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Saturday Night Live season 40 is set to top off a star-filled season with three engaging live acts to round out its musical guests. Today (April 22), just a week and a few days ahead of Scarlett Johansson's latest hosting gig, SNL announced that Wiz Khalifa, Florence + The Machine and Rihanna will be this year's final musical guests. -
Rihanna New Song 'James Joint' Crashes Her Website Ahead of 'R8' Release [LISTEN]
Rihanna fans sure now how to flock to new music. Today (April 21), the "American Oxygen" singer released a new interlude from her upcoming album "R8" called "James Joint" and fans immediately crashed her website's server. -
Chris Brown & Rihanna's Unheard Duet "Put It Up" Surfaces [LISTEN]
Chris Brown and Rihanna -- one of R&B's most tumultuous relationships -- spawned some memorable collaborations such as "Birthday Cake" and "Nobody's Business." Although the relationship has since ended, a previously unheard collaboration called "Put It Up" has surfaced online. The duet was originally recorded for Brown's 2014 album X but ultimately ended up on the cutting room floor, according to Rap-Up. -
Rihanna 'American Oxygen' Music Video: New Single Gets Political with Visual Filled with History
Rihanna is getting political in her new music video for "American Oxygen." Featuring footage from America of days present and past, the party-friendly singer takes on the racial tension and protests that have been sweeping the nation in recent years. Though the new single from "R8" was released to subscribers of TIDAL earlier this month, the "B*tch Better Have My Money" follow-up is now available for purchase and the visual has been uploaded to VEVO. -
Rihanna Samples Florence + the Machine On ‘A Night’ Teaser In Dior's 'Secret Garden' Behind-The-Scenes Video
Back in January we reported that Rihanna had registered a new song titled "A Night" for her upcoming album. Now a preview of that song has surfaced in an a behind-the-scenes segment for her Dior campaign, shot by legendary photographer Steven Klein. The track samples Florence + the Machine's 2011 song "Only If For A Night" off their album Ceremonials. -
Ranking Drake Covers, from Lykke Li's 'Hold On, We're Going Home' to Florence +The Machine's 'Take Care' and More
Lykke Li covering Drake's "Hold On We're Going Home" has several media outlets excited today, although the song was first performed by the Swedish alt star during 2014. Naturally there's always a bit of interest when one prominent performer covers another from a different genre, but perhaps the homage to the Toronto emcee has piqued our interest even more because covers of hip-hop singles are rare...due to the mistaken idea that regular old vocalists can't convert raps to their style. Even if that were true, Drake makes for a favorable cover subject thanks to his blending of rhythms and melodies throughout. We gathered five Drake covers from the Arctic Monkeys to Florence + The Machine and more, ranking them accordingly. -
'Uptown Funk' Holds No.1 on Hot 100 as Wiz Khalifa Climbs Chart with 'Furious 7' Single 'See You Again'
It was another deeply funky week in America. For the 14th week in a row, the seemingly unstoppable pop music force "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars crowned the Billboard Hot 100, tying the likes of Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston and Elton John for the second longest run at the top of the charts. -
How Will Rihanna's 'Bitch Better Have My Money' Be Affected by Exclusive Tidal Streaming Rights?
The biggest announcement in the music industry last week was the details of Tidal, a new streaming service kickstarted by Jay Z and held by a number of big-name performers such as Beyoncé, Kanye West, Jason Aldean and Jack White. The future looks promising for the service as part owner Rihanna has released two tracks—"Bitch Better Have My Money" and "American Oxygen"—for exclusive streaming on the service. Billboard brings up a good question however: How will serving Tidal exclusively affect the way a song or album charts? -
Rihanna’s “B-tch Better Have My Money” Songwriter Bibi Bourelly Speaks On Plagiarism Allegations
Last week, Rihanna was accused of plagiarism for her latest single "B*tch Better Have My Money." Little-known rapper/singer Just Brittany claimed that the superstar ripped off her mixtape track "Betta Have My Money." Now the songwriter behind Rihanna's track, Bibi Bourelly, is speaking out in light of these allegations. -
Rihanna Debuts BBHMM Follow-Up 'American Oxygen' at March Madness Festival in Indianapolis [WATCH]
Basketball wasn't the only madness happening in Indianapolis on Saturday night, as Rihanna debuted the new song "American Oxygen" as part of her set at the March Madness Music Festival. Her one-time beau Drake may have left Lucas Oil Stadium disappointed as his no. 1 ranked University of Kentucky Wildcats fell to Wisconsin, but pop music fans were pleased to get another sample of Rihanna's forthcoming album, produced by Kanye West. -
Rihanna 'B*tch Better Have My Money' Accused of Plagiarising Similar Just Brittany Track [LISTEN]
Rihanna seemed to have the innovative edge with the release of her stomping "R8" single "B*tch Better Have My Money," but now little-known rapper/singer Just Brittany is accusing the pop superstar of ripping off her mixtape track "Betta Have My Money." -
Jay Z Answers Questions About TIDAL Streaming Service Following Press Conference with Alicia Keys, Rihanna, Daft Punk, Madonna
On Monday, Jay Z held a press conference to announce the launch of his TIDAL streaming service as a partnership with Alicia Keys, Rihanna, Daft Punk and Madonna, among others. Many questions were left unanswered so Hov took the time to break things down in depth.
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