The 54th Grammys are on tomorrow night and is hosted by none-other than hip-hop legend LL Cool J – and if you can’t be there, might as well stalk those who are via Twitter.

We pulled together a little list of musicians, music critics, comedians and other accounts that are essential to give an inside look at music’s biggest night. Check them out below:

THE MUSICIANS:
@AdamLevine: Maroon 5′s frontman and The Voice judge is performing with the freakin’ Beach Boys and Foster The People.
@BlobTower: Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon – a Twitterholic and up for two major awards.
@BrunoMars: He’d catch a grenade for you and he snagged a few nods.
@CoryMonteith: That Canadian dude from Glee tweets as much as sings.
@Deadmau5: Toronto’s DJ with a nod and a performance this weekend.
@Drake: Stay tuned for lonely thoughts at the after parties.
@JustinBieber: An up-and-coming tween sensation that has some potential.
@KanyeWest: He’s up for seven awards and he likes to talk. A lot.
@KatyPerry: She’s performing, up for a few awards – and she’s Katy Perry.
@LadyGaga: Mother Monster is performing, up for a few awards.
@LLCoolJ: Host for the evening; stay tuned for a snapshot or two from behind the scenes.
@TheLonelyIsland: Everyone’s favourite SNL-group headed by Andy Samberg.
@LupeFiasco: Nominated for Best Rap Performance.
@MileyCyrus: She will be in attendance.
@NickiMinaj: She’ll be performing, nods for her collab with Drake and Best New Artist.
@Questlove: The Roots’ drummer that is “your favourite twitterer’s music critic.”
@Rihanna: She likes to Tweet That Tweet – let’s see what she has to say about Chris Brown’s performance.
@Skrillex: 24-year-old producer is up for Best New Artist.
@TaylorSwift13: No doubt this nominee will be Instagraming all night long.
@WizardCud: Kid Cudi might not be as philosophical since quitting weed, but remains vocal.
@ZooeyDeschenel: Fresh from her SNL-hosting gig Saturday, she’ll be all adorkable at the award show.

THE MUSIC CRITICS:
@AlanCross: Canadian music-history icon will keep us confirmed.
@GerrickKennedy: Music writer for the Los Angeles Times likes to tweeter.
@JianGhomeshi: Canadian radio personality loves his music.
@RobSheff: Rolling Stone’s resident music critic – knows a thing or two about the industry.
@RyanSeacrest: This guy is so addicted to hosting things that he’ll likely tweet as if he is hosting the damn show.

THE COMEDIANS:
@JimmyFallon: The Late Night host that’s a fan of everything – especially music.
@NealBrennan: New York comedian that is worth following year-round.
@RobDelaney: He tweets like breathing – why aren’t you following him already?

THE OTHERS:
@TheGrammys: Pretty self-explanatory
@Fave: One of the official Grammy bloggers.
@KickKickSnare: An official blogger for the Grammys – been snapping a lot of candid pics of the parties thus far.
@RedCarpet: E! Channel’s official red carpet twitter account with photos and commentary for every major red carpet event.

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After her relaxing vacation in Hawaii, Rihanna got some fresh new ink on her knuckles.

The singer tweeted multiple photos from her visit to an L.A. tattoo parlour. She got two tattoos: one on her lower back which she hasn’t revealed yet, and “thug life” spelled out on her knuckles in white ink.

She documented a lot of her experience last night on her Twitter page. She even met actor Danny Trejo (“Machete”, “Grindhouse”, “Sons of Anarchy”), telling her followers to “look up his story!”

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As we reported earlier, rumors were swirling that Rihanna and Chris Brown were getting back together. However, Brown denies there is any truth to that.

“He and Rihanna are just friends,” his rep tells ABC News. “He is with his girlfriend, Karrueche, and is not cheating.”

An informed source told Us Weekly that the former couple “meet up very casually,” adding, “She comes to see him anytime she’s in L.A.” Other sources say that “they can’t get enough of each other. I don’t see it ending well.”

“Rihanna loves to live dangerously,” another source added. “And talking to and hooking up with Chris is all part of that.”

Rihanna definitely does like to live dangerous. There is nothing more dangerous to your health than a beat down from Chris Brown. Hasn’t she learned her lesson?

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Here is another example of why we love Twitter so much. Rihanna is having a relaxing time on vacation in Hawaii which means one thing – bikini pictures.

And because Rihanna loves her Twitter followers so much, she decided to share some of those pics. As you can see above, Rihanna is still looking to be in fantastic shape, and she isn’t afraid to show it. Our personal favorite picture is Rihanna in a bikini taking another picture of a girl’s ass – very artistic.

Thanks Rihanna.

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Just like the Jay-Z story from today, we also hope this headline isn’t true either.

Many websites and magazines including US Weekly are claiming Rihanna is hooking up with her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown. We all know Rihanna’s been single for a very long time now. We also know Chris Brown is nothing but a violent and crude man desperately in need of anger management. This just doesn’t make sense.

Apparently, Rihanna likes to catch up with Chris whenever she’s in L.A. It’s been three years since he assaulted her.

One “insider” told US Weekly, “Rihanna loves to live dangerously, and talking to and hooking up with Chris is all part of that.” Sounds like BS to me. Rihanna may be a bad girl but she’s one hell of a smart, independent girl.

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“Cheers to the freaking weekend, I drink to that!” Rihanna once sang in her hit song “Cheers”. While on vacation in Hawaii, the good girl gone bad is doing more than just boozin’.

The 23-year-old pop star was photographed smoking a blunt outside her resort yesterday afternoon. The Huffington Post says it’s not clear whether it’s weed or just rolled up tobacco but she her latest tweet gives us a hint.

The tweet is actually a line in Drake’s song “Up All Night”, but now we know what Rihanna likes doing during her down time.

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Even since repeatedly pestering that poor DJ to  turn the record up in 2005, Robyn Rihanna Fenty has been a chart-topping powerhouse representative of Def Jam Records. With her collaborations dominating the charts as of late, it seems that the recipe to Billboard success is a Rihanna hook. After all, she has the most digital number-one hits with eleven and counting.

That’s more number-one’s than Stevie Wonder or Janet Jackson. That’s two away from Michael Jackson and nine away from the untouchable Beatles. Are we talking quantity, not quality? It’s up for debate. How does she compare to the Gaga’s, Perry’s and Beyonce’s?

Turn on the radio. Open a music magazine. And if they’re on a break from their teen-preganancy programming, watch MTV. From Maroon 5 to Eminem to Coldplay to Lonely Island, there is that familiar sultry croon of the official ambassador of youth and culture for Barbados. She is considerably the most-featured female singer of this millennium. She’s no Fitzgerald, or Goulding for that matter, but it’s either she has a remarkable talent or impeccable timing. OK, maybe Jay-Z has a little something to do with it.

Going back to 2008, she was featured on two of the biggest songs of the year: Maroon5′s  “If I Ever See Your Face Again” and T.I.’s redemption-song  “Live Your Life.” Two opposing ends of the musical spectrum that equally delivered as hits in their respective genres.

Recently, her collaborations haven’t slowed down, they’ve been unescapable on the pop-charts. She duels with Nicki Minaj, harmonizes on Kanye’s  “All of the Lights”and even trades verses with Chris Martin in Coldplay’s  “Princess of China” In response to his appearance on  “What’s My Name?”, Rihanna flourishes in the role of a wounded-love on the  title track of Drake’s upcoming Take Care EP.

Her solo success should not be ignored. In Billboard’s 53-year-history, Rihanna is in a third-place tie with the legendary Whitney Houston for most chart-toppers, behind Mariah Carey and Madonna. That’s a fine line between jaw-dropping and head-scratching. She was also named Digital Song Artist of the Decade in 2009, passing Mr. West, Beyonce and Taylor Swift.

In a recent study, the most popular videos on YouTube are unsurprisingly, music videos that occupy an incredible 86% of the top 60 most-viewed. What’s even more mind-boggling is that a trifecta of pop-artists total a 25% of those 60 videos: Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga and Rihanna. Bieber impregnates the rest of the pack with 1.664 billion views. Mother Monster rolls in with 842 million views and Rihanna clocks in with 715 million views.

With her new album Talk That Talk on the horizon (due out November 21), critical pop-singles are expected to stampede the airwaves. She took to Twitter on Tuesday to confirm that her mentor would appear on the title track: “Yes sir! Jigga man is on the title track #TTT.” What a clubhouse that must be, with Kanye and Jay meeting their female counterparts of Beyonce and Rihanna for an afternoon picnic.

Hova and Ri-Ri previously collaborated on her mega-hit “Umbrella” and he featured her on that Blueprint 3 power-house single, “Run This Town.”

She’s definitely beating Chris Brown’s success to death.

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Rihanna has broken another record – the singer has been named the biggest selling digital artist of all time.

She has sold over 47 million digital downloads at the end of 2011, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

The top 10 biggest selling digital artists of all time below:

1. Rihanna – 47,571,000
2. Black Eyed Peas – 42,405,000
3. Eminem – 42,290,000
4. Lady Gaga – 42,078,000
5. Taylor Swift – 41,821,000
6. Katy Perry – 37,620,000
7. Lil Wayne – 36,788,000
8. Beyonce – 30,439,000
9. Kanye West – 30,242,000
10. Britney Spears – 28,665,000

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As if Rihanna wasn’t sexy enough, for New Year’s she kissed another hot girl. This all went down at Diddy’s New Years party in Miami.

She later tweeted, “Fyi, we gotta find me somebody to kiss @ midnight by next NYE!!!! Melissa didn’t cut it for me lastnt.”

And what is Rihanna’s New Year’s Resolution? It’s to quit smoking.

A source told The Sun, “She thinks it’s a good time to do it as she has some down time. She’ll be able to dedicate even more time to working out as she’s worried she’ll pile on weight once she stops.”

“As for the men, she’s always on the lookout but she’s pretty fussy,” the source added.

We don’t know about quitting smoking, but she should have no problem finding another man by next New Year’s Eve.

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In her newest video for “You Da One”, Rihanna dresses like Alex DeLarge from “A Clockwork Orange” and dances like Michael Jackson.

The chameleon is now on to conquer a whole new look: platinum blonde hair. I, for one, miss the redheaded Rihanna. In this video you see the 22-year-old singer sporting a bunch of blonde wigs that takes some time getting used to seeing.

I tried to count how many times Rihanna grabs her crotch like Michael Jackson so infamously did in the 80s but I lost count after ten.

The song is funky and catchy while the music video gives off a bleak vibe, probably since it’s entirely in black and white. And, there’s nothing more annoying than the lyrics popping up on the screen. Am I suddenly at a karaoke bar?

Watch “You Da One” posted below and let us know what you like more: the song or the video.

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2011, like any other year, was full of sex, drugs, violence and even some dancing monkeys. Music videos from such artists like Bruno Mars and Britney Spears have kept us entertained from January until December. Here at andPOP, we can’t wrap up a fantastic year without discussing our top ten music videos.

10. Dr. Dre and Eminem – “I Need a Doctor” 

Dr. Dre’s first official single in over a decade and we love how the video walks us through the rapper’s life.

9.  Beyonce – “Countdown”

This video would have been much higher on the list if the song wasn’t so brutal to listen too, not to mention a blatant rip-off of over music videos from the past.

8. Bruno Mars – “The Lazy Song” 

We love how this dance sequence with the monkeys was all done in one shot. It must have taken Bruno and the gang a few tries before getting it perfect.

7. Britney Spears – “Criminal” 

We see Britney in a whole new light with this video. We also see her in some compromising positions with her real-life fiance, Jason Trawick. Hot, hot hot!

6. Cher Lloyd – “With Ur Love” 

This gets placed in sixth for being incredibly cute and PG.

5. LMFAO – “Party Rock Anthem”

What song makes us want to dance out in the streets than this one by LMFAO? They definitely put the ‘party’ in ‘party rock anthem’ with this wild dance video.

4. Lady Gaga – “Marry the Night”

The first video Gaga directed independently may not make much sense but damn, you just can’t take your eyes off of it.

3. Katy Perry – “Last Friday Night”

This music video reminds us of all the cheesy romantic comedies from the ’80s. This is also the only place you’d ever see Katy rockin’ a neck brace and neon spandex.

2. Rihanna – “We Found Love”

We found lots of controversy surrounding this Rihanna video. It’s quite ironic how similar the actor in the video looks to her ex, Chris Brown.

1. Amy Winehouse and Tony Bennett – “Body and Soul”

Seeing as it’s the last video we’d ever see from the soul singer, it takes the cake for best video of 2011. Amy’s collaboration with Tony Bennett sounds incredibly beautiful and is a great way to remember her.

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It seems like we report about a celebrity going ballistic on the popular social media website at least once a day. Here at andPOP, we consider it a slow news day if 50 cent hasn’t yelled at someone or Kanye West hasn’t tweeted in all capital letters.

It’s a somewhat slow week for Twitter fights because most stars are busy Christmas shopping or planning their holiday getaway.  The good ol’ folks at BuzzFeed have compiled a list of the best celebrity tweets this year, to keep us entertained until Ashton Kutcher comes back online.

We’ve picked our favourite ones. If you have any ones you thought were funny, please let us know!

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When it comes to dating, lately Rihanna’s been talking the talk but not walking the walk.

The pop star, who’s 6th album came out this week, was just recently named “Sexiest Woman Alive” by Esquire magazine. She appreciated the compliment but while on the Ellen Show, she said she doesn’t consider herself the sexiest. Rihanna just credits photographer for making her look good on the magazine cover, which features her fully nude, covered in tabacco leaves.

Rihanna flat out explained to Ellen she’s not dating anybody right now, and added she doesn’t like it when guys are intimidated by her. It’s kind of hard not to be intimidated by someone with nude magazine photoshoots!

“I’m not necessarily happy being single. It sucks but it is what it is,” she told Ellen.

It seems like Rihanna went on the Ellen to record an eHarmony video profile. The young singer sounded a bit desperate at times by overstating how unhappy she is being single and not having any time off work. She even pointed to her lady bits and claimed “she’s not happy either”. Well, Rihanna, there are numbers to call for someon to come over and take care of that.

“That’s why I stay on Twitter. So I can conversate with my fans. I don’t get no booty calls,” Rihanna explained.

Watch the very revealing interview with Ellen posted below.

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Every week celebrities flock to their twitter accounts to post the wackiest, entertaining, informative, and sometimes the most heartfelt messages for their followers. Here are three of the best celebrity tweets from this week so far:

“There’s no place like home,” tweeted former NBA star Kris Humphries.

Since his public divorce with Kim Kardashian, he finally broke his Twitter silence on Monday. Keep clicking your sparkly red shoes, Kris.

“Let me get this straight: the vampire impregnates the girl who always looks pissed and then the werewolf wants her baby? I miss John Hughes,” tweeted actor Zach Braff.

He was referring to the The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn which comes out this Friday. We miss John Hughes too, Zach.

“Dont say sh*t to anybody and everyone feels its cool to attack me. GROWN ADULTS!!!! that sh*t happened three years ago!…”  tweeted singer Chris Brown.

In a three-part series, Chris lashes out about how people should shut up about his past relationship with Rihanna. While we don’t approve of his tirade, we do agree that its time to let this go already! According to Perez Hilton, the tweets were taken down shortly after having been posted.

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Today Rihanna released the first single from her upcoming album Talk Talk Talk. The track is called “You Da One,” and it’s an upbeat power-pop love song with some heavy bass synths that almost sound like they were borrowed from dub step.

In honour of Rihanna’s flirtation with the genre, we hand selected some new singles that have been remixed by dub step artists.

Normally this sort of stuff isn’t really our style but these inturpretations were so enticing we had to post them. Check out our playlist below, featuring Mac Miller, Drake, Cher Lloyd and Mike Posiner. If nothing else, these tracks should help carry you into the weekend and they would make an excellent addition to a pre-party playlist.

Mac Miller – Smile Back / Skrillex – Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites

Drake Ft. Nicki Minaj – Make Me Proud (DJ Frankenstein Remix)

Cher Lloyd feat Mike Posner – With Ur Love (Shirobon Remix)

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If you don’t want to wait the 11 days it’ll take for Rihanna’s new album to hit stores and iTunes, these 30 second clips will have to suffice.

All 14 songs are potential hit singles. The opening track, “You Da One” is really energetic and gleeful. The fourth track, titled after the album features Jay-Z and his rhymes are fresher than ever. “Cockiness” has a bit of Carribean music mixed in it, so it’s probably the most danceable song on the record.

The album also included a couple ballads like the seventh track “We All Want Love” and “Farewell” although they sound really plain and dull. Rihanna’s not known for her soft, emotional ballads. She’s the queen of dirty, edgy pop and that’s what she should stick to.

The mini clips are put together in this YouTube video, posted below. If it gets taken down (which it probably will, Rihanna’s label is riding YouTube like Seabiscuit) you can listen to the songs here.

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If you’re ever listening to records and staring blankly at your fridge wondering what to drink, you’re not alone. A new website called Drinkify was designed to help music enthusiasts decide what to drink when listening to their favourite artists.

You simply type in the name of the artist or band you’re currently listening to and a delicious recipe will appear, usually that of an alcoholic beverage (unless you’re Justin Bieber). Here’s a look at a sample of artists with their paired drinks.

Remember kids: drink responsibly.

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Even since repeatedly pestering that poor DJ to  turn the record up in 2005, Robyn Rihanna Fenty has been a chart-topping powerhouse representative of Def Jam Records. With her collaborations dominating the charts as of late, it seems that the recipe to Billboard success is a Rihanna hook. After all, she has the most digital number-one hits with eleven and counting.

That’s more number-one’s than Stevie Wonder or Janet Jackson. That’s two away from Michael Jackson and nine away from the untouchable Beatles. Are we talking quantity, not quality? It’s up for debate. How does she compare to the Gaga’s, Perry’s and Beyonce’s?

Turn on the radio. Open a music magazine. And if they’re on a break from their teen-preganancy programming, watch MTV. From Maroon 5 to Eminem to Coldplay to Lonely Island, there is that familiar sultry croon of the official ambassador of youth and culture for Barbados. She is considerably the most-featured female singer of this millennium. She’s no Fitzgerald, or Goulding for that matter, but it’s either she has a remarkable talent or impeccable timing. Ok, maybe Jay-Z has a little something to do with it.

Going back to 2008, she was featured on two of the biggest songs of the year: Maroon 5′s “If I Ever See Your Face Again” and T.I.’s redemption-song  “Live Your Life.” Two opposing ends of the musical spectrum that equally delivered as hits in their respective genres.

In recent weeks, her collaborations haven’t slowed down, they’ve been unescapable on the pop-charts. She duels with Nicki Minaj, harmonizes on Kanye’s  “All of the Lights”and even trades verses with Chris Martin in Coldplay’s  “Princess of China” In response to his appearance on  “What’s My Name?”, Rihanna flourishes in the role of a wounded-love on the  title track of Drake’s upcoming Take Care EP.

Her solo success should not be ignored. In Billboard’s 53-year-history, Rihanna is in a third-place tie with the legendary Whitney Houston for most chart-toppers, behind Mariah Carey and Madonna. That’s a fine line between jaw-dropping and head-scratching. She was also named Digital Song Artist of the Decade in 2009, passing Mr. West, Beyonce and Taylor Swift.

In a recent study, the most popular videos on YouTube are unsurprisingly, music videos that occupy an incredible 86% of the top 60 most-viewed. What’s even more mind-boggling is that a trifecta of pop-artists total a 25% of those 60 videos: Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga and Rihanna. Bieber impregnates the rest of the pack with 1.664 billion views. Mother Monster rolls in with 842 million views and Rihanna clocks in with 715 million views.

With her new album Talk That Talk on the horizon (due out November 21), critical pop-singles are expected to stampede the airwaves. She took to Twitter on Tuesday to confirm that her mentor would appear on the title track: “Yes sir! Jigga man is on the title track #TTT.” What a clubhouse that must be, with Kanye and Jay meeting their female counterparts of Beyonce and Rihanna for an afternoon picnic.

Hova and Ri-Ri previously collaborated on her mega-hit “Umbrella” and he featured her on that Blueprint 3 power-house single, “Run This Town.”

She’s definitely beating Chris Brown’s success to death.

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You’d think by now Chris Brown would know better than to assault a hard-working female artist – verbally or physically.

The hotblooded 22-year-old hip-hop singer has once again run his mouth on Twitter. This time, a young female rapper from Toronto, Lyracist, is on the receiving end.

NOW Magazine posted Lyracist’s initial tweet, dissing Chris Brown.

Chris wrote a nasty response which he later deleted. But according to NOW, he said: “I would love to kick Yo ass up but I don’t feel like donating any of my money to ur medical bill *****!”

Ouch! Although it was Lyracist who started the fight, she’s letting Chris Brown take all the blame for the rude remarks. She told NOW she knows she made a rude remark that sparked a plug, but felt the remark was clever nonetheless.

Needless to say, Chris should lay off on threats and could have taken a different approach, since we’re still reeling from that incident with Rihanna. He too could have made a witty or sarcastic rebuttal and left it at that. But, no, Chris Brown continues doing what he does best: threatening women.

Lots of feuds start on Twitter every day with celebs. They sure make fighting with 140 characters an art. Here’s three hilarious tweet battles from the past few years.

Kelly Osbourne vs. Tila Tequila

Kelly tweeted: “I equate Tila to a fart. She is disgusting, stinks, is publicly embarrassing but kind of funny…No matter what you try and come back with the tampon says it all.”

Tila wrote back: “”is that the BEST u got? I’m TRASH and my tampon??? LMAO B—- PLEASE! AT LEAST MY TAMPON IS EXTRA SMALL AND YOU HAVE TO WEAR DEPENDS DIAPERS.”

The twitter winner: Kelly. She’s right, Tila is not only a public embarassment but completely irrelevant in 2011.

Lil Kim vs. Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj apparently tweeted “Lil Kim U Next” after news of Osama Bin Laden’s death broke the internet. She later deleted the comment.

Lil Kim wrote back: “You cheap stocking cap glued $10 bag hair wig wearing b***. Get a lace front!!! FYI Indian hair don’t come in green…”

The twitter winner: Although andPOP loves Nicki Minaj, we agree with Kim. If you really have something to say, don’t be a coward and delete it 5 minutes later.

Rihanna vs. Ciara

In response to Ciara going on t.v. claiming Rihanna wasn’t nice in person, Ri tweeted: “My bad Ci, did I forget to tip you? How rude of me….You gangsta huh? Ha.”

Ciara replied: ”Trust me Rihanna you don’t want to see me on or off the stage.”

Ri wrote back: ”Good luck with bookin that stage you speak of.”

The twitter winner: Rihanna. She’s kind of true on that last tweet. Rihanna’s been on a world wide tour for most of 2011 and Ciara…well, I think she played a set on BET or Ellen once.

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Rihanna’s definitely on the fast-track to world domination but her exhaustion is slowly getting the best of her.

We reported a few days ago that she canceled a show in Malmo, Sweden due to the flu. Now, MTV says she had to cancel last night’s show in Stockholm an hour before she was scheduled to go on stage. Rihanna’s doctor said she was too sick to perform.

Rihanna’s been all over the world this year. She’s made what seems like 100 music videos, appearances in probably every continent and launched perfumes and other products. She’s definitely busy and pulled in 5 different directions all the time and it looks like she really needs to get some sleep.

Other celebrities have been once rushed to hospital for exhaustion, like Lady Gaga and Lindsay Lohan (back hen she actually had a job). Rihanna’s so young and has her whole life to be number one at everything. I suggest her New Year’s resolution would be to nap more. And to drink plenty of fluids.

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