It’s so FUNNY that people WAIST their time hating on Rihanna & Ne-yo (and other artists). If you don’t like them DON’T listen to their music!!! AND WETHER YOU LIKE THEM OR NOT IT REALLY DOESN’T MATTER BECAUSE THEY STILL GETTING PAID, CAUSE OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO DO!!!!!

Loved the neyo video song is just as good as it was when he sang it in hampton.

****WASTE*****

@ 68 ummmmmm Rereleases arent just for artist that missed it the first time around cuz its clear when Beyonce did it she got her first time on point! THank you…but yea the NeYo video is fire its very different and im luvin it and Riri it was ok the song is played out to me now but i loved it when it first came out

Ohh dear i liked the neyo thing, for the first time in my life!

Riahnnnaaaaaa…. how very boringgg…. you give us a great song… a bore… etc…. this is the bore! look great tho

………that song is for jay even tho dude looks like chris lolololoooloo go rhi rhi you tell um lolo

Is it illegal to have a dark skinned girl as the lead of a video. lol

loves me new neyo song, he said that r&b is boring, lmao…lol…**dancing* I just cant stop. Rihanna, the video could have been better, i agree with everyone, it is boring…lol

Love both songz but da videos are jus not cutting it for me and da rihanna video definitely gives off a “Irreplaceable” vibe but I have 2 admit she looks very pretty in da video

ne-yo was a bit boring but as a dance song, it’s a decent song. it’s good

riri’s song is decent too. she looked pretty in the vid (she needs to watch though b/c she can look like a dude sometimes- that’s something her makeup artits need to work out). i wished she looked that great w/o makeup though. let’s be real

WeLL, Of course I LOVED Ne-Yo’s video..it was very creative and sexy but I’m mad Ne-Yo is required to keep a hat on but then again I’m not, he’s sexier that way! lol

But Rihanna’s video was alright, I kinda feeling the song…

Neyo’s song is alright,but I think he should have taken more time off..he brings out an album every year..the video reminded me sooo much of Justin Timberlake’s “my love”and he needs to stop tryin to dance because he can’t and he does the same ol moves and always wearing that hat and to me he is just soooo ugly

mayne,neyo u coulda let justin keep SOME of his swag lmao jk
i don’t really like neyo but he’s a great songwriter which brings me to take a bow
i LOVE this vid…its one of the only vids i’ve ever seen where she actually shows personality and the clothes burning is hilarious.i don’t think take a bow will do as good as it could have if it had been on a girl like me cuz it doesn’t fit gggb like breakin dishes (which shoulda been released)
and i disagree with everyone,her vocals are great in this song

i love both the songs love them both and there videos!! there dope!!!!! lol

#141 you need to stop. You always calling somebody a Beyonce stan when they say anything remotely disagreeable about Rihanna but yet you always seem like you stanning for Rihanna. I for one am a B fan and proud of it. Beyonce is talented and has had 10 very successful years in the game. With that being said the song sounds and looks like Irreplaceable in every way. Sure Neyo wrote it and Stargate produced it but did she have to take it and then go overboard by making it so much like Irreplaceable? No she could have made it her own or just refused the song altogether. I mean isn’t that what a true bad girl would do? As for Neyo I don’t want to hear anything else from him for a while all his music and writing is all starting to sound the same with the same lyrics and concept.

Theres a leona lewis “take a bow” that is so much better

Ne-Yo’s video is really cool. It looks like someone has stayed in contact with June Ambrose. Rihanna’s video is boring, but she is fine as hell so it really doesn’t matter, even though Beyonce did a video very similar called “Irreplacable”….LMAO

take a bow its juss the same as the one Leona Lewis did

144 Now Rihanna sounds like Beyonce too huh? You are really reaching but in a way it’s a compliment. Beyonce is a great singer. Rihanna is improving. Is that why you’re so scared because Rihanna is coming into her own?

Someone asked why did’nt Def Jam release this on the official site. They did release it on their site but it only takes a few hours to make it’s way to Youtube.

ri”YAWN”a is so damn wack and talentless, she is so fake and boring

she stole fefe dobson whole style

everybody in here trying to find a reason to dawg rihanna out ok please everybody in here has a song that sampled another song it doesnt make it any less of good song and besides beyonce is old news people need to stop kissing her ass women on the street look a hell of alot better than her and bet half of you females who idolize her so much look better than her to the only upper beyonce has on us is material things and if learn to stop hating on others like rihanna who set themselves away from blonde hair fake extentions and tons of foundation to feel pretty you could work to get it too im just saying>>>>

Who’s the guy in Rihanna’s video? Is it the guy from the Pepe ads or Anthony something who models for Boss?

I like both songs and the videos aren’t bad. I wish people would stop saying Rihanna is trying to be like Beyonce. Neyo wrote both of the songs for the two ladies and that’s why they sound similar. Beyonce nor Rihanna created their own styles. Both styles have been derived from past artists. Neyo is good with writing and I love this new song closer especially when the beat drops. He’s is not trying to be Justin because Justin takes his styles from other artists as well.They both look up to MJ

NO,I’m not a hater….but is it just me or do they hype Rihanna up to be more attractive then she really is. I mean with that forehead and that wide nose…I mean she’s ok, but she’s no Beyonce.

What is wrong with aspiring to someone???

MJ..is Ne-yo’s idol. theres nothing wrong with that.

I like his video. I dont know why people are saying it look like a “my love” pt 2. why just cause its black and white and he dancing?? Just recognize his talent and give credit.

I love Rihanna’s video and song.its cute, simple, and straight to the point.

Riri bored me with this one…I still like the song however.

#165

Well when you compare her to beyonce and say things like she’s swagger jacking her and what not then you sound like a stan, i dont mind people that dont like her becuase you can’t please everyone, so if you dont like her say you dont like her and keep it moving and stop bringing beyonces name up everytime theres a post about rihanna.

disclaimer: this comment wasn’t aimed at you personally im just speaking in general

well i dont kno why some pepo think her video was borin it was juss wha shesz sayin in da sonq? i mean how da fuck did yu expect it ta be? lmao dude wont leave her alone nd shesz tired of him THEE END! =] lol she l00ked beautiful nd i loved her facial expressionsz it had me laffin like she was DEF done wit dude lol nd wth neyo isnt trynna be like michael jacskon michael jackson influencesz alot of pepo i mean why WOULDNT he? pepo are qonna mix their own steelo wit sum of michales if dey know how to dance similiar to him like usher nd chris brown nd yada yada yall feel me buh i was feelin both sonqsz nd both videosz i heard nd seen em both b4 hea neway

@ 174. Candigal

NO,I’m not a hater….but is it just me or do they hype Rihanna up to be more attractive then she really is. I mean with that forehead and that wide nose…I mean she’s ok, but she’s no Beyonce.

>>>>>>>>>>> WIDE NOSE? And people wonder why black people hate their features? Her nose ain’t even what I’d call wide to begin with (Jay-Z and Usher have wide noses) and wide or not, that beautiful round nose suits her perfectly. Rihanna is prettier than most girls and most men’s girlfriends in this blog, big 5head and all. Stop HATING YALL, that is not healthy.

* ^^^^ WIDE NOSE? IT IS WHAT MAKES YOU QUESTION HER “ATTRACTIVENESS”??

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

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.

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.

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.

#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.

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!

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.

@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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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!!!

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.

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!

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!!

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.

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.

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.

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

#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.

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

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

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…

@ 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?

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!

DITTO… #3! BOOORING..BOOO!
NEXT!!!!

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

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!

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

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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!!!

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