Rihanna finished to shoot the “Russian Roulette” music video a few hours ago. We’re still not sure where exactly the video was shot, but we guess it wasn’t shot only in Los Angeles.
The video was shot in two days: Friday and Saturday night, until around 7am – in both days! It’s been said that the video will be hot, sexy and will make history. Rihanna is said to have put the gun to her head in the video which is the big WOW factor, but that was hearsay so I cannot confirm that. There are no pictures of RiRi on the set.
Fans on twitter tell they saw RiRi wrapped in a white towel to make sure noone would see her outfit.
The video will premiere on November 6th so be prepared!
Source – Global Grind
Back in 2008, Rihanna Daily asked Rihanna’s dancer Bryan Takana – who’s working with Beyonce now – 10 questions.
1# What’s your full name?
Bryan Kekoa Tanaka.
2# When and where were you born?
April 11th 1983 in Olympia, WA.
3# When did you first start working with Rihanna?
I danced for her when she did a tribute for Destiny’s Child on the World Music Awards back in 2005. But really started our working relationship when the Umbrella video came out in March of 2007!
4# What was the funniest and what was the scariest moment you’ve had with Rihanna so far?
The funniest moment with Rihanna was on our last show of our 1st European tour. We played sooo many pranks on stage. The highlight was when me and Julius came out as Egyptian Pharaohs on “Question Existing.” We made her crack up during her song!
5# What was the best/most interesting place you’ve ever played? Why?
The most interesting place we’ve played together was Abuja, Nigeria. The performance was kinda chaotic due to lack of preparation from the Nigerian side. It got made up when Jay-Z took the stage with her though. But the icing of it all was that half of our crew got stranded in Abuja for an extra 2 days and I missed our next show because of it!
6# What’s the best part about working with Rihanna?
The best part about working for Rihanna is that she is the most caring, smart, and down to earth woman. Not too mention she’s drop dead gorgeous.
7# Will you keep working with Rihanna during her next album?
It’s up in the air but I hope to be working with her on her next album.
8# What other profession would you have liked to attempt if it didn’t turn out this way?
Firefighter or Physical Therapy.
9# Describe your personality in 3 words.
Goofy, Caring, and Focused.
10# Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
In 10 years I see myself as an actor, choreographer, dance teacher, and proud parent.
Lol RiRi’s crew is so crazy
Source – RD
Ne-Yo said Rihanna requested the song’s somber vibe. “She wanted to be dark, but not just dark for the sake of being dark,” he told MTV News. “Dark with kind of a meaning, dark with some kind of thing to it.”
“I’m listening to the track, and all I can see is Rihanna and some random person sitting across from each other at the table with a gun sitting in the middle of the table and playing Russian roulette,” he explained. “And I just started thinking, ‘What would go through your mind if you was in that situation?’ It just all started coming together, and Rihanna has never been one to be afraid to take a chance, especially with me. She’s always game to do something a little different. I played it for her, and she loved it — went in and knocked it out. The rest is history.”
Rihanna has been accused of copying the cover of a wrestling album.
Paul Heyman, who used to run Extreme Championship Wrestling, wrote on his website that the cover of Rihanna’s ‘Russian Roulette’ single is similar to the 1998 compilation album ECW: Extreme Music.
Rihanna is wrapped in barbed wire for the ‘Russian Roulette’ image, as is the wrestler Sandman on the cover of the ECW album.
“It’s pretty obvious this was copied from, or at least extremely inspired by the ECW album cover,” Heyman told The Sun. “From the barbed wire and the right arm up in the air to the blood dripping off the logo.”
However, he added:
“Hey, I don’t blame them. If you’re going to copy someone, copy from the best. By the way, Rihanna… you’re welcome!”
The wait is over and the fans have spoken. Rihanna’s new single, “Russian Roulette,” made its way to radio today and the cover art made its way to the Internet.
The single sleeve centers on a photo of Rihanna, wearing very little clothing and many restraints. The singer is entangled in what looks to be barbed wire, sporting a cut-out eye patch while her right arm is suspended by a chain.
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According to reports, it seems like sexy Barbadian singer, Rihanna will be releasing the music video for her new single, “Russian Roulette” on November 6th. The video will be aired on ABC during the primetime slot and is going to be directed by Anthony Mandler.
The song is the first single off of her highly anticipated upcoming album, Rated R, and was just recently released.
Producer Chuck Harmony said of the song,
“If I had to speculate, I would speculate that [she released it] for shock value. ‘Russian Roulette’ is the kind of song that when you hear it you’re gonna talk about it – whether you like it, you talk about it. It’s so unexpected, from the tempo to the title to the feel.”