'This is the Loud tour, so don't try to act all cute,' Rihanna demanded of her audience at the Izod Center.
By Vaughn Trudeau Schoonmaker
Rihanna (file)
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b>EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey — With her perfect legs supported by hot pink stilettos, Rihanna entered the stage dressed in a vibrant blue dress with a very important message: "I want you to make me feel like I'm the only girl in the world," which she sang in perfect harmony as screams filled the Izod Center in New Jersey Thursday night. Following Kanye West's surprise appearance for her encore on Tuesday night on Long Island, many were wondering if Rihanna had something special in store this time around too.
As it turned out, there was a huge surprise: Jay-Z emerged from underneath the stage for Rihanna's encore, joining her for "Run This Town," and of course, "Umbrella." The whole arena shook as Rihanna laughed, smirked and pranced around the stage with the legendary rapper, whose new collaboration album with Kanye West, Watch the Throne, is set to drop in August.
Prior to the stage nearly collapsing with star power, Rihanna held her own quite remarkably.
With her magenta (or is it fuchsia?) Whitney Houston-style hairdo, the 23-year-old pop star spent two hours proving her diva abilities, singing every one of her hits and introducing significantly more advanced choreography than we've seen in tours past. Making use of pyrotechnics, steam generators, pink army tanks, and set pieces that would even turn the heads of Britney and Madonna, the Loud tour proved to be up to standard with today's greatest pop acts.
During "S&M," Rihanna put on a VMA stage-worthy performance where the gyrating of her hips reached a new peak while a female dancer had her tied up in long white ropes and hands reached for her body from below the stage.
Amidst performing her immense catalog of hits ("Live Your Life," "Shut Up and Drive," "Hard," "What's My Name," "Rude Boy" and "Don't Stop the Music," just to name a few), Rihanna's team crafted a beautiful set of erotically charged videos accompanied by music and sound effects that blasted through every eardrum in the room, hence the tour's title.
"This is the Loud tour, so don't try to act all cute," Rihanna told fans. "New Jersey, make some f---ing noise!"
The sole opening act, up-and-coming rapper J. Cole (Cee Lo Green had to drop out of the tour last month), didn't disappoint, bouncing around the stage with smooth verses to his catchy beats.
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Will the 19th year of Selena Gomez's life be able to top the 18th?
Over the past few months, this singer/actress has met Shia LaBeouf, starred in Monte Carlo, risen to be one of the most popular celebrities on the planet and, oh yeah, openly started dating a certain young celebrity.
It will be a difficult time in her life to top, but a new adventure begins today. Selena turns 19! Enjoy the following photo montage in her honor and send in your birthday wishes right now...
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Reworked tune features an opening verse by Minaj as Ke$ha sings atop Spears' vocals throughout the song.
By James Dinh
Britney Spears' "Til The World Ends"
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Britney Spears isn't the only pop titan dancing until the world ends: Nicki Minaj and Ke$ha have joined forces to add a new spin on an all-female remix of Femme Fatale's second single, "Till the World Ends."
The reworked dance anthem, which leaked online Friday (April 22), appears to have surfaced earlier than expected as noted by a series of countdowns on all three of the stars' websites.
Mixing the dance tune's original sonic swirls with heavier bass, Britney tourmate Minaj starts off the remix by throwing down an aggressive verse, in which she calls out a female hater: "A-A-A-A-A-AYE!/ Chimpanzees is hatin', but I take it all in stride/ Put her in a jungle with bananas on the side/ Told you they'd revive your career, but somebody lied/ I ain't talkin' poultry when I say this chicken's fried."
After Minaj spits a few introductory bars, Spears delivers the song's first verse before an introduction for the all-star trio. "It's Britney, bitch. I'm Nicki Minaj and that's Ke$ha!" the Young Money MC proclaims.
Ke$ha, who originally wrote the track for the pop princess, takes part in singing the club-ready track's chorus. Spears soon takes back control of the song as Ke$ha shadows the singer's lines toward the end of the second verse and bridge. Unlike the original version, the "Till the World Ends" remix also features a stuttering dubstep dance break.
News of a star-studded collaboration was hinted earlier this week when producer Dr. Luke tweeted, "@NICKIMINAJ killed it tonight!!!! thanks!!!"
Have you heard the all-star "Till The World Ends" remix? Share your reviews in the comments!
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