so rihanna dropped her “bitch better have my money” video at 12am.
since i done slept my life away today,
i had no choice than to make the video my bedtime story.
well…

rihanna went full “tarantino” in that video.
that concept was dark.
i could probably only watch it once tho.
i love how she pushes the envelope and keeps on having no fucks.
she truly is the black madonna.
can we talk about this tho:

RIHANNA IS FIRST ARTIST TO CROSS 100 MILLION SONG CERTIFICATIONS, BECOMES RIAA’S TOP AWARDED SINGLES ARTIST

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) today announced that Rihanna has surpassed more than 100 million Gold & Platinum song certifications, elevating her to number one on RIAA’s list of artists with the most Digital Single Awards and making her the first and only artist to surpass RIAA’s 100 million cumulative singles award threshold. 

Encompassing a range of songs from an extraordinarily successful career, Rihanna today claimed 48 million new RIAA Digital Single Certifications, which count download sales and on-demand streams in the United States.  

“Gold & Platinum is the industry’s premier way to celebrate achievement in the marketplace,” said Cary Sherman, Chairman & CEO, RIAA.  “We’ve given awards to artists for nearly 60 years, but it’s rare that we have the opportunity to recognize a milestone like the one Rihanna has reached.  Congratulations to Rihanna!  She has not only surpassed RIAA’s one-hundred million mark, but also is the first artist to do so.  It’s an historic feat and a testament to an extraordinary career.”    

Rihanna’s Westbury Road Entertainment LLC/Roc Nation/Def Jam career song certifications span 37 separate titles released during her decade of music making, and include a 9X multi-Platinum award for “We Found Love,” 6X multi-Platinums for “Stay,” “What’s My Name” and “Only Girl (In The World),” plus a 2X multi-Platinum for new song “FourFiveSeconds,” a Platinum for “Bitch Better Have My Money” and many more.

In addition to her 100 million cumulative song honors, Rihanna’s career album awards total 7.5 million sold in the United States, including a 2x multi-Platinum for “Good Girl Gone Bad” (2007), five Platinum albums for “A Girl Like Me” (2006), “Rated R” (2009), “Loud” (2010), “Talk That Talk” (2011) and “Unapologetic” (2012) plus Gold for “Music Of The Sun” (2005). 

We Found Love – 9x Platinum
Stay – 6x Platinum
What’s My Name – 6x Platinum
Diamonds – 5x Platinum
Disturbia – 5x Platinum
Umbrella – 5x Platinum
Don’t Stop the Music – 4x Platinum
S&M – 4x Platinum
Only Girl – 4x Platinum
Where Have You Been – 4x Platinum
Rude Boy – 3x Platinum
Unfaithful – 3x Platinum
Pour it Up – 2x Platinum
Four Five Seconds – 2x Platinum
Hard – 2x Platinum
Hate That I Love You – 2x Platinum
Man Down – 2x Platinum
Cheers – 2x Platinum
Shut Up and Drive – 2x Platinum
You Da One – 2x Platinum
Rehab – 2x Platinum
SOS – 2x Platinum
California King Bed – 2x Platinum
Russian Roulette – 2x Platinum
Talk That Talk – Platinum
Bitch B Have My Money – Platinum
Rockstar 101 – Platinum
Break It Off – Gold
Right Now – Gold
If It’s Lovin that you want – Gold
Te Amo – Gold
What Now – Gold
We Ride – Gold
Loveee Song – Gold
Cockiness – Gold

“she won’t last”,
they said.

congrats to rihanna!

lowkey: don’t you love it when black folks put the game in a headlock?
inspiring.
follow your dreams foxhole.

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