She may lack any discernible talent, however Rihanna has undeniably carved out quite the career. Selling water as wine is no small feat; hence in this behind the scenes look at the model’s ‘LOUD Tour’, the masses are given insight into the smoke and mirrors Ms. Fenty and her team draw on to ensure she stays ‘winning’.
All the action after the jump…
Truth be told, Rihanna is indeed growing as a vocalist and performer. However, she crucially lacks consistency and more than anything is taking baby steps, while her competition take giant stiletto steps with each new project. Put simply, she tries, yet with all the resources afforded to her still comes up short. A fact, which leaves her way behind the pack.
Britney should watch Gaga’s HBO special and learn how it’s really done (sing maybe?). At least Rihanna tries I guess
” Rihanna a pretty good vocalist”………………………plzzz
yes she is a good vocalist.
Great video, this is what she has to do to kick some spirit into the tour, instead of giving folks some stupid lap dance!
Ri Ri is genius !!!!
Her hair is awesome and cool !!!
why are people dwelling on the lap dance when it was 5 minutes out of 1 song. She did about 24 songs on tour and people choose to keep talking about a lap dance. Goes to show people alsays try to hone in on the negative, when there is so much positive material to take from.
She is the number one chick in the game right now and GaGa is doing her thing too. So sorry SAM the same can no longer be said about the person you praise. Bashing Rihanna does not change the amount of albums she sold and accomplishments she has had. Who eva is doing it the biggest gets the crown, and you know damn well that its Rihanna without a doubt. Your just to soft to admit it. And P.S., I love her voice, to each its own, just like I cant stand screaming on tracks but you support that. See, Simple, Be Off Her you envious wannabe twat…
* always
That’s a lovely picture of her.
Everytime I see what the Def Jam Machine is doing for Rihanna’s career, I feel sorry for Chris Brown.
Sometimes I wish he would have chosen Def Jam over Jive 6 years ago. That’s why L.A Reid never helped him when he needed it. Def Jam would have never let him go so down in the mud after the Lambo fight. And now Justin Bieber is getting the entire spotlight.
The music industry is f%cked up.
Rihanna has grown on a musical level !!!
She`s a good vocalist and verry good entertainment !!!
Over is verry , verry beautiful and i love this !!! 😀
Damn! Why y’all throwin shade on Ri Ri , and Brit Brit? #haters
It amazes me how people can Say Rihana have talent..I love me some RIhana but she is a Studio artist. She will never be considered for the ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME…….
I am going to watch this s*** cause you are hyping it
if this is the same ole same ole BS
SAM?! ok.
@ harlem – Yes she will. I’m certain of it.
yea i give rihanna her props for staying in the game this long! i thought people would have gotten tired of her but good for her..it goes to show that looks and catchy songs will get you a music career even if you do not have talent..
SAM U GOT ME ONCE AGAIN -_-
i aint trusting nobody about rihanna.what vocals were in this video or lastest perfs? smh
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funny how the thin voice b****** like ciara or ashanti have talent but rihanna who has a strong voice and praise from proffesional reviews doesnt.
yall bloggers dont know s***
I don’t hate Britney..I just wish she had some perspective of how she’s viewed today..a money machine with no intentions of honouring her fans who waste money on her half assed concerts…why not just sing once live, ever. Thats meant to be your f****** job! Can’t and won’t because this formula her management conceived is keeping them all rich
LMAO I BET HER ASS STILL WONT MAKE FORBES WITH THIS TOUR LMFAO BWAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAAHH FLOPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP BIOTTTTTTTTTTTTTCH
@ OLO – BAHAHAHAHAHAHA! You’re Hi-Larious! Dude I was thinking the same thing!
@ Allen – Don’t worry. . . Britney fans are always gonna be loyal to Brit Brit. #REGARDLESS
@gio thats whats saddening…why not expect more from a female artist?
Rihanna’s reign just won’t let up!
@RIAHANNANAVY LOOKS LIKE IT JUST DID
@ Allen – Honestly Beyoncé is blessed in the fact that she has been given EVERYTHING her whole life, she has NEVER had scandal happen, she has NEVER had children, all she has is her career and her husband. . . . I’m pretty sure that Britney Spears is just so torn up because she has had a lot of VERY PUBLIC and EMBARRASSING trauma and regardless of what people think, she is human just like anyone else. . . that’s why I respect her grind because its got history, its real, its what people go thru in their daily life. . . Other artists are alright, but Britney has lived a very public life and it makes her more connected to her fans and reality. We have seen her be at the top, go to the bottom, and get back to the top. . . and I think its only fair to be loyal to your favorite artist, just like the fairweather Whitney Houston fans who loved her when she was at the top of her game then shitted on her when she had some public struggles but for me and “real” people, that only makes her better, stronger, and more respectable and I love to see people come back after hardship. Besides her songs are ALWAYS uplifting, and fun. . . That is such an admirable trait. I love it!
Did she have a Grace Jones shirt on?? I love GRACE
S**** TO THE RHYTHM!
@gio I’m pretty sure what happened to Britney is because of her being handed everything in the first place. Beyoncé is a genuine person and can handle it. Her parents were much better equipped to ground her if needed also I suppose. The problem with Britney is she lied to her fans and then when she was embarrassed in public matters it became worse. And 10 years later we still barely know anything solid about her because every interview she does is so controlled. She needs to either get her confidence back and come back as a singer (which she is meant to be) or leave a legacy behind that doesn’t see her flogging a dead horse in it’s latter years.
Rihanna a pretty good vocalist”………………………plzzz
@Sam —
“We’ve BEEN here,” haven’t we? I mean, we saw this very same “Inner-look,” THEN provided during her ‘Last Girl On Earth’ rehearsals, no? And what THEN was the end result? …Exactly!
Sam, long-story short? OVER 8.2-Million watched her ’09 Diane Sawyer 20/20 interview, and she THEN failed, like MISERABLY, to turn that ‘gift from the heavens’ into ‘Rated-R’ sales. You’ll ALSO remember her ‘Last Girl On Earth tour’ was downsized, and then followed by a flurry of cancellations!
(Sigh..) And just how much longer must we endure “No-Talent Hackery” being shoved down our collective throats? Sam, how do you have the likes of a Farrakhan, PTC AND Donald Trump chastise and then dismiss you? And Sam, Farrakhan echoed THE VERY SAME, as recently voiced, PTC! (smdh…left incredulous)
So Sam, let’s see how ‘Man Down’ does after ALL the press/pub/shine it’s gotten. Now, mind you, she’s currently touring – which means ADDITIONAL press, thereby giving her absolute and complete “Media Saturation..!!”
X,Y,”and Z” — OUT..!!
@Giovanni Dayevid
STFU & STFD!!!
WHERE is METHney Now?? (A F-ING HAS BEEN!!)
4 is Killing Every B**** Out including Rihanna!!
*BLAST END OF TIME & I WAS HERE*
Hmm well Sam Sam…she is work in progress and she is very young compare to some of the other pop artist/entertainers. Also we know you are secretly hoping for her to perform great all the time!!! and please dont be selective when you criticiize please include all sucky artist like Hilson etc some many sucking artist you post and dont say a word ..hmm
MODEL WIT A MIC…THE END
even though I like Riri, i must admit she’s a bad performer. but at least she tries. not everyone can dance, and when she pushes herself to work on her singing it doesn’t turn out to be bad.
MISHKA
June 9, 2011 at 7:16 pm
Everytime I see what the Def Jam Machine is doing for Rihanna’s career, I feel sorry for Chris Brown.
Sometimes I wish he would have chosen Def Jam over Jive 6 years ago. That’s why L.A Reid never helped him when he needed it. Def Jam would have never let him go so down in the mud after the Lambo fight. And now Justin Bieber is getting the entire spotlight.
The music industry is f%cked up.
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YOU SPEAK DA TRUTH FORREAL but ithink Chris didnt sign with Dej Jam because D.ef Jam is too greedy a label they wants ALL the money. Lady Gaga too has hinted she hates Def Jam .They say her song “Papa Gangsta” is a diss song to Def jam
I see Rihanna ‘s Number 1 confused Hater xyz is here
XY Z is Chris Browns Mother on prozac . The END
@XYZ Look at the Rihanna Stan in disguise. I hate to burst your bubble, but last time I checked, Rated R went platinum. Check it yourself. Loud is also platinum. She has won 4 Grammys, and has 10 number one singles. Yep, that’s definitely a failure in my book. :::sarcasm:::
:::sips cold glass of ice tea::: being a hater is ridiculous. Go to school and get that G.E.D
FLO RIDA HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR PUBLIC INTOXICATION!
http://empublico.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/flo-rida-foi-preso/
“Selling water as wine is no small feat; hence in this behind the scenes look at the model’s ‘LOUD Tour’, the masses are given insight into the smoke and mirrors Ms. Fenty and her team draw on to ensure she stays ‘winning’.
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THIS RIGHT HERE TRUE LOVERS OF MUSIC!
Smoke and mirrors is this chicks speciality. Well that and lying about her involvment in that 2 yr old fight! Raggedy R****** the howling goat!!
RIHANNA MAD $30 MILLION WITH LOW ALBUM SALES AND A SOSO TOUR RATED R TOUR
AHHAHAHAHAHHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAH
http://www.forbes.com/2011/06/09/top-earning-celebrities-under-30_slide_11.html
NOW THAT LOUD HAS , ENDORSEMENTS, BIG ALBUM AND SINGLE SALES, BIG MASSIVE TOUR, BATTLESHIP AND MUCH MORE
GET READY B****** FOR HER TO DOUBLE OR MAYBE TRIPLE THAT AMOUNT
HAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAH
Honestly, have you ppl not seen the video footage of this faker in concert? She does nothing but grab her p***y, change her cothes and walk across the stage. That’s IT a choreograhper for what exactly? She does not dance. The moves she performs can be learned on any street corner!
Wait music director? Unless he is going to take the mic and belt out a song he needs to be fired! LOL…we know you are “so hard” dear .. hard on the ears! My ears are bleeding even as I type!! 🙂
@Remey
:::sips cold glass of ice tea::: being a hater is ridiculous. Go to school and get that G.E.D
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I’m sure he will right after that high school drop out Raggedy does!
@X,Y,”and Z”
June 9, 2011 at 8:46 pm
@Sam –
“We’ve BEEN here,” haven’t we? I mean, we saw this very same “Inner-look,” THEN provided during her ‘Last Girl On Earth’ rehearsals, no? And what THEN was the end result? …Exactly!
Sam, long-story short? OVER 8.2-Million watched her ‘09 Diane Sawyer 20/20 interview, and she THEN failed, like MISERABLY, to turn that ‘gift from the heavens’ into ‘Rated-R’ sales. You’ll ALSO remember her ‘Last Girl On Earth tour’ was downsized, and then followed by a flurry of cancellations!
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Yes, but she has put forth a new gimmick the “SHOT A MAN DOWN SCHEME”! Now that should extend her LOUD tour for at least 2 extra dates! The feminist are salivating even as I type. “Ra ra you go” RAGGEDY shoot a man down that’s the answer to your abusive behavioral problem. You attack a t***, he attacks back and you pull out a gun and shoot him dead! “Ra ra you go girl”! I can hear Oprah, Diane Sawyer and the like chant as they run to purchase their tickets to this fiasco!
DEAD @ the Rih Haters *chuckles*
Cant wait for the Show in Boston:))))
@TASHA
HAHAHAHAHAHA (keep em mad). I told these hos she got paid 410K a pop for the 73 shows she played on Loud tour.
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Sam, long-story short? OVER 8.2-Million watched her ‘09 Diane Sawyer 20/20 interview, and she THEN failed, like MISERABLY, to turn that ‘gift from the heavens’ into ‘Rated-R’ sales.
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@XYZ
You know what’s even funnier? 19Million people watching Chris Brown on Dancing With the Stars and still having a 68% week two sales drop
http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/archcht.cgi?cht441
*Rated R Tour*
@Tasha/Nicky
Um, darling do you really think that’s a whole lot for someone like Rihanna who was EVERYWHERE doing everything last year? Especially not the way you were bragging at the time about how much money she was making.
And weren’t you the same one saying she isn’t mentioned on Forbes because she isn’t American? Why is she now?
Well at least we support Rihanna our queen. @xyz You call yourself fans when you just go out and buy 1 or 2 cd when Chris FAME came out and you call that support. You want to talk s***, and his single can’t even get out of the 70’s on itunes. I mean 1.29 cents with all his fans should have brought him in the top 20 if you “fans” would have bought many copies. I hate to bring Chris in on Rihanna post but You are always talking s***.
Even tho Rihanna has plenty of songs on her cd we as fans still go out and support her singles even tho we had already purchased the cd. This is why Rihanna songs score so high on itunes.
So go and support your fav and leave our queen Rihanna alone.
I think the best way to promote a singer, especially if it’s in rehearsal. Is to show them singing a little! (besides her walking to the car). There was really no point even interviewing the music director.
here we go again with x,y,and z! go suck ur brothers d***!
How come rih posts dont get much comments anymore. Onli she bey n chris brown used to sometimes gaga too
@Bey’Knight
Probabaly because bashing Ri while she’s slaying is finally getting old.
ole skool
June 9, 2011 at 10:10 pm
XY Z is Chris Browns Mother on prozac . The END
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I’m a Ri fan and for you to come here to say something like that about someone mother is very immature. Why would you think it’s nice to talk about someone mother is beyond me that woman has nothing to do with the topic above. @Ole Skool
Bey’knight
June 10, 2011 at 5:35 am
How come rih posts dont get much comments anymore. Onli she bey n chris brown used to sometimes gaga too
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I think we as fans have moved on from the drama. We have very little time to care what the other artists are doing. Fans are supporting their fave and that is all that matters.
I’m seeing this in all the sites lately.
@Mari —
Let’s just wait and see what those 19-Million DWTS viewers do for HIS upcoming ‘F.A.M.E’ U.S. tour/concert sales. If you read the comments on the mainstream blogs, they commented on HIS dancing/showmanship – which then equates to possible ticket sales. But I’ve said this before, time and time again; you chose to ignore me. Your memory is VERY selective!
And that $87-Million ‘Takers’ figure (in total revenue stream) INCLUDED the 12-15% (final domestic boxoffice) licensing fee, that was paid to Sony/SG by Fox/FX for the TV rights to make a series of/for ‘Takers’!
@Tasha –
Did that ‘Forbes figure’ include those “fictitious monies” that was guaranteed to her by those concert promoters who (again) GUARANTEED her $400K/concert, even though she had to cancel/downsize her ‘Last Girl On Earth’ tour? (Again..) Which businessman, in HIS right mind, after seeing the hype/build-up leading into the ‘Rated-R’ release, only to THEN see such tepid sales, will THEN fork over his “HARD-EARNED Recession-time funds” to a No-Talent Hack – who is weakest in concert/live?
X,Y,”and Z” — OUT..!!
@I’m a LOUD howlin’ billy goat re: June 10, 2011 at 12:10 am —
“The feminist are salivating even as I type. “Ra ra you go” RAGGEDY shoot a man down that’s the answer to your abusive behavioral problem.”
Yes, but such sentiment has run head-long into her recently angering the PTC, Minister Farrakhan, AND Donald Trump! (It won’t get any traction. That strategy will just sit there, spinning its wheels – making a bunch of noise, while going no where!)
“You attack a t***, he attacks back and you pull out a gun and shoot him dead! “Ra ra you go girl”!”
You know, it’s “The Oprah Effect – Black men: bad; Black women: victims: White men: Knights In Shining Armor”! Oprah Winfrey was a Alice Waker disciple, just look at how black men are portrayed in her books.
Sidenote: Funny thing, I saw Charlie Rose interview Alice Walker. He asked her, MANY TIMES, “Why do you hate black men?” Oprah Winfrey, and her kind, are responsible for the John Allen Muhammad’s of this world (and the many more who are sure to follow)!
” I can hear Oprah, Diane Sawyer and the like chant as they run to purchase their tickets to this fiasco!”
Good point! Well, at least, NOT Oprah Winfrey. The ‘Big O’ just had to fire OVER 200 of her OWN staff! Her OWN network is fading/failing BADLY. And this comes AFTER her big finale show http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2001661/Oprah-Winfreys-studio-lay-250-staff-weeks-final-show.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
So NOW (getting back to the “Ra ra you go girl” mantra) we have the likes of Gabriele Union now coming out and publicly support Rihanna, and condemning the PTC. But did you THEN see what “The Rihanna Effect” had on Dwade and the Miami Heat? Did you see him miss that 30-second-free-throw shot, which would have tied the game? Did you see how he/they played last night, in ANOTHER loss to Dallas? It’s called “The Rihanna Effect: Everyone/Anyone who goes near her THEN suffers back-luck, drama and misfortune.” Just you ask Matt Kemp..!! ; – 9 (wink)
X,Y,”and Z” — OUT..!!
Good Morning X,Yand Z and I’m a Loud
I agree with you guys, Rihanna is fading, JayZ is standing back looking like a bucked eyed fool right about now. JayZ has singled handily all but done destroyed Beyonce Career. JayZ is going to have to choose between the two, once again Beyonce has fell second place to another starlet.
This whole fiasco is going to be played out in the public’s eye, I have dibs at front seat center of the row,” XY and Z” please pass the pop corn, “I’m A Loud Billy Goat” please pass the jelly beans, this is going to be exciting to watch. .
@Blue Kid — What up?
Hey, BK, did you click on the link I had just aforementioned? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2001661/Oprah-Winfreys-studio-lay-250-staff-weeks-final-show.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
‘The Big O’, even after her supposedly uber-rated finale show has had to NOW fire over 200 folks over at OWN network.
Oh, and did you see DWade’s performance AFTER his GF, Gabrielle Union, publicly supported Rihanna/’Man Down’, while trashing PTC? Not only did he miss that 30-second 4th-Quarter game-tying Free-throw, for game 4. But he, last night, gets injured and is THEN outplayed by the Dallas Mavricks’ opposing guard!
Now, mind you, I LIKE Dwade AND Gabby! But it’s JUST ANOTHER example of Rihanna’s Toxicity: everyone who is affiliated with her/supports her – then suffers – BIG TIME..!!
X,Y,”and Z” — OUT..!!
@Mari —
1.)http://www.ultimate-rihanna.com/2008/08/20/rumors/rihanna-bankrupt-rumors-rihanna-broke/
nme.com/news/rihanna/39097
2.)celebuzz.com/sos-rihanna-broke-s41651/
3)google.com/search?q=TMZ+-+Rihanna+only+has+%2420%2C000+in+her+bank+account&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
Mari, I know the truth, in this regard, my be difficult to hear. But it is, what it is.!!
X,Y,”and Z” — OUT..!!
R****** sucks, what was the point of that video? It showed nothing!!
y do u hate on riri so much?
She is so cute! But I refuse to pay to she her perform. No ma’am!
She has on a Grace Jones shirt…one of the people this fraud is swagger jacking. Rihanna is a good vocalist? Right…and she has a great hair style.
I BOUGHT MY TICKETS FOR THE LOUD CONCERT AT LEAST 4-5 MONTHS AGO!!!! can u say floor seats baby!! :))