Rihanna Rated R European Tour Dates

It's all systems go for singer Rihanna into getting on top her music career. In fact, the Barbados lass turned music icon has already her European tour lined up in 2010. She's starting it up in Belgium on April 16. Rihanna can't hide her excitement for this promotional concert tour because she's missing her fans so much.

In another news, Rihanna recently pledged to help British singer Cheryl Cole to bring her music in the United States. Rihanna said: "Cheryl is cute and incredible. I think I could help break her in the US. She'd wow them - I'd love to have her on tour, in Europe or America." Both singers have had the chance to collaborate with Black Eyed Peas member will.I.Am - they finally met when Rihanna guested on X-Factor where Cheryl is a judge. Below is the list of Rihanna's 2010 European Tour:

Rihanna's 'Rated R' European Tour Dates 2010:

Antwerps Sportpaleis, Belgium 16 April

Arnhem, Gelredome, Netherlands, 17 April

Frankfurt/Main, Festhalle, Germany, 23 April

Oberhausen, Konig Pilsener Arena, Germany, 25 April

Geneva, Arena Geneva, Switzerland, 27 April

Birmingham LG Arena, 07 May

Liverpool Echo Arena, 08 May

The O2, London, 10 May

Sheffield Arena, 13 May

Nottingham Trent FM Arena, 14 May

Manchester MEN Arena, 16 May

Newcastle Arena, 17 May

Glasgow SECC, 19 May

Dublin, The O2 Arena, Ireland, May 22

Rihanna Loves Feasting on Fatty Food

Rihanna is simply not hard to feed! For her Rated R album launch in London on Monday (November 16), the Russian Roulette singer requested calorie-rich food that totaled to over 7,000 calories! All she wanted were pizza, fries, doughnuts, crisps, microwave lasagnas, fried noodles, chicken drumsticks and an apple. The concert organizers were thankful that Rihanna did not request hard-to-obtain food. One source admonished that: "When it comes to the big US stars, we're used to getting ridiculously healthy requests. Rihanna was a breath of fresh air. There was none of this carb and gluten-free nonsense!"

So how does this 21 year old diva from Barbados keep herself slim and trim despite her taste for fatty food? Rihanna just explained that she does not watch her weight because performing keeps her from accumulating those unwanted pounds. It is also during these "concert tours" that keeps Rihanna in shape. She said: "Being on tour gets you in shape which is good considering how I eat pretty much whatever I can get my hands on. You perform for an hour and a half so you can work some of it off at least. But not all of it!" Last Monday (November 11), she spent more than $50,000 on flying her family to New York for them to attend her acceptance of the Woman of the Year award from Glamour magazine. We're sure a feast of fatty food followed as they celebrated her win of that prestigious award!

Rihanna Russian Roulette Single Cover Revealed

After the rambunctious media carnival earlier this year about her falling out with ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, Rihanna is eager to gain her dominance over the music charts via her new single Russian Roulette. Judging from the album cover itself, it shows Rihanna is indeed all set to recapture the stage again.

What's intriguing is that Rihanna is showing off her sexy bod with just the barbed wire snaking through her skin. The photo for the cover is just apt for the apparent theme of her new album, Rated R, which is due to be out of the misc store shelves on November 23. This will be her first CD since 2007's Good Girl Gone Bad, which went multi-platinum. It will also be her first solo single since she he debacle with ex Chris Brown.

Rihanna and Lady Gaga Combine Forces in "Silly Boy"

Despite the racy Rihanna pictures and Rihanna photos that hound search engines over the Internet, nothing is stopping her from making new music. This time, Rihanna gets a little help from Lady Gaga as they form a formidable divalicious duo in a new single entitled "Silly Boy". Hmmm, is this song meant to imbue a slight nudge towards Rihanna's ex fiance Chris Brown?

Despite the rumors that it was actually Chris Brown who leaked the supposed-to-be private Rihanna photos, the singer has yet to confirm that she is indeed the woman who was exposed in those controversial photos. Nevertheless, controversies won't let a diva down so here's her new single that would surely ignite the fancies of Rihanna fans out there. Rihanna and Lady Gaga's "Silly Boy" is a electro-pop concoction which may a bit sound like "Disturbia" in some parts but one could definitely hear a difference since the perky Lady Gaga is in it. I can't wait to see the actual music video of "Silly Boy". For now, you can just have a fun time listening to it first-hand:

Photo from Kanye University.

Chris Brown Pleads Not Guilty

I don't know how this is even possible, but Chris Brown is said to be pleading "not guilty" in today's arraignment, and everyone, including Rihanna, is scratching their heads and saying, "What the f&^%?!?"

Chris Brown was arrested after he beat up Rihanna on February 7, 2009 while driving in his car. At first, it was believed that Rihanna would not press charges and just wanted to go back to the way things were before the beating and that picture of her bruised and battered face surfaced. But that would not be so. 

Now word has it that Rihanna is cooperating with the prosecution and Chris Brown might never sing in this town again. Stay tuned.

Keira Knightley Stars in Ad Against Domestic Violence

Keira Knightley might just get her message clear and straight to singer Rihanna through a public service ad (PSA) she made with Atonement director Joe Wright. This PSA is for the benefit of the UK domestic abuse charity Women's Aid and will be aired in movie theaters starting from April 6.

In this two minutes and more video clip, Keira is with an actor who's supposed to be her boyfriend. The ad is quite moving because you can see how Keira falls down on the floor helpless against the kicks and slaps from her boyfriend. In an interview, Keira Knightley informed that she wanted to do this ad because one out of four women suffer this fate at some point in their lives. It is just about time that big celebrities like Keira Knightley should dwell on these women issues so that domestic violence would be permanently curbed in our society. Below is Keira's PSA video:

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Rihanna Gives Frankie Delgado a Lap Dance

Rihanna has been seen partying a lot lately. I'm guessing her PR people are making her put herself out there to show the world that a) she's okay and b) Chris Brown is just a distant memory.

So while she's out partying, Rihanna is also enjoying some alcoholic beverages, and with alcoholic beverages comes a little something called "gusto." And Rihanna was all about gusto at Deluxe on Thursday March 26, 2009, when she was whining and grinding all over Frankie Delgado. Who is Frankie Delgado? He stars in Bromance with Brody Jenner. That's right, he's a nobody. But a nobody who's getting a lap dance from Rihanna.

As Destiny Child's "Bugaboo" played on the speakers, Rihanna showed Frankie Delgado her sexy moves and showed onlookers how over Chris Brown she really is. More power to her.

Rihanna Gets a Gun Tattoo

After all the turmoil that Rihanna has experienced, she decided that getting a tattoo of a gun on her body would be a phenomenal idea. So Rihanna experimented at first, and had the tattoo artist draw two guns on either shoulder.

Rihanna quickly realized that her body and face would be a hard sell for advertisers (CoverGirl and the like), so she got the gun tattoo on her ribcage, where she would have to lift her arm for others to see it.

Hopefully, Rihanna doesn't start inking her body all over as a therapeutic way of getting over Chris Brown.

PSA Shows Rihanna's Painful Beating

A PSA has begun airing in which a depiction of the beating Rihanna got from Chris Brown is the focus. And if you take a look at the video, which I don't think any kid should see, you'll notice that Rihanna took a serious hitting from Chris Brown.

I can understand that Rihanna hit Chris Brown first and he likely saw red, but you'd think that at some point during the ass-whooping, he would've realized that he was giving the beat down to a chick and that she's biologically weaker than him. But no, Chris Brown took it to its full length and made sure that Rihanna felt the pain of his wrath.

It's a great thing that Rihanna left Chris Brown because if she didn't, you know that it would happen again.

Rihanna Dumps Chris Brown

Some might think that Rihanna is going to leave Chris Brown because she is finally seeing the light, but the truth of the matter is that if Rihanna wants to have a music career, she's going to have to dump Chris Brown for good.

For some reason, people will not feel sorry for her if she stays with Chris Brown; instead they will hate on her and lose respect for her and refuse to understand that it's something she has to work through on her own time and in her own way.

No. If Rihanna wants to continue her success professionsally, she has to dump Chris Brown and move on with her life. And I'm pretty sure that Rihanna values money and success more than she does a boyfriend who smacks her around. 

So Rihanna has bid Chris Brown adieu and can now raise her head high when she's out in public. 

Ellen DeGeneres Confronts Diddy About Lending His Home to Chris Brown and Rihanna

Ellen DeGeneres confronts Diddy about lending his house to Chris Brown and Rihanna to work out their problems, and makes it clear that she doesn't agree with the fact that Diddy helped them to reconcile after Chris Brown beat up Rihanna.

Diddy does a great job of defending his decision to lend Rihanna and Chris Brown his house in Miami, and makes it clear that no one has the right to pass judgment on them.

And at the end of the day, Ellen DeGeneres says that she doesn't want girls to think that it's okay to return to a boyfriend who abuses them, but it's the parents' responsibility to ensure that their daughters understand this fact.

If Rihanna takes Chris Brown back, that doesn't necessarily mean that boys across the globe are going to start pummeling their girlfriends and that these girlfriends are going to say, "Well, Rihanna took Chris Brown back, so that's probably the right thing to do." I mean, come on people, get it together.

Tina Davis Sent the Text Message That Triggered Chris Brown Rihanna Fight

It has been revealed that Chris Brown's manager, Tina Davis, is the mystery woman who wrote Chris Brown a 3-page text message that pissed off Rihanna and triggered the fight.

Apparently, Chris Brown and Tina Davis had a sexual relationship when he was only 16 and she was 40, and the text was about hooking up later that evening. That pissed Rihanna off and she started hitting and smacking Chris Brown and his response was to give her a beat down in return.

Of course, Tina Davis and Chris Brown's camps deny that the two ever had a sexual relationship, but it wouldn't exactly be shocking if they did. Nevertheless, the affidavit from the evening of the fight says that the text was from a "woman whom Chris Brown had a previous sexual relationship with."

Chris Brown's Project Mea Culpa

If this is true, then this is really one for the record books. Apparently, Chris Brown and Rihanna have teamed up for Project Mea Culpa, which is supposedly going to help Chris Brown regain his "good boy" reputation. How, you ask?

Well, first off, Rihanna and Chris Brown are going to do the talk show circuit defending what actually happened, likely minimizing the actual damage Chris Brown did to Rihanna's face and body.

Second, Chris Brown is apparently going to pen a book about domestic violence, you know, because he's such a freakin' expert at giving beatings.

Finally, Chris Brown and Rihanna have a $10 million deal: if he so much as lays a hand on her, he has to pay up. For those of you who don't know what Mea Culpa means because they never took Latin, it means "my fault."

Chris Brown Being Charged with 2 Felonies

Chris Brown was officially charged with two felonies today: felony assault and making a criminal threat. Chris Brown will be arraigned today at 3:30 p.m. in Los Angeles. The reports name "Robyn F." (Rihanna Robyn Fenty - Rihanna's full name) as the victim, though.

Details of what occurred the night of the assault is as follows:

The altercation began after Rihanna read a three-page text message on Brown’s phone on February 8, 2009.

After she became angry, Brown tried to force Rihanna out of the car, but couldn’t because she was wearing a seat-belt, according to detective’s notes.

Chris Brown became more violent, and then allegedly shoved Rihanna's head against the passenger window. After she turned to face him, Chris Brown punched her, and continued punching her while driving, the notes continued.

Rihanna’s mouth was filled with blood, which also splattered on her clothing and the inside of the rented Lamborghini they were driving.

According to the report, Chris Brown told Rihanna: “I’m going to beat the [tish] out of you when we get home. You wait and see.”

Rihanna left a message for her assistant that said, “I am on my way home. Make sure the cops are there when I get there.”

Chris Brown replied, “You just did the stupidest thing ever. I’m going to kill you.”

The fight escalated from there. According to the report, Chris Brown continued to punch Rihanna, bit her ear and fingers and put her in a headlock, causing her to nearly lose consciousness.

Wow. If found guilty, Chris Brown faces up to 9 years in prison. But you know he won't even serve a day.

Chris Brown Was Violent With Rihanna Before

The beating that Chris Brown gave Rihanna on February 8, 2009, was not the first, and I'm pretty sure it won't be the last, either. From what Rihanna told the cops, her February 8 beating was the worst by far, but he had hit her plenty of times before that.

Rihanna refuses to press charges against Chris Brown, but right after the attack, she told cops that Chris Brown's violent tendencies had been escalating and that it wasn't the first time he had been violent with her.

I'm guessing that Rihanna likely needs an intervention at this point, otherwise she'll end up marrying Chris Brown and will end up in a coffin before long. I hope that her family and friends band together and pull her out of this relationship before things take a turn for the worse.

I'm guessing that Rihanna thinks she can "fix" whatever is wrong with Chris Brown, but she needs to understand that once a guy hits you and gets away with it, he won't stop. It doesn't surprise me to hear that Chris Brown had hit Rihanna before because the fact that he was so sloppy about it on February 8 just goes to show that he's gotten away with it so many times before.

Pictures of Rihanna's Blood in Chris Brown's Car Making Rounds

Wow, now pictures of Rihanna's blood in Chris Brown's Lamborghini are being exposed to the world, to further cement the fact that Rihanna's beat down was not a simple little tiff that one could dismiss as a lover's spat. No. Chris Brown gave Rihanna a beating. Full on.

Pictures of dried blood found in the car only serve to ensure that Chris Brown is going to get a beating from the public every time he shows his face. And even though Rihanna has gone back to him, I don't think anyone is willing to forgive Chris Brown for what he did.

First, we got to see what Rihanna's face looked like; now we discover the blows were so severe that blood spattered on the car. Wow. I mean, just, wow.

Rihanna and Chris Brown Are Back Together

Rihanna has gone back to Chris Brown and the two are apparently hiding out in one of P Diddy's pads, reports People.com. And as much as I hate to admit it, People is usually right on the money.

Despite the fact that Chris Brown left Rihanna broken and bruised at the scene of the crime, Rihanna has forgiven the incident and has gone back to him. I still think that Chris Brown's career has thus gone the way of Ike Turner's, but that's just me.

Now what I'm wondering is whether or not fans of Rihanna's will turn their backs on her for going back to her abuser, or if they'll start saying stupid things like she's setting a bad example for all the young girls who look up to her... as though parents have nothing to do with girls who date abusive guys.

Anyway, this is bad news for anyone who's been keeping up with the whole Rihanna / Chris Brown fiasco, and I'm guessing, just guessing, that Jay-Z probably won't be giving Chris Brown a beatdown anymore. I'm also guessing that Chris Brown doesn't mind the herpes so much anymore.

Chris Brown Attends Anger Management Classes

Chris Brown is apparently attending anger management classes because his people believe it'll make him look good in the eyes of the public after he beat the crap out of girlfriend Rihanna.

What makes me laugh about this story is that people are acting as though Rihanna was sitting in the car, playing a harp and gazing lovingly at Chris Brown when he decided that it was high time she got a taste of his fist.

Now I've never met Rihanna and I do believe that violence is never the right way to go, but people, come on... Chris Brown comes from a violent background (he watched his stepdad beat on his mom) so I'm sure he didn't want to walk down that same path. Add to that the fact that he ended up beating on an equally famous singer, and it's obvious that Chris Brown truly saw red. This has ruined his career and, potentially, his life considering a lot of men (famous ones at that) want to come to Rihanna's defense.

Whatever the fight was about, it was enough that Chris Brown unleashed hell on a woman, and Rihanna didn't deserve the beating, but let's all stop with the here say and wait for some real information.

Rihanna Statement

Rihanna's camp finally released a statement, although it does not address the Chris Brown beat-down. Instead, Rihanna's people released a straight-to-the-point statement that addresses what the singer deems important:

"At the request of the authorities, Rihanna is not commenting about the incident involving Chris Brown. She wants to assure her fans that she remains strong, is doing well, and deeply appreciates the outpouring of support she has received during this difficult time."

It's great to know that Rihanna is doing well and is getting better. And you know the paparazzi is staking out wherever it is that she's staying for the first glimpse her from the aftermath. That shot is going to be worth millions. Hmm...

I'm guessing Rihanna's people felt the need to release a statement because of the awful and devastating image that was released to TMZ.

Picture of Rihanna After Beating Sold to TMZ

It just goes to show that nothing is sacred and that even the cops are sellouts. A picture of Rihanna after she got a beating from Chris Brown was sold to TMZ for what I'm guessing is a whole lot of money and now the police has launched an investigation to find out who sold the picture to TMZ.

Uh, I'm guessing a cop who makes about $35k a year thought that he could easily pocket a couple hundred grand by selling Rihanna's broken, bloody and bruised face to the highest bidder.
Wow.

Poor Rihanna and Chris Brown will never live this down and you can bet that Rihanna is going to be hella pissed that this shot was sold. Someone is going to get sued like crazy and it's not TMZ.