Rihanna and Calvin Harris, back at it again! After worldwide success five years ago with We Found Love, comes their new Song of the Summer, THIS IS WHAT YOU CAME FOR. We can just hear Taylor Swift allover this for some reason?? Is it just us??
Check out a Preview:
Also, stream in full on Spotify here.
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WORK was hit or miss for some, but KISS IT BETTER certainly should fare better with Fans. A Video for the new TLC/Prince-inspired single from Rihanna just got released today. And of course it’s sexy. The Black and White clip is revealing, nuanced and mysterious. We wouldn’t expect any less from RiRi!
See the Video:
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Umm. There are a lot of asses jiggling and boobs exposed in this brand new 7.5 minute clip for Rihanna and Drake’s WORK, shot right here in our backyard. I admit the Track is growing on us. I just wish I could decipher what Rihanna is singing about. Even with closed caption enabled, I still haven’t a clue.
See the NSFW Video below:
Work is directed by both X and Tim Erem.
The Single is taken from Rihanna‘s new Disc, ANTI, now in stores.
(Photo/video credit: Universal Music Canada)
After a huge tease and some false starts, Rihanna finally gets rolling with her eagerly-awaited eighth album ANTI. Billboard Magazine announced earlier this week the Album at long last drops this Friday and in advance of its release comes official first single, WORK.
The collaboration co-produced by Boi-1da and featuring Drake quickly rocketed to number one on the iTunes Charts across the world including U.S. and Canada. Despite sparse production, Rihanna‘s unmistakable reggae-pop is still front and center, a cut from the same cloth as some of Justin Bieber‘s more recent singles.
Artwork:
How do you feel about WORK? Dope or nope?
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Rihanna just won the Internet with this amazing April Fool’s prank she played on Jimmy Kimmel!!! Watch Rihanna and her Entourage sneak into Kimmel‘s home and effectively promote her new Single Bitch Better Have My Money, terrify him and make us LOL all at once.
Watch:
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Despite mixed Reviews from Critics, 20th Century Fox‘s HOME hits a home run with Audiences garnering not only an A CinemaScore, but also the top of the Box Office this weekend with a strong $52.7 million from 3,708 theatres. On the Tomatometer at Rotten Tomatoes, the Animated Feature which showcases the voicework of Rihanna and Jennifer Lopez, tallied-in at 48%.
Debuting in second with $33 million from, 3,175 theatres was Warner Bros.‘ raunchy Comedy GET HARD starring Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart. Critics didn’t think much of it with a 32% on the Tomatometer, but Audiences thought much more highly of it with a B CinemaScore.
INSURGENT continues to perform well in third in its second week out with $23.9 million this weekend. It was last week’s Box Office Champ. Thus far, the Action/Fantasy and second Film in The Divergent Series, has grossed $88.1 million domestically for eOne Films/Lionsgate Films.
CINDERELLA in its third week out earns $17.3 million for Disney, thus far earning $150 million in its North American run.
IT FOLLOWS expands to 1,218 theatres this weekend, good enough for fifth with $3.7 million for RADiUS (The Weinstein Co.)/Mongrel Media. In three weeks it has made $4.2 million.
THE GUNMAN rounds-out the Top Ten with $2.2 million in its second week out for Elevation Pictures/Open Road Films.
In an unprecedented runaround to hear 10 seconds of a Song, Rihanna finally releases a proper full version of her new Single. After a tease on her Social Media channels yesterday afternoon with a new Single Cover sporting thick eyebrows, cryptic Hashtag #BBHMM and a hinting of something about to drop today, we finally get to hear what all the hype was.
Fans took to Twitter midnight to express their eagerness, wondering where this potential Single or Album was. Shortly after, Fans were directed to download Lip Syncing-Selfie Video App, Dubsmash to hear a Series of short Audio Clips of Rihanna‘s new Single BITCH BETTER HAVE MY MONEY.
Without further a do, the Single has been released in its entirety:
Rihanna did indicate her upcoming Disc R8 would we her ‘realest’ yet. What do you think? Is this ‘real’ enough?
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Not that we are surprised, but Sam Smith walked away the big winner at tonight’s 57th GRAMMYs. The British Singer-Songwriter went-on to win four Awards at the Ceremony honouring the Year’s best in Music, nabbing Record of the Year and Single of the Year for his Hit Single STAY WITH ME, which he performed alongside Mary J. Blige. His IN THE LONELY HOUR went-on to win Best Pop Vocal Album. The 22-year-old was forthcoming about his sexuality, thanking his former Lover on-stage, “I want to thank the Man who broke my heart, as it inspired me to win four GRAMMYs!”. Smith also won Best New Artist, defeating the likes of Iggy Azalea and HAIM.
See Smith and Blige perform STAY WITH ME:
Veteran Alternative Singer/Songwriter BECK has shown amazing longevity in a Career which has spanned over three decades now. His Disc MORNING PHASE went-on to win Album of the Year as well as Best Rock Album. On the Show, he performed HEART IS A DRUM alongside Coldplay‘s Chris Martin.
Highlights tonight included a huge choreographed Comeback performance from Madonna, who was flawless in delivering new Single LIVING FOR LOVE. See the performance below:
Australian Singer-Songwriter certainly has been at it for a number of years now and she had just about everybody talking about her performance of Hit, CHANDELIER tonight featuring former Saturday Night Live Alumni Kristen Wiig doing performance art!
BEYONCE also brought it home delivering a pure and powerful rendition of Take My Hand, Precious Lord. She with Husband Jay-Z won Best R&B Performance for their Single DRUNK IN LOVE.
RIHANNA too made a powerful statement delivering a vocally on-point performance of new Single FOURFIVESECONDS alongside The Beatles Icon Paul McCartney and Kanye West. See it below:
For a complete list of Winners, click here.
See Mr. Will and some of this year’s GRAMMYs Stars over the years below:
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It’s been over two years now since we’ve heard anything new from Rihanna. We’ve been expecting an explosive return to the Dance Floor or something darker like her Unapologetic era. But alas what we get is a Collabo with The Beatles Legend Paul McCartney and Kanye West. Upon first glance we were thinking – maybe a Club Banger with a Paul McCartney Sample? WRONG. Four Five Seconds is an acoustic affair – soulful vocals from Rihanna – who has never sounded better – with her and Kanye taking turns on the verses, and McCartney on guitar. Although we weren’t sure if this was a proper Single, it indeed is.
A new Video, simple in black and white directed by Fashion Photographers Inez & Vinoodh has just surfaced for the acoustic Single. Anything more would’ve been too much for the laid-back and minimal Track!
Watch the Video for FourFiveSeconds:
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Now that’s a proper Comeback! Colombian Goddess Shakira joins forces with Rihanna for an amazing bit of Pop Perfection in Can’t Remember to Forget You. Oh Shakira, you salty little Wordsmith, you! The Track is The Voice Mentor’s first Single since 2010’s Gypsy.
The Rock/Ska-esque Banger boasts a strong Melody and I cannot stress how nice it is hearing Rihanna properly sing versus some of her more recent few-note Melody offerings of late!
Listen to the Track in full below:
Official Artwork:
The Joseph Kahn-directed Video is on its way and Shakira‘s eight Studio Disc is due later this year via Sony Music!
Download the Track here.
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