On the second night of Rihanna’s LOUD tour in T Dot, she closed her set and brought out hometown hero, Drizzy Drake. He ended up performing “Over”, “I’m On One”, and “What’s My Name” with Ri Ri herself. atf

Two nights ago, Ri Ri kicked off her LOUD tour in Baltimore. Besides giving a female her lap dance routine, Ms. Fenty covered Prince’s “Darling Nikki” during her set. hhnm

A day after the release of her new video, “Man Down“, Ri Ri drew criticism from the Parents Television Council which claims the clip encourages violence. It didn’t take long before she responded to the hoopla via her Twitter account. I’m a 23 year old rockstar with NO KIDS! What’s up with everybody wantin me to be a parent? I’m just a girl, I can only be your/our voice. Cuz we all know how difficult/embarrassing it is to communicate touchy subject matters to anyone […]

[vodpod id=Video.10093146&w=540&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] 106 & Park pulled the trigger on Ri Ri’s brand new video for her current single “Man Down”. If you haven’t heard, LOUD is in stores now.

[vodpod id=Video.9680521&w=425&h=250&fv=launch%3D43192874%26amp%3Bwidth%3D420%26amp%3Bheight%3D245] If you woke up to a lot of racket this morning, blame Rihanna. While at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, she took it the streets for a lil’ “S&M”. If you like what you see, get Loud too.

[vodpod id=Video.8372379&w=540&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] Comfy? Well, Ri Ri

It’s almost that time of the year folks. Billboard has announced the nominees for this year’s ceremony. Rihanna leads the pack with 18 nods, Eminem with 16 and Nicki Minaj pulls in a nod for Top New Artist. The ceremony airs on ABC on May 22 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Full list underneath.

For this week’s Monster Mondays, Swizz lets loose a new freestyle from Eve over Ri-Ri’s latest single. The pitbull in the skirt still has a strong bite.

TMZ got the scoop that Nicki Minaj is bringing her zany antics on tour with Britney Spears this summer. The 26-city Femme Fatale tour begins June 17 in Sacramento, California. Check remaining dates here. Sidebar: Rihanna x Britney Spears “S&M (Remix)”

We felt this coming in the air. According to AP, Rihanna has severed ties with manager Marc Jordan and has joined Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Management. In a statement she said, “[I’m] so excited to take this next step in my career.” The singer also plans to launch her own company, Rihanna Entertainment that will “merge all of her businesses, including music, film, fragrance, fashion and book ventures.” Yep, everything all under one umbrella.