R&B beauty Rihanna has laughed off reports she is dating Hollywood star Shia LaBeouf.

The Umbrella hitmaker, 19, was photographed dining with the Transformer actor, 21, at a Beverly Hills, California eaterie on Tuesday, prompting speculation the pair were dating.

Rihanna says: “Me and Shia, we are just friends, you know, we barely even know each other.”

The Barbados-born singer has also denied she is dating former B2K star Omarion, declaring: “Not at all.”
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EXCLUSIVE: The Umbrella singer talks to MTV News and sends her love to the Rehab star…

Barbados beauty Rihanna has pledged her support to troubled starlet Amy Winehouse.

The Shut Up And Drive singer spoke to MTV News’ Rickie at last nights’ MOBO nominations announcement.

“I love Amy Winehouse she’s definitely one of my favourite artists and she has crossed over really well in the US,” Rihanna exclusively told us. “I sympathise with her and hope she gets better soon.”
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RIHANNA is enjoying a ninth successive week as queen of the European singles chart in a top five that remains unchanged from last week. The R+B singer’s Jay-Z collaboration Umbrella continues to hold Mika’s Relax, Take It Easy at number two, while Timberland Feat. Keri Hilson sit at three with The Way I Are. Fergie’s Big Girls Don’t Cry and Enrique Iglesias’ Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song) both remain at numbers four and five respectively. Meanwhile, the top two positions in the European albums chart are the same as well - Mika’s Life In Cartoon Motion still occupies the top spot, while Nelly Furtado’s Loose hovers at number two. Korn’s Untitled is at three.
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Rihanna is on the rebound after a painful break.

In her foot, that is.

The 19-year-old “Umbrella” songbird has been hobbling around on crutches lately—she broke a toe on her right foot earlier this month, when she accidentally walked into a chair on her vacation.

But no worries. Rihanna told me she’s healing quite nicely. “My foot is still here and still working,” she joked with me on Friday, while prepping to shoot the new video for her single “Hate That I Love You” in Los Angeles.
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The 19-year-old songstress supported the Pussycat Dolls when they performed at the Odyssey in January.

This December she is returning on her own to play her first headline show in Belfast. Tickets for the pre-Christmas gig on December 3 go on sale next week.

Rihanna’s song Umbrella, which has proved to be the soundtrack of this year’s sodden summer, occupied the top of the charts and was number one for a staggering 10 weeks.
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Singer Rihanna is craving for Cheffete’s chicken and roti wrap after being on tour for almost two months.

During the celebrations for her Paper magazine cover at Amalia in New York, the 19-year-old gushed about the restaurant chain in her native Barbados.

“Oh, I miss that so much. I’m on the road for two months at a time, three months. I really miss Chefette, their chicken and roti [curry wrap],” the New York Daily News quoted her, as saying.
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Video of the Year
» Rihanna (featuring Jay-Z): “Umbrella”

Female Artist of the Year
» Rihanna: “Umbrella” (featuring Jay-Z)

Monster Single of the Year
» Rihanna (featuring Jay-Z): “Umbrella”

Best Director
» Rihanna (featuring Jay-Z): “Umbrella” (director: Chris Applebaum)
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R+B queen RIHANNA continues to reign over the competition at the top of the European singles chart - her JAY-Z collaboration, UMBRELLA, is the continent’s top song for an eighth week. Mika’s Relax, Take It Easy sits at number two for a fourth consecutive week, while Timberland Feat. Keri Hilson climb two places to three with The Way I Are. Fergie’s Big Girls Don’t Cry and Enrique Iglesias’ Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song) both fall down a position to numbers four and five respectively. Meanwhile, Mika’s Life In Cartoon Motion has moved up a place to claim the number one spot in the European albums chart. Nelly Furtado’s Loose drops down to number two, while Timbaland’s Timbaland Presents Shock Value is at three.
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Timbaland’s The Way I Are has knocked Rihanna off the top of the singles chart, ending her 10-week reign.

Rihanna’s Umbrella was the longest-running number one single since Wet Wet Wet’s Love Is All Around dominated the charts in 1994.

She has gone down to number three, with Kate Nash’s Foundations at number two.
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R+B star RIHANNA is struggling to reconcile her professional persona with her ‘real self’ - the character she is away from the bright lights and microphone. The Umbrella singer - real name Robyn Fenty - burst onto the music scene in 2005 with hit single Pon De Replay and has since become a household name under the pseudonym Rihanna, her middle name. However, the 19-year-old confesses it’s been difficult balancing public expectations of her with the personality she is at home. (Full Story)

Rihanna has achieved a landmark in the UK singles chart by having the longest-running single for over a decade.

The song, Umbrella, first topped the charts ten weeks ago.

It’s the first song to spend more than nine weeks at number one, since Wet Wet Wet’s Love Is All Around in 1994.
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Rihanna has the No. 1 single Umbrella and a date with Canadian Idol this week — and a downtown London concert in the fall.

U.S. pop singer Rihanna will play the John Labatt Centre on Sept. 23 at 8 p.m. Co-headlining is R&B star Akon, who was just at the arena on the Gwen Stefani tour.

Her latest is Good Girl Gone Bad, a Top 5 hit in Canada, which has already given her the hit singles Umbrella (with Jay-Z) and Shut Up and Drive.
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Well, its all over… Im back from shooting Rihanna’s video for “Please Don’t Stop The Music”. Europe was incredibly beautiful. Working with Rihanna was amazing too. She understood exactly what I was looking for and performed with all the grace expected. Beautiful video shoot with a beautiful trip. I couldn’t have asked for more.

BET’s “The 5Five” premieres June 4th at 7:30pm. They say I’m one of the five things you need to know when you come to LA, so make sure you check it out!! Thanks for all the support.

-Taj

Looks like it’s totally confirmed! (I didn’t want to post a rumor in case it wasn’t true.) Pics from the set below.

R&B singer Rihanna has remained at the top of the UK singles chart for the third week with her song Umbrella.

The Barbadian-born star saw off the challenge of former Sugababe Mutya Buena, whose debut solo single Real Girl climbed seven to number two.

Pensioner group The Zimmers entered the charts at number 26 with their cover version of The Who’s My Generation.
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With a new look and an edgier sound, R&B singer, Rihanna is sexier and bolder on her new CD, A Good Girl Gone Bad, which hits stores this week. Hoping to forge her own identity and move away from constant comparisons to other R&B singers¬–namely Beyoncé–Rihanna shed her long, honey locks for a bold, short style with black strands. “On this album, I’ve really come into my own, and I don’t want to portray any image that was forced upon me in the past,” she told JET.

Rihanna battled Mary J. Blige to record her worldwide hit ‘Umbrella’.

The 19-year-old singer loved the song as soon as she heard it but was devastated when she heard Blige wanted it as well.

So, Rihanna used all her charm to convince the songwriters to give it to her.
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Four years ago, like thousands of others across the world, Rihanna was a 15-year-old schoolgirl with dreams of music stardom. But for Rhianna, the dream was destined to come true, and it started with a life-changing case of being in the right place at the right time.

Music producer, Evan Rogers, was on holiday in Rihanna’s native Barbados with his wife in 2003. A friend introduced them and, spotting the ambitious teen’s talents right away, Evan helped her record some music samples and send them off to various recording studios, including American rapper Jay-Z’s label, Def Jam.
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Rihanna Loves British Men…. R&B star Rihanna finds British men charming, but fears Irish men do not find her attractive.

The Umbrella hitmaker, who is currently in the U.K. to promote her new album Good Girl Gone Bad, loves the Brits’ quirky sense of humour - but claims Irish men will not approach her.

She says, “The men over here (U.K.) are so charming. I’m drawn to men with a quirky sense of humour and a touch of the bad boy about them. I’ve met loads of them like it in Britain. British men tend to be very forward too, and I find that very attractive.
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It only makes sense for a king to have a queen. Or in this case, perhaps she’s a princess.

Either way, and with apologies to Beyoncé, Rihanna has been making like her label prez Jay-Z and ruling the summertime with a huge hit.

“I’m from Barbados, so I love the warm weather,” the singer said. “Summertime is my favorite, especially being in a country [now] where there is winter. I can’t wait for summer to come. I give more energy, and I always put out a song that’s perfect for summer because it’s special for me. It’s important for me to make sure that my hottest song comes out [during the] summer.”
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With explosive sales in their first week of digital release, new tunes by R&B singer Rihanna and rap group Shop Boyz rocketed to the top two spots on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart Thursday.

Rihanna’s “Umbrella” jumped 41 places to No. 1 with 277,000 digital sales, the highest debut week sum since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking downloads in 2003. Meanwhile, Shop Boyz’ “Party Like a Rockstar” flew 50 places to No. 2 thanks to sales of 173,000 digital downloads.
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