by Maria-Mercedes Lara

Celebrity besties Katy Perry and Rihanna are as close as two mega-famous pop stars can get, so it is no surprise that Rihanna is throwing Katy Perry a bachelorette party. Sounds like fun! Oh, we're sure our invitation was just "accidentally" lost in the mail, right Ri-Ri?

Perry has been telling her fiance, Russell Brand, that her party is going to be "every bit as wild as any party he and his boys will throw," which is kind of a bold statement to make, considering that we are talking about bad boy Russell Brand here.

Perry has a reputation for wacky parties: previous party themes have included paint wars and Willy Wonka. We just hope Rihanna knows better than to invite that party-killer swastika boy to this particular fête.

Rihanna treated to a little lap dance at birthday bash thrown by boyfriend Matt Kemp

BY Patty Lee
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Rihanna got a little birthday surprise from her new beau this weekend.

Los Angeles Dodgers star Matt Kemp threw the sexy singer a surprise 22nd birthday party in Phoenix, Ariz., reports E! News.

Though RiRi was lead to believe Kemp had planned a very "private and intimate" gathering for her, the singer was reportedly "shocked" by the ballplayer's efforts.

Around 40 of Rihanna's friends and Kemps' baseball pals attended the bash, which included flowers, Sprinkles cupcakes, engraved bottles of Ace of Spades and Johnny Walker Blue and a Jamaican chef who prepared appetizers for the guests.

By Candi Kays

Rihanna reckons that people assume she's a "bitch" when they first meet her because she's so quiet, but the truth is she's actually kind of shy.

The Russian Roulette said:

"If I don't know someone often I don’t say very much, I observe and people think I am snooty because of that."

"People assume that I’m a b*tch. But I don't think that I am. I just don't feel I have to be that enthusiastic if I don’t know who you are yet."

Which is actually kind of funny because when we spotted her arriving at LAX last night she was in a particularly friendly mood as she smiled for the cameras and posed for pictures with a couple of fans.

In recent months, Rihanna has been in the headlines for her lack of clothing nearly as much as her music.

Just weeks after declaring 'every woman should have naked pictures taken', the 21-year-old has peeled off again for a revealing new photoshoot.

In stunning black and white images for the new issue of American magazine W, Rihanna goes topless as she talks about her recovery from her difficult 2009.

The topless shots, taken from the side and behind, give Rihanna the opportunity to show off her extended tattoo collection.

The star has a series of stars on the nape of her neck, a gun under her armpit and a tribal pattern on her right hand.

In the accompanying interview, the Bajan singer admitted recording her latest album Rated R proved a therapeutic experience, with many of her songs being inspired by her break-up from Chris Brown after he assaulted her.

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She may be extremely busy with her career, but Rihanna is finding quality time to hang with her new beau, Los Angeles Dodger Matt Kemp.

The 21-year-old singer, introduced to Kemp, 25, by friends in November, is currently vacationing with the outfielder at a luxury resort in Cabo San Lucas.

While hanging poolside on Jan. 4, the lovebirds "couldn't keep their hands off of each other," says an eyewitness, adding that once back on their patio the pair "kept kissing while gazing out over the ocean."

Rihanna has spoken out about the naked photos of her that were published earlier this year.

The singer was embarrassed when pictures she sent to an ex-boyfriend appeared on the internet.

'I just felt like my whole privacy was taken before that and then, when that came out, I thought, "Oh great, so now there's nothing they don't know about me and my private life",' she said on New York radio show Hot 97.

'It was humiliating and embarrassing - especially my mum having to see that.'

But Rihanna, 21, admits she doesn't regret sending the snaps.

'If you don't send your boyfriend naked pictures, then I feel bad for him,' she added.

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In her very revealing 20/20 interview, Rihanna revealed that, long before she and Chris Brown were dating, she had experienced the heartbreak of domestic violence. The singer told Diane Sawyer when she was a child she witnessed her father beating her mother.

"I always anticipated it happening," Rihanna said. "At night I wouldn't want to sleep, because I was too afraid it would happen. She never went to the hospital, but he broke her nose...Domestic violence is not something that people want anybody to know, so she would just hide it in the house. I always said to myself, 'I'm never going to date somebody like my dad, never.' I always said that."

But last February she found herself in a similar situation to her mom's, where she was repeatedly hit by the person she loved. But, even after Chris' attack, Rihanna couldn't just walk away from her love.

By Jessica Herndon

Nine months after her fight with Chris Brown, Rihanna finally opens up about the night that left her bruised and bloody.

"This happened to me. … It can happen to anyone," the singer, 21, tells Diane Sawyer in an interview airing Thursday on Good Morning America and on 20/20 on Friday.

Rihanna says it was particularly difficult because of the special place Brown held in her heart: "He was definitely my first big love."

Both singers have worked to move on. Brown is serving his sentence and working on new music, his album Graffiti will drop Dec. 15; and Rihanna is shaking things up with her edgy fashion and releasing her fourth album Rated R on Nov. 23. The album's first single "Russian Roulette" debuted last week.

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There may be a new guy in Rihanna's life! She's been spotted out with Travis London, who was previously linked to Mary-Kate Olsen. According to NY Daily News, Rihanna and Travis have been seen in numerous places in LA since last Saturday.

They apparently dined at Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica, hung with Katy Perry, and canoodled at the Chateau Marmont.

A source says, "They were very silly and touchy-feely. She looked like she was having a really good time."

Well, Rihanna definitely deserves to have a good time! She's been through a lot this year! What do you think about her latest choice in a man?

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Does Rihanna want her face time with Chris Brown to be a little less coincidental?

The pop star's attorney tells E! News that his client is looking to do away with the order of protection that's been in place since Brown copped to beating on Rihanna in February, which requires the "Run It" singer to stay at least 50 yards away from his ex-girlfriend.

The court allowed some leeway in case the duo were both in attendance at a music industry event, meaning Brown wouldn't be hauled off to the clink if he and Rihanna happened to rub elbows at the Grammys.

But whether she wanted this all along or was moved by Brown's videotaped mea culpa (and the promise of yet another apology on Larry King Live Wednesday night), Rihanna, who declined the court's offer of a restraining order back in March, feels that a level-one protection order will be sufficient from now on.

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Trump International Hotel & Tower won't comment on pair skirting a court order to stay separate.

A week before Chris Brown is scheduled to be sentenced for beating Rihanna last February, there's evidence that the two are unwisely disobeying court orders to stay separate from each other...in fact, they spent this weekend in shockingly close proximity.

Despite a judge's orders for Chris to stay 50 yards away from Rihanna (10 yards at music industry events where other people are present), he was spotted Friday night checking into the Trump International Hotel & Tower on New York's Central Park West - the same hotel where Rihanna reportedly already was staying. Limelife claims they spent the weekend stealthy coming and going from the hotel's underground garage in decoy vehicles that drove multiple times around the hotel to ward off fans and paparazzi. While they were never caught on film in direct contact with each other, sources say neither one had an event in New York for which they needed to be present; plus, witnesses are wondering why they couldn't have checked in to two different hotels. A Trump International Hotel & Tower spokesperson has declined to comment whether Rihanna and Chris were staying on the same floor.

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Rihanna just can't catch a break now can she? According to sources, Rihanna may be arrested for tattooing civilians. Anyone who is anyone knows that Rihanna has a slight obsession with body art, so much so that she has decided to become a student to the pen, the tattooing pen that is.

Apparently during her tattoo lessons, she decided to give 3 of her fans her own signature tattoo that consisted of an umbrella with the letter "R" under it. Though this is an act that deserves an applause the NYPD is looking to slap some cuffs on her wrist.

The New York Police Department and the NYC Health Department are looking into Rihanna tattooing without a license. The agency told gossip site,TMZ, that "only licensed tattoo artists can administer tattoos in the city according to the City's Health Code. We are sending someone down to follow up on this."

Rihanna's raising more than eyebrows these days.

The hot singer, who will reportedly testify against Chris Brown this month if his assault / criminal threats case reaches trial (don't bet on that), has been demoing more new fashion and hairstyles than we can even keep track of.

This latest one is an all-timer, too.

As you can see in the photo comparison below, she's apparently going for the Woody Woodpecker look. Rihanna conjured up images of the beloved, acorn-loving avian cartoon critter when she wore her hair back - and in a giant crest - this week.

How that's what we call a hair-raising experience:

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Troubled singer Rihanna has thrown herself into her work since returning to the spotlight.

And despite saying little about the alleged attack on her at the hands of ex-boyfriend R&B singer Chris Brown, the 21-year-old is content to let her actions do the talking.

Rihanna sizzled in a sheer boned basque as she teamed up with rapper Kanye West in the video for his new track Paranoid.

Although she says nothing, her confident appearance speaks volumes.

Despite it being West's video, he was content to let Rihanna take centre stage and she is seen tossing and turning restlessly in bed and striking a series of seductive poses.

She later swaps the rather risque lingerie for an eighties-style white body con dress.

Rihanna has appeared at several high profile showbiz events over the last few weeks, while former lover Brown, 20, has been in hiding.

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Following the infamous altercation with boyfriend Chris Brown that left her battered and bruised, Rihanna is looking to put the focus back on her career. She's reportedly been in the studios, and is now rumored to be seeking a role in a remake of the 1992 hit film "The Bodyguard."

Following in the footsteps of Whitney Houston, who starred in the original film, Rihanna is set to take on her role as a music star who lives in fear of a stalker.

A source told the New York Daily News, "Before the situation with Chris, Ri was getting a lot of scripts. She's been wanting to do movies for a while now."

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To some, Rihanna is a victim. To others, in light of reports that she's back with Chris Brown after allegations that he beat and bruised her, she is something completely different.

"She's not sending the right message to kids," said Maggie, 15, a former Rihanna fan and sophomore at New York City's High School for Environmental Studies. "She's just retarded and I just hope she knows that I'm not going to listen to her ever again."

Maggie, who asked that her last name not be used, isn't the only teenager upset with the 21-year-old pop superstar, who reportedly reconciled with Brown, 19, at Sean "Diddy" Combs' Miami Beach mansion this weekend after their reported Feb. 8 altercation.

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Learning that his daughter and Chris Brown have reconciled, Rihanna's father says he supports the singer in her decisions.

"Whatever road she chooses, I'm behind her," said Ronald Fenty, when reached by telephone on Barbados. Fenty took the reunion in stride Saturday, as he worked selling novelty items on a street corner in downtown Bridgetown. He says he hasn't spoken to his daughter since earlier this month, for her 21st birthday, and only found out about the reconciliation through the media.

"We are a family who stick together even though we are apart," he tells PEOPLE.

Rihanna and Brown have been in Miami Beach together, almost three weeks after Brown, 19, allegedly battered the "Umbrella" singer on Feb. 8, a source tells PEOPLE.

"While Chris is reflective and saddened about what happened, he is really happy to be with the woman he loves," the source says.

As for Rihanna, Fenty would only say, "She's a smart girl." When asked what he would tell Brown as a father, he demurred, "I have no comment on Chris Brown."

Source: people.com

By Krazy Katty
OutAroad.com Writer

Malaysia’s Islamic group PAS has threatened to take serious action if the Barbadian star Rihanna is allowed to perform in their country.

According to the Islamic group, they will not support Rihhana’s raunchy performance and daring outfits.

However, even though there has been a massive protest over Rihanna’s presence in Malaysia the Malaysian government has not ruled in favour of the Islamic group.

"They can always protest, but the ministry has the final say," Minister of Unity, Culture and Arts Mohamad Shafie Apdal was quoted as saying by the country's Bernama news agency, yesterday.

Sexy Barbadian singer Rihanna is one of eight superstars tipped to be the Hottest Babes for 2009.

The other two favourites on the list are Scarlett Johansson and Katty Perry. However, many believe that Rihanna will be the only one on the list to continue reaping success in 2009.

Katty Perry who Kissed A Girl is tipped to continue her controversial ways, while Rihanna who is now being hailed as the pop star of the decade is expected to continue her chart topping trend or even better.

Hollywood (ChattahBox) - Rihanna is apparently scared beyond belief about the idea of going to Indonesia.

Rihanna was supposed to perform in Indonesia last Friday, but it never happened.

Just hours before the show was set to begin, the 20-year old made it clear that she was not going to perform.

She was going to put on a concert in front of a sold out crowd of 6,000 people in the capital of Indonesia, Jakarta.

She decided to stay in Australia though as she felt her safety was in jeopardy by going there.

She plans to return to Indonesia in 2009 at some point.

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'Umbrella' by Rihanna is the UK's catchiest song, a new poll has found.

The song, which stayed in the number one spot on the singles chart for ten weeks last year, finished ahead of dancefloor classics 'Dancing Queen' by ABBA and 'YMCA' by the Village People in research from Onepoll.com.

Other tunes listed included 'Come On Eileen' by Dexy's Midnight Runners and Kylie Minogue's 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head'.

"'Umbrella' was the hit everyone loved to hate. We loved it at first but it was annoying the 100th time," said the company.

"Even worse, while it was number one it seemed to be raining constantly."

We never would have made this connection, and it's too funny! Rihanna, with her cute new pixie haircut she's been donning all summer, has been getting mistaken for Prince!

Star magazine reports that Rihanna, who is used to people yelling and screaming for her, will pass by fans and then realize they're screaming the wrong name.

Last month, she was at the airport in London when fans started calling her the "Purple One" and yelling "Prince!"

We have to admit, when Rihanna has sunglasses on, the two definitely resemble each other. She's a hell of a lot hotter though with glasses off! Not to mention the gender difference…Do you see the resemblance?

Source: www.hollyscoop.com

By David Jenison
Source: eonline.com

This week Rihanna's a bad girl gone good.

Her new single "Disturbia" just gave the singer a third No. 1 hit from Good Girl Gone Bad and ended Katy Perry's seven-week chart-topping streak for "I Kissed a Girl."

Perry was the first female artist to hold the top spot for seven straight weeks since, ironically, Rihanna did it last summer with "Umbrella."

Rihanna's latest single made the two-spot jump to No. 1 after selling a week-best 148,000 digital downloads. Impressively, her previous chart-topper "Take a Bow" remains atop the Hot 100 Airplay chart, making this one of the rare times in which an artist simultaneously dominates the regular Hot 100 and the Hot 100 Airplay chart with different songs.

Good Girl Gone Bad originally scored just one chart-topper with "Umbrella," but Rihanna released a Reloaded version last June that contained the new hits "Take a Bow" and "Disturbia." As happens with bonus tracks on deluxe editions, fans often buy the individual tracks instead of the new version and this helps drive an artist's digital track sales.