Rihanna lands on the Forbes list for the first time thanks to hits including “We Found Love” and “Talk That Talk,” as well as endorsements with the likes of Vita Coco and Nivea. Her fragrance, Reb’l Fleur, adds millions more to her coffers, as does her heavy touring schedule that included over 85 shows in the past 12 months. With over 53 million Facebook fans, she’s second only to Eminem.

Forbes Lists
#4 Celebrity 100
#27 in Money
#23 in TV/Radio
#11 in Press
#2 in Social
#5 in Web

FYI: Rihanna’s “LOUD Tour” was the 7th top grossing tour of 2011!

Congratulations, RiRi!

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Rihanna’s dating life is known to make just as many headlines as her music, as well as her blossoming movie career – but the star tells Access Hollywood’s Shaun Robinson that’s she’s single.

“I am a bachelorette,” the 24-year-old revealed at the “Battleship” junket in Hawaii. “Still eligible?” Shaun asked. “Yes,” the singer-turned-actress said. So what does Rihanna want in a potential beau? “A guy that smells good,” she explained. “If I see you and look good, chances are you won’t turn my head. I will look away… but if you smell good, I will whip my neck around! [A guy] can’t leave until I figure out what [he’s] wearing.” Luckily for future men in the superstar’s life, she’s about help out guys who might not smell up to par. “I am making my own male fragrance,” she told Shaun. “I want dudes to smell like [when] you wake up, you know that smell… their cologne is a little bit old… you spray it on their jackets and take it with you just to keep them there, that it smells cozy and it smells sexy.” When it comes to her big screen debut, the star was a bit rattled upon hearing herself. “I hate to hear myself speak,” Rihanna explained. “Especially because I was speaking in an American accent… but I guess I’ve always been like that. I hate to hear myself speak, so now it’s a whole different thing. I have to get used to it.” Rihanna also cleared up recent remarks she gave to Rolling Stone, where she stated she liked being submissive, at times, in a relationship. “I think, not all women, because I can’t speak for all women, but girls like me, women like me – we’re into that,” she explained. Adding, “Not like we have to be submissive. We can totally take charge of the relationship. We just let them wear the pants. We let them borrow the pants, so that they can feel good and in turn we feel better.

“Battleship” – with Taylor Kitsch, Liam Neeson, Alexander Skarsgard and Brooklyn Decker — blasts into theaters on May 18.

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By now, you’ve probably seen the video for Coldplay’s “Princess of China.” It stars Rihanna as a Shiva-esque deity who waves her (many) arms back and forth in time with the tune but strangely does not actually feature Coldplay themselves. The clip began making the rounds earlier this week and was not only touted as the “official video” but earned raves from fans of both acts. There’s only one problem: It is most definitely not the actual “Princess of China” vid.

In fact, it’s part of Coldplay’s live show, a video they play during their performance of the song (as several Coldplay aficionados have been pointing out on YouTube). Just to clear up any confusion, we reached out to a spokesperson for the band, who told us in no uncertain terms: “It isn’t the official video. … It is, in fact, a clip that the band are using during their performance of the song on tour.”

So there you have it. Of course, this raises the question of just when the real “Princess of China” video will premiere. After all, going by photos RiRi previously tweeted, the clip was filmed back in March. So, once again, we went to Coldplay’s rep, who told us that the “Princess” video is still a few weeks away from debuting.

“It won’t be finished until the third week of May,” the spokesperson said. “It’s going to be a minute.”

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I can’t remember when Rihanna and I first met, but I think it was near a dance floor and one of her tracks was playing. The thing I remember was her being a normal person, not what you’d expect of a young woman about to take over the world. She’s one of the coolest, hottest, most talented, most liked, most listened to, most followed, most impressive artists at work today, but she does it in her own stride. She works hard, very hard. She gives to her fans, friends and foundation not just herself but her energy and spirit.

Rihanna, 24, goes out of her way to support the people she believes in. She is one of the few people I know in that world of fame and celebrity who aren’t all about themselves. She’ll give a real part of herself to an ordinary person she may meet, and that’s rare.

This is the beginning for Rihanna — she has so much more to do and to give. She is just getting going, so watch out. She’s the Barbados ambassador for youth and culture, and she’s coming to a town near you.

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Congratulations, Rihanna!!!

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To celebrate the release of the list, five-time Grammy Award winner Rihanna and R&B star Raphael Saadiq will perform at this year’s eighth annual TIME 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 24. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be delivering the gala’s keynote address. Approximately 350 people attend the gala, including world leaders, politicians, business leaders, entertainers and philanthropists. Notable guests will include Chelsea Handler, Jeremy Lin, Governor Andrew Cuomo, Claire Danes, Matt Lauer, Tilda Swinton, Harvey Weinstein, Louis C.K. and Cardinal Dolan.

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