Talk:Rihanna

unclear passage Rihanna page

I have included the following excerpt to illustrate some parts of this page that i find difficult to understand.

"...he felt "Pon de Replay" was too big for her, saying "when a song is that big, it's hard [for a new artist] to come back from. I don't sign songs, I sign artists".[23] The audition resulted in Rihanna signing a six-album record deal with Def Jam Recordings in February 2005, on the same day of the audition, with Jay-Z saying "There's only two ways out. Out the door after you sign this deal. Or through this window ...",[21] meaning that he was not going to let her leave with signing a record deal.[21] After signing to Def Jam Recordings, Rihanna cancelled other meetings with record labels and relocated from Barbados to New York to live with Rogers' and his wife.[24] Rihanna explained the concept behind the title of the album to Kidzworld, saying that the sun is representative of native Caribbean culture, as well as herself, and that the album consists of music from her heritage.[25]..."

This passage seems like a mish-mash of opinions and loose facts and some of it is not clear at all. The part where it starts with the Jay-Z quote, "There's only two ways out..." The author attemts to explain what they thought Jay-z was saying "meaning he was not going to let her leave with signing a record deal..." This explanation provided by the author does not clear things up and I wonder if this clarification should not be attempted at all because the quote seems to be self explanatory in that Jay-Z seems to be saying to Rihanna that the contract she has just signed with him is serious and she needs to deliver the six albums or jump out the window, figuritively.

the passage that starts "Rihanna explained the concept behind the title of the album to Kidzworld..." Not only does this sentence just hang out by itself, It needs to explain who or what "kidsworld" is and what album rihanna is speaking about.

Amazing picture for Rihanna in 2012

There's a amazing picture of Rihanna in 10 April 2012:

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This picture is better than the current picture. This picture shows the full face Rihanna. I think you could replace the picture in infobox with that picture. Thanks. --94.99.9.124 (talk) 19:53, 3 November 2012 (UTC)

Love Her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Opening

This is a clear picture of Rihanna , this will be her hair she says for the 'UNAPOLOGETIC ERA' which will be throughout 2013 as a release of her new album. This picture is clear and wearing her frequent red lipstick. Taken at the MTV Awards 2012 9/10/12 9:00am EST. --86.139.161.125 (talk) 22:28, 4 January 2013 (UTC)--86.139.161.125 (talk) 22:28, 4 January 2013 (UTC) Just wondering if we need all the references in the opening of the article as they are featured below in the article itself? Iluvrihanna24 (talk) 15:12, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

http://www.usmagazine.com/uploads/assets/article_photos/bdf70d1dd846a5204b5be41642c6c1dafee4aad0.jpg

Fed up with battling

I'm so fed up with battling with these users User:Tomica and User:Calvin999. He has just reverted a reversion I made on an edit which was unnecessary. [1] Details like this are not needed in the opening paragraph of an artist's page. It is in the Unapologetic section. This is just for brief summarisation. I'm fed up of not being able to revert edits of my edits as it takes so long to sort out. Furthermore, references should not be in opening paragraphs! Iluvrihanna24 (talk) 09:24, 5 December 2012 (UTC)

Me nor Tomica have added references to the opening, so I don't know why you are bitching it about with regard to us. And I un-did that edit because that is fine to be in the lead. It's current and topical, and a milestone in her career. I'll tell you what I'm fed up with, your complaining. You make it sound like I revert everything you do, which I definitely don't. Stop being so dramatic all the time, it has already become tiresome. Your exactly the same as you was on your sock puppet accounts, you've learnt nothing. But you've already made it clear that you don't want to listen and don't care. You said it yourself. End of conversation. AARON• ^TALK 12:39, 5 December 2012 (UTC)

Pronunciation

Why are there two different pronunciations given? Should we not at least point out which one she uses herself? It's not a lot of help this way. Just because many people apparently don't know how to pronounce her name correctly we shouldn't elevate that to being a legitimate pronunciation. --77.8.20.121 (talk) 11:20, 9 December 2012 (UTC)

Associated acts

Why don't we count Eminem as an associated act?They collaborated 3 times!

1. Love The Way You Lie
2. Love The Way You Lie (part 2)
3. Numb

--Nikinikolananov (talk) 13:47, 2 January 2013 (UTC)

Essence of "Puck"

Oprah asked Rihanna about Esquire magazine calling her the "Essence of a word that rhymns with puck". There has been a lot of references to this Esquire magazine label so it seems very odd that there is no mention of it in the Wikipedia article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.34.80.28 (talk) 09:06, 26 January 2013 (UTC)

'Personal' section?

Why is there no 'Personal' section as commonly found on other biographical pages? Was there one? Was it removed? Why?

I'm sure there is plenty of info that could fill out such a section and I'm equally sure there would be plenty of interest as well, making such a section quite appropriate.

Thought anyone?

108.162.189.236 (talk) 20:41, 4 February 2013 (UTC)