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Rihanna says she has a “good bull detector.” She is plagued by people trying to befriend her because she is famous, but finds it easy to distinguish between the fakes and her real friends.

She said: “I have a good bull detector so I’m very good at figuring out who is real and which people want to be my friend because of what I am versus who I am.” She copes with her hectic lifestyle by surrounding herself with her best friends.

She said: “I keep good people around me. My best friends are always there for me. They’re honest and they keep me in check.” Rihanna also revealed she thinks women should not get too obsessed with finding love, and thinks it’s more important to find happiness alone. She added to Top of the Pops magazine: “You shouldn’t depend on a guy to make your life better or good at all.”

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Rihanna admits she enjoys spicing up her sex life by wearing her often revealing and provocative costumes at home.

She said: “I like to push the envelope sometimes. It depends on the mood and the occasion. It’s always fun to take some home. Sometimes I get to do that.”

The singer also revealed she is a big fan of the British music scene, and particularly loves Mark Ronson, Duffy and Estelle.

She added to Britain’s The Sun newspaper: “I think the UK is taking over. I’d love to work with Mark Ronson. And I really, really like Duffy. She is beautiful, her little dimples and her music. I also like Estelle. She has an incredible voice. But Duffy has more of an edge.”

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Rihanna has credited her short hairdo for distinguishing her from other pop stars, and also for allowing her to discover herself.

She went against the wishes of her record label last year (07) when she did away with her long hair in favour of an edgy pixie cut, to coincide with the release of her album Good Girl Gone Bad.

Another plus which she insists the short hairdo has brought about, is that the change in style helped her establish her independence.

“I felt like the whole world had long, curly, flowy blonde hair. Ciara, Beyonce, Mariah, Christina Milian, Contactmusic quoted her as saying.

Everybody wanted to be like everybody else. So I cut my hair and they (Def Jam) made me put my long hair back in (as extensions).

“The second time, I didn’t have any discussions, nothing. I just cut it, I dyed it black, I went into the studio making music my way.

I found myself all at once. I like things strong, edgy, a little to the left. I don’t like things that are expected - nothing cliched,” she added.

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After record breaking success with her latest album “Good Girl Gone Bad,” Rihanna has plans to take on the film industry this year. She is set to make her big screen debut in Mama Black Widow — the story of a black family’s migration from the South in the 1930s. The “Take a Bow” singer joins Kerry Washington, Anthony Anderson, Mos Def and Macy Gray in the film, currently in pre-production.

After conquering the music game, including this week’s near-record-breaking jump on Billboard’s Hot 100 (“Take A Bow” jumped 53-1), Rihanna says acting is on her mind adding “ I don’t know how good I’ll be at it, but it’s something that I want to try.”

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Rihanna is all set to make pop chart history in America on Thursday (15May08) when she becomes the female artist with the biggest jump to number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
Her “Take a Bow” is expected to rocket to the top of the singles chart from a lowly 53, thanks to a whopping 267,000 digital download sales.
The song’s jump is the second-best leap to the top, trailing only Rihanna’s duet partners Maroon 5 who scored a number one with Makes Me Wonder a year ago (May08) after a 63-position hike from 64.
Rihanna’s collaboration with Maroon 5 on If I Never See Your Face Again is expected to be one of the new charts highest debuts when the official countdown is released.

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They’ve been spotted all over New York City as of late, and last night Rihanna and Chris Brown were all about partying.

They headed over to Rebel NYC to celebrate Brown’s birthday, which took place on May 5th. But with a schedule as crazy as his, it’s no wonder they had to delay the party.

And Rihanna looked sexy, as usual, in a black miniskirt and a hot pink half-length trench coat with a pair of super-high-heels and matching handbag.

Meanwhile, the birthday boy showed up looking cool and casual in a light blue zip-up hoodie, baggy jeans, and a pair of retro-style Nike high tops.

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Rihanna is returning with the release of her brand new single “Take A Bow” on the 19th May. Take A Bow is one of a set of new songs that features on the deluxe Good Girl Gone Bad album, out 26th May on Def Jam. Also released is Rihanna’s first live DVD Good Girl Gone Bad Live which captures the best of her extraordinary live show, recorded at the MEN Arena.

Written by Ne-Yo and produced by Stargate, Take A Bow is a contemporary RnB ballad with real class and has already received playlist additions across the UK radio stations, over 8 weeks before release. Rihanna has accrued multiple #1 singles, a #1 album, a grammy, over 1.5m sales in the UK alone and with Umbrella at the top of the charts for 10 weeks, and she has equalled Whitney Houston’s record for weeks at #1 of any female artist in history.

Rihanna has spent much of the past year gracing our shores, with an arena tour throughout December, a special performance with The Klaxons at this year’s Brit Awards and a sold-out show at the 02 Arena. She is now back in the US and is about to embark on a huge US tour with Kanye West, N.E.R.D and Lupe Fiasco.

In addition to her mind blowing musical successes, Rihanna also has her own charity, Believe, a non-profit organisation which is dedicated to providing medical services, school supplies and toys for children in need. Rihanna has also become a style icon to young women everywhere. Most recently, Rihanna was asked to become the new face of CoverGirl Cosmetics.

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Rihanna, Kanye West, Timbaland, Flo Rida and Fall Out Boy will vie for best international video at the 19th annual MuchMusic Video Awards on June 15.

Canada’s music video awards, which will air live from Toronto on MuchMusic, Canada’s music video cable channel, also will see homegrown musicians Avril Lavigne, Nelly Furtado, Feist, Belly and City and Colour compete for best Canadian artist.

By the way, it seems Rihanna is not single anymore. She was spotted in Miami, Florida out and about (and kissing) with Chris Brown.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

RIHANNA plans to take it easy for the rest of 2008, so she doesn’t feel like the exhausted zombie she was at the 2008 Grammy Awards.
She admits she barely remembers picking up an award at the 10 February (08) ceremony, because she was so tired.
And she’s determined to enjoy some of her success this year, telling Elle magazine, “I already told everyone in my camp, ‘This year, I’m not going to work like a horse.’ “In 2007 I didn’t really get to enjoy anything that I achieved, because I was moving, moving, moving.” She admits she couldn’t even take in her Grammy night success for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration - even when partner Jay-Z asked her how she felt.
She adds, “Jay was asking me, `How does it feel? How does it feel? How does it feel?’ I was like, ‘When I get home and I lock my room and there’s silence, I’ll tell you how I feel then.’

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RIHANNA is sometimes tired of her showbiz lifestyle because she doesn´t always like having to pretend to be a “bubbly person” all the time.
She admits she is always forced to put on a happy face when she’s on the road - even when she is feeling tired and miserable, and she insists it often makes her feel worse.
She says, “I love what I do but, yes, this stuff does start to take its toll on you. Sometimes you get really miserable and on the edge, but people don’t know why you’re acting like that.
“You always want to be kind to people, so you’re forced to be a bubbly person, but, to be honest, sometimes I’d just like to sit in a corner by myself and be quiet.”

Source: contactmusic