extra! extra!
Chris
Brown
that she is dating Drake, it seems the
diva is not ready to settle down just yet.
After months of
speculation, Rihanna
and Chris Brown officially reunited in
January. This came just months after
her confession to Oparah that she still
loved him. The reconciliation did not
last long and by May, they were “back
on the outs”. Sources say the two
argued nonstop and were obviously
not meant to be. Since the break up,
Rihanna seems to be ‘doing her own
thing’. While there have been rumours
Rihanna made it to the Guinness
Book of World Records in 2013 and
is again set to be featured in 2014. In
2013, Rihanna was named as the best
selling digital artist in the US, having
sold 47.57 million digital tracks in the
United States in 2012. The pop princess
is not done yet. In 2014, she will again
be featured in the record book. Rihanna
is being named the “Most Liked Person
on Facebook”. With 80mil Likes, she has
dethroned the previous ruler Eminem.
Awards
At 25 years old, Rihanna already has 12
No 1 singles, selling over 180 million
singles and 50 million albums. She is
the first female to have had number
one singles for five consecutive years
in the US. She was also named the
best-selling digital artist in the US and
best-selling female digital artist in the
UK and she continues to create great
music and set the trends. All that being
said, there is no question why Rihanna
was honoured at the 2013 American
Music Awards with the First Ever AMA
Icon Award. November 24th, 2013
marked this proud and historic night
for Rihanna, her family, her friends and
her fans.
Albums
Pop star Rihanna has been busy since her debut album in 2006,
releasing seven albums in seven years. She celebrated this in
2012 with her 777 Tour – Seven countries in seven days on
a Boeing 777. It is speculated that her eighth album will be
released before the end of 2013, yet another record under her
belt.
Visiting Diamonds
home
World
Tour
Between her
many shows and
appearances, Rihanna
spent lots of time in her home
country, Barbados. She was seen on
numerous occasions partying with
family and friends in Priva and Sugar,
as masquerading in the bands during
the annual Crop Over festival, both on
Kadooment Day and Foreday Morning
Jump Up. In her down time, she is
often seen frolicking on the islands
white sandy beaches. During her
visit in August, Rihanna reportedly
purchased a $22mil beach front villa
at the exclusive Sandy Lane, which
will allow her to spend even more
time with her family here in Barbados.
In 2013,
Rihanna
embarked on
the Diamonds
World Tour.
This, her
fifth world
tour, had 96
performances
spanning March 8th to November 15th
and amassed more than 68 million in
ticket sales in the first three months of
the tour!
Causes
Don’t think that the entire year for
the Barbadian songstress has been all
glitz, glamour and bad behaviour she
also took the time to become the face
of the UNICEF campaign “There For
The Philippines”. The campain aims
the assist in the relief efforts for those
who were uprooted by Super Typhoon
Haiyan. Rihanna made a $100,000
donation and along with WNBA’s
Skylar Diggins, MLB Robinson Cano
and actress Vanessa Hudgens, she is
aiming to raise funds and awareness
for the fight of the people of the
Philippines.
What will she do with the remaining
days in the year? Your guess is as
good as mine!
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