Rihanna

Rihanna ready for 'jam-packed' Super Bowl halftime show

The 34-year-old chart-topper has not released a solo album since January 2016 and fans will be clamouring to see her when she takes the stage for a global audience of millions at State Farm Stadium on Sunday.

'I'm nervous': Rihanna admits ahead of Super Bowl show

Despite her enthusiasm, the pop singer says: "I'm nervous on every stage, but especially on live television. That is like, unforgivable. So, you got to get it right.”

The unstoppable revenge of the mullet

Fashion cycles are as inevitable as the turning of the planets, but this is one style that many thought buried for good.

India allows high-speed internet in Kashmir after 550 days of annexation

A blanket internet ban, the world's longest in a democracy which rights activists dubbed "digital apartheid" and "collective punishment", came into effect on August 5, 2019, when New Delhi unilaterally annexed the disputed Himalayan region.

Rihanna’s episode is a sign of growing social decomposition in India

The right-wing troll backlash against the star for supporting the farmers' protests reveals how the ruling political class stokes, rather than discourages deep fissures in society.

India files case after Greta Thunberg tweets toolkit to support farmers

Although several Indian news outlets claimed the case was directly against the Swedish climate activist, a Reuters journalist has said “nobody has been named in the FIR,” which mentions unidentified authors of the toolkit.

Why Indian farmers are protesting Modi's new farm laws

For months, tens of thousands of farmers have protested against three new farm laws, gaining global attention and posing a major challenge to PM Narendra Modi’s government. We look at what's at the heart of the controversies surrounding these laws.

Twitter deletes Bollywood star Ranaut’s tweets on farmers protests

Kangana Ranaut, a staunch Bharatiya Janata Party supporter, called farmers protesting controversial agriculture laws terrorists in a tweet, which was one of two that the platform had removed.

Prominent figures shine spotlight on Indian farmers’ protests

Rihanna, Greta Thunberg and other celebrities set social media ablaze after tweeting in solidarity with Indian farmers and calling out the Indian government.

The music Trump played to sway voters

However, the Rolling Stones, Elton John, Neil Young and Queen are some of the artists to have threatened suits against the Trump campaign for using songs without their consent.

Tone-deaf or tuned-in? Coronavirus epidemic proves a minefield for celebs

Movie and record producer David Geffen said he is self-isolating in the Caribbean on his multi-million-dollar yacht, and Madonna posted a now-deleted video of herself in a bathtub filled with rose petals calling the virus "the great equaliser."

Rihanna teams up with LVMH to launch luxury fashion brand

The new luxury house will be called Fenty after Robyn Rihanna Fenty, the full name of the Barbados-born superstar, who already has her own highly successful Fenty sportswear and Savage lingerie labels.