Rihanna Archives

Pirate-inspired Rihanna pairs her jewel-encrusted eyepatch with her spiky dominatrix outfit during her performance of “Rehab” at the 2008 American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on Sunday in Los Angeles.

Those chained shoulder pads and leather corset are ca-raaaaazy. Love it!!!

The 20-year-old Bajan babe picked up two awards for pop/rock female artist and female soul R&B artist.

Watch Rihanna’s performance below. It’s hot hot hot!!!

20+ pictures inside of S&M-inspired Rihanna… More Here! »

Rihanna (in Zac Posen) accepts her awards at the 2008 American Music Awards at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday.

The 20-year-old Barbadian songstress won Favorite Female Artist in the Pop/Rock Music category and also won for Favorite Female Artist in the Soul/Rhythm & Blues Music category.

Current beau Chris Brown also won the same categories of: Favorite Male Artist in the Pop/Rock Music category and the Favorite Male Artist in the Soul/Rhythm & Blues Music category as well as Artist of the Year.

What a duo!

20+ pictures of Rihanna picking up her AMA hardware and additional pics on the red carpet… More Here! »

Barbadian beauty Rihanna (in Zac Posen) arrives for the 2008 American Music Awards at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday.

Jimmy Kimmel returns for the fifth time as host for the two-hour show. Expected performances include: Beyonce, Christina Aguilera, Kanye West, the Jonas Brothers, Mariah Carey, Miley Cyrus, New Kids on the Block, Coldplay, Leona Lewis, Alicia Keys, Sarah McLachlan, Taylor Swift, Pink, Ne-Yo and Annie Lennox.

More pictures inside of Rihanna at the 2008 American Music Awards… More Here! »

I Pity The Fool Without A Necklace

Rihanna makes a big fashion statement with necklaces laden with silver crucifixes, keys, horseshoes and hands while dining at Cafe Med at Sunset Plaza in West Hollywood. Mrs. T, is that you?

The 20-year-old Bajan beauty will be performing at Sunday’s American Music Awards airing @ 8PM ET/PT on ABC. Yes, she will be sitting next to boyfriend Chris Brown during the ceremony.

See pictures of Rihanna rehearsing for the AMAs.

Rapper Kanye West recently expressed his love for RiRi: “Rihanna had a really breakout year and became the biggest artist. Like, Rihanna sells more records than me all together if you include her in national sales and she is arguably the biggest artist in the world right now.”

15+ pictures inside of Rihanna channeling Mr. T… More Here! »

Rihanna runs through her secret performance during the 2008 American Music Awards rehearsals held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Thursday in Los Angeles.

Her performance looks explosive–literally. Pyrotechnics are always a good thing!!! Boyfriend Chris Brown was also spotted in the theater.

Other performance for the night include Beyonce, Christina Aguilera, Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Leona Lewis, Kanye West, Taylor Swift, Alicia Keys, Ne-Yo, Mariah Carey, Coldplay, New Kids on the Block, Pussycat Dolls, P!nk, The Fray and Annie Lennox.

Tune into the AMAs this Sunday, November 23 @ 8PM ET/PT on ABC.

15+ pictures inside of Rihanna running through her AMAs performance… More Here! »

Rihanna shows off the new tattoo on her right wrist at a party sponsored by Gucci called the Tattoo Heart Collection to Benefit UNICEF at NYC’s Plaza Hotel on Wednesday. (Boyfriend Chris Brown has a matching one, as well as matching clusters of stars on their necks.)

The 20-year-old Bajan beauty said she got the Maori-inspired geometric design in New Zealand and explained, “It’s tribal. It represents strength and love. It’s their traditional way of tattooing. I always wanted [one]… [But] it hurt like hell!”

Other pictures include Rihanna (red dress) at the launch of the Tattoo Heart Collection also at The Plaza Hotel.

20+ pictures inside of Rihanna’s new tribal hand tattoo… More Here! »

Rihanna smiles for photographers at the 2008 UNICEF Snowflake Lighting at Grand Army Plaza in New York City on Wednesday.

The 20-year-old Barbadian beauty is certainly known for her music abilities, but is she ready to to show off her acting chops?

With Gossip Girl creator Josh Schwartz about to create a younger version with its newest X-men installment, MTV thinks that Rihanna could follow Halle Berry and be the next Storm!

DO YOU THINK Rihanna can play Storm in the next X-men — YAY or NAY?

15+ pictures inside of Rihanna and Ne-Yo getting snowflake sophisticated… More Here! »

Scope out Rihanna’s new commercial for Gucci!

Gucci creative director Frida Giannini has said, “I wanted Rihanna on board with this project because she’s so young, so modern, and so iconic.”

Rihanna adds, “I have always been a fan of the Gucci brand and the products, especially their handbags. But most of all, I’m very very intrigued by what they’re doing with UNICEF. As an artist, I feel like it’s our duty to make it a better place if we can. I’m blown away by what UNICEF has been able to accomplish in Africa with the money that Gucci has donated to them. I’m very fortunate to be part of this wonderful collaboration.”

25% of all handbag proceeds from the “Tattoo Heart Collection” will benefit UNICEF.

Check out the commercial below and the behind-the-scenes video on YouTube.