about kids. Jay-Z wants them and Beyonce doesn’t. It’s all about her career, and she doesn’t want to slow down.” Dayum, say it ain’t so!

OJ Simpson Get’s Beaten Up By Racist Inmates
Well reportedly things got a little worse for OJ Simpson, who is serving time in prison. Racist inmates supposedly gave him a severe beat down after he was bragging on his uncanny ability to bag white women. Word is The Juice spent 2 weeks in the prison hospital!

El Debarge Is Going Back To Rehab
Even though El Debarge just made his comeback, he’s already cutting it short! He’s heading back to rehab! He released a statement saying, “I hate to disappoint my fans, but it is necessary for me to take the time to work on me so that I may continue to share my music and my story with everyone.”

More Controversy For Rihanna
The controversy over Rihanna’s “S&M” video isn’t over. Photographer David LaChappelle is suing Rihanna and the director over the risqué images in RiRi’s the video! LaChappelle claims the pictures are derived from his work and he wants to be paid!

New Releases
As for new music, Teena Marie‘s “Icon” and “Elgin” by Ginuwine are in stores today!

2011 Grammy Awards: Best Dressed

The Dirty Laundry for February 10, 2011

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The ABC Boys Bust-Down Dorrough
I’m really starting to believe that there is a Hip Hop law enforcement conspiracy, because it’s really starting to look like they’re specifically targeting rappers! Dorrough is the latest victim of the ABC Boys. He was arrested on Tuesday after 10 DEA agents raided his Dallas home looking for weapons and drugs! And you know they recently busted Juelz Santana’s studio and Waka Flocka’s home!

Ja Rule Catches A Little Break
Speaking of being on the wrong side of the law, Ja Rule just bought some time before heading to prison for two years! He pleaded guilty last year to attempted weapons possession after police found a loaded gun in his car. His sentence has been pushed back about a month to March 9.

The Game Has To Ante Up
The Game also had some legal trouble of his own. An L.A. judge has ordered him to pay $91,000 to a jewelry company that he had purchased $200,000 worth of jewelry from back in ’07 and ’08. The jewelry includes a couple of bracelets, chains and earrings!

Fantasia Will Be Making Her Big Screen Debut
Things aren’t all bad though, Fantasia just got some good news! She’ll be making her big screen debut this Christmas, playing gospel music icon, Mahalia Jackson!

Rihanna’s Hitting The Road
If you’re a Rihanna fan, you can check her out live an in person very soon! She announced that she’s hitting the road for the North American leg of her “Loud” tour. Unfortunately, if you’re a fan here in the Carolinas, the closest she comes to us is the first date, June 4th in Baltimore, Maryland!

But you can catch Ri Ri performing live during the half-time show at the NBA All-Star game on February 20th in Los Angeles, California.

On Your Tube
On your television today, Jennifer Hudson will be on “Oprah,” performing her new single, “Where You At.” Justin Bieber will be on with Gayle King, Snooki will be on “Letterman,” and Seth McFarlane, the creator of “The Celevland Show” and “Family Guy” will be on “Conan.”

Charts
As for the charts, 11-weeks after it’s release, Nicki Minaj’s “Pink Friday” is the nation’s #1 selling album! It’s the first album by a female rapper to hit #1 since Eve’s 1999 debut!

New Music: Rihanna - S&M

The Dirty Laundry for January 31, 2011

50 Cent Beefs With One Of His Ex’s
We all know that even though you and your ex aren’t together, it’s still easy for them to push your buttons. Well that’s exactly what Ciara did to 50 Cent. She jumped things off by tweeting “The things people tweet say a lot about their character, pay attention.” That was her response to Fiddy tweeting that he’d left the Playboy Mansion and was inspired to be a pimp. Well after her tweet, 50 responded with “Yea I tweet things that reflect my character (b-word). Get one. That’s why your 3 million followers are behind me.” They went back and forth with a few more tweets before Fif ended it by telling Ciara “Cut it out.”

Naked Pictures of Rihanna Are Leaked
Another pop diva is dealing with her own “ex-issues.” Rihanna’s ex baller leaked her topless pictures. Supposedly RiRi reportedly sent them to a certain famous baller she was dating after Chris Brown. Her ex then shared the pics with his boys and somebody sent them to Media Takeout.

Does Chris Brown Miss His RiRi?
Speaking of Rihanna and exes, Chris Brown has requested to end the restraining order against him by Rihanna. The order’s not set to expire until 2014 but Chris’ attorney asked the judge to cancel the order on Friday. But no such luck, the judge kept the order in place. But there was some good news for Breezy, the judge said he doesn’t have to come in for progress hearing every three months.

And the restraining order may be the reason that Chris won’t be attending the Grammy’s. Breezy’s rep blames a “scheduling conflict,” but some folks are saying the restraining order is the reason!

DJ Kool Herc Needs Some Help Paying His Medical Bills
Here’s for all my hip-hop heads, you’ll be glad to know that the father of Hip-Hop, DJ Kool Herc just left the hospital after being very sick, but there’s some bad news too…he doesn’t have enough health insurance to cover his medical costs. If you want to make a donation to the father of Hip-Hop’s medical fund, log onto facebook.com/power98fm for the address.

Bruno Mars Gets A Reprieve
Bruno Mars got some good news! He accepted a plea deal in his Las Vegas cocaine possession case. He’ll pay a $2,000 fine, perform 200 hours of community service, go through drug counseling, and secure a year’s probation!

Bobby Brown Is Back
And speaking of the ol’school, Bobby Brown announced that he’ll be dropping a new album this spring. He’ll be premiering the first single, “Get Out The Way” on February 9th! He’s also developing a new reality show with his fiancé.

Box Office
“The Rite” has the #1 spot with $15 million in receipts. “No Strings Attached” is 2nd with $13.7 million and “The Mechanic” and “The Green Hornet” are tied for 3rd with $11.5 million.

New Year's Eve Vegas Style

Last night there was great parties in all the major cities LA,NYC,Miami,Charlotte, but the hottest city to bring in 2011 was Sin City Las Vegas. All the hottest stars where there like Jay-Z, Beyonce, Diddy, Fabulous, Kim Kardashian, Brandy and a host of others. And they definite put on their best and was looking like the belles of the ball.

Rihanna's Reb'L Fleur Ad

Rihanna's highly anticipated fragrance Reb'L Fleur is set to hit stores in February 2011. The scent is going to be packaged in a high heel shape bottle and includes notes of tuberose, violet, hibiscus, and coconut water. Rihanna choose the company Parlux to release her perfume. They are the same people that have brought us fragrances from Jessica Simpson, Queen Latifah and Paris Hilton. In the ad Rih Rih is looking more sexy and lavish than ever.

Rihanna Changes Color Again

Rihanna have been MIA lately while in Europe but was spotted over in London sporting a new hair color and style. She has decided to replace her hot red hair for a dark brown crop pixie. So what do you guys think of this new change?

Fashion Faceoff

Here is Rihanna in a toned down look wearing a Vince gray sweater walking the streets of the Big Apple and Harry Potter star Emma was spotted in the same sweater with a buffalo check shirt on her way to David Letterman. So who wore it best?