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By Michael Lopez

What's up with the 2012 body art trend? It seems like everyone's getting inked these days, including R&B queen Rihanna. Ri Ri made a memorable appearance at a L.A. tattoo parlor this week, alongside Tr3s fave Danny Trejo!

Apparently Rihanna was channeling her inner Tupac, getting the words "THUG LIFE" etched on her fists. The newest ink comes after a long line of memorable tattoos for the star, including stars along her back and musical notes on her ankle.

Danny, as we all know, has some pretty impressive body art himself. Rihanna posted a very cute Twitpic of him showing off his famous sombrero-clad chest, along with the words,

"Look who's in the #TATTOO parlor...Danny Trejo #G4L p.s. Look up his story!"

It's actually too bad these two didn't coordinate their parlor visit a few days earlier. If so, there's a good chance they've could've sat in the chair next to Marc Anthony and Shannon de Lima!

What do you think about Rihanna's new Tupac tattoo? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3.

Tags Blogger: Michael Lopez, Celebrities, Danny Trejo, Rihanna, Tatoos, Thug Life, Tupac

By Ikam Acosta

Grammy nominees Coldplay and Rihanna will be performing together live for the first time ever at this year's Grammy Awards. The show will take place at the Los Angeles Staples Center and will be hosted by LL Cool J.

Coldplay is nominated for Best Pop Duo/ Group Performance for their song 'Paradise.' They are also nominated for both Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song for their hit single 'Every Teardrop is a Waterfall.' The band has received seven Grammy awards in the past.

Rihanna is nominated for Album Of The Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for her release of Loud. She also gets recognition for Best Rap/ Song Collaboration for 'What's my Name?' (with Drake) and 'All of the Lights' (with Kanye West, Kid Cudi, and Fergie). Rihanna has received four Grammys in the past.

Coldplay and Rihanna will perform a song titled 'Princess of China,' a track from Coldplay's album.

The 54th Annual Grammy Awards will air Sunday, February 12, at 8pm EST on CBS.

What performers would you want to see on stage together at the Grammy Awards?

Tags Award Shows, Blogger: Ikam Acosta, Celebrities, Coldplay, drake, Fergie, Grammy Awards, Kanye West, Kid Cudi, LL Cool J, Música, Rihanna, Television

By Michael Lopez

Ok, so it looks like Cameron Diaz was NOT at Diddy's exclusive New Year's Eve party. But nearly every other famous face in Miami was. Exclusive images made their way down the wire this week revealing Rihanna, Vivica A. Fox, and Gayle King posing alongside colorful bottles of Ciroc!

Interestingly, it seems the Diddy partygoers celebrated New Year's twice that night. Once when the clock struck midnight in New York, and again for the west coast celebration. The hip-host even provided a breakfast for the 3am crowd, which included pancakes, bacon, and egg whites.

But one of the true stars of the night was clearly the Ciroc liquor bar. The vodka company helped sponsor Diddy's event and displayed giant ice sculptures of their brand, along with the tag line, "Ciroc The New Year."

Rihanna seemed to be enjoying the Ciroc theme too, happily posing by the bar in her tight black New Year's dress. And the 23-year-old songstress had an even bigger reason to celebrate that night. The Official Charts just revealed that she was the UK’s biggest selling singles artist in 2011.

What was your favorite cocktail this past New Year's Eve? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3.

Tags Blogger: Michael Lopez, Celebrities, Ciroc, Ciroc The New Year, Diddy, Holidays, Hot Stuff, New Year's, Rihanna

By Michael Lopez

Maybe the Mayan end-of-the-world prediction got to people because this past new year's the parties were raging like never before! Several famous faces were spotted all over the country Saturday night, ringing in 2012 with plenty of style.

Over in Florida, Diddy hosted a huge party at his Miami estate. Known for throwing extravagant NYE bashes, the music mogul maintained his rep by launching a massive fireworks show and welcoming famous guests like Rihanna, Fat Joe, and Busta Rhymes. No official word on whether his rumored galpal, Cameron Diaz, was in attendance, but it certainly wouldn't surprise us if she was.

Interestingly, another Miami local made major headlines that night too. Heat superstar LeBron James rung in the new year as an engaged man! He popped the question to longtime girlfriend Savannah Brinson during a romantic dinner at a South Beach restaurant.

Over on the east coast, Tr3s faves Pitbull and Diego Torres made the rounds at New York's historic Times Square.

Pit's energetic performance of "Give Me Everything" was seen by over 13 million viewers on ABC's New Year’s Rockin’ Eve. Mr. 305 was also on hand to watch the famous ball drop for the Dick Clark countdown.

Elsewhere in the city, new couple Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling shared a romantic evening at the Bowery Hotel. Selena Gomez hit the East Coast too, partying with boyfriend Justin Bieber until 3 am! And for the record, "The Biebs" earned quite a bit of musical credibility that night for his impassioned "Let It Be" duet with Carlos Santana.

As expected, Las Vegas proved to be a big NYE hotspot too. Kim Kardashian earned a cool $60,000 for hosting an Eve party at Tao in the Venetian Hotel. Stevie Wonder also nabbed a nice chunk of change on Saturday, performing to a sold-out crowd at Sin City's Cosmopolitan Resort.

On the west coast, Katy Perry seemed to be all smiles at L.A.'s trendy Soho House. The newly single star was seen dancing and partying alongside some of her closest friends. Mario Lopez hosted a sizable bash at Hollywood's Kodak Theater which included guests like Cobra Starship and a DJ performance by Tom Cruise's son, Connor.

And as far as the celebrity tweets go, many stars took time to reflect on 2011 and the exciting things in store for next year.

"I wanna wish you all a happy and safe new year," Bruno Mars wrote. "I thought 2010 was great but thanks to you guys 2011 has been the greatest year of my life!"

"Happy New Year! Health - happiness and love to you all!" Jessica Alba posted.

And Sofia Vergara sent out one of her signature Twitpix along with the quote, "Feliz anoooo!"

How did you spend New Year's Eve? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3.

Tags Blogger: Michael Lopez, Bruno Mars, Carlos Santana, Celebrities, Diddy, Eva Mendes, Holidays, Hot Stuff, Jessica Alba, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Kim Kardashian, Lebron James, Mario Lopez, New Year's, New Year's Eve, Pitbull, Rihanna, Ryan Gosling, Savannah Brinson, Selena Gomez, sofia vergara, stevie wonder

By Astrid Rivera

Poor RiRi! While performing for thousands of fans in Portugal this past Saturday the Barbados beauty struggled through songs and at one point had to rush off stage mid-set to vomit. The pop star left her fans in a state of confusion when she stopped performing in the middle of her chart-topping single What's My Name and disappeared.

This sudden illness has the Internet abuzz with rumors that the singer is pregnant! I'm thinking she just caught a stomach flu.

Rihanna took to Twitter and said,

"Portugal tonight was legendary!!! I ran off stage to throw up, halfway thru What's My Name... made it back juuuust in time for Rude Boy."

Like the trooper that she is, Rihanna quickly came back on stage and rocked the house leaving fans star struck. The next day RiRi appeared to be feeling much better as her crew celebrated the end of the tour with a Christmas party.

Again the singer gushed on Twitter,

"We just had our end of the year/tour Christmas party!!!! We turned it into an 80's prom, since I've never had one! It was sooo much fun!!!! I'm decked out in lace, sequins, a giant bow, and hair spray!!!!!"

With a new already insanely successful album, Talk That Talk, and the close of her equally successful Loud tour, I doubt Rihanna is going to let a little vomit get in her way. Although the singer has yet to clarify the pregnancy rumors, we can only hope she gets better.

Check out the video of her disappearing mid-song.

Do you think RiRi is preggers?

Tags Astrid Rivera, LOUD, Rihanna, Talk That Talk

By Astrid Rivera

In just one year Rihanna has forgotten her name, taken part in some S&M and shot a man down! You would think after all that activity she would slow down but in fact, RiRi is doing quite the opposite. Her latest album, expected to drop November 21st, is entitled Talk That Talk and shows a side of the Barbados beauty never seen before.

The album hasn't even come out yet and it's already climbing iTunes charts, not to mention the first single We Found Love is number one all around the world. Even before the single came out, the video had tons of publicity thanks to one irritated Irish farmer.

If the last album was Loud, this one is louder and much raunchier (you thought she would stop with S&M?). Music sites like MTV are ablaze with anticipation and is not only calling this album the best of her career, but the best of the year! That's a big statement considering that just this year some of the biggest pop albums were released like Born This Way, Femme Fatale and of course Adele's 21 (which is perhaps the only album it won't outsell).

This album takes RiRi's bad girl image and turns up the volume to the max. The club anthem filled album has her working with the industry's most talented hit makers such as Calvin Harris, Stargate and Hit-Boy, just to name a few. Other big names also make an appearance, most notably Beyonce's baby daddy Jay-Z.

This album could only be pulled off by someone as bold as Rihanna. The dark sexual energy that emits has already become a staple for the singer. But does she really Talk That Talk? If her first single is any clue, I would say she not only talks it but she dances, sasses and struts it too.

Are you excited for Rihanna's new album? Do you think it will be the best of the year?

Tags Adele, Astrid Rivera, Bagladesh, Calvin Harris, Hit-Boy, Jay Z, Música, popnews, Rihanna, Stargate, Talk That Talk

By Larry Yepez Jr.

Move over, Victoria Beckham. Get out of the way, Ms. Rihanna. Megan Fox is here to be the new Armani image!

Earlier this year she was dropped as the body of Emporio Armani Underwear and Armani Jeans as they chose Rihanna instead. But Megan Fox clearly has something worth advertising, so much so that the Armani fashion house is not quite ready to let her go yet.

This time the hot young actress has kept her clothes on with the attention focused firmly on her gorgeous face as she fronts Armani's campaign for the Christmas cosmetics line.

The 25 year-old bombshell oozes old school Hollywood glamour for the ads in make-up taken from the Italian designer's 1930s-inspired Madre Perla line.

Her dark hair softly curls around her face, Megan's stunning blue eyes are set off beautifully with the metallic silver and blue eye liners and shadows. Megan's plump lips pout seductively in berry and nude shades as she reclines on a chair and stares at her reflection in a mirror.

While the modelling side of Megan's career seems to be very successful, unfortunately the same cannot be said about the acting part of it. We all remember that she was booted from the third Transformers film after comparing director Michael Bay to Hitler during a press interview. She was quickly replaced by British model Rosie Huntingdon-Whitley.

Her last film Passion Play, in which she starred with Mickey Rourke, lopped in spectacular fashion and went straight to DVD. Megan is hoping to turn around her fortune with comedy in her new Judd Apatow project This Is 40, which also stars Chris O'Dowd and Jason Segal.

What do you think of Megan's Armani shots? Do you think her acting career will pick up again?

Tags Armani, Blogger: Larry Yepez Jr, Chris O'Dowd, Emporio Armani, Jason Segal, madre perla, Megan Fox, Michael Bay, Mickey Rourke, popnews, Rihanna, Rosie Huntingdon-Whitley, transformers, Victoria Beckham

By Michael Lopez

November is going to be a busy month for award shows. Just two weeks after the Latin Grammys air, the American Music Awards will be broadcast and they are boasting a stellar cast of nominees. Tr3s faves like Jennifer Lopez, Pitbull, and Bruno Mars will all be competing.

Pit and Bruno actually scored two nominations each this year. Mars is up for Favorite Pop Male Artist and Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist. Mr. 305 will be fighting for Pop Male Artist too, as well as Best Latin Artist (against J. Lo and Enrique Iglesias).

But the AMA darling of the night will most likely be Adele. The British crooner is up for four awards, including the coveted Artist of the Year. Katy Perry, Rihanna, and Lady Gaga each scored three noms and should offer some stiff competition in the Female categories.

Interestingly, another up-and-coming Latino got some AMA love as well. R&B star Miguel scored a nomination in the New Artist of the Year category. Known for his hit, "All I Want Is You," he'll be fighting it out against LMFAO and Wiz Khalifa.

You can see exactly who takes home what when the American Music Awards go live on November 20.

Who are you rooting for at this year’s American Music Awards? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3.

Tags Adele, All I Want Is You, AMAs, American Music Awards, Award Shows, Blogger: Michael Lopez, Bruno Mars, Enrique Iglesias, Jennifer Lopez, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, LMFAO, Música, miguel, Pitbull, popnews, Rihanna, Wiz Khalifa

By Astrid Rivera

Las Vegas superstar Holly Madison is definitely keeping abreast of her situation- literally. The star recently took out a $1 million dollar insurance policy on her breasts with Lloyd's of London insurance company.

Madison, 31, had breast surgery in 2001 and went from a small A-cup to a Pamela Anderson sized D-cup. This instantly got her the attention of her famed ex and founder of Playboy, Hugh Hefner. After the pair split in 2008, Madison became the star of the sizzling Las Vegas production of Peepshow.

She confirmed to People Magazine that ensuring the safety of her money makers was a logical decision and a necessary precaution for herself,

"I've heard about people get body parts insured and I thought, why not? Because if anything happened to my boobs, I'd be out for a few months and I'd probably be out a million dollars."

While many would agree that breasts are certainly a girl's best friend, many would also agree that insuring them for $1 million is a bit excessive. Yet, it makes perfect sense when we consider that Madison has made an entire career off of her goods and keeping las gemelas safe keeps her in the spotlight.

She is in good company: other celebrities like Rihanna, Mariah Carey and even Jennifer Lopez have all insured famous body parts. Jennifer Lopez was rumored to have various body parts insured such as her famous backside, which is estimated to be worth 300 million!

Let's hope Holly never has to cash in on her insurance policy.

Should celebrities insure their body parts? What do you think of this trend?

Tags Astrid Rivera, Holly Madison, Hugh Hefner, Jennifer Lopez, Lloyd's of London, Mariah Carey, Peepshow, People Magazine, Playboy, popnews, Rihanna

By Sugey Palomares

The good girl has gone bad once again. Rihanna stirred up controversy while filming a topless scene for her new video "We Found Love" video in Northern Ireland. The pop star was forced to cover up after a Christian farmer thought the video was too inappropriate for his land. The conservative farmer, Alan Graham, later commented to CNN:

"I didn't know who was coming. If the name 'Rihanna' had been mentioned, well, no disrespect, but it wouldn't have meant anything."

We are sure it means something to him now! Mrs. Graham also described the sinful acts she witnessed:

"What she was doing became more inappropriate. When she started to go topless, that's what Alan was particularly objecting to -- things were getting out of hand. There was a man as well, and the behavior was getting more inappropriate. ... It wasn't the sort of thing Alan wanted young people (those watching) to see on his land. We are Christians."

Dios mío! They obviously don't turn on the television often. Rihanna, who was born in Barbados but has Irish ancestry, apologized to the couple about flashing what God gave her.

Do you think Rihanna should have had more respect for the Irish Christians?

Tags Música, MTV, popnews, Rihanna, We Found Love