Results tagged “rihanna” from J-14 Magazine

As J-14 previously reported, Rihanna announced on her Twitter last week that her new album, Rated R, is coming out on November 23.

Today, Ri premiered the first single off the album, "Russian Roulette," which was produced by her friend Ne-Yo. Take a listen:

Rihanna will be singing the song at her big comeback performance on Good Morning America on November 23.

Do you like the song? Why or why not?

For more on Rihanna's new song, click below:
PopEater: Rihanna Pulls Trigger On New Single, 'Russian Roulette'

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Rihanna joined the Twitterverse with a splash! In her very first (and so far only) tweet, she announced the release date of her highly-anticipated fourth album:

This will be her first album since her incident with Chris Brown -- and she is working with huge musicians like Ne-Yo and Justin Timberlake, who said her new music is much "edgier" than before.

Are you excited to hear new music from Rihanna? Do you think her alteration with Chris Brown influenced her new tunes?

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Rihanna's known for her fashion-forward style, but lately her outfits has gotten really wilder -- everything from pointy red nails to long-sleeve dresses with puffy shoulders!

She's had some really cool daring looks too, like those piles and piles of long pearl necklaces she wore to an Inglorious Basterds premiere in the U.K. But most recently, she wore a nearly see-through black dress!

Check out the dress Rihanna stepped out in:
Popeater: Rihanna Leaves Little to the Imagination in Sheer Dress

What do you think of Rihanna's recent fashion choices -- awesome or too much?

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Chris Brown has starting his community service sentence as part of the outcome of his trial for what he did to Rihanna earlier this year.

What do you think of this video of him doing community service?

J-14 just talked to the country trio of Love and Theft. Name sound familiar? Well one of the three lead singers just happens to be Stephen Barker Liles, the guy who inspired Taylor Swift to write "Hey Stephen." We talked to Stephen, Brian Bandas, and Eric Gunderson about their music, Taylor Swift, and more! Check out the Q & A below, then enter J-14's contest to win a CD prize pack from Love and Theft!

J-14: How did you guys decide to have all three of you sing lead vocals?
Eric: We never really fight about it at all. When we're writing the songs, usually the writing, melodies, and lyrics blend themselves to one voice or the other. It happens very organically and naturally. We try to structure it so it's equally distributed, but there's no fighting over who's going to sing lead vocals on the first verse or chorus or anything.
Brian: It's almost like the songs take care of themselves. It always makes sense and rarely is it any sort of situation where we have to contrive any ideas. Whoever ends up singing while we're writing usually is what makes sense. It's surprisingly easy most of the time!

J-14: Favorite track off the new record?
Brian: Mine changes from week to week, my favorite songs to listen to are different from my favorite songs to play. A particular favorite of mine is "Can't Go Back." I love that song. It's got three part harmonies all the way through, it's got a very old-school feel to it and this bluesy undertone to it. It's very fun to play. It's got a lot of attitude.
Stephen: Track number eight, "Freedom." It's like a story about my life - it's about the dreamers out there. I love playing "Runaway," "Dance in Circles," and "Can't Go Back" live right now.

J-14: What was it like to tour with Taylor Swift?
Eric: We all became close friends with her, and she was so supportive of us and our music. At one point, she said on film -- I don't know if it was just to be nice -- that we were her favorite band. She put us out on the road with her, and it was just the experience of a lifetime to be an unknown act and get up there in front of 10,000 people and to perform our songs acoustic was really cool. We felt extremely fortunate that she would take a chance. I guess she liked us because she kept having us back!

J-14: Stephen, what did you think when you heard Taylor Swift's song, "Hey Stephen?"
Stephen: It was one of the nicest things that anybody's ever done for me. She wrote it by herself, she made sure everybody knew that she wrote it about me, and she didn't have to do that! We went with her at midnight to buy her "Fearless" album, and I still hadn't heard it! She's like, "Listen to this track." So on my way home I listened to it, and I was like, 'Oh thank god it's a nice song!"

J-14: What's one thing you have to bring with you on the road?
Eric: I have got to have my iPod.
Stephen: I gotta have my Trident whitening gum on the road -- I'm hardcore addicted! I probably chew a pack a day. I swear it keeps my teeth white.

Who are your celeb crushes?
Brian:Rachel McAdams!
Stephen: Rihanna and Megan Fox.
Eric: Sophia Bush!

Love and Theft's debut album, Whole Wide World drops Tuesday, August 25, and you can check them out on MySpace, too!

Tons of your fave celebs, from Hayden Panettiere to Megan Fox to Ashley Tisdale have them -- but J-14 wants to know: what do you think about tattoos? Would you ever want to get one? If you could get any tattoo, what would you get? What do you think tattoos say about someone who has them?

You sounded off about what you think of Miley's nose piercing, so spill with us about tattoos below!

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Hello my wonderful J-14ers!
It's your Adam-loving-and-repping editor Lisa here to share something really cool with you. You've read on our site about how the super sweet Kristinia DeBarge (who sings "Goodbye") is J-14's virtual intern this summer, and she recently stopped by to interview her labelmate Justin Bieber (action shot above). You can watch the first part of her chat with him here.

So here's the backstage scoop: while we were all hanging out, the two were humming and casually breaking into song so I suggested they do a duet for you guys. Now, I had never heard Justin before (I know, I know - crazy! A lot of you have been fans of his since before he was signed!) and I think my jaw dropped when I heard them harmonize together! Watch this video of them singing an acoustic (and AMAZING) version of Rihanna at the J-14 office:

Can you believe that that was the first time they had ever met?! I was really impressed. Most people sound good on the radio, but it takes serious talent to belt like that out of the blue!

This also brings up my sincere LOVE for great covers of songs! I want to know, my fellow music fans: what are your favorite covers (acoustic or not) of songs? Let me know below, and I - and my iPod - will thank you :)

xoxo
Lisa

As of yesterday Nickelodeon kept Chris Brown on the list of nominees for this years Kids Choice Awards. However, after a petition circulated to take his name off, Chris himself withdrew out of consideration. His representatives said that while Chris would like to speak directly to his fans, he can't because of his criminal case, but thanks them for their support.

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Chris Brown will appear in court today after beating Rihanna earlier this month. The beating occurred after Rihanna found text messages from another girl on Chris' phone. Chris has been charged with two felonies and if convicted, the possible sentence ranges anywhere from probation to over four years in jail.

What do you think of all this?

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Kanye West recently opened up about the Chris Brown/Rihanna battle saying how devastated he is. After all, Rihanna is like a baby sister to him. "It should never come to that place," Kanye said. "Rihanna has the potential to be the greatest artist of all time." Rapper T.I. said that he spoke with Chris Brown. "My only intention was to support both Rihanna and Chris during these times," T.I. says. "My heart goes out to both of them." Be sure to grab the March issue of J-14 (on stands Monday) for the full scoop!

When Chris Brown and Rihanna both dropped out of last night's Grammys minutes before the show started, details started unfolding about a possible tiff. J-14 can confirm that Chris did turn himself in last night in regards to a felony battery investigation, and that his victim is indeed Rihanna. Both are doing fine now.

J-14 first reported trouble between Chris and Rihanna in our March 2009 issue (look for it on stands this week). Stay tuned for more information...

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All our favorite stars, from Miley to Rihanna, have been spotted rocking fall's hottest beauty trend: berry lips. It brightens and flatters every complexion and even makes teeth appear whiter! Pale princesses should stick to cooler colors, but brunette beauties can handle richer shades. Best to save it for after school though.

Would you wear it?

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The 2008 American Music Award performers were just announced--and Kevin, Nick and Joe are performing and nominated for an award. Other performers/nominees include Taylor Swift, Rihanna, the Pussycat Dolls and more. Alicia Keys leads the pack with five trophies. Jimmy Kimmel will host the show live November 23 on ABC. Don't forget to vote for your fave celebs here.

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We can't get Shontelle's slammin' single "T-shirt" out of my head. Did you know that Shontelle was childhood friends with Rihanna back in Barbados and that both ladies attended cadet camp together, which is a lot like R.O.T.C. in the U.S.?
"I was a drill sergeant and she was a junior," Shontelle spills. "It's customary with these types of organizations that if you don't do what you're told, then you have to be disciplined. So, I had to end up telling them to do 10 pushups. Everyone always asks me [about] that. They're like, 'Shontelle, you gave Rihanna push-ups? That's hilarious!'"
Hard to imagine, Riri getting her newly manicured nails or Jimmy Choos dirty...

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