Rihanna Sets Seven-Day 777 Tour, Returns to 'SNL'

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Rihanna's reign just won't let up. The singer will embark on her 777 Tour next month, on which she will perform seven shows in seven days in seven countries.

An elite group of fans from her "Rihanna Navy" fan club and more than 150 journalists, representing 82 countries, will embark on a Boeing 777 twinjet and travel to each of Rih Rih's seven shows. Details on when and how to purchase 777 tickets are still to come.

The 777 Tour, sponsored by HTC Corporation, will kick off on Nov. 14 and close towards Nov. 19, just in time for the release of her studio album, "Unapologetic."

The full-length opus won't be available for pre-order on iTunes until Nov. 6, but two limited edition deluxe box sets, which feature exclusive images and accessories of the singer -- Diamonds Box and Diamonds Executive Platinum Box -- are available now for pre-sale on RihannaNow.com.

In celebration of "Unapologetic," Rihanna will return as a musical guest on "Saturday Night Live" for the fourth time on Nov. 10.

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Lana Del Rey For VERSACE Ad Campaign Pics + 2012 Tour Dates

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After being the face of H&M, Mulberry and Jaguar, Lana Del Rey will now become the first lady of Italian fashion company Versace.

The first official promotional photos have just been released online: 

Lana has also announced today the first dates of her upcoming 2013 world tour.
More will be announced soon:



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Gwen Stefani Covers NYLON Magazine Nov 2012

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Madonna Booed In New Orleans For Endorsing Obama

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Madonna is making sure to leave each concert with a (not-so-great) memory.

After recently taking a spill while on stage in Dallas, the controversial singer drew some boos from the crowd in New Orleans last night after she began praising President Barack Obama.

"Who's registered to vote," she asked concertgoers, and then followed with, "I don't care who you vote for as long as you vote for Obama."

After the crowd took issue with her remarks—in the form of boos—the Material Girl went on to say, "Seriously, I don't care who you vote for. Do not take this privilege for granted. Go vote."

Last time Madonna mentioned Obama, and made headlines about it, was when she told a crowd in Washington D.C., "So, you all better vote for f--kin' Obama, OK? For better or for worse, all right, we have a black Muslim in the White House!"
She has such a way with words.

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Carly Rae Jepsen named Billboard’s rising star

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Breakout Canadian pop star Carly Rae Jepsen – whose hit Call Me Maybe became the song of the summer – has been named the rising star of 2012 by Billboard Magazine.

“As a singer-songwriter having grown up listening to and being influenced by countless female artists, I am truly honored to be recognized by Billboard with this award," Jepsen said in a statement.

"I hope to inspire others through my music the way those artists have inspired me.”

Call Me Maybe spent nine weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100, a record-breaking run for a Canadian artist, Billboard said, and has sold more than 10 million singles worldwide.

Her latest album Kiss debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 6.

“The single has become nothing short of a pop culture phenomenon, leading to unprecedented viral fanfare," Billboard editorial director Bill Werde said.

"Few artists have achieved this level of success this early in a career. We are thrilled to honor her extraordinary U.S. debut, and we look forward to seeing where she goes next."

Meanwhile, Firework singer Katy Perry has been named Woman of the Year.

Her 2010 album Teenage Dream notched five Hot 100 No. 1s, a first for an album by a female artist, and has sold 2.5 million copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan. The album spent over 100 weeks on the Billboard 200.

Perry's impressive numbers also include a record nine No. 1s on the Pop Songs chart, a record seven on the Adult Pop Songs chart, 10 on Dance/Club Play Songs and an overall seven atop the Hot 100.

Perry and Jepsen will be honoured at Billboard's Women in Music event in New York on Nov. 30.

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Rihanna is the UK’s 2nd biggest selling female singles artist of all time

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It’s Rihanna VS Madonna as Official Charts reveals The Official Top 10 Biggest Selling Female Singles Artists Of All Time to celebrate 60 years of the Official Singles Chart!

“There’s less than a month to go before we’ll be donning our party hats and getting set to blow out the candles (all 60 of them) as we celebrate 60 glittering years of the Official Singles Chart. To whet your appetite for this poptastic occasion, the Official Charts Company today reveal The Official Top 10 Biggest Selling Female Singles Artists Of All Time!

Madonna tops the chart with a combined UK singles sales total of 17.8 million. The Queen Of Pop made her British chart debut in January, 1984 with Holiday, which peaked at Number 6. However it wasn’t until a year later that she scored her first Official Singles Chart Number 1 with Into the Groove, which incidentally, is her biggest ever selling track. To date, as a lead artist, Madonna has enjoyed 59 Top 10 hits (including 13 Number 1s).

However, her Madge-sty might soon have a contender for her crown. With a combined singles sales tally as a lead artist of 11.4 million, Rihanna is at Number 2 in our chart. However, given that the 24-year-old Bajan superstar has sold 3 million singles in the last twelve months alone, if Riri continues selling singles at this rate, she could realistically overtake Madonna in the next two-and-a-half years. And she would still only be 27! Bonkers!

Rihanna is of course known for her prolific collaborations, and while the above figures focus solely on her sales as a lead artist, if you were to add in her collaborations, that would bring her total to a staggering 15.1 million!”

It’s Rihanna VS Madonna as Official Charts reveals The Official Top 10 Biggest Selling Female Singles Artists Of All Time to celebrate 60 years of the Official Singles Chart!

“There’s less than a month to go before we’ll be donning our party hats and getting set to blow out the candles (all 60 of them) as we celebrate 60 glittering years of the Official Singles Chart. To whet your appetite for this poptastic occasion, the Official Charts Company today reveal The Official Top 10 Biggest Selling Female Singles Artists Of All Time!

Madonna tops the chart with a combined UK singles sales total of 17.8 million. The Queen Of Pop made her British chart debut in January, 1984 with Holiday, which peaked at Number 6. However it wasn’t until a year later that she scored her first Official Singles Chart Number 1 with Into the Groove, which incidentally, is her biggest ever selling track. To date, as a lead artist, Madonna has enjoyed 59 Top 10 hits (including 13 Number 1s).

However, her Madge-sty might soon have a contender for her crown. With a combined singles sales tally as a lead artist of 11.4 million, Rihanna is at Number 2 in our chart. However, given that the 24-year-old Bajan superstar has sold 3 million singles in the last twelve months alone, if Riri continues selling singles at this rate, she could realistically overtake Madonna in the next two-and-a-half years. And she would still only be 27! Bonkers!



Rihanna is of course known for her prolific collaborations, and while the above figures focus solely on her sales as a lead artist, if you were to add in her collaborations, that would bring her total to a staggering 15.1 million!”

Kylie Minogue, who is celebrating her 25th year in music this year, is at Number 3 in the chart with a combined singles sales total of 10.2 million copies. To date, Kylie has scored 35 Top 10 hits (including seven Number 1s). Her biggest selling track is 2001′s Can’t Get You Out Of My Head.

Whitney Houston, who tragically passed away in February of this year, is at Number 4 with a sales total of 8.5 million singles, while Lady Gaga has overtaken Britney Spears in the last four months to take fifth place with 7.329 million UK singles sales.

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Christina Aguilera at center of Photoshop scandal with new perfume advert

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Christina Aguilera recently revealed that she’s embracing her womanly curves.

Yet The Voice coach has today found herself at the centre of a Photoshop scandal, after an advert for her new perfume was released.


Posing in a dusky-pink ballgown with a black bow on the shoot, Christina looked suspiciously like she’d been slimmed-down and bizarrely had her limbs bent at weird angles.

The singer, who perches cross-legged on a shabby-chic inspired armchair for one shot, also appears to have had her wrist retouched to anatomically-incorrect proportions.

In fact, her arm looks too long for her body in the pose – as she pulls a sultry gaze for the camera.


The Photoshop fail didn’t stop there either as website Jezebel noted, with the shadowing on her other arm giving her the illusion of two elbows.


The star's knee also looks off, with a bizarre indentation visible on the side of her knee cap.

The image is of stark contrast to recent pictures of Christina, who has been flaunting a more curvaceous shape of late.

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