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Underneath It All: Rihanna Reveals Her ‘Shy’ Side, Says She Wants to Be a Mother ‘More Than Anything’
No, she hasn’t given a release date on that new album; yes, she still gets nervous going to award shows; and the first thing she does every morning is pray, with the help of a daily devotional. But if you even casually hang out on social media, all of that was likely eclipsed yesterday by…
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Eff That Little Album You’re Asking For, Rihanna Is on a Boat With Her Boo and His Fam
Rihanna and her billionaire boo Hassan Jameel have gotten an early start on their summer of love, it seems! The pair were recently spotted by photographers off the Amalfi Coast¸—a luxe Italian destination I was first introduced to by another billionaire, Jay-Z, when he rapped about that shit in 2006. (And there you have the…
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R9 Lives: Rihanna Shows Behind-the-Scenes Proof That Her New Album Is Coming
Rihanna is dropping clues that her much-anticipated new album is in the (work, work, work, work, work) works. Over the weekend, Rih posted a quick teaser video to her Instagram stories, which was, of course, immediately captured by a member of the Navy: In the video, she looked toward the camera with the most blank…
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Throwback Thursday: Do You Know the Legendary Black Photographer Who Inspired Fenty’s Debut Campaign?
Of the many references in Rihanna’s first collection for luxury line Fenty, one is particularly special. The debut campaign for “Release 5-19,” was inspired by the work of living legend, Black Arts Movement photographer and fellow Bajan Kwame Brathwaite and the collective he co-founded and captured as his muses, the Grandassa models. “FENTY creates a…
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'Go Buy Yo Fenty Beauty in Peace, Sis!' After Racial Profiling Incident in Sephora, SZA Gets Gift From Rihanna
It’s been nearly a month since SZA reported being racially profiled in Sephora’s Calabasas location, and by all appearances, the beauty chain has yet to make it up to its former employee-turned-international superstar for the incident. But at least one person took note of SZA’s online plea to “cop her Fenty in peace.” W magazine reports…
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Love It or Hate It, Fenty Has Made History: The First Luxury Line by a Black Woman Is Officially Open for Business
In the days since Rihanna teased us with first looks at Fenty Maison, her luxury fashion collaboration with LVMH, excitement has been high—but reviews on the looks remain somewhat mixed (as is true for most lines, so no biggie, there). Will Rih’s high-end debut prove as big a hit as her eight albums (or makeup…
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Is Fashion for All Attainable? Fenty Catches Flak for Exclusivity, While Universal Standard Becomes the Most Size-Inclusive In the Game
Fenty doesn’t hit shelves until May 29, but understandably, everyone wants to own a piece of Rihanna’s new fashion line. That said, realistically, not everyone can afford the luxury price point—which earned the multi-hyphenate mogul some flak in these internet streets for its lack of accessibility. PopDust led the charge, with an article titled “The…
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Fenty, But Make It Fashion: First Looks at Rihanna’s Luxury Line Are Here!
Whew, life Rihanna comes at you fast. It seems only a couple of months ago, we were speculating on whether or not Rihanna’s purported deal with luxury conglomerate LVMH was more than a rumor—oh, wait, we were. Now, we’re getting glances at Fenty Maison’s first collection, due to debut this May 22 or 29, depending…
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Rihanna Wants You to Remember the Pasty, Lipless Idiots Responsible for Alabama's Terrible Abortion Law
Bad Gal RiRi knows the power of an image. The perennial cover girl, beauty mogul and newly-minted head of her own fashion label chose to focus her Instagram followers’ sights on one particularly compelling image: the blindingly beige visage of all the white men responsible for passing America’s most restrictive abortion bill to date. In…
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Are You Ready for More Rih? Rihanna and LVMH Confirm the Debut of Fenty Maison on May 22
It’s Rihanna’s world; we’re just living in it. And soon, dressing in it—that is, if we can afford it. The megastar has confirmed her partnership on a high-end fashion line with LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton), simply called Fenty—and it’s set to debut on Wednesday, May 22 in Paris. As reported by Business of Fashion…