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Music News: Rihanna: Diva of the year according to EW
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Rihanna: Diva of the year according to EW
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A diva, as defined by Beyonce, "is a female version of a hustler." And though there's no denying B's claim in her new single, "Diva," that she's "been the No. 1 diva in this game for a minute," you certainly can't knock Rihanna's hustle in 2008. After scoring four hit singles with 2007's Good Girl Gone Bad, her third CD in less than two years, she re-issued the disc last summer with three sizzling bonus tracks ("Disturbia," "Take a Bow," "If I Never See Your Face Again") that quickly soared up the charts as well. Now, after honing her live act on the road with Kanye West's Glow in the Dark extravaganza, and more than a year after Good Girl's original release date, Rihanna remains on the charts with her eighth single, "Rehab," featuring Justin Timberlake, plus a cameo on T.I.'s "Live Your Life." For a pop star who was once dismissed as being incapable of yielding more than one hit song per album, Rihanna's newfound staying power is nothing short of remarkable--and proof that there's room for more than one diva in this game.
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M.I.A.'s 'Paper Planes': Jam of the year
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When M.I.A. was forced to cancel a festival appearance last year because she couldn't get a U.S. visa, the British-born Sri Lankan rapper vented her frustration by writing a killer song about society's fear of immigrants. She called it "Paper Planes" and released it on her 2007 CD, Kala. Though favored by critics, the Diplo-produced, Clash-sampling single didn't peak at No. 4 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart until it was featured in the Pineapple Express trailer last summer. Rapper T.I. was so taken with it that he sampled it in a track called "Swagga Like Us"--which takes its title from her original lyrics--on his latest CD, Paper Trail, and he recruited Jay-Z, Kanye West, and Lil Wayne to pay tribute with him. Countless hip-hop remixes followed, including renditions by Jim Jones and Bun B. But the most fitting homage came from filmmaker Danny Boyle, who featured M.I.A.'s breakout hit in his movie Slumdog Millionaire, an Oscar-worthy drama about an orphan's hard-knock life in Mumbai. The icing on the cake: "Paper Planes" has earned M.I.A. a Grammy nod for Record of the Year. Now that's what I call sweet justice.
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Estelle's 'Shine': Best debut CD of the year
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Ten years ago, British hip-hop soul siren Estelle would've been Lauryn Hill's biggest competition. Today, she's a rare gem--cosmopolitan, street-smart, and unapologetically outspoken. Featuring collaborations with everyone from Mark Ronson and will.i.am to Kanye West and Cee-Lo, her outstanding U.S. debut CD, Shine--the first release on John Legend's Homeschool Records imprint--is a galvanizing blend of hip-hop, R&B, reggae, and dancehall. Why it didn't blow up like Hill's 1998 classic, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, remains a mystery to me. But at least her single "American Boy" scored a well-deserved Song of the Year Grammy nod. That's gotta count for something, right?
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Raphael Saadiq's 'The Way I See It': Most overlooked CD of the year
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Ten years ago, British hip-hop soul siren Estelle would've been Lauryn Hill's biggest competition. Today, she's a rare gem--cosmopolitan, street-smart, and unapologetically outspoken. Featuring collaborations with everyone from Mark Ronson and will.i.am to Kanye West and Cee-Lo, her outstanding U.S. debut CD, Shine--the first release on John Legend's Homeschool Records imprint--is a galvanizing blend of hip-hop, R&B, reggae, and dancehall. Why it didn't blow up like Hill's 1998 classic, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, remains a mystery to me. But at least her single "American Boy" scored a well-deserved Song of the Year Grammy nod. That's gotta count for something, right?
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Katy Perry: Most overrated artist of the year
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She kissed a girl and she liked it. I get it. But a worldwide No. 1 gimmicky pop anthem plus a pretty face and wacky style makes not a proven superstar in my book. Don't get me wrong, I loved Katy Perry's red-hot breakout hit, "I Kissed a Girl," as much as the next Sapphic sister. But her second single, the aptly titled "Hot N Cold," left me--well--cold. Ditto for the rest of her lackluster debut CD, One of the Boys, which failed to offer up anything else even as remotely fun, catchy, and irresistible as "I Kissed a Girl." I keep waiting for her other songs to grow on me, but so far, that hasn't happened. Is it too soon to dismiss her as a one-hit wonder? Methinks not.
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Santogold: Breakthrough artist of the year
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Santi White, the Philadelphia singer-songwriter better known as Santogold, spent years paying her dues behind the scenes of the music business. She not only penned the bulk of the lyrics on Res' 2001 CD, How I Do, but she also fronted an indie rock band called Stiffed before striking out on her own and reinventing herself as Santogold. With the release of her flawless eponymous solo debut album, White finally reaped the critical and commercial fruits of her labor, as tracks like "Creator," "Lights Out," and "L.E.S. Artistes" became highly sought-after by music supervisors for TV, film, and ad campaigns. Her distinctive mix of sounds--including new wave, dub, punk, and reggae--is as edgy as it is infectious. And though her CD was unjustly snubbed for a Grammy nod, it is without a doubt one of the year's finest releases.
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Talentless tranny, you mean?
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Rihanna = LEGEND
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Rih BLOWIN' up these hoes!
Sasha lucky she ran out in time..
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Ciara didn't make it...
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Ciara didn't make it...
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Ciara didn't make it...
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As long as that name is swirlin around ur small ass
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As long as that name is swirlin around ur small ass
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*WAITS PAINTENTLY BITING TONGUE OFF*
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Ciara didn't make it...
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Rihanna ***** on beyonce.
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As long as that name is swirlin around ur small ass
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Go Guhl be wantin to join High Price in the banned list?
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Uh uh Bad Girls Club! Now you've really thrown down the gauntlet Dani!
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Uh uh Bad Girls Club! Now you've really thrown down the gauntlet Dani!
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FYI, I didn't ban High Price, I actually thought it had a good sense of humor.
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FYI, I didn't ban High Price, I actually thought it had a good sense of humor.
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Rihanna ***** on beyonce.
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No she doesn't.
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