As if their undeniable talent didn’t give these ladies enough to smile about, this week has seen ROC Royals Rita Ora and Beyonce score wins outside of music…dominating the Box Office with their respective movie projects.
Stats below…
Upon opening at the British Box Office, ‘Fast & Furious 6’- in which Rita boasts a cameo in- generated £9 million, scoring the franchise its biggest ever UK opening weekend, and now holds the record for having the second biggest opening weekend in the world this year.
Meanwhile, 17 Grammy winner Beyonce will be pleased to learn that her inspirational movie ‘Epic’ has already generated $14.5 million even before it arrives in the US on May 24th, marking the singer’s first Box Office win since the launch of Steve Shill‘s ‘Obsessed‘.
Shame about ‘Battleship’ eh?
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Death at the last statement. Sam you are too much sometimes smh.
I swear yall hate Rita and want to see her get draaaagged on the low. Giving her credit for a movie’s sucess when she barely had a 3 min cameo …..lmao. let the dragging begin!
60 seconds you mean…
Yes, nobody went to see the movie to watch Rita Ora wave a damn flag.
Lol @lexi
And Beyoncé seems to be one of the only ones promoting this movie (or at least of what I have seen). So good. I’ll be taking my nephew to go watch 😀
Y try throw shade at battleship??,ppl will pay to see Epic as they don’t have to sit through beyonce crap acting and only have to listen to her voice,and besides its a kids film a lot if kids willl want to see it,hence more tickets sold,,2adults 3kids do the math. And I’m not hating,just sick of this site being so bias
Well Rihannas acting was no better since she won a Razzie and Beyonce hasn’t.
Some people who won Oscar have Razzie Award as well so it doesn’t really matter. Beyonce was nominated more than 2 times for it though. Rihanna won a T*** Choice Award – Choice Movie Breakout too, no one talks about it, but remembers Razzie. This is the End comes in June, we will see about her acting. 😉 Tbh, both of them are bad actresses. :/
But a Razzie for like 10 lines?
It’s not 10 lines. You probably haven’t seen that movie at all.
*Eye roll* Girl its called sarcasm. Catch up.
*Flop sarcasm* tbh. ^^
No you just took it too literally tbh.
$9 million sounds like a flop to me!! How much did it cost to produce the movie?
Its pounds, not dollars.
Did you not read the part about how it set records? Dense b****.
Can´t you read or have common knowledge of things??? Those are good numbers for UK box office. Not that it is cos of neither of these women
The Fast and Furious $9 million had absolutely nothing to do with Rita Ora.
EXACTLY!!!!!!!
THIS!!!!
Really you’re crediting Rita Ora for that 10 second cameo?
You people on this site are more shady than Mariah Carey! LOL
Only 14.5 million? Oh the irony for a childrens movie titped “Epic” that has “Beyonce” attached to it.
In the UK alone sweety. That’s good.
IT’S NOT EVEN OUT IN THEATERS YET XXXL TINA STAN LMAO
B**** wheres xtina movie??? Has lotus gon triple tin foil yet?
Like anyone watching that movie knew who Rita was they probably thought it was some random B****
And as for rita whora oh please that movies aint grossed that much cus of her lmaooo
Tgj is so obsessed with Rihanna its obvious once again y’all wanna start some s***. Anyways why are you giving Rita credit when she only made a 5 second appearance
Rita Ora was in the FATF? Who would’ve known. I’m sure it was a 5 second cameo. The film will probably flop even harder in America. 9 million is terrible for an opening week. FATF ran its course a long time ago….
FATF ran its course yet it just got it’s biggest UK opening week ever? Explain that please.
The people that run this site are delusional petty & immature.
Rita unfollowed @beyonce and rihanna on Instagram tho, some one will be getting dropped soon!! In other news unapologetic is certified 3 times platinum in USA!! And Rihanna has 22 billboard awards now BOOM!!
I think there is a problem with rita whora ane beyonce. When she went to beyonce london concert, she did not take any backstage pictures with bey. At the met gala in NYC, she was not seen with kanye or beyonce.
Death @ 3x platinum in the U.S. Show us the Carfax.
3x platinum worldwide. And Rita?
Exactly @HEAUXSITDOWN 😀 For the record, Diamonds has sold 7.5 million worldwide.
I can’t at Samantha praising Rita Ora for selling over 1 million units in the Uk from her album ORA. Pon De Replay has sold 2 000 000 million in the Usa alone when digital sales were not big and the album managed to sell 1 550 000 copies worldwide with poor promo and only 2 singles. It was more of a mixtape than an album and still did better than ORA which had the best producers, huge promo and still flopped harder than MOTS.
Worldwide and U.S are two completely different things hunty. ORA wasn’t released worldwide.
@Likica ORA outsold MOTS in the U.K and ORA wasn’t released worldwide.
It was released in Germany, The Uk/Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and many other markets, but true, it wasn’t released in the USA. Even if it was, it would have flopped since she didn’t have hit single there.
MOTS:
Germany (30,000)
France – Gold (50,000)
Italy – Gold (40,000)
Japan – Gold (170,000)
New Zealand – Gold (7,500)
Switzerland (10,000)
It was released ORA WW, but was crapped in most countries or flopped. ORA was promoted to death in the UK – TV ads an all, so it scrapped pass MOTS. Just
3X platinum is the US? LMAOO! It barely sold 1 million in the US
Rihanna posted it on her Instagram that unapologetic is 3 times platinum and you haters shall deal
3x platinum worldwide.
Does it matter where she sells fact is the bish sells!
I knew Sam was DELUSIONAL but wtf he takes it to a whole new level if he really thinks people went to see fast& the furious for that b**** Rita lmao hilarious!!
It find it funny how people always fall for Sams tricks and let him get them pressed. Just it ignore it lol.
Wait who ray j ora the one who f***** a kardashion? Your really gonna credit her 5 second cameo appearance?And than shade rihanna for the 1000th time on a post that has nothing to do with her? LOOOL the obsession with my fave tho.
Rita Ora? She didn’t sell that movie. Beyonce I can give credit to even though kids movies tend to do well, but she actually has a big part and sat and promoted the movie more than most of the actors and actresses. But Rita Ora?
These comments are killing me!!!
LOL Facts are facts, epic will do great, its a kids animation movie with a big budget, F&F will also do great its a large franchise, (and if you blink you miss that rita girl) and Battleship was a s*** movie.
None of the successes of failures of any of the movies have anything to do with Bey or Rih or the other one.
Though I am a fan of Bey!
*or
I’ve fast and the furious Rita was only in it for 5 mis lol. Just a dam came plus she looked awful. Sorry she wasnt why the movie is doing good try again.
Your spelling is Horrible! Please go back to school babe 🙂
If your fav had paid attention in school she would be known as a c** bucket 🙂
*wouldnt 🙂
Most people on this blog don´t know about muisc, let alone about films LOL
It doesn´t matter if the films all these girls are in do great numbers or not… because they are just one more in a big cast. Call me when they are the star of the film, and depending on the type of film and its box office, then we´ll talk about success or flop
Ignorant b******! Some of you don´t even know how to read when some one is clearly saying this is UK box office only or whatever
talking about “ignorance” and yet your comment has no “,” or “.” ?
b**** all the way please, time changed , deal or build your time machine and go to the 90’s, you are just trying too hard.
How is knowing how to read and know how box office from different countries work nowadays (the common numbers) trying to hard? What does that have to do with the past?. You know this comment you replied is a truth. You pressed cos it involves Rihanna as much as Beyonce or Rita?
About my spelling: I don´t care. English is not my language and I think I write good enough for these b****** to understand me
How do you know what people do and don’t know about music and who are you to judge? Yet you wanna call other people ignorant?
How do I know??? LOL Haven´t you read the comments in this post? Totally ignoring the usual numbers of box office in the UK, etc, etc? And not only that, but it was perfectly explained by TGJ, so it seems some of these people can´t comprehend. Just that
Y’all saying Beyonce a bad actress as if she didnt play an amazing role on Cadillac Records and Dream Girls.. Obsessed was just horribly scripted and directed but it did it job.. It was a box office hit
Bahahahahahahahahaha this site is literally hilarious the fact that their giving Rita the credit for the movie making as much as it did is f****** hilarious i can’t even take you guys serious as music journalist lololololol like It seems like you guys be trying sabotage Rita on the low you know she only had a 3 second cameo yet gon praise her like shes a leading act in this movie lol yall wanna see people drag Rita lmao.
Oh pls the navy should just stop with the movie did nt sell becus of rita ora” you forget that rihanna did nt appear that much in battleship and am sure that if it ws a sucesses who all u hav given her the creddit. Ppl brought it becus of rita, the same way battle ship flop because of rihanna.#DEAL
Have you guys seen the photo Madonna nad Celine Dion took at the backstage of the laughable Billboard awards??? #Epic
Madonna is holding Celine´s arm as if she were her girlfriend (and actually is posing as if she is really pleasant to be with Celine)and both look good (especially Celine, who was still wearing casual clothes)
I just needed to talk about two true greats, since TGJ would never make a post about that, but we have to endure 10 posts per day with Beyonce, Rihanna or Rita Ora lol
No cares about them old B****** gurl.
They are more succesful even today (not to mention overall). So yes most people care, especially when you compare them to Rita Ora and Rihanna lol
This is an URBAN blog….a CONTEMPORARY one at that. If you want to talk about freaking Celine Dion & Madonna, join one of their message boards. Sheeesh. 🙄
Sup up. It was just fun and there are sane people on here who love both of them. let´s not act as if TGJ doesn´t use the pop stars when it´s convenient to them. Urban my ass
Honey your obviously on the wrong site then lol
Love u all! lol I just wanted to post one of those typical @s****** comments in which he talks random things (often true though) and averybody bashes him lol
Still, it just shows most of you are pressed at the real biggest b****** 🙂
THIS WEBSITE IS NOT FOR 50 YEAR OLDS!!! NO ONE WANTS TO TALK ABOUT HAGDONNA, BORELINE OR GRANET. THE ONLY 90S DIVA THATS STILL CURRENT IS MARIAH. GO JOIN THE NURSING HOME BLOG IF YA WANNA READ ABOUT HAS BEENS
Why come and complain hun? Find another blog! There’s plenty who will post on washed up bxtches like Madonna and Celine…no disrespect for what theyve accomplished, but no one cares anymore… 😉
LMAO!!!!
Because b**** they are whats CURRENT!! Who needs a Madonna post when you can get a Beyonce post…….
Aint nobody got time for that S***!!!!
Ugh you are the most wackest stubborn bitter b**** on here… yo old b**** ass complains about everything f*** this isn’t 1987 anymore!
Gurl bye you’ve been dismissed with that b*******.
Lol, Madonna looking like she was kicked out of the cabaret and Celine telling her, Madge is time to behave, Madonna, no way Celine, haha…so many dislike just for this comment, it’s actually funny, btw, i told you that Madonna really likes Celine but who doesn’t.
Thank U @s******
I knew you´ll be the only one to understand my comment. I was totally inspired by you when I wrote it 🙂
And btw I still think this b****** are pressed that their faves are wack compared to legends
There are actually 2 pics, so sweet.
I´ve only seen one. I have to find the other one then. What I like is they truly seem so relaxed and enjoying each others presence. I knew Madonna liked Celine cos you told me but I still doubted a little bit cos Madonna shaded Celine at the oscars when My heart will go on was slaying
She didn’t shade her, those were rumours, she really likes her, Madonna’s father is a huge Celine Dion fan so i think she has so much respect for Celine just for that alone.
Sam’s articles aren’t long or hard to read yet you illiterates can’t seem to read it all. FATF just got their biggest opening weekend in the U.K so trying to say the movie has ran its course is invalid. And the key term there was “U.K”. Since when was 9 million bad in the U.K? You b****** can stay mad while Rita continues to win.
And congrats to Beyonce 😀
BUT vin diesel said that THEY WANT RIHANNA FOR THE NEXT FF AND THEY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET HER FOR THE LAST 3 OR 4 YEARS. SO, rih is the one who is really winning. I feel sorry for beyonce……No one in Hollywood was ” running ” to get her.
BUT I dont care 🙁
HOW IS RITA WINNING? Was it a leading role? She was nothing but an extra. SHe probably got a $50 check out of it kiiiiiiiiii
Three #1 singles, a #1 album, sold out tours in both the U.K and U.S, and over 1million records sold in the U.K alone. Seethe ugly.
But what about rita whora in AMERICA?
1 million sold? But most came from the DJ fresh single, which was not even hers.
3 number 1 in the UK? But none of these singles could even stay a month at number 1 or sell over a million.
Number 1 LP? With 40k debut opening. One of the the lowest of the last year.
Tour? That lasted on a week? In clubs? Call me when she plays arena’s.
How about this: Rita Whora has not had a TOP 10 in the UK since last summer. Her last single failed to make the UK top 10. Her song with Snopp doggg was scrapped. Her song with K koke flopped. Her LP was eventually released at best buy in the USA BUT FALIED TO SELL, radiactiove was realeased in the USA BUY FAILED TO CHART as did all her other songs. How we do is her oly charted USA song and that charted at 62
She is only known as Beyonce pawn, industry p****, try hard rihanna wannabe and clone. THAT IS ALL SHE IS KNOWN AS. The only ” fans ” she ” has ” are bitter beyonce fans who want rihanan out the game so beyonce can be the top black girl in showbiz.
Oop 60 dislikes Im famous
Yes famous for being Rihanna’s understudy!
Vin diesel said that they are gonna try and get rihanna was the NEXT FAST furious. They want her as leading lady or baddie. Vin said, they have been trying to get her for the last 3 or 4 years. Vin said her attitude personifies FF.
A producer wants Rih to play the iconic Josephine baker
Danile craig thinks Rih can be the next bond girl. Beyonce was fired from star is born. Looks like Beyonce hollywood career is gonna end, all that needs is her music career, which, will end after her tour. We are near june and THERE NEVER EVER EVER EVER WAS A NEW SINGLE AND ALBUM.
WOOP.
Beyonce dropped out of A Star Is Born lmaoooo TRY AGAIN
because no leading white actor wanted to work with her. ALL the A list men did not want to sign on with beyonce. if Rihanan was cast, more white men would sign on .
HA HA ha.
And where is your proof for that?
yes I can’t wait to see bey movie this Friday and concert July with my family we you bey god bless you and your family for life
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HA HA AH the rihanna take over is for next year has started. Rodney jerkins has just confirmed that he is writing songs for rih new album in 2014. HA HA rita whora catch up h**..
Wow the fake likes and dislikes thing again! lol Is it TGJ today? Or is some crazy Rihanna fan running from PC to PC? lollolol
Congratulations Bey u did that…. the whole rita thing is funny as f***
Congrats to MUTHA BEY! ALL HAIL THE KING!
Rita deserves no congrats because she was nothing more than an extra in FATF. NEXT! FLOP! FAILURE!
Daaaaamn YALL dragging rita lol that’s f***** up sam stop giving this girl credit she doesn’t deserve.
I am starting to feel sorry for ciara…Body party has dropped out of the itunes top 100.
Isn’t it free falling down the hot 100 also?
This is sad, cos Rita whora was given more chances and and movie and fashion than CIARA EVER WAS. SO RACIST.
@Rihanna Still sells…. so true Rita Whora got so much advertisement and promo under Roc nation it’s not funny. If Ciara had only got half of what she got she wouldnt be the ultimate flop. Whora’s sales in the UK were based on the ROC Nation Hype and Rihanna comparisons. Heck they even gave her tv commercials… Bottom line is Rihanna in a way supported these 2 h*** giving them free promo off her name!
Rihanna career so far. UNA sold 3 mill. ALLL singles are platinum or more. SET to rock out global stadium. 2 more collections added to river island. Pharelle willains will be mentor on USA STYLED TO ROCK. Has a movie out in june. Vin diesel want her for new fast furious; daniel craig wants her was new bond girl; a producer wants her for Josephine biopic. Rodney jerkins is writing for album 8. New makeup line, new male and female fragrance line. Steven spielberg, who lives next door, cast her as the lead in his new movie – said she can even keep her accent.
Budweiser commercial. WOW. She is bigger than beyonce ever was. WHERE IS BEYONCE AND RITA WHORA NEXT SINGLE COMING OUT?
I SEE NO LIES THO!!
Whats so wow about Budweiser lmfao. That’s all thanks to Jay Z
Yes Bey! I can’t wait to see it next weekend with my nephew & niece.
Once again the navy is hating. They hating the fact that other girls are winning. They always want that big forehead alien to always win and other girls to Lose. They were actually pressed when Mariah legendary fucken carey got a top 20 hit now they are mad when other girls are having box office hit movies. JEALOSY huge theme in this site DarrrrrlLllllling!
Im actually happy for Beyonce & Mariah its rita who doesn’t deserve the praise for a 2 second cameo..
Once again, why are you calling the Navy out? I see so many other fanbases represented in here….Heaux, sit down!
But the navy not the only one talking s*** baby if you call one out why not call them all out like a REAL b**** would.
Steven spielberg cast Rih has lead in his new movie. he said she is talented.
Vin diesel said they have been trying to make rihanan the leading lady in fast furious for years – they are gonna hustle hard to get her for the ext one. He said she has the attitude for the franchise.
Daniel Craig thinks rih can be the next bond girl.
A producer thinks rih has the talent and beauty to take on josephine baker.
Peter berg cast rih in battleship on the strength of her videos and good looks.
BEYONCE HAS NEVER BEEN CHASED BY HOLLYWOOD. ALL she did was play fat black singers, rih gets REAL ROLES THAN WHITE WOMEN CAN PLAY. Meagan fox roles.
Stop! I love Rihanna AND Beyonce, but mostly everything Rih is doing right now….Beyonce has already done.
ot to mention everyone in fshion loves rihanna.
Tom Ford – My clients want to dress like rihanna. I look to rihana to see what is hot and is she would rock it, I design it.
Stella Maccartney – I dedicated my collection to rihanna
Ricardo Tishi of givenchy – make custom clothes for rih and said she is the icon of her generation.
Armani hired her as the FIRST BLACK WOMAN OF HIS FAHION – NO BLACK WOMAN OR MODEL HAD MODEL FOR ARMANI FASHION BEFORE.
Kate moss requested her for cover shoot.
Sir phillipp green flew to barbados to meet her for a fashion deal.
River island have given her a deal with their brand.
Her rated R stylist are named some of the most powerful stylist in hollywood because of rihanna.
BEYONCE NEVER EVER HAD THIS KIND OF LOVE FROM TEH FASHION WORLD
IT TOOK BEY 123455YRS TO DO THAT BUT IT TOOK RIH ONLY 8 YRS AND NO GIRL GROUP NEEDED FOR RIHANNA
Beyonce has never play iconic stadiums in Europe and south africa. beyonce has never ever worked with Budwesier. Beyonce has not has much vogue covers as beyonce. Beyonce has never ever been respected in the fashion world, nor hailed as FASHION ICON .
No fashion designer bases their collections on Beyonce. Holllywood has never chased beyonce to play white girl meagan fox angelina jolie roles. Beyonce has never been given TV shows for her fashion. Beyonce was never ever big in in UK, FRANCE OR GERMANY.
No one looks to beyonce for the trends of what is hot.
Rihanna is teh first black act to play stadium in the UK. Tina Turner and Rihanna are teh only black women to play stadiums in Europe and South africa. Beyonce has never ever played soccer city in South africa or Satde de france.
Sorry buy beyonce has never been wanted in hollywood for the white girl magan fox action type roles. Beyonce only played black fat singers.
RIH is being chased to play the type of roles reserved for white s*** actresses.
RIHANNAS JUST BETTER
YEAH RIGHT BEYONC EIS THE NEWBI IF ANYTHING THAT OLD FAT ASS H** AINT S*** COMPARED TO KING RIH
Beyoncé was younger than Rihanna when she was asked to perform at the Oscars. Rihanna hasnt even been asked yet.
DEAD @JAYZ SAYING FAT T***** BEY AINT PREGGERS!! LOL THE B**** IS JUST A FAT BLOATED T*****!!
CUZ THAT FAT BLUBBER T***** IS A FAT MAN!
Stop replying to yourself.
Congrats to Beyoncé! Why yall mad though. Beyoncé does pretty well in movies for someone who aint a brilliant actress. I mean she has Clint Eastwood putting his film on hold for her so… #STAYMAD.
No. HE could not get any white leading actor to sign on. He needs to hire rihanan . WE ALL KNOW HOLLYWOOD WHITE BOYS LIKE HER.
Rihanna is that killer hot b****. S***, young and connected with youth culture. if her and Bradley cooper done film, c the an you iamgine all teh press they would get-? THEY WOULD LOOK hot together.
Leo and Bradley cooper both declined to work with beyonce. As did several other leading men. Bring on rihanna.
@Rihanna still sells… until you have receipts for that theory of yours about Clint you can sit down, AND HE CHOSE BEYONCE #STAYMAD.
After beyonce tour raps in SEPT? WHAT IS NEXT ? The album was meant to come out in april. as told by GQ in FEB. No new tour dates have been added. NO date of album or single. No new movies have been announced. I thought pepsi said they were gonna spend 50 mill on beyonce biggest era yet. ???????????? The only singers having huge era are JT AND RIHANNA.
I am taking my little sister to go see it. She wants to watch for Beyonce (aswell as me lol)Beys doing big things. No stopping this girl.
Beyonce is a better actress than Rialien. I didn’t even bother watching that stupid movie she recorded. The world doesn’t revolve around white people. What Rihanna is doing beyonce also did it. Being Loreal Paris spokesperson at the age of 22 that’s huge. So don’t come here and flood the page b****. I’ll put you on your chair hun :). So take a sit you basic looking a**
B**** you better PREACH!!!! Beyonce has endorsements for years babe! She was here in the 90s, 2000s & 10s!
Where yo boss at tho? Beyonce you better collect them coins babe!! My fav is a f****** BOSS while your fav has a f****** boss! #Diva #Epic #Multimillionaire #QueenB
Simon Cowell:
‘And for anyone looking for advice on who too look to as an inspiration when you are auditioning for one of our shows. One name. Beyonce.’
When will Rihanna?
Has Rihanna performed at the Oscare yet? Beyoncé has on multiple occasions. Rihannas so loved by white Hollywood, why havnt they even asked her to perform there?
Oscars*
$14 million BEFORE the opening week?
😥
SLAY Beyonce 😥 😥 😥
y’all always talking about white people like they got all the money or something! The black rappers are ontop if I’m not mistaken, and I’m pretty sure white people ain’t buying these n***** album!
Navy lets just face it. RIHC*NTS was never as huge as Rita when she first came out
Now I am not saying Beyonce is the best singer turned actress with her achievements because she by far isnt. But theres no comparison to Beyonce and Rihanna when it comes to movies. Beyonce has been there done that with everything Rihanna will ever do in movies. Stop reaching. Shes done soundtracks, lead roles, biopics, golden globe nominated, had Clint Eastwood after her and as someone pointed out various Oscar ceremony performances. Rihanna has a log way to go. I am not shading her its only fact.
And Rita is doing decent. Giving her all that credit is reaching though for a 5 miniute cameo lmao. Navy needs to remember the days when Rihanna was in the same place as her, working her way up. Do you not remember that minimal role she had in Bring it on?
Ofc Navy remembers them, but gurl be honest. Rihanna didn’t have 1/2 of label’s support that Rita Ora has had so far. ORA had the best producers, huge promo and still didn’t match Rihanna’s success during her debut. Do you see Navy praising that small role that Rihanna had? No. Tbh most fans don’t even know about it xD
All I am saying is don’t be so quick to diss someone just because they’re lower than your fav due to the stage in their career. I am not saying Rita will ever be as big as Rihanna but since Rihanna has been there too, why is there even comparison when it comes to sales and s***. I remember her music of the sun, a girl like me days when she was trying to make a name for herself. And your last statement just sums up majority of the Navy in general, since most of them didn’t jump on the Rihanna bandwagon until she changed up her image.
My point was not that Rita will never be as big as Rihanna is now, always misunderstanding and putting in my mouth something that I didn’t say. I am just comparing their debuts. Rita had way more support from her label, more promo, she was everywhere, while you can’t say the same about Rihanna. And still Rihanna managed to do better.
I didn’t jump on the Rihanna bandawagon when she became huge, I’ve been her stan since she came on music scene, hence I bought all of her albums and went to her concert when she came in 2007 in Belgrade. I think that Rihanna begame popular during her second album and huge on third. She’s not the only one though. Eminem, Katy Perry, Lana Del Rey, Destiny’s Child had bad debuts and look at them now, all of them are global forces.
@SASS, please stop it! This BLOG started the Rita hate. When Rita dropped her first single, they would say things like “RIHANNA’S CAREER ENDER,” “RITA WILL SNATCH RITA’S WIG” and other foolishness. The Navy didn’t start bashing her out of nowhere. As much as this blog PUMPED Rita up, and DOWNED Rihanna; you’re damn skippy that they’re gonna diss her! Like Lik said, MOTS did not even get half of the budget/promo that ORA did and it still slayed. Rita has had s** with half of the industry, graced every red carpet, released 2038923748234 singles, worked with BIG NAME producers, has Jay & Bey backing her and she still only sold 250k in the UK. She failed to chart in the US, and ORA was shelved here.
MOTS sold 650k in the US off of the strength of ONE hit single (Pon De Replay) and one moderate hit (ITLTYW). It went on to sell 1.5 million WW.
A Girl Like Me sold 1.35 million in America, and it garnered Rih her first #1 hit and another top 2 hit. The album went on to sell 4 million WW.
And what’s wrong with people “jumping on the bandwagon” when she changed up her image? They’re still TRUE fans, because that was six years ago. Personally, I didn’t pay Rihanna much attention until Umbrella dropped. And?
Why so defensive? I don’t even like Rita like that but I am just saying the Navy fall for it every time. Rihanna is on a different level to Rita we all know that why even give it the time of the day? They fall for the shade this site delivers after all these years, hence why he still does it! Ch, talk about over react! I don’t care about the production and s***, they have both started from the bottom. And the bandwagon part justifies my point, because they only (not all of the Navy) see the Rihanna that formed after GGGB, like at Likica said ‘most of the fans don’t even know about it’. I could go on about that point, but its not really relevant to the point. Chill out girl jeesh.
LET us not forget that rita whora has been allowed to flop AND GAIN all these opportunities because she is WHITE. Name a black girl that can do david letterman and JIMMY FALLON? Name a black girl that can get and elle cover? Name a black girl that is allowed to go to Met gala and do USA VOGUE?
Name a black girl that can get MTV unplugged and present at
Man, you guys are blowing my comment way out of proportion lmao. Ritas not even successful besides in the UK. Whatever. #Exits.
Why is Rita included? That pale s*** did not have a major role in the movie. She prolly played a random ho walking down the street. Beyonce country fat ass is the worst actress ever an insult to the art of theater
In your humble opinion, which performance at MTV VMA 2003 was better? Be realistic please!
1.Beyonce – Bbay Boy/Crazy In Love
2.Christina Aguilera – Dirrty/Fighter
I’ll post videos so that you can make a choice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GW8GQZnMO-M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEdWc1ZRVKs
Beyonce. Christinas was a bit of a mess tbh. And don’t think I am Bey stan cos I said that. I aint lol.
Awwwwww they were both so YOUNG #memories.
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LOL at Sam deleting the tea I spilt.
Sis, your Rihanna post don’t give you the hits anymore, you better come up with a new way of getting those hits because your Rihanna shade trying to instigate stan wars isn’t working anymore.
How you gonna pay your rent next month? #PoorDat
LOL at Sam deleting the tea I spilt.
Sis, your Rihanna posts don’t give you the hits anymore, you better come up with a new way of getting those hits because your Rihanna shade trying to instigate stan wars isn’t working anymore.
How you gonna pay your rent next month? #PoorDat
Ok Samantha, cut the sh*t, you know Rita is an EXTRA. With her less than five minute role. #Bye
But did you hear what Vin Diesel said? He said the studio have been trying to get Rih as lead in fast F for the last few years. They are going into overtime to get her for the next one , which will be filmed in Middle east and japan…..He said her sass and bad girl stance is what this film is all about. Add Vin to Steven speilberg, Daniel Craig of james bond etc and she is building a followin in holloywood-
Oh I believe it. I may shade Rih for her crazy antics but this film is WAY more fitting for her than some street hooker from the slums of the UK. Jay Z had to pay the producer to get her that 5 second role irrelevant role, another debt to add to her bill…
AND @sam is at it again with his reverse psychology antics , he want everyone to drag rita and make fun of her knowing the REAL truth.
like the gif tho.
I don’t comment a lot on this site I’d rather scroll through the scathing back and forth from the various stan groups. Anyway, Rita’s debut kinda reminds me of when Rihanna debuted in 2005. Rihanna was heavily compared to Beyonce and received a lot of flack for it. She was pretty and popular but didn’t really stand out. However, it wasn’t until Good Girl Gone Bad where she revamped her image that she literally became a star overnight. This is what Rita is going through now. I don’t really check for her music but I can definitely see her image being derivative of Rihanna and even Gwen Stfani. Basically, she doesn’t come across as original (my opinion). She needs to do something that’ll make people see her for Rita not Rihanna’s wannabe. I don’t hate her though, just giving my two cents. Oh and you Rihanna stans can dragggggg!
but the diffrence is rihanna debut single was number 2 hit in the USA hot 100 unlike rita ..so thinking that same is going to happen rita is pretty much void. al least people was actually intrested in rihanna’s music when she came out. i’e pon de replay.
You never know what could happen. Either way, I never understood why stans compare artists at different stages in their career. For example, I’ve seen “Rihanna is more successful than Beyonce at 25” or something like that. Those types of arguments never make sense to me as both situations occurred at different times with different circumstances. Respect your opinion though.
AGAIN, trying to make Beyonce looks like a Hollywood Star, get over it, she’s not.
But she is dear…
He is only stating facts honey.
Rita looked much better in the early days.
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