Rihanna

Via TravelZoo's daily deals: Pop music sensation Rihanna's "Loud" tour explodes onto stage next weekend in Baltimore with tickets for $41.05 (regularly $85.20). Cee Lo Green and J. Cole will open for the superstar in her only appearance in the area.  I just got around to really listening to Cee Lo's latest and there are a couple of great songs on there besides "Forget You" (cleaned up title). Check out "Bodies", "Old Fashioned", & "I Want You" if you haven't yet. $41 is a bargain and over half off the $85 face value.

A little more than a month after postponing her Diamond World Tour concert in Baltimore, Rihanna delivered a stellar performance last night at 1st Mariner Arena. The rescheduled performance appeared to have little effect on her screaming fans. The pop princess pulled out all the stops, performing hit after hit. She started with a very dramatic opening scene, where she appeared to be kneeling in a black cloak. She launched into "Mother Mary," "Phresh off the Runway" and "Birthday Cake.

Rihanna postponed her 1st Mariner Arena concert scheduled for Tuesday night due to the flu and laryngitis, Live Nation announced today. Baltimore fans are instructed to keep their tickets, as a rescheduled date will be announced at a later date. Rihanna canceled Sunday's Boston date of her Diamonds World Tour because of sickness as well. She plans to perform again Thursday in Philadelphia, according to Live Nation. #sigshell { padding: 10px; float: left; width: 320px; height: 52px; margin: 20px 0px; display: block; }

Rihanna, who postponed her Baltimore concert scheduled for March 12 due to illness, will now perform at 1st Mariner Arena on April 24, Live Nation announced this morning. Tickets for the March show will be honored at the door. Tickets are still on sale at ticketmaster.com . If you missed it, earlier this month I wrote a story/essay on Rihanna and why she's unlike any other pop star today. #sigshell { padding: 10px; float: left; width: 320px; height: 52px; margin: 20px 0px; display: block; }

Rihanna, who postponed her Baltimore concert scheduled for March 12 due to illness, will now perform at 1st Mariner Arena on April 24, Live Nation announced this morning. Tickets for the March show will be honored at the door. Tickets are still on sale at ticketmaster.com . If you missed it, earlier this month I wrote a story/essay on Rihanna and why she's unlike any other pop star today. #sigshell { padding: 10px; float: left; width: 320px; height: 52px; margin: 20px 0px; display: block; }

A little more than a month after postponing her Diamond World Tour concert in Baltimore, Rihanna delivered a stellar performance last night at 1st Mariner Arena. The rescheduled performance appeared to have little effect on her screaming fans. The pop princess pulled out all the stops, performing hit after hit. She started with a very dramatic opening scene, where she appeared to be kneeling in a black cloak. She launched into "Mother Mary," "Phresh off the Runway" and "Birthday Cake.

Pundits, commentators and TV watchers were shocked a couple of weeks ago when Britney Spears and Rihanna kissed at the Billboard Music Awards. But not J. Cole, who's opening Saturday for Rihanna at 1st Mariner Arena , the first show on the Loud tour. "That's her style," he said. "Even if she's in the spotlight, it really doesn't matter what people think. " The Rihanna gig caps a successful year for the rapper, who will release his first album this year. Born Jermaine Cole, the rapper has been releasing mix tapes since 2007, slowly building his celebrity and opening gigs.

Last month, on the night Rihanna won her seventh Grammy award, the 25-year-old singer performed "Stay," a sparsely arranged ballad from her latest album, "Unapologetic. " Often known for bombastic performances of uptempo dance songs, Rihanna instead gambled on raw emotion and vulnerability. The lack of flash, and flesh, was uncharacteristic, but the risk paid off. It was one of the few highlights of an otherwise lackluster night. Unsurprisingly, CBS panned to Chris Brown, dressed all in white, for the first reaction.

Which songs are you dying to hear - and which are played out? Z104.3's Jackson Blue weighs in with his handy Heat Meter. Gettin' hot: “I Wanna Go,” Britney Spears Britney gave DJ Pauly D, who is now opening for her tour, a lap dance last Thursday night at her Montreal date. This song is on fire. Warming up: “Cheers,” Rihanna Last week, pictures surfaced of Rihanna giving a lap dance to a 60-year-old man while in concert in Barbados. This song is catching fire.

LOS ANGELES -Robert Plant and Alison Krauss' unorthodox musical partnership yielded rich rewards on Grammy night, as the pair won a leading five Grammys, including album of the year for the haunting Raising Sand. But the biggest shock of the night came well before the telecast began, when police announced that they were investigating teen heartthrob and double Grammy nominee Chris Brown for an alleged felony assault on his girlfriend, pop star Rihanna. Brown and Rihanna, each nominated and slated to perform, separately dropped out of the Grammys at the last minute.

Last month, on the night Rihanna won her seventh Grammy award, the 25-year-old singer performed "Stay," a sparsely arranged ballad from her latest album, "Unapologetic. " Often known for bombastic performances of uptempo dance songs, Rihanna instead gambled on raw emotion and vulnerability. The lack of flash, and flesh, was uncharacteristic, but the risk paid off. It was one of the few highlights of an otherwise lackluster night. Unsurprisingly, CBS panned to Chris Brown, dressed all in white, for the first reaction.

Rihanna postponed her 1st Mariner Arena concert scheduled for Tuesday night due to the flu and laryngitis, Live Nation announced today. Baltimore fans are instructed to keep their tickets, as a rescheduled date will be announced at a later date. Rihanna canceled Sunday's Boston date of her Diamonds World Tour because of sickness as well. She plans to perform again Thursday in Philadelphia, according to Live Nation. #sigshell { padding: 10px; float: left; width: 320px; height: 52px; margin: 20px 0px; display: block; }

Your browser does not support iframes.   Adam Jones has some fun with the MLB Fan Cave crew, as he and Detroit Tigers star Miguel Cabrera welcomed the return of baseball with a parody of Rihanna's "Diamonds. " Watch the video above and look out for a cameo from an Orioles Hall of Famer towards the end.

Happy Boxing Day ! If you haven't tipped your coachman, be sure to pull a few shillings from behind your ascot, then send him off to spend the day with his brood. With most people still out of the office, online trends are leaning toward what movie to see while spending an extra day with relatives. Also of interest today are a bidding war in the English Premiere League for Spanish player David Villa and gossip about what celebrities did over Christmas. || ONLINE TRENDS || Boxing Day ( Kwanzaa , Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Christmas)

Katy Perry hosts “SNL” this week, so we asked our staff which singer, besides Justin Timberlake, they would like to see host next. •••• Does Lindsay Lohan count as a singer? Editor's note: Nope.  Luke Broadwater, reporter, The Baltimore Sun •••• If Nicki Minaj appeared in three sketches, that would be a guaranteed three memorable bits. Which is three more than in many “SNL” broadcasts. Plus, I'd like a reprise of “The Creep.”  Anne Tallent, editor,  b •••• Although I'm not a huge fan, Childish Gambino, aka Donald Glover, would make perfect sense.

Which songs are you dying to hear - and which are played out? Z104.3's Jackson Blue weighs in with his handy Heat Meter. Gettin' hot: “I Wanna Go,” Britney Spears Britney gave DJ Pauly D, who is now opening for her tour, a lap dance last Thursday night at her Montreal date. This song is on fire. Warming up: “Cheers,” Rihanna Last week, pictures surfaced of Rihanna giving a lap dance to a 60-year-old man while in concert in Barbados. This song is catching fire.

Makeba Riddick stepped off a plane in New York City, exhausted after spending weeks in London working with the Black Eyed Peas, only to get a call from her manager. The record label needed Riddick to fly to Milan immediately and cut a song with pop star Rihanna. The song, "Live Your Life" — a single for the rapper T.I., featuring Rihanna, was almost finished, but the label wanted Riddick to write Rihanna's lyrics and help guide the young singer through her verse. Riddick threw a mini-temper tantrum, then took a deep breath and reluctantly boarded a plane.

The new Baltimore Soundstage has posted a bunch of new upcoming shows. There are now shows scheduled through late December. The most noteworthy addition to the schedule is J. Cole , who last performed in Baltimore in early June as Rihanna's opener. Cole will be at Baltimore Soundstage October 20. Tickets start at $29. Other upcoming shows are listed here . Chris Brown has added a Washington date to his F.A.M.E. tour. He will perform at the Verizon Center on September 17 . Kelly Rowland, Tyga and T-Pain will join him as special guests.