| May Rihanna continue to make us proud
RIHANNA is to be commended on her success this past year and especially following her recent wins at the Billboard Music Awards. Many Barbadians may have been hearing about the venerable Billboard Charts for years and determined, correctly, that to have a hit album or single on those charts was a big deal, since Billboard Magazine is the United States' music industry's premier publication for tracking the performance of albums and singles across all genres. Success on its charts is taken as a true reflection of how the industry's product is doing on the market. Rihanna's win in the Female Artist Of The Year category is significant not because of her being "the best" female artiste, but it means that her album and singles performances on the Billboard Top 200 (album) and on the Hot 100 (singles) chart combined meant she was the most popular female artiste.
LUDACRIS , RIHANNA TIDBITS
Rihanna and rapper Ludacris have been added to ABC's "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 2007." Both acts will perform at Nokia Theatre Times Square in New York. In the meantime, Nas and Ciara are on the roster for "MTV Goes Gold: New Year's Eve 2007." The show airs live December 31 at 11 p.m. ET, with a tape delay on the West Coast. And last but not least, Ruben Studdard is playing a free New Year's Eve show in Hawaii. The Honolulu Symphony will join the "American Idol" winner for the event, dubbed Gospel Goes Classic. Ahmet Ertegun, co-founder and longstanding chairman of Atlantic Records and the man who helped introduce the world to Ray Charles, Led Zeppelin and countless others, died Thursday (December 14) of a brain injury. He was 83. The mogul born into the wealthy family of a Turkish ambassador never retired and was attending a New York concert by the Rolling Stones (one of the many bands he signed) on October 29 when he fell and incurred the injury.
Singer Rihanna Signed To Be The Spokesmodel For CoverGirl
New York, NY (AHN) - Leading American cosmetics brand CoverGirl has reportedly signed teenage singing-sensation - Rihanna to promoting their huge range of beauty products. The 18-year old Barbadian R&B singer will be the brand's spokes model for the year. Tyra Banks, Niki Taylor, Christie Brinkley, Molly Sims, Faith Hill, Brandy, and Queen Latifah have all represented the famous brand line. According to Sawf news, Rihanna is all set to start her campaign this month until next summer, around the same time as her third album. A daughter of professional makeup artist, Rihanna said, "I've loved makeup and dreamed of being a CoverGirl since I was a little girl." Gina Drosos, the Vice President and General Manager of Global Cosmetics for Proctor & Gamble Beauty, the firm that owns Cover Girl, said, "Rihanna is a talented, confident young woman who exemplifies the CoverGirl ideals with her inner confidence and fresh beauty.
Rihanna Joins Cover Girl
Rihana performing at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert, Oslo. Hostesses at this year¿s concert are Sharon Stone and Angelica Huston. The artists were: Lionel Richie, Rihanna, John Legend, Yusuf Islam, Simply Red, Wynonna, Renée Fleming, Morten Abel, Paulina Rubio, Hakim, Monica Yunus, Nrityanchal, and conductor Nick Ingman and The National Broadcast Orchestra. Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit were among the guests present. (12/11/2006). Photo Credit: Splash News .
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