If you’ve seen Rihanna‘s set at 2011’s ‘Rock In Rio’, you’ll understand why many have billed it one of the worst stage showings to ever ‘grace’ the annual event, laced with more bum notes and giggle worthy dance moves than any paying customer should have been forced to endure.

Only right then, that the good people of Brazil would see the wrongs of yesteryear put right with Beyonce’s arrival at the event two years later, serving as its headlining act and teaching her ever tardy rival just what live performing is really all about.

Peep the ‘Why Don’t You Love Me?’ star in action after the jump!

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‘Google Me’ maestra Teyana Taylor may be renown for her unique sense of style, but today will no doubt see her name dominate many a headline by way of comments she’s made about the fashion of Rihanna‘s personality…warning the ‘Man Down‘ singer against ‘playing with her’.

What went down?

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In celebrating its 55th anniversary this month (August 4th) Bill Werde‘s ‘Billboard Hot 100‘ have released a tally naming their ‘Biggest Hits of All Time‘, ranking each and every cut released between 1958 and now using its performance on competitive chart.

Counting down from #100, the list you’ll see below takes several chart rules changes into account, and sees each song earn its place with the context surrounding it in place…ie, streaming data counting towards week by week sales on the chart.

In adding to this, songs that spent the most weeks at #1 on the list and afforded the greatest value, which – in some cases- may see their rankings surprise you.

Want to see who came where?

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It seems Nicki Minaj isn’t the only chart staple tuned in VH1’s ‘Love & Hip Hop Atlanta’ every Monday night.

That’s right, for minutes after Pop Prince Chris Brown took to Twitter to name Rihanna as one of the many collaborators on his brand new album ‘X‘, the ‘Music of the Sun’ stunner made her way to Kevin Systrom‘s Instagram to launch a scathing attack on a ‘potential’ duet, quoting the show’s leading lady Joseline Hernandez.

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As he gears up for the September 17th release of his new album ‘Nothing Was The Same‘, Drake‘s found himself on the receiving end of a ‘gift’ this weekend…sent to him by ‘A Girl Like Me’ singer Rihanna.

Indeed, while her time would have been better spent cleaning up ‘dem vocals’, the performer shared an Instagram video of herself shaking her ‘donk’ to the performer’s ‘Problems‘- a song led by A$AP Rocky.

Watch Ciara‘s biggest fan in action after the jump!

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Farewell ‘Unapologetic‘, for you’re soon to be replaced.

That’s right, six months after scoring her first number one LP with the project, Pop life force Rihanna is on the lookout for new material to craft her eighth studio album.

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It was supposed to be the grandest tour of her career.

However, after fulfilling just one night of her ‘Diamonds’ World Tour, Pop Princess Rihanna has pulled out of not one, but two nights of the tour less than a week after it kicked off at The First Niagara Center.

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The world may have caught Beyonce fever with the release of these snaps, but it seems Rihanna is hoping to redirect its attention back to her with her club anthem, ‘Pour It Up’.

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US sales on the low?

Run out of gimmicks?

The above are problems we’re sure Pop sensation Rihanna found herself faced with last night, prompting her to share this attention seeking snap.

Showcasing her inner and ever present exhibitionist, the ‘No Love Allowed’ singer took the pic during her trip to Barbados, where she is believed to be spending Christmas with her family. However, one wouldn’t have guessed it judging from this snap, which marks the latest ‘nude’ from the star- following her recent spread for GQ Magazine and the artwork for her new LP, ‘Unapologetic‘.

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For US Rihanna fans, this week’s chart dealt a shocking blow when it revealed her new LP ‘Unapologetic‘ had suffered a 70% sales decrease, just one week after release.

However, all is not lost. Yes, in what does go some way in flaunting the puppet’s global star power, this week has seen sales of the album draw nearer to 1 million units sold worldwide point.

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Next week’s sales of Taylor Swift’s ‘RED‘ may stop from her hitting the US #1, but it seems there’s no stopping Rihanna in the UK.

For, three days after the release of her new album ‘Unapologetic‘, the singer has monopolized the iTunes UK singles chart, with numerous numbers from the LP charting on the grounds of its hype alone.

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Though she may still be without as US number one album, there’s no denying Rihanna‘s status as one of Pop’s strongest cash shows.

Yet to release an album that didn’t sell a million or more US copies since her sophomore effort, the chart topper’s countless number one singles, tours and endorsement deals have ensured her superiors over at Roc Nation make bank, over…and over and again.

Now, in an interview for GQ Magazine’s ‘Men Of The Year’ edition, she has spoken out on how her lucrative career has made it hard for people to see or perhaps understand her art.

Her words below…

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