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Rihanna fans are again talking about her, but this time it is not about her songs. It is her new look that had brought her into limelight. The singer wowed her fans with a variety of spectacular outfits as she kicked off her European tour. Rihanna’s “Rude Boy” led Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart for a fifth week on Thursday, once again fending off runner-up “Nothin’ on You” by B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars. Rihanna tour will start on April 19th Hallenstadion, Zurich, Zurich. She has been added her name to music’s biggest show of girl power and she will be part of this summer’s Lilith Fair festival tour. The R&B star will make a special appearance at Lilith’s Salt Lake City concert in Utah on 12 July. The 36-city tour will commence in Calgary, Canada on 27 June (10) and feature acts including Lilith Fair co-founder Sarah McLachlan, Emmylou Harris, Loretta Lynn, Beth Orton, Erykah Badu, Mary J. Blige and Sheryl Crow. Rihanna’s Lilith date will come during her upcoming Last Girl on Earth North American tour. Grammy Award-winning singer Rihanna will bring her mix of R&B, rap and reggae to the New York State Fair when she performs at the grandstand at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, as part of her “Last Girl on Earth” tour. Rihanna and Lady Gaga are riding high off their current hits from their latest albums “Rated R” and “The Fame Monster,” including Rihanna’s current No1 “Rude Boy” and Gaga’s Top 5 hits “Bad Romance” and “Telephone.” Now in an effort to cash in on their recent chart status, their albums are getting the remix treatment. The rocking star KeSsha is set to tour the US alongside Rihanna on the Bajan’s ‘Last Girl On Earth Tour’ this summer. There was a big writing camp with 50 other producers writing for Rihanna’s next album,” Cruz told the UK’s Daily Star. “They had hired out 20 to 30 different studios and had everyone in there collaborating, switching people around. Organizers of the revived Lilith Tour have announced the addition of superstar Rihanna to the Salt Lake City lineup, as well as the final 20 dates for the summer outing. Since last check, 16 shows have been added to the plan, which now encompasses 36 North American stops.

Rihanna was scheduled to perform in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia for a crowd of 6,000 on Nov. 14 but had to cancel the tour over security concerns. A spokesperson for the event organizer Show Master Live, Dive Purnomo, said the 20-year-old singer was scheduled to perform for a sold-out crowd but changed her mind while in Australia. The nation was among several that issued a travel advisory to citizens in Indonesia after the executions of three Islamic militants convicted in the 2002 Bali bombings. The warning issued while Rihanna was down under came after the men called on followers to carry out revenge attacks if they did in fact receive the deaths by firing squad sentenced to them. Purnomo said she hoped Rihanna will come back to Jakarta to perform for her many fans in January.

Before “Umbrella” propelled Rihanna into the realm of major stardom, the singer was born Robyn Rihanna Fenty in 1988 in Saint Michael, Barbados and despite winning various beauty and talent contests at a young age she assumed that fame was well beyond her reach. Pop producer Evan Rogers, who has produced for stars like Christina Aguilera, Jessica Simpson and others, was vacationing on the island when he met Rihanna and sent her to the studio with his partner Carl Sturken to make some demo tapes. Newly appointed Def Jam president Shawn Carter (aka Jay-Z) heard Rihanna’s demos and was instant enthralled, signing her on the spot and Def Jam released the single “Pon de Replay” off the album Music of the Sun in 2005. The song peaked at number tow on the Billboard Hot 100 and spawned another popular single, “If It’s Lovin’ That You Want.”

After a successful debut album, Rihanna continued her trajectory to the top with an even more successful sophomore album, A Girl Like Me, which spawned popular singles “S.O.S.,” “Break It Off” and “Unfaithful.” For her third effort, Rihanna chopped her signature long locks and dropped the good-girl image promoted by stereotypical Caribbean lingo and sugar-coated ballads. The aptly-titled Good Girl Gone Bad was a dance/pop album led by the number one single “Umbrella.” Good Girl Gone Bad also featured collaborations with Timbaland, StarGate and Jay-Z and boasted hit singles “Disturbia” and “Take a Bow.” Rihanna recently made another notch on the Billboard charts when she was featured on T.I.’s smash single “Live Your Life.” The career of Caribbean sensation Rihanna is still young (and so is she, at just twenty-years-old!) but with the backing of Jay-Z and a unique vocal style that blends her heritage with urban pop, she is sure to be around for a long time. Rihanna hit the rod this last year as to open for rapper Kanye West on his Glow In the Dark tour and will most likely be touring again so be sure to get your Rihanna tickets soon!