They made little girls scream all over the world, made teenage girls start having their fist dirty thoughts, and had teenage boys embarrassingly repeating the words alone in their room. Yes, boy bands have been around for awhile and seem to be a musical formula that won’t be going away anytime soon. Dancing, singing, and sometimes even rapping, these black boy bands were the triple threat that sold millions of albums and will always have a place in our hearts. Head over to HipHopWired.com to see which black boy bands made history.
na still Is Rihanna still using her creative license to milk the most from the Breezy beating? After releasing not one but two songs with Eminem dedicated to domestic violence, then another even more violent song/video (“Man Down”) fans are now speculating that Rihanna’s “We Found Love” video may draw some inspiration from the incident as well. Not only did RihRih “hand-pick” this Dudley character, who bears quite the resemblance to young Christopher Maurice, to play her love interest in the video — but we’ve also seen lots of shots of a fight scene where RihRih flees from a car following a heated argument. Sounds familiar right? And now she’s tweeted this: Which has us wondering what else she could be so damn emo about? Do you think it’s a good idea for RihRih to keep drawing from this experience? Or do you think it’s time she left it behind? Check out more screen shots from the video below: FamePictures
Rihanna is continuing to have bad luck with the Irish. The singer ticked off tons of fans at her show in Belfast Thursday when she failed to secure an opening act to keep the crowd entertained as they waited HOURS for her to appear. The audience let their anger be known by booing! A sell-out Odyssey crowd of 7,000, mostly young women wearing heels longer than their skirts, packed into the arena for the beginning of a three-night run of Rihanna’s Loud tour. Unfortunately they were left waiting for hours as the superstar did not take to the stage until very late, much to the anger of those present. It had all started so brightly. Scottish DJ Calvin Harris warmed the crowd up, although they hardly needed any encouragement. Apparently unable to play any instruments, Harris bravely improvised by seemingly playing a cassette of his favourite elevator tunes and repeatedly telling Belfast to “put your arms in the air”. He received a deafeningly positive reception — but the crowd was getting more and more restless the longer Rihanna’s arrival on stage was delayed. Fans amused themselves for well over 90 minutes with the obligatory Mexican wave and some good old-fashioned mindless punch-ups. Just before 10pm loud boos rang out from the masses, as there was still no sign of the elusive popstar. Another 15 minutes with still no show and the boos became more sustained and ugly. Finally the 23-year-old, no respect at all for reviewers’ deadlines, arrived on stage in the middle of what appeared to be a giant hamster’s wheel. Surrounded by dancers dressed like Teletubbies she was wearing a blue raincoat and sparkly underwear. As soon as she launched into a raucous version of Only Girl in the World the crowd’s anger immediately dissipated and Rihanna was their pop idol once more. Clearly the superstar is enjoying Northern Ireland’s Indian summer and she wasted no time in discarding her raincoat and spent most of the night in various forms of undress. The show itself was fine. A huge mixture of big noise, big screens, expensive props, swearing and suggestive dancing. During Shut Up And Drive, a car appeared from underneath the stage and a number of dancers then proceeded to pretend to batter the hell out of it for no obvious reason. It was that sort of night. The music itself was mostly forgettable, Umbrella being a noticeable exception. No problem with any of what happened when Rihanna did appear but the wait was unforgivable. Get it together RihRih! We know you’re a bad girl, but there’s no excuse for you allowing fans to have a bad time. Source
Word??? They got it all the way poppin up in the Allegheny County Jail: They’re top of the line flat screen TVs and right now, inmates at the Allegheny County Jail are likely watching them. The County Jail Oversight Board recently approved the purchase of 40 Sony Bravia televisions for viewing in the jail common areas. If a judge sentenced you to the Allegheny County Jail, you’d be provided three hot meals and a bed to sleep in, but in common areas, you’d also be able to watch cable shows on 42-inch Sony flat screens. The County Jail Oversight Board recently approved the purchase of 40 sets for $16,000 or $395 a piece. “If our families in Allegheny County can’t afford 42-inch Sony Bravia TVs, the prisoners certainly shouldn’t be able to be watching them in jail,” he said. The money comes from the “Inmate Welfare Fund” – proceeds from the jail commissary used by the inmates. Onorato administration officials who wouldn’t be interviewed on camera or allow the televisions to be photographed, argued in a statement that it’s not the public’s money. “No taxpayer dollars or county funds are being used to purchase the televisions. The inmates are purchasing the televisions to replace old or broken sets. The decision to purchase the TVs was made by a committee that consists of jail personnel and inmate advocates.” “The point of being in jail is not to mistreat people or make them feel worse and resentful,” Marion Damick, a committee member, said. Thoughts on this??? Source
Rihanna continued shooting her “We Found Love” video today. This time in Belfast. Good thing there were no goody-goody farmers around cuz she was definitely giving more than an eyeful again. Nice cake shot RihRih… And homegirl is still rockin’ her favorite c-word chain. That’s right Rih — represent yo set! Lots more shots on the next page
Henry Cavill popped the question to Ellen Whitaker, an athlete in training with the goal of making the British showjumping team for the 2012 Olympics, while they were on a trip to Hollywood, the Belfast Telegraph reports. Henry Cavill didn#39;t even make it into his Man of Steel uniform before he broke hearts around the world. The British actor, who has been cast in the next Superman film, is engaged to Ellen Whitaker, his rep confirms to us. “I couldn#39;t believe it when he asked me to marr
Filed under: Celebrity Justice , Exclusives Lady Gaga is in the middle of a million dollar lawsuit messier than her blood-soaked VMA performance. An Irish entertainment company called “Grooveyard” claims they were looking to book talent for October concerts in Belfast and Dublin, when they …
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