‘Slap Rihanna’ ad on Snapchat brings outrage, apologies

An ad on Snapchat asking users if they’d rather “Slap Rihanna” or “Punch Chris Brown” has spawned widespread outrage, including from the singer herself, and brought profuse apologies from the company behind the visual-messaging app. Snapchat said it is investigating how the ad for a mobile video game called “Would You Rather” made it to […]

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Rihanna, Macron champion millions for global education

Singer Rihanna and French President Emmanuel Macron headlined a conference in Senegal on Friday raising hundreds of millions of dollars for education in developing countries. Cheers and whistles rang out as Rihanna was announced in the audience that included several African heads of state and the World Bank president. “This is a fight we’re never […]

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Rihanna surprise guest of McCartney at ‘Oldchella’

The Desert Trip festival is all about showcasing rock veterans and their baby-boomer fans but its second weekend featured one of the top stars of the young generation — Rihanna. The R&B superstar joined Paul McCartney on stage Saturday night in the California desert to join in “FourFiveSeconds,” the song the former Beatle released last […]

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