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The Fenty Effect May Soon Go to Our Heads: Rihanna Has Reportedly Filed a Trademark for 'Fenty Hair'
Never let it be said The Glow Up can’t spot an emerging trend. Back in January 2019, as Rihanna was debuting her first Valentine’s Day collection for Savage x Fenty, we wrote about the bad gal’s growing fashion and lifestyle empire, writing: We’re just waiting for her to slap her name and visage on a…
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Rihanna Under Fire (Again) for Cultural Appropriation—and 'Interference' in Indian Politics [Updated]
Rihanna is a global superstar—but that doesn’t mean even her best intentions are globally well-received. The star of stage, screen, Sephora and Savage once again turned heads on Tuesday when she posted a picture of herself provocatively posed in a pair of satin trunks by her lingerie brand, Savage X Fenty—and little else. However, what…
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Grand Closing? Rihanna and LVMH Agree to Shutter Fenty Maison
One of the buzziest celebrity launches of the decade seems to have met its demise. On Wednesday, a spokesperson from LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton) confirmed that the international conglomerate and Rihanna have agreed to cease operations of Fenty Maison, the Paris-based luxury fashion venture she launched in 2019 and the first to be launched…
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Yeah I Said It: Rihanna Calls Out Daniel Cameron’s Black History Month Post, Demands Justice for Breonna Taylor
If there are two things Black people love to be, it’s the “right one” and the “wrong one.” Of course, there are multiple variables that come into play when choosing which one you may want to be, but generally speaking, it’s fairly easy to ascribe roles in any given situation. Such was the case with…
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BBHMyAlbum: Rihanna Sets Fans Straight for Demanding New Album in 2021
In case anyone needed another reminder, Rihanna is about sick and tired of us prodding into when exactly her next album is coming out. Per Billboard, less than 24 hours into the New Year, fans flocked to the comments section under the ANTI singer’s first post of 2021 to ask her about her forthcoming album.…
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Former Agent Accuses Zion Williamson of Receiving Improper Benefits From Damn Near Everybody But Fashion Nova and Fenty
In today’s edition of “Well, that escalated quickly,” we have Zion Williamson, who went from sitting around his house twiddling his thumbs as he waits for the NBA season to resume to being accused of receiving improper benefits as a collegiate athlete. How in the hell did we get here? ESPN has the scoop: Attorneys…
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Disappointed, but Not Surprised: Rihanna Gently Swerves Another Album Release Chat in 'British Vogue' Cover Story
Multitalented, multifaceted musician, entrepreneur and bad-ass Rihanna graces the cover of British Vogue for the publication’s May 2020 issue (by our estimation, her 16th Vogue cover—but who’s counting?). Inside, she not only discusses her Fenty empire and her dream of having at least “3 or 4” kids, but once again hopscotches around the conversation regarding…
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Rihanna Wants People to Know It's Imperative That We Use Our Voices
Rihanna, a woman of and for the people, received the President’s Award at last night’s 51st annual NAACP Image Awards and used her voice, yet again, to speak truth to power. After her stunning speech urging viewers not to become desensitized to problems in the world, Rihanna took some time backstage to talk to The…
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#BlackExcellenceWeekend: BET, NAACP Image Awards and ABFF to Pay Tribute to Us in the Same Weekend
Now that the Oscars and most major awards shows are out of the way, the American Black Film Festival and the NAACP are bringing us the recognition we deserve—not by requiring us to ask for a seat at the table, but rather creating our own with the ABFF Honors and the 51st Image Awards taking…
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Taraji P. Henson Wants to Be the ‘Fenty’ of Haircare
Howard University, aka “The Mecca,” has been known to produce greatness, and one of those products is none other than Taraji P. Henson. The multi-hyphenated talent is adding another notch to her belt with her new haircare line, TPH by Taraji. “I want to be the Fenty of hair,” Henson joked at her “Hair Dare…