NEW VIDEOS: NE-YO – “CLOSER” / RIHANNA – “TAKE A BOW”

Brand new video from Ne-Yo for his song Closer. His upcoming album, YEAR OF THE GENTLEMAN, is set to arrive in stores June 24th. LOL @ Ne-Yo thinking he’s MJ. I liked the video though.

Rihanna has released her latest video for the Take A Bow single from her new CD Good Girl Gone Bad Re-release. The CD will hit stores May 27 featuring remixes of her platinum selling album.

I’m not feeling the boring song or video. But like always, Rihanna looks fierce.

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214 Responses to NEW VIDEOS: NE-YO – “CLOSER” / RIHANNA – “TAKE A BOW”

  1. bell

    ri”yawn”a is ugly and her nose is wide, they just were stating the facts, rihanna is not pretty 2 everybody, she’s ugly 2 most and its called an opinion

    i hate rihanna, she’s talentless ho

  2. HATE IS NOT HEALTHY

    But candigal mentioned the “wide nose” thing right with the forehead to question her attractiveness,as if it’s a flaw to have a wide nose, the european features don’t equal to beauty. Wake up! And if “most” found her ugly she wouldn’t be popular.

  3. Bored

    Everyone is saying this video is boring, you’re right!!she has on clothes. She still cant sing, she sings to safe and her copying game is the tightest in the business.

    When she can sing live with no help from the true singers (backup girls and the backtracking) she hangs with then, only then, will she get any respect but by her continuing to do these safe lovey songs want cut it. The only major thing this girl had going for her on the music tip is Umbrella and if you cant sing ella, ella, ella you need to get out of the business. She can hollar “what’, ‘sing” and other stuff but she is not a singer to mee. She’s still cute.

    This album showed one thing she has no vocal skills still and now she wants to re-release it with the help of Maroon five so we know who she is still targeting for help in her slowly but surely ending career.

  4. Bored

    I forgot about Neyo, he sounds like neyo nothing different and I thought he said he wanted to make a change?

    All neyo songs sound alike even the ones he does for other artist you can always tell he did it.

    But I like his song, I like riri’s to. I see the label give her a penny to make the video lack of faith in her she not a strong seller she has popular songs but she is still not strong.

  5. Lady Architect

    #171
    I don’t think I could’ve said it any better than you did. I wish people would start looking at themselves and seeing their beauty because a star’s beauty depends on how well their makeup is put on and the expense of their wigs when you have beautiful women that come outside everyday.

    183.
    Bored

    I agree with your comment and you can actually say that about any artist out right now ex: Rihanna, Ciara, Ashanti, Beyonce, Danity Kane, etc. Some have better voices that other but if you put them in something that wasn’t revealing on a stage and sat them in a chair people would get bored with them. It is all about sex sells. I would say Alicia Keys is very successful without having to wear very revealing clothing.Tamia is one of the best singers out and her albums are great, but she is also a wife that is not willing to do certain things for the industry. She’s in it purely for the music. The list can go on with other great artists less successful because they are not selling sex.

    And whoever made the ignorant wide nose comment: people like you are the reasons why many black women hate their features.

  6. MAI03

    I love Neyo’s song & video! Very hot. The song sounds like a MJ song. If Neyo is writing for Mike’s new stuff, then needless to say it’s gonna be hot. The lyrics in this songs are smokin’ hot! Loves it!!!

    Rhianna’s song is kind of boring, however, she looks beautiful in the video–very Halle Berry in Boomerang!

  7. The Facts

    Take a bow is going to peak in the top 3 on the billboard charts just because its a rihanna track. The rihanna brand is very powerful right now all of her songs gets mad airplay and they always chart high. Internationally although this track has more of an american flavour it will still end up being in the top 10 in most charts in Europe and the rest of the world because of the Rihanna brand which has a very international appeal. She’s the “it” girl right now. However, when Rihanna decides to release what will be her 2nd international smash it after Umbrella hopefully this summer everyone will be Breakin Dishes from here to Europe to Australia and South America.
    Neyo track no comment cause i did not listen to it.

  8. Curious

    @185 Irreplaceable was Beyonces biggest single and she had on clothes in the video and when she sings it onstage so your point is kinda whopsided. I know people like to include her in a list like yours but be for real. The girl is way more than that. Shes hella talented and been in the game for about 12 years so apparently its more than sex. Not all who “sell sex” are successful or sale records Ex: Rihanna, Cassie, Ashanti, Amerie, Christian Milian, etc. And Tamia has been half naked in her videos before too and Alicia just admitted to doing her most sexual song yet so everyone is “selling sex” in some type of way. Does that make them not in it for the music as much now?

    And this whole big nose comment is what it is. She does have a big nose, forehead and chin but some people still thinks shes pretty. Its funny how people wanna get upset when calling out Rihannas flaws but its ok to diss everyone else on their looks or whatever. I know her looks are all she has but that doesnt give her a free pass of not being criticized like others. Prime example is Jay Z each and everytime he is on here people clown him for his nose, lips and and everything else but no one rushes to call those people ignorant. Just an observation

  9. cece

    I think that it’s rediculous for #174 to talk about her not being “Beyonce” when she’s obviously had a nose job. And I agree with 188, everybody is selling sex now, including Alicia.

  10. The Facts

    the re-release of this album coupled with the number of potential top 10 global hits this album has will definately keep this album on every chart in the world for a very long time. Expect this album to sell in the double digits cause it has amazing longevity

  11. Lady Architect

    188.

    Curious

    I think you are taking my words in the wrong fashion and being defensive for no reason over Beyonce. My goodness she is a entertainer like the rest. I never said that she had no talent. Does she have the best no. Can she be successful without selling sex obviously not in my opinion if they haven’t done it. 12 years is great to be in the game and all 12 years the whole DC have been selling sex. Selling sex doesn’t exactly mean making a song about being sexual so your Alicia Keys example is irrelevant at this point. What I was saying was that many of these stars as I listed above would not be successful without selling sex. You can’t just single out Rihanna and leave out the rest because you favor them more. Don’t care how much talent you feel Beyonce has. You can’t sit her in a chair fully clothed for more than 2 songs without getting bored and I noticed this when I went to see her in concert. Talented yes she is, but don’t condemn one and not the others. It is not fair is all I am saying. None of the ladies in this game at this time had good voices when they first started. They all went through vocal training and some obviously came out better than others possibly because of more time spent in the game. That’s why I don’t understand people comparing Rihanna and Beyonce when Beyonce has had 12 years worth of training. They even did an interview with DC vocal trainer who said that their voices weren’t strong and they needed a lot of help. Ashanti is now going through her training, Rihanna and Ciara probably will too but they are early birds so give them some time and give them a chance.

  12. YEAH OKAY

    People have been so used to coochie popping that when you see a woman who actually is the real definition of sexiness aka feminine and classy, the video is tagged “BORING”.

    Interesting.

    Then y’all gonna complain that people sell too much sex, but soon as they don’t, they’re “BORING”?

    Yeah Okay.

    Rihanna is PRETTIER than MOST industry girls because she’s far less superficial, she doesn’t need much….I take that back…she doesn’t need ANYTHING fake to be beautiful, have you seen this girl without makeup? That’s REAL beauty.

    And Rihanna OWNED the video and the song.

  13. Wright1

    I liked both songs and the videos. Rihanna’s video was kind of boring, but it fit the song well. And she does have talent; she proved that on Good Girl Gone Bad. Ne-Yo’s video was hot- he still got it.

  14. This and That

    Ne-Yo’s Closer could definitely have MJ singing and dancing on it, but IT’S HOT!!!

    Rihanna’s so boring – wack song and video. Britney, PLEASE COME AND GET YOUR CAREER BACK FROM THIS NO TALENT HAVING BROAD!!!

  15. ZZzzzzzz

    Damn, I watched Ne-Yo’s and just realized I dozed off on Rihanna’s boring ass – woke up just in time to post, lmao.

  16. Seemi

    Hmm isnt that the same house that Common used in his video for ” I want you” with Alicia Keys???? Come on production, you guys gotta do better than that!

  17. Bored

    Rihanna is cute and just like the rest she needs some help too, put her with equal cuties and she will not stand out. There’s nothing spectacular about her beauty and this is not hate. Not superfical what world are you living in?

    What is making her standout now is her clothing, not the little talent (if that’s what you wanna call it) she has and she is getting lighter by the VIDEO.

    If that’s what you like then support it but she has yet to impress me, no vocal skills at all, she sings what she has learned. Put her in a room and tell her to sing that is not her’s on the spot and watch what you get!!

  18. YEAH OKAY

    Of course she won’t stand out if they’re “EQUAL” cuties, nobody will since they’re “EQUAL”. The girl is gorgeous, with or without makeup, 80% of these celebs can’t claim the same, even after they spent thousands on plastic surgery.

  19. lolita

    I love Ne-yo’s video. I like Ne-yo because there’s something he brings to the table that others don’t bring. This music video brings something different that I haven’t seen before. This is how I expected Usher’s video to look like.

  20. samia

    Dont compare Rihanna to beyonce Bee was there long before That chick.Rhianna is a copy cat that cannot sing.She said she once to be the black Madonna and was inspired by Beyonce.

  21. Bored

    I dont care what riri does the bottom line is always this:

    Rihanna, who followed, had a different problem: She was much more interesting to watch on the two giant video screens on either side of the proscenium than on the stage itself, where she tended to blur into the busy background. Maybe it was her trendy short haircut, which made her seem unexpectedly boyish from even a modest distance despite her first costume — a leather corset/unitard with pink piping that matched the hue of her gloves and the straps on her ski-style boots. Or maybe it was the descrease in energy necessitated by tunes such as “Rehab” — penned by her “good friend” Justin Timberlake — and “Hate That I Love You,” a duet with Ne-Yo that she performed by her lonesome, to the detriment of the tune’s effectiveness. She’s being marketed as a baby Beyonce, but she doesn’t have the latter’s lungs or magnetism despite having scored a rash of smashes lately. The allegedly rocking “Shut Up and Drive” seemed fairly lackluster, particularly given the roar just emitted by N.E.R.D., and “Umbrella” was a let-down, with the backup dancers lamely twirling bumbershoots as Rihanna, in a new outfit that resembled a cross between workout gear and a military uniform, pumped her fist and high-stepped like an aerobics instructor. Clearly, she’s a star made for video. The camera loves her more than the naked eye does.

    Rihanna was solid, with strong versions of Rehab and Umbrella, but her set was ultimately overlong, extended with standard-issue dance sequences that added nothing to the night. In the end the singer’s persona wasn’t strong enough to hold an arena spotlight that long.

    Bad Reviews

  22. Chyna

    #177 Nothing but Love I understand what your saying when you say if you don’t like Rihanna move on and don’t post. I completely agree this is my first ever commenting on a Rihanna post because I don’t find her very interesting outside of her looks. However just like on her post people are always on Beyonce post doing the same thing and I realize that probably won’t change because folkes are gon have there say wether you like it or not. You were one of the ones also though that mentioned Beyonce on her post. This is what I was saying you can’t get mad at someone else for being what you call a Beyonce stan but yet you always stanning for Rihanna. So how can you get mad and call someone a stan when it’s very obvious you one yourself?

    #188 Curious you are so right people always trying that Beyonce gotta use sex to sell when Beyonce got talent to back it up. I mean was we not entertained when she sung the hell out of The National Anthem fully clothed or Dangerously In Love full clothed at the grammys three years ago. I think unlike some others she has proved she can be fully clothed and still sing the hell out of a song. And By the way Tamia has been damn near naked in plenty of her videos go back and google her if you don’t think it’s true.

  23. yahhhhhhhhhhtrick

    HOW CUTE LIL USHER AND BEYONCE DO’N THE DAMN THANG LOL NEYO SOUND LIKE USHER AN RHIANA SOUND LIKE IRRAPLACEBLE I THINK THATS HOW U SPELL IT GIVE ME TIME I AINT READ SINCE GRAD

  24. blkpoetx

    wow that’s a hit for Neyo…. that dude is really talented…. I like the song and video.. it can see it being club banger

  25. BIGVON

    NEYO BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN WACK….RIHANNNNNNNNNNNNNNA BEEEEEEEEEEEEN WACK….NO CONVERSATION NEEDED………NEITHER IS BEYONCE OR EVEN USHER..THEY R ENTERTAINERS…U FALL ASLEEP WHEN NEYO OR RIHANNA R ON STAGE…THEY VIDEOS HAV ALWAYS BEEN WACK..UMBRELLa was meh…CONFUSED ABOUT ALL OF THE OPINIONS…

  26. YEAH OKAY

    @ BORED. ummmm I was mainly saying that the girl was a natural beauty and that I didn’t see how a wide nose took away from someone’s beauty. Of course she’s a product. I enjoyed this video, liked this song, thought she looked great and stated that a video without booty shots didn’t make it “BORING”, but I have NEVER written she was a real artist with amazing talent and a charisma that left you speechless. I don’t even own a single cd of Rihanna. So what was this essay for?

  27. Babatunde

    Why do people try to throw Rihanna at the UK like that? Do you know how small this place is? When they say she does well here, it isn’t really that well at all because we are so small in comparison to other places. And over here they call stuff like 100,000 units well, so in fact, she doesn’t do as great here as you would think.

    Just because people over here ate up Umbrella and SOS, doesn’t mean they are dumb enough to swallow every little song Rihanna releases.

    Lmao at people using Europe to prove their points when they know nothing about the culture and music. We don’t just eat anything up because it “sounds” like it is for our Market. We like some degree of depth to our music as well. Give us some credit!

  28. Landie

    DITTO… #3! BOOORING..BOOO!
    NEXT!!!!

  29. de

    rihanna is way BetTer then Ne one else she has her own style

  30. Nika

    I love Ne-Yo. The song is aight. I like his song Dream better. I still can’t wait for the album.

    I can’t stand please dont stop the music. or whatever its called. The whole song is a bust, but this song is ok. It’s a typical song, however you ARE RIGHT, Rihanna looks vicious. Do it girl!

  31. Gabbyy x

    Hiyah omg rihanna iis proper pretttyy x ii seen herr iin concert x lyy ya rihanna07528741980riing me:D

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  33. Brit:)

    I swear the meaning about this song is unbelievable. I mean enough said! In my eyes it was like she was singing about what I just been threw.I Iove it!!!

  34. Ami

    i dont think ri-ri is copying beyonce there completely diffrent and they got ther own unique style and i think ri is so pretty and she can dance especially in is it loveing that you want i think thats one ov her best songs and take a bow and pon de replay i dont think she did well in unfaitful lol

    n NEYO core blud you iz crazy hez sexy even if he has got a big head i think his dance moves and i LOVE his singing and his lyricz so all youz tht are dizzin n tht just jam man your on a hype ting coz you aint them get over it !!!1 :)

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