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Rihanna and her flaming red hair take the September issue of Glamour and turn up the volume on the color. Her bright crimson hair contrasting with the bold fuchsia pink typeface make for an unusual attention grabbing cover.

The singer gives the mag her take on style, perfection and drama and how her friendship with Katy Perry:

On style: “Getting dressed, I want to pick the most bizarre pair of shorts so I can figure out how to make it look right, or work an outfit that will make people go, “What the hell is she wearing?”

On hating drama . . . and perfection: “I hate drama. But at the same time, nothing bothers me more than when life’s perfect. And that’s the sick part. I just love a challenge, whether it’s a relationship, my career, clothing . . . ”

On her friendship with Katy Perry: “All my friends are guys, to be completely honest. But when I met her, it was such a breath of fresh air. I just couldn’t believe this chick had no edit button. . . . Katy and Lady Gaga came out of the gate exactly the way they think, the way they wanna dress, the way they wanna speak.”

Rihanna’s issue is on sale August 9th. More photos, including the cover, are below.  Read more »

Rihanna reveled in red lace on the red carpet of the 2010 American Music Awards held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles on Sunday night, November 21st.

Wearing her fire engine red hair in curls and a long Elie Saab lacy dress, Rihanna played in unusually understated as she headed inside to get to work on her performance of the night. Rihanna looked amazing in this dress!

RiRi did take home an award for the evening – Favorite Female Artist, Soul/R&B!

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Daniel Radcliffe gave a wonderful performance by singing the entire table of the periodic elements for his appearance on The Graham Norton Show. “The Elements” was written by lyrical satirist Tom Lehrer who Radcliffe called “kind of my hero.”

This makes me want to see him in the Broadway musical How To Succeed in Business (Without Really Trying) all the more.

Check out video with Norton’s other guests on the couch: Rihanna and Colin Farrell and how much they enjoyed Dan’s rendition of the crazy song many have used to help memorize the scientific table.

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Taylor Momsen has spent the past few days defending her comments to Spin magazine where she seemed to slam Rihanna. The Pretty Reckless singer was quoted as saying:

“People think pop is rock, and the lines are getting blurred. Now Rihanna‘s wearing f– leather jackets, and it’s really annoying.”

While claiming she was miss quoted (I think it would’ve been more accurate to say miss understood) Momsen and the band appeared on Radio 1′s Live Lounge and covered the Rihanna/Eminem song “Love The Way You Lie.”

I don’t think she was taking a shot at Rihanna – I think she just wanted to point out that it used to be pretty clear what a band or musician was about by looking at the way they presented or styled themselves. Say what you want about Taylor, her mouth, her style or her ability to get herself into trouble but this cover is great.

More pics of her leaving the BBC studio below and the song are below.

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Rihanna rocks the August cover of Seventeen magazine! The Rated R singer talks about personal style:

“Don’t be afraid to be yourself just because you’re not like everybody else in class. If you want to dye your hair green and that’s what makes you happy, then dye your hair green — no matter what other people might say about it. Not everybody is going to like you — that’s the world we live in; that’s reality,”

Love Rihanna and her style! Can’t wait for her issue!

Check out her behind the scenes photo shoot below:
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Singer Rihanna looked absolutely radiant and gorgeous in a short dress and a new hairstyle on the orange carpet of the 23rd Annual Kids’ Choice Awards held at the UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles on Saturday (March 27).

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Rihanna graced the red carpet of the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday January 31st. The ‘Hard’ singer was beautiful in a gorgeous Elie Saab dress and Neil Lane jewelry.

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Rihanna stepped out to music mogul Clive Davis’ Pre-Grammy’s party in Beverly Hills on Saturday (1/30) night. The singer, who always chooses something interesting to wear, was the focus of attention in Viktor & Rolf.

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Rihanna is fierce and sexy for the February cover of W magazine. The Bahamian born singer is focusing on her music, the release of her 4th studio album, Rated R, and less on the domestic abuse she suffered at the hands of her then boyfriend Chris Brown. Writing the lyrics to songs for this album, she used her trauma of the past year to write her most personal songs ever.

“When I first worked with her, on her second album, she was very—I don’t want to say obedient, because it sounds like you’re describing a dog—but she would take my suggestions without question,” says Ne-Yo. “She trusted me, which was cool, but I told her that I ultimately wanted to get to a point where she would give me input, where she’d be a collaborator and not a puppet. And now I think we’ve gotten there. She’s showing parts of herself that she didn’t show before because she didn’t want to scare anyone off. She’s experienced some pain now, and it’s helped her grow to a point where she’s able to explore it.”

Rihanna must be happy to put 2009 behind her and her cover shot shows a confident young woman ready to look forward. More Rihanna!

Rihanna, who works couture fashion like no other, is contemplating a more hands on fashionable future; possible designer. The Rated R songbird is open to possibilities and fashion is just one front.

“I’ve taken some acting lessons so hopefully one day I will have time to do something like that. There is so much I want to do, something in fashion as well. I just want to keep getting better.”

Rihanna turned heads at the Paris Spring/Summer 2010 runway shows this past October.

A clothing line launched by Rihanna would be fantastic.