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Rihanna Surprises Fan At A Supermarket, They Have A “Genuine Conversation”

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Next time you need to restock your kitchen, make sure you write some interview questions down in case you meet your favorite artists. Rihanna ran into a fan- in fact, multiple fans, at a supermarket, where one in particular thanked her for a “genuine conversation.” Moreover, she made many supporters’ day by taking some time for pictures and to just talking with her followers. Of course, they were primarily shocked to see RiRi, who surprised them on Wednesday (March 22) at a Bristol Farms store in L.A.

One fan in particular, Kenyan-born content creator Stacey Roimen, shared her wonderful experience on social media and got a lot of attention. “My God I don’t even know where to start… I met RIHANNA today,” she wrote on Instagram. “I had such a genuine long conversation with her; I almost forgot to take a photo, I can’t wait to interview you @badgalriri one of these days. Our convo & your kindness lives rent free in my mind FOREVER EVER , thank you for being so down to earth ily!”

Rihanna Talks With Fan At Supermarket

However, many in her comments section flooded it with questions they would’ve pressed the “Diamonds” singer with. Furthermore, they ranged from the upcoming album to her pregnancy to A$AP Rocky and beyond. Other fans also shared their experiences online, whether by expressing their awe or posting a picture with her. Another particular fan even recalled how Rihanna talked with his girlfriend over the phone for some time. Overall, it seems like RiRi is one of the more graceful celebrities in public, and it must’ve been surreal for fans.

Meanwhile, this is far from the first time that the 35-year-old showed love to fans out of kindness. For example, her and Jay-Z recently sent flowers to a senior living center who went viral on TikTok for their rendition of her Super Bowl performance. Moreover, the story made headlines in some national outlets, and the wonderful folks living there expressed their gratitude. Rather than just dogging her with questions, it was wholesome to see fans just have a tender moment with the star, and for her to reciprocate. Regardless, come back to HNHH for the latest news, updates, and wholesome moments from Rihanna.

Another Fan Shares His Awesome Experience

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Saweetie Wants Rihanna “Dance Record” Collab

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She’s unashamedly putting it out in the universe that she wants to work with Rihanna, and we can’t blame Saweetie at all. The Bay Area hitmaker joins thousands of other creatives who wish to one day link in the studio with the billionaire mogul. The two ladies share a commonality: no one knows when either of them will release their next album. Rihanna hasn’t given us a full-length record since 2016’s Anti, and Saweetie has been mapping out her official debut album, Pretty B*tch Music, for years.

While it seems RiRi has been busy building her billionaire Fenty brand and welcoming babies into the world, Saweetie’s fans aren’t sure what’s keeping her project on ice. The “My Type” hitmaker caught up with Metro UK to discuss her phantom release that apparently has “more collaborations” than her fans will expect. Again, she insists the album is close to being completed. “Definitely way before the end of the year,” she said of its date. “I’m working on the album, I’m really focused on my craft right now.”

Saweetie Is In Full Swing

As she edges closer to Prety B*tch Music‘s arrival, Saweetie details what’s next. “I’m about to drop some treatments and collaborate some,” she revealed. “Direct with some directors to shoot some new music videos.” Of course, Metro UK wanted to know who Saweetie’s dream collaboration would be. Without hesitation, she named the “Rude Boy” star. “I definitely want to work with Rihanna. [The Super Bowl] wasn’t even a game, it was the Rihanna concert.” So, what kind of song would it be? “[We would] release a dance record to get the party going.”

We’ll have to wait and see if Rihanna is down to connect, but her hands are full these days. Meanwhile, it has been an arduous journey for Saweetie to get her debut to streaming services. It was reportedly supposed to arrive in 2021, but that year, Saweetie revealed she was locked in boot camp. The rapper was working on her craft, and later, a conversation with Cher would push her release date back even further.

Advice From Cher

“I thought [the album] was done, but after I met her, I had an epiphany,” Saweetie said in 2021. “This album needs to have feelings, it needs to have soul, it needs to have spirit. And I have a lot of room for improvement, so I’m gonna work on that. And once it’s done, the album will be released.”

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GloRilla’s Grandma Says She Looks Rihanna: Listen

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With over seven billion people in the world, finding another human being who looks like you isn’t exactly mission impossible. While some people are born alongside their identical twins, others find their doppelgangers later in life, noticing similarities after discovering a new actor in a movie or coming across a familiar-looking stranger on social media. Of course, there are those who insist they look similar to another person – usually someone of great fame and fortune – though the rest of the world begs to differ. GloRilla happens to fall into the latter category, although her grandma rushed to her defence over the weekend.

The 23-year-old is no stranger to flexing her confidence on social media, whether while bragging about her “curves” or comparing herself to Rihanna. Earlier this year, GloRilla convinced some fans that she bares a resemblance to the expecting mother, though many refuse to even entertain the idea. On Sunday (March 19), the rapper caused the debate to resurface by sharing an audio clip from a recent voicemail on Twitter.

GloRilla’s Grandma Ends the Debate

“How come you didn’t tell me Rihanna and Gloria look so much alike?” the elderly woman asks. “I can’t tell them girls apart on TV, that girl looks just like your daughter. OK, talk to you later girl, bye,” her message ended. When reposting on social media, GloRilla added, “My [grandma] confirmed it 😂😂😂❤. Y’all be hating byeee!!! @rihanna hey sis I luv you.” The post has since earned nearly 10K likes, as well as hundreds of replies reacting to the sweet voicemail.

“Black southern grannies are different,” one person joked in the replies. Others added, “LMAO PERIOD! It’s giving you gotta use this as a song/album intro,” and “She called to say that then said bye LMAO 😂😂😂😂,” others added. Elsewhere in the news, GloRilla surprised her fans this past weekend with the bonus edition of her Anyways, Life’s Great… EP. She recruited Chicago’s Lil Durk and Florida’s Trina for the project, who appear on “Ex’s (Phatnall Remix)” and “Nut Quick (Remix)” respectively. Check that out here, and let us know if you think the “FTCU” hitmaker’s grandma is being truthful about her resemblance to Rihanna in the comments below.

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A$AP Rocky Reacts To Tems Oscars Dress During Rihanna Date

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A$AP Rocky is the latest person to react to Tems’ viral dress that she wore to the Oscars. Though it marked a massive night for the singer, who was nominated in the Best Original Song category for “Lift Me Up,” which she co-wrote with Rihanna. Not many artists who’ve managed to break into the mainstream have earned a nod from the Oscars, so it came as no surprise that she went all out for the evening in an impressive dress that, unfortunately, appeared to obstruct the view of other attendees.

Though A$AP Rocky attended in support of Rihanna, he didn’t end up sitting behind Tems, fortunately. However, he did catch a glimpse of her dress, which he found quite funny. Paps pulled up on the Harlem-born rapper while out with his girl when they asked him about Tems’ dress. “Hey, people were pissed that Tems dress was blocking people’s views at the Oscars,” the pap asked Rihanna. Though she looked mildly unenthusiastic about responding, A$AP Rocky let out a hardy chuckle as he entered the vehicle. Clearly, he wasn’t upset about Tems’ choice as much as others were.

A$AP Rocky Amused By Tems Oscars Arrival

Though A$AP Rocky found the outfit amusing, Tems explained that she wanted to make a statement. She told Harpers Bazaar that she wouldn’t have donned such an attention-drawing dress a few years ago. However, it’s her first Oscars, so she wanted to make sure that she stepped out properly. “I am going to go all out. I really wanted to make the most of the day. The dress is also my way of celebrating my work and the people around me, celebrating my country, and celebrating the people that are rooting for me. This dress says, ‘Yes, yes, I am here!’” She explained.

Tems came through with the outfit of the evening but that doesn’t mean A$AP Rocky didn’t show out, either. The self-proclaimed “Fashion Killa” donned a cream tuxedo blazer and black pants as Rihanna switched outfits throughout the night. At one point, Rihanna rocked a faux fur wrap with a green skirt before switching it up for the star-studded Vanity Fair party where she rocked a shiny two-piece outfit with a pink jacket. No word on Tems’ thoughts on Rihanna or A$AP Rocky’s outfit but there’s no doubt that she had everyone talking about her on Sunday night. 

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Rihanna Wears $2.67M in Bayco Diamonds to JAY-Z and Beyoncé’s Oscars After Party

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Rihanna Wears $2.67M in Diamonds to JAY-Z and Beyoncé’s Oscars After Party

Rihanna brought her diamond drip to the post-Oscars celebration. After performing “Lift Me Up” at The Oscars, Rihanna pulled up to JAY-Z and Beyoncé’s Gold Party, continuing the shining of diamonds that she had during the telecast.

Page Six noted Rihanna wore a Valentino bralette and a skirt under a hot pink robe. The piece that caught eyes was 250 carats of Bayco diamonds across her body that was worth $2.67 million.

Rihanna wore a custom diamond belly chain around her baby bump that was worth $1.8 million, composed of 139 carats of diamonds set in platinum. She also had a three-row diamond necklace with 96 carats of rose-cut gems and 12 carats of diamond in her earrings.

You can see the set and Rihanna’s fit below.

Rihanna was back on stage Sunday night, performing her Oscar-nominated single “Lift Me Up” at the 95th annual Academy Awards.

Backed by a fan, strings, and supporting vocalists, Rihanna took center stage, dripping in diamonds, and delivered a stellar performance of the single.

“Lift Me Up” was created to honor Chadwick Boseman and was included in the Black Panther 2 film. Danai Gurira, a Black Panther cast member, introduced her, and stated the singer was “royalty in her own right.”

Unfortunately, Rihanna and Tems, Ryan Coogler, and Ludwig Göransson did not win the Best Original Song award for the night. It went to “Naatu Naatu” by M.M. Keeravaani; Lyric by Chandrabose for the film RRR.

You can see her performance below.

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Rihanna Wears $2.67M in Bayco Diamonds to JAY-Z and Beyoncé’s Oscars After Party

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Rihanna Wears $2.67M in Diamonds to JAY-Z and Beyoncé’s Oscars After Party

Rihanna brought her diamond drip to the post-Oscars celebration. After performing “Lift Me Up” at The Oscars, Rihanna pulled up to JAY-Z and Beyoncé’s Gold Party, continuing the shining of diamonds that she had during the telecast.

Page Six noted Rihanna wore a Valentino bralette and a skirt under a hot pink robe. The piece that caught eyes was 250 carats of Bayco diamonds across her body that was worth $2.67 million.

Rihanna wore a custom diamond belly chain around her baby bump that was worth $1.8 million, composed of 139 carats of diamonds set in platinum. She also had a three-row diamond necklace with 96 carats of rose-cut gems and 12 carats of diamond in her earrings.

You can see the set and Rihanna’s fit below.

Rihanna was back on stage Sunday night, performing her Oscar-nominated single “Lift Me Up” at the 95th annual Academy Awards.

Backed by a fan, strings, and supporting vocalists, Rihanna took center stage, dripping in diamonds, and delivered a stellar performance of the single.

“Lift Me Up” was created to honor Chadwick Boseman and was included in the Black Panther 2 film. Danai Gurira, a Black Panther cast member, introduced her, and stated the singer was “royalty in her own right.”

Unfortunately, Rihanna and Tems, Ryan Coogler, and Ludwig Göransson did not win the Best Original Song award for the night. It went to “Naatu Naatu” by M.M. Keeravaani; Lyric by Chandrabose for the film RRR.

You can see her performance below.

The post Rihanna Wears $2.67M in Bayco Diamonds to JAY-Z and Beyoncé’s Oscars After Party appeared first on The Source.

Jimmy Kimmel Actually Didn’t Say Rihanna’s Name Wrong At The Oscars, Despite What Some Fans Think

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Just days after Jimmy Kimmel hosted the Oscars, his talk show’s executive producer (and his wife) Molly McNearney is setting the record straight about how some viewers thought he said Rihanna’s name wrong during the show.

“We had two versions of the monologue,” Kimmel’s wife Molly McNearney told Variety. “One if Rihanna was in her seat, one if she was not in her seat. One if Rihanna had her baby on her lap, which she wanted to do. And one if her baby was not on her lap. A lot of our jokes were kind of at the mercy of people being in their seats.”

As it turns out, he was actually saying Rihanna’s name the proper way, which is to rhyme it with “anna” like “banana.”

“Jimmy is obsessed with pronouncing people’s names correctly,” McNearney said. “There is a guy at the show whose job is to find the pronunciations. We always find video of the person saying their own name on camera. And that is the way you pronounce Rihanna. There’s a whole interview with her about it.”

“Jimmy said, ‘I want to call her the way the name that she calls herself.’ And that’s how she says it in Barbados,” she added. “It felt funny to people. Now America knows how to pronounce her name, although they won’t. They’ll just assume Jimmy f*cked up but no, he did not!”

Even though the proper pronunciation of Rihanna’s name has been public record for over a decade now, people continue to say “Ree-awn-uh”… but not Kimmel.

Pedro Pascal Proves He’s A Diehard Rihanna Stan: Watch

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If there’s one celebrity who has no shortage of admirers right now, it’s Rihanna. The 35-year-old’s year began with her highly anticipated return to performing during the Super Bowl Halftime show. While many expected her to give us an album or tour announcement at the same time, she instead revealed that A$AP Rocky will be a father for the second time in the coming months. Despite the fact that she and the rapper are obviously very happy together, many men continue to fantasize about RiRi.

It seems that’s exactly what Pedro Pascal was doing at Sunday (March 12) night’s Academy Awards, where he was caught on camera asking about the Bad Gal multiple times. In one clip, The Last of Us actor gets obviously distracted while chatting with Amelia Dimoldenberg of Chicken Shop Date fame. Just seconds in, he avoids her question to excitedly ask instead, “Is that Rihanna?!”

Pedro Pascal Has Rihanna on the Brain

When the journalist says no, Pascal’s energy instantly focuses back on the present moment. “Well, maybe… Is it?” Dimoldenberg asks before the answer is revealed. According to Uproxx, it was actually Saweetie, and not Rihanna, who the 47-year-old spotted at the event. Surprisingly, that isn’t the only time he brought the soon-to-be mother of two up in his red-carpet interviews.

“Is Rihanna performing?” the Chile-born star asked another correspondent ahead of the Academy Awards. “I don’t think Rihanna’s performing, I mean that would be a nice surprise,” they incorrectly told Pascal. “But she is coming because she’s nominated,” they confirmed.

RiRi Performs “Lift Me Up” at the Oscars

Rihanna performs onstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 12, 2023, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

And perform, she did. For the second time this year, the Barbadian-born singer left audiences amazed with her vocal talent. The maturity is more evident in her voice than ever before, and she looked radiant in a black and silver outfit that gave us a peek at her growing baby bump. Catch a video of Rihanna’s emotional Oscars show below, and tell us what you thought of this year’s award ceremony in the comments.

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