This week, Rihanna’s conversation between her and a fan became news all over the world. It was Rih’s encouraging words that helped the fan come out to his friends and family. We’ve talked to many people in our fan base who’ve all been very touched and motivated by the sweet messages she sent the anonymous fan.
And tonight, Rih is back at it with the sweet DMs. Jude from Lebanon decided to DM Rih about coming out after reading her messages to the other fan and this is what she answered. Our fave truly is the greatest towards her fans!
A major part of stanning as hard as Ebba and I do is collecting merch, magazine covers, design collaborations etc. We do this to support our fave but also to feel part of them. When it comes to Rihanna, there’s a lot of things to buy… Ms Fenty isn’t exactly lazy when it comes to magazine shoots and designing.
I’ve never felt that I have to buy ALL OF IT (the Manolo collection for one, mama ain’t got that kind of money or style) but certain pieces will end up moving into my closet and home. Socks, for example. I really like this collaboration as the prices are affordable are the product wearable but at the same time screams of Rih.
It was unexpected at first, Rihanna becoming a sock designer, but something that now makes perfect sense. With all the shoes she’s putting out, from PUMA to Manolo Blahnik, adding socks to the mix fits right in. And I love how I can step out the door dressed in Fenty from top to toe.
The upcoming collection, Rihanna’s third for Stance, will drop April 19. That is TUESDAY. In the newly released teaser she says ”It’s really me in a collection of socks” about the 19 pieces and THANK YOU FOR THAT because she is all I want from the cloth covering my crooked toes.
It was in July 2015 Stance announced that Rihanna would become a contributing creative director as part of a three-year deal. We’re not even a year in and have already gotten amazing designs from the Fenty x Stance collaboration, personal favorites being the ”Punk n Patch” (aka the Kiss it better socks).
Let’s take a moment to digest Fenty’s look in the video though. Red hair! Laid! Bobby pins! Cotton candy! Heaven on bare skin! I really just wanna wear her tbh…! But until that’s made possible I will settle for a sock or two.
The second drop we have to look forward too (and spend too much $$ on) is the Fenty for Puma fur slides! They will go for $80 and come in black, white and soft pink. The pinks are magical, if you ask me. Also wanna cop the white ones though. And ze black. Too bad on my unemployment and student loans…
This is Rihanna’s third shoe collection for Puma and drops on the 22nd. THAT’S FRIDAY. She’s already been seen wearing the slippers for quite some time, even incorporating them in her Fader cover shoot, and my drooling have just increased for each sighting.
Get your coins ready! Or even better, send them my way.
Our fave took some time off from touring to attend the Guns n Roses concert at Coachella last night! She was seen having fun with her friends, including singer/queen Courtney Love and actor Leonardo DiCaprio. Both magical hang outs that we all wanna be a part of.
The next AWT stop is Winnipeg but that’s not until tomorrow so here’s to hoping she’ll stay another day and treat us to some IG and Snapchat treats like she did last year.
As predicted by fans, Toronto has been a big stop for Rihanna on her ANTI World Tour. She hasn’t just performed twice but celebrated her best friend Melissa’s birthday at Drake’s co-owned restaurant Fring’s as well. According to rumors, the name of the restaurant, Fring’s, is the nickname Drake uses for Rihanna, with reference to the two’s favorite TV show Breaking Bad. However, this is not something Drake has confirmed (nor has he denied it). Instead, he says the name comes from Jamaican patois and is ”just something you pull from your own emotions, from a happy time”.
During the first Toronto show, the city native rapper was just watching from behind but for the second night he joined Rihanna on stage to perform their smash hit Work.
This is the second time he steps out to grind on and sweet talk our girl during the AWT. In Miami, he talked about her ”soft hands” and last night told the audience Rihanna is ”the greatest woman I’ve ever known in my entire life”. Ugh, make a baby already!
Besides from Work he also performed One dance off of his highly anticipated ”Views from the 6”, dropping on April 29th. This is the first live performance of the song that also features Wizkid and Tyla.
Drake, unlike Rihanna, is a dinosaur when it comes to certain social media outlets… He did manage to hype the album release on someone else’s snapchat backstage though (and sound like a grandpa wanting to be hip while doing so).
EDIT: Ebba is upset that Alex referred to Drake as a grandpa. Very upset.
Here’s to hoping grandpa comes through and joins the greatest woman he’s ever known in his entire life in Europe so we can watch him do his faces from front row. Ok? Thank you.
Rihanna and Nyla have known each other for quite some time. It all started with Nyla’s aunt Shawnté sharing videos of the 10 year old fangirl from Philadelphia on social media, where Rihanna would watch and often comment.
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(Video and reply from May, 2014)
Some days ago we posted the backstage video from the AWT Philly show and now: here’s Nyla’s story. Can we all give her a round of applause for being such a good story teller please?!
”I was very excited when I opened the tickets on Christmas. It was my first concert so I didn’t know what to expect. When we got there Travis Scott was performing so we went to the booth and I got a Tour book and a album. Then we went to our seats.
Auntie told me that Rih would come on 9:15-9:20 so when I looked at my phone it was 8:36 and I was sooooo impatient I could NOT wait but like it was RIHANNA like how could you be patient?. So I went on Instagram to look at my feed and the next time I looked at my clock it was 9:00 at this point my heart was beating out of my chest since that moment I was counting down the minutes until Rih came on.
Now it was 9:14 and I was jumping ⬆️ and ⬇️ in my seat I was excited but so she didn’t come on at 9:15 but I was waiting on 9:20 and at 9:21 ALL THE LIGHTS WENT OFF and then these 2 pieces came up to form a trapezoid and then I saw Rih walking up. She started singing Stay. We had floor seats but EVERYBODY STOOD ON THEIR CHAIRS so I couldn’t see her, so me and Auntie moved. She had on a white cape but I wanted to see her outfit so I said ”IS SHE GOING TO TAKE THAT CAPE OFF” and when she got on a catwalk she did. She looked so cute. She danced and sang her songs then I watched the rest of the show.
Out of the whole show my favorite performance was Man Down. I love that song. It’s my favorite. After the show Auntie met up with her navy friends Kiya, Shay aka Rihplies, Alleyah. The paps guys were with us too. Cesar and Diggzy. We was waiting by the stage and Rihanna’s body guard told Auntie to come with him so Cesar picked me up and we went backstage and I literally could not wait? So I was just sitting backstage with my sharpie and my tour book and album. I kept asking Auntie when was Rih coming. Then we heard Rih’s voice and Auntie went to go ”PREPARE” herself?
Then Rih came out and then she came to see me, Auntie and her navy friends. She’s so funny. She was asking me about my little sister Nia. Rih really thinks she can have my sister. She cannot. She asked me what my favorite cartoon was. I told her SpongeBob. She said SpongeBob was lit and not for kids. Lol. I also got a autograph, a selfie, and like 52 hugs and kisses. I couldn’t sleep the whole way home. I couldn’t wait to tell my mommy. I was sad when we had to leave. Rih said she was going to follow me on Instagram and at like 4 am she did. I have the screenshot.
