ANTI World Tour has hit Las Vegas! And the award for the cutest family ever goes to…..
Here’s what Christina Monroe and Annie Mariethe’s mom had to say about the experience:
”She was rushing for her show. Her body guard and friends was like we’re late we gotta go and she still waited and posed and then I got outa the pic and she continued to pose with them. She was nice and just kept looking and smiling down at them.”
MORE NEW MUSIC! Drake’s long awaited album Views finally dropped today and with it we got another Rihanna feature! Say what?! Two new songs on the same day?! YES! April 29th is poppin’!
Too Good is a 4 minute and 23 seconds long dancehall-inspired jam about treating your partner too good, being taken for granted. The track is produced by Nineteen85 and samples Jamaican dancehall artist Popcaan’s Love Yuh Bad in the outro. The song can’t be bought separately but Views is available on iTunes.
Rihanna’s presence on Views doesn’t end there though. Here’s some of the lyrics on Hype:
Just like the rest of us, Drake can’t stop talking about Rihanna. Perfectly normal behavior so we don’t blame him. The lint roller enthusiast has also spoken about their collaboration on Too Good, saying:
”She just got in the studio and just bodied it. It was flawless victory when she sent it back. Everything was perfect. We do great music together. It’s hard to do guy/girl collabs…”
”I think that’s what makes the records better. We’re not just forcing the story…we have genuine energy between us.”
”It wouldn’t be a record without Rihanna. We do well together as a team.”
And all we can say is YES. YOU DO GREAT MUSIC TOGETHER. IT’S A FLAWLESS VICTORY AND EVERYTHING IS PERFECT.
It’s FINALLY here! And if you ask us, it’s AMAAAAAZING!
We’re of course talking about the new Calvin Harris // Rihanna song. Calvin posted a picture on Twitter two days ago announcing his new single ”This Is What You Came For” featuring Rihanna. And today, just 20 minutes ago, the song premiered on BBC Radio 1.
Last time the two collaborated was with the major hit We Found Love. The song spent 10 weeks at #1 on Billboard making it the only female artist to top the chart for 10 weeks in the 2010’s decade. Adele tied that record this year with Hello. The song is 9x PLATINUM by RIAA with 5.5M in pure sales making it Rihanna’s most successful single.
Not only did Calvin premiere the song on the radio, he also gave a quick interview talking about it:
”She’s got that iconic voice, she’s an icon within herself. Her voice is out of control!”
Calvin also mentioned that Rihanna first heard it at Coachella in a trailer two weeks ago. She said ”this is sick!”. Taylor Swift was seen at the festival wearing a jacket with the cover art on it.
According to Calvin himself, we’re gonna get a video with Rihanna in it. But in the meantime, stream and download the song on iTunes, Spotify and Tidal!
On Wednesday November 14, 2012, when Rihanna revealed the European dates for ‘Diamonds World Tour’, my friend in Amsterdam messaged me that she would come there on June 23 and 24, in 2013. By the time I read my friend’s first messages, I knew that I had to fly from Greece to the Netherlands, so I could finally see Rihanna performing for the first time.
The last two days passed and ‘THE BIG DAY‘ was finally here! I woke up and I can tell you that I was never so excited in my life. I got ready as fast as I could but my friend took more time to get ready and we arrived at Ziggo Dome late, just about an hour before the doors opened. I saw so many people waiting in rows, probably waiting there since first thing in the morning, and I realized that we wouldn’t be front row. A few minutes after we arrived I saw Alena and I literally ran to her, excited that we would finally meet. I hugged her and I noticed a sticker on her t-shirt saying ”VIP Pass”. She told me that her, Nat and Sament would meet Rih backstage. I went back to my friend and while I was waiting in the row, as much as happy I was for Alena to finally meet her, I was thinking about how much I wanted this too, and I got a little sad.
When the doors opened, and the concert started, I thought that I would try my best to enjoy the show and I wouldn’t let anything to kill my vibe. So when the intro of ”Mother Mary” started playing and the black curtain fell down, revealing Rihanna to us, I honestly got goosebumps!!! THE WAIT WAS REALLY OVER!!! I enjoyed every single second of the concert, even though people were pushing us; and me and my friend ended up from second row to fourth.
In the end of the concert I found my friend Alena and asked her when they would meet Rih. I then went back to my friend, asked her if she wanted me to get her anything to drink and went to the bar. After I got back, my friend Deniz told me that the guys just went backstage to meet Rih. And as much as happy I was for them, I was so sad that I would leave and go back to Greece without meeting Rih. At that time, I shared a post to Instagram saying:
When I shared this to Instagram I wasn’t expecting Rihanna, Melissa or anyone to read this because the other guys were already backstage and I thought Rih would be with them by then. So a few minutes later, after we had already left the arena, I pulled out my phone and I checked my Instagram. I read Melissa Forde’s comment to my latest post saying: ”Where are you?” and Rihanna’s comments: ”Ni**a don’t leave” , ”I wanna see you!!! ”. I started running to my friend, utterly shocked and I literally fell onto her. She got scared and asked me ”Elias, what’s wrong?” like three times.
I picked myself up and walked towards the security who were guarding the arena.
When we went backstage, my heart was beating so fast, I thought it would explode. I saw Alena and the other guys there but at that moment, I needed to calm myself down, so I didn’t talk to them. I even drank 4 ”Budweiser” beers so I could relax and realize that I was about to meet RIHANNA!
The love of my life was about to come and meet us!!!!!!
Me and everyone there were trying to chill. We were talking and laughing and we all were so excited that we would meet our fave! In about 20 minutes after Ben brought me there, everyone in the room, Rihanna’s crew and VIP guests, started leaving. In the end we were just 5 people there, me and my friend Deniz, Alena, Nathalie and Sament. We started worrying that Rih might had left the building since one of Rih’s bodyguards told us that everyone else had already left.
Then something inside me told me to get closer to the door. Everyone in the room was talking and I was standing alone next to the door. I stood there for a few seconds and then I SAW HER! I saw Rihanna coming towards me and I swear, she was STUNNING! My heart dropped! She hugged me and I whispered to her ear these words: ”Oh Rih.. Can you listen to my heart right now?!”.. I think about me telling her this now and I’m laughing! It sounded really stupid! Lol.
She was smelling and looking like an angel! She’s literally the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen in my life! And trust me, I’d say this even if I wasn’t such a die hard fan! After she hugged everyone else, I got close to her, and she told me with her sexy voice and cute bajan accent:
”Oh my Goddd!!! You’re so handsome!!! Soo cuuuute!” (still can’t believe this actually happened)
I think I never was so happy like I was at that very moment! These words coming from my fave meant so much for me! After this, I told her that I was dreaming of this night for more than 7 years, since I was a 14 year old little boy! I told her that I was in the USA back in 2006, to see my family there, and that we went to a casino in Massachusetts, to take a look around the shops there. And she so happened to have a concert there, on the same day we were there! But as much as I wanted to go, I was underaged and my aunt who was my guardian didn’t allow me to see her. After I told her this story she gave me a hug and time really froze for me.
She took more than 30 minutes of her time for us, her fans, her NAVY. She took pictures with us and we were just laughing and extremely happy that we were with our fave! I was feeling ECSTATIC!!!!!!! It was like I was in a dream! My dream finally became a reality!
I want everyone to know that I’m deeply grateful to Melissa and Rihanna for taking the time to make my dream a reality! I want you guys to be proud of our fave, of our bad gal RiRi!!!!! No one else in this business takes as much time for their fans as Robyn Rihanna Fenty!
It’s Monday and we are happy to introduce Ola from Poland as our Fan of the week!
1) Name and age?
Aleksandra (Ola), 19
3) Occupation?
Just graduated high school.
4) Number of times you’ve seen Rihanna live?
I’ve seen Rih 3 times. 2011 for Loud Tour in Poland and Diamonds World Tour 2013 in Berlin and Gdynia (Poland).
5) Are you attending ”ANTI WORLD TOUR”?
Yes! Warsaw and Berlin! I’m also planning to attend Amsterdam and Prague! I cannot wait!!!
How big is Rihanna in your life?
She is EVERYTHING. Rih helped me get away from depression thru her music and her passion when I was younger. She’s a true role model to me. I know she doesn’t like this title, but her humbleness and kindness and her showing me to be myself and never change is something that’s very rare to find in this world. She’s the person that inspires me to make my dreams come true. It sounds weird, but I connect with her. Maybe because of the fact that we are both Pisces, but somehow I feel like we think alike. I love her. She’s so stan worthy.
What does your family think about you stanning? Are they supportive?
They are! Every time I talk with them, they ask me: ”So, how is Rihanna?”, ”What happened recently?”, ”Where is she right now?”, ”Did she liked one of your Instagram photos again?” (Lol). I always catch my mum playing one of her music videos or playing her songs. Same with dad! He was at all of my 3 shows though! They’re very interested in the navy life and they lowkey stan her too. My mum says she likes her because of Rih’s connection to her fans and how much she cares about us.
How much money do you spend on Rih?
Gurl, don’t even ask. I’m more than just broke. Bankruptcy is my 2nd name. No, but really, I try to support her as much as I can so if there is any new magazine with her on the cover, new shoe collection, make-up collection etc or most importantly music, then I will definitely get somethin’. I can’t buy everything, even tho I want to. I can’t tell u exactly how much money I spend, because it depends on the time/era, but approximately it would be €150 a year? I will definitely have to spend more this year though. It’s AWT tour, merch and FENTYxPUMA that I’m reaaaaally excited about.
When you’re not stanning for Rihanna, what do you do?
I sing and take pictures (amateurishly for now). In my free time, I take photos of anything that I’m surrounded by, whether it’s streets, people, animals… anything. I’m helping my friend with a blog too, photo shooting and filmmaking, so I get to increase my skills. I love traveling as well! That’s the time when I’m enjoying taking pictures the most! My dream is to have opportunity to be one of the photographers on Rih’s shows, just for one time.
How does the future look for you, will you always be this big of a fan?
As soon as I get to take my finals I will probably go to college in UK. I want to study Event Management or Music Promotion, which actually got me interested because of Rihanna (I became a stan in 2011 and since then I really got into the music, promotion and anything regarding management stuff, so I thought, why wouldn’t I learn more about it?). It would be awesome if I get to plan one of her shows or be able to manage her promotion! Anyway I want my future to be connected with music.
And I will always be Rihanna Navy. It’s Navy or Die BABY! But I’m sure I won’t be such a hard stan in like 5 years that I’m now. I will have to focus on myself and my career more. But I will never leave! I can promise that :-) The love to Rihanna is endless.
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