Rihanna finished to shoot the “Russian Roulette” music video a few hours ago. We’re still not sure where exactly the video was shot, but we guess it wasn’t shot only in Los Angeles.

The video was shot in two days: Friday and Saturday night, until around 7am – in both days! It’s been said that the video will be hot, sexy and will make history. There are no pictures of RiRi on the set.

Anthony Mandler is rumoured to be the director… again.

The video will premiere on November 6th!

• A ranking of the Ten Most Sexy Videos of all time was decided by users of the music video website Muzu.tv:

1. Britney – Toxic
2. Shakira – She Wolf
3. JLS – Beat Again
4. Girls Aloud – Untouchable
5. Kylie – Spinning Around
6. Rihanna – Umbrella
7. Ciara feat. Justin Timberlake – Love, Sex and Magic
8. Take That – Pray
9. Beyonce – Single Ladies
10. Robert Palmer – Addicted to Love

Thanks, AnaLovesRihanna!

• Rihanna is the second most searched woman on AOL.com!

2. Rihanna
People want to learn more about Rihanna simply because they like her music and admire her beauty and fashion sense. That’s our story and we’re sticking to it.

Thanks, Lawgirl!

Back in 2008, Rihanna Daily asked Rihanna’s dancer Bryan Takana – who’s working with Beyonce now – 10 questions.

1) What’s your full name?
Bryan Kekoa Tanaka.

2) When and where were you born?
April 11th 1983 in Olympia, WA.

3) When did you first start working with Rihanna?
I danced for her when she did a tribute for Destiny’s Child on the World Music Awards back in 2005. But really started our working relationship when the Umbrella video came out in March of 2007!

4) What was the funniest and what was the scariest moment you’ve had with Rihanna so far?
The funniest moment with Rihanna was on our last show of our 1st European tour. We played sooo many pranks on stage. The highlight was when me and Julius came out as Egyptian Pharaohs on “Question Existing.” We made her crack up during her song!

5) What was the best/most interesting place you’ve ever played? Why?
The most interesting place we’ve played together was Abuja, Nigeria. The performance was kinda chaotic due to lack of preparation from the Nigerian side. It got made up when Jay-Z took the stage with her though. But the icing of it all was that half of our crew got stranded in Abuja for an extra 2 days and I missed our next show because of it!

6) What’s the best part about working with Rihanna?
The best part about working for Rihanna is that she is the most caring, smart, and down to earth woman. Not too mention she’s drop dead gorgeous.

7) Will you keep working with Rihanna during her next album?
It’s up in the air but I hope to be working with her on her next album.

8) What other profession would you have liked to attempt if it didn’t turn out this way?
Firefighter or Physical Therapy.

9) Describe your personality in 3 words.
Goofy, Caring, and Focused.

10) Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
In 10 years I see myself as an actor, choreographer, dance teacher, and proud parent.

Thank you so much, Bryan!

After hearing her highly anticipated new single “Russian Roulette,” music fans from coast-to-coast are no doubt eager for a sneak-peek of Rihanna’s fourth album Rated R, being released Monday, November 23, 2009. Pop2Life brought Island Def Jam Music Group, Clear Channel Radio and Royal Caribbean International together to give lucky winners (and their invited guests) access to an exclusive, once-in-a-lifetime performance by Rihanna and a private three-night sailing onboard the cruise line’s new Oasis of the Seas, the world’s largest and most revolutionary cruise ship, debuting this November. Dedicated fans can win this money-can’t-buy experience by tuning-in to Clear Channel radio stations across the country weekdays beginning Monday, October 26, 2009 through Friday, November 6, 2009. Keywords will be announced throughout the day for listeners to text in for a chance to win.

Live from the Atlantic Ocean within eyesight of the Florida coast, Rihanna will be the first performer ever to take the stage onboard Oasis of the Seas’ AquaTheater, an amphitheater-style space that serves as a pool by day and dazzling ocean front theater by night. Winners and their guests will have VIP access to the concert on Thursday, November 19, 2009. Following the adrenalin filled night, guests will be among the first to enjoy a weekend onboard the highly anticipated Oasis of the Seas.

• Rihanna is today in Los Angeles shooting “Russian Roulette” music video.
• The first single from “Rated R” album will be available at iTunes from November 3rd.
• Check out producers Chase and Status talking about Rihanna’s new album here.
• One of Rihanna’s backup singers, Erica,  will not continue to tour with Rihanna anymore. The label decided to replace her with someone else!! Make a comment if you do not agree with this decision! We want Erica to stay with the whole band!!

Since there are no new Rihanna pictures, I’ve updated the gallery various pictures of Rihanna. Click here and here to view them.

• This picture was taken on Tuesday (October 20) in New York City.
• These were taken in September/October, while Rihanna was in Paris. Here you can see RiRi with the photographer Ellen Von Unwerth and here with a fan called Deborah.

Thanks to Tamara, Mylah and Deborah for the pictures!

In other news, we guess Rihanna is in Los Angeles now. She will start rehearsing for upcoming performances/tour soon.

According to one of the RihannaDaily.com sources and adressa.no, “The Wait Is Ova” is the second single of Rihanna’s upcoming album: Rated R.

Mikkel Storleer Eriksen and Stargate produced the song, and he can report good news from Rihanna’s record label.

“We were just told that they go for ‘The Wait Is Ova’ as next single and that it will launch in a few weeks before the album release. It means a lot to us to be a part of a single-release in this format,” said an elated Mikkel Eriksen to Adressa.no.

Mikkel says he is very pleased that Rihanna chose just “Russian Roulette” as the first single.

“Yes. We love the song. It was written by Ne-Yo, and we hope it can help pull up our song too,” said Mikkel.

“Our song is pretty atypical Rihanna and has a much harder sound than ‘Russian Roulette’.”

You can listen to part of the song here. Rihanna shot the  ‘The Wait Is Ova’ music video in New York City last week.

Thanks, GBGBPT08!

Rihanna’s back! And The Beat’s giving YOU the chance to see her live in the middle of the ocean! Starting October 26, you’ll have several chances daily to win, and we want to give you the heads up on when to play. This is your chance to be one of the first to set sail on Royal Caribbean’s new Oasis of the Seas. The largest, most revolutionary cruise ship in the world, debuting December 2009! You’ll see Rihanna, live in concert and hear songs from her new album, available everywhere November 23 on Island Def Jam Records.

Click here to sign up!

Thanks, Mijo!

The American Music Awards are about to get another boost of star power. Rihanna has been added to the lineup for the 2009 AMAs.

Sources exclusively tell Rap-Up.com that the “Russian Roulette” singer will take the stage at the 37th annual show on Sunday, November 22, a day before her fourth album Rated R is released on Super Monday.

Rihanna has performed twice on the show in the past and won three awards, including Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist and Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist.

Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Lopez, Black Eyed Peas, and Taylor Swift have previously been announced as performers. The AMAs will broadcast live from Los Angeles’ NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE on Sunday, November 22, at 8 p.m. EST/PST on ABC.

Ne-Yo and Rihanna certainly have a special working relationship. After collaborating on some of Rihanna’s most memorable hits, they came together, with the help of producer Chuck Harmony, for her latest single, “Russian Roulette.” But the new track, off her upcoming Rated R album, sounds very little like “Hate That I Love You” or “Take a Bow.”

Ne-Yo said Rihanna requested the song’s somber vibe. “She wanted to be dark, but not just dark for the sake of being dark,” he told MTV News. “Dark with kind of a meaning, dark with some kind of thing to it.”

Ne-Yo called the track “my first ventures off into the fictitious,” as he explained how he came up with the haunting Russian roulette theme, which appears to be a metaphor.

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