They always do this sh*t to young artists. I am so tired of these Vultures who are sucking the artists dry. Rihanna, get a good lawyer and and Audit team to track this shit down. Only thing, I don't know how you will pay for them, but you gotta look into this and get some people charged with fraud. Even if you cannot recover the money you can make sure they are dealt with by the law.

hush... but wrong story.. we don't care... she broke and we rich with gold... TALK BOUT THAT!

she still have more in her bank account than what I made last year

People nuh realize di back end of di business, all dem album and endorsment seh mek artist haffi pay it back, and dem haffi sell wholleap a album fi pay it back, cause most time wen dem sign record deal people nuh understand dat it's a loan dem geh yu till yu pay it back, But she still bless still, cause most people nuh have 20,000 dollars attal.

RI RI IS BEST U HAVE A FAMILY MEMEBER MANAGE YOUR MONEY ANYBODY ELSE MIGHT SUCK U DRY

RI RI IS BEST U HAVE A FAMILY MEMEBER MANAGE YOUR MONEY ANYBODY ELSE MIGHT SUCK U DRY

HONESTLY RIGHT I READ ABOUT THIS ON SO MANY SITES AND THE STORY SOUNDS SO REAL IF IT ISN'T THAT PERSON DID AN EXCELLENT SCANDAL BUT I THINK RIHANNA IS MOVING A BIT TO FAST THERE IS TOO MUCH HYPE IN HER LIFE GOING ON AND SHE HAD A REPUTATION IN BARBADOS FOR BEING TOO FAST WITH MEN AND THIS WHOLE PUBLICITY WITH CHRIS BROWN IS DEFINITELY MAKING PEOPLE BELEIVE THAT.

a gud fi yuh u dis ur family especially ur mom an evryting and start show off pan di people dem weh help u reach dis far u deserve it dutty betrayal bitch nobody iz worthy if dem dis dem country and dem madda a pan di road u fi go sleep now especially wen u tek mi man chris brown (lol) anyways she deserve it and God bless u rihanna 4 all those ting u did, i seriously doe care at all

I happen to work for major record label and knowing Def Jam and how labels work sometimes this could VERY well be true.
People saying this isn't true because she is such a big artist: did you forget about TLC! They were the biggest group when they were going broke they weren't handling business right, letting their manager take 3 to 4 times what they was entitled to. They ended up filing BR. The same thing almost happened to N'Sync who was a super huge pop group luckily for them it didn't happen. These things do happen so many artist sign on blind to the fact it can.
Rihanna doesn't sell many albums. She also doesn't have much of a personal handle on her career. She doesn't write any of her songs which would help her a lot financially. Rihanna is just like Cassie with better marketing. Rihanna doesn't perform well either she just mostly walks around the stage or has a lot of backup dancers, costumes, lighting...etc. To distract people from the fact she sucks. She is just pretty.
BTW some artist do have to pay for their own videos and it is also possible that Def Jam made her pay for production if sales from " A Girl Like Me" were bad. Labels are in it to make money if her sales are continuously bad then it would be a waste to fund production. Idk how much "A Girl Like Me" sold to determine whether or not it was a failure though. Anyway my point is that it is very possible this is true.

Well that is a sad thing for her to be making money and it is not going into her account. This business is a serious thing.Yes her stage performance suck. I'm a bajan saying this, it is the truth. I like some of her songs but the truth is the truth. I like to see people like Damian Marley and them perform, ALOT of energy. Rihanna is young and she really need to get someone who is going to look out for her. Get a great lawyer.

Sorry to hear this. But lord father she forehead BIG!!!

what did she say to dis her country and her mom?...i like rihanna she is very beautiful but she dont need to let alll this hype distract her from her finances

Will all these young entertainers please learn from TLC. Let me quote the late Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes. " how can a top selling group like TLC go broke, let me break it down to you and get ready to do your arthimatic. Your album sell for X amount on the dollar so you get X amount ( I was not sure of the amount). Remember you are now in the 40% to 50% tax range so Uncle Sam has to get his cut. You have to pay promoters, video directors, stylist, accountants, lawyers, studio time, ext." Since Rhiana is solo she did not have to split her money three ways like TLC. But since TLC got screwed over by their then mananger Pebbles, you thought younger artist would have wised up. In simple terms, gal yu a West Indian, nuh trust a raass soul wid yu money.

I wonder if that's why she doesn't give any donations are sponsor anything in BARBADOS YET THE SO CALL GOVERNMENT COULD STRIP THE AMBASSADORSHIP FROM ONE OF THE MOST RENOWN CALYPSONIANS OF ALL TIME THE MIGHTY GABBY AND GIVE IT TO RIHANNA NUMBER. NO. 1 HER MUSIC IS NOT PART OF OUR CULTURE THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE DONE IT 2ND SHE DOESN'T CONTRIBUTE TO NOTHING IN BARBADOS AND THEN GET AND TELL PEOPLE BAJANS DON'T LIKE HER. RIhanna BAJANS KNOW your REPUTATION for being a slut at school THATS WHY. WE KNOW SHE CAN'T SING SHE WAS CHOSEN FROM A BUNCH OF GIRLS THAT COULD SING far better than her yet SHE WAS CHOSEN why? BECAUSE SHE'S PRETTY and has a clear COMPLEXION BUT HONESTLY SHE HAS NOOOOOO TALENT WELL SHE COULD MODEL.

what is this on poor Rihana, well it must have been written. Girl u need to get you thing together and start over again and next time get a good manager and stay on top of your game. you need to stay in control link up mi av some money can lend LOL.

That's how the music business is. We support Indie artists on (90.7FM in Miami)IslandFlavaFm.com coming soon.

YEAH YEAH I'M A BAJAN JUST LIKE RIHANNA BUT HONESTLY I'M NOT GONNA SAY SHE IS MY FAVOURITE ARTISTE BECAUSE SHE'S BAJAN NO. REALISTICALLY SHE IS NOT AN ARTISTE REASONS BEING SHE DOESN'T WRITE HER SONGS, SHE CANNOT SING, SHE CANNOT PERFORM. SHE CAN MODEL, SHE'S PRETTY, SHE SETS FASHION TRENDS BUT THE MUSIC BUSINESS IS JUST NOT FOR RIHANNA. FIRST SHE STARTED WITH R&B WITH A CARIBBEAN FLAVOUR NOW SHE SINGS POP GOTHIC VAMPIRE CRAP LIKE SHE SHE IS A WHITE WOMAN SHE THEY JUST HAVE HER LIKE A PRODUCT AND USING THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF HER.

Toni Braxton went broke too. It's a hard business

Jaxi you wrote the truth right there. Sometimes ya own family does try to rip ya off. she is not my favorite artist but I like one or two songs. So because she come from bim she has to sing songs that from the Caribbean. Let me tell ya people in bim don't like to support their own. Alot of people support her though. Bim didn't do sh*t for me. I came from the ghetto and I had to come up here in the states to become something. Bim prejudice like America. People in Christ church think they are better than town people. I can't even find Barbados on the map.

rihanna chirs brown going to give you money.

RiRi number 1 forgot where she came from 2renting expensive house girl rent got to get paid 3flirting away with chris brown and he write his music learn something from him.let me tell your if someone write your song make sure three or four lines in that song you write

what a shame, EDUCATION, EDUCATION IS THE FONDATION
RI RI NEED SOME SOUND EDUCATION, IN THE 21ST CENTRY SHE IS ONE STUPID GIRL, RI RI YOU GOT ROBED,IT DOES NOT MATTER HOW FAMOUS YOU GET IN LIFE, NEVER EVER FORGET WHERE YOU CAME FROM.NEVER DIS YOUR PEOPLE. BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME, IF THERE IS A NEXT TIME.

YEA: THIS ONE FA YOU WHO GIVES A FUCK ABOUT YOU. YOU IS ONE THAT RUN AND LEFT YOUR COUNTRY SO HAVE NOTHING TO SAY AS FAR AS BARBADOS IS CONCERN, WE BAJANS DOES KEEP IT REAL AND IF SOMETHING AIN'T GOOD WE DON'T SUPPORT IT. JUST COS RIHANNA IS A BAJAN MEAN WE HAVE TO SUPPORT HER SHE SINGS A LOT OF CRAP AND CANNOT PERFORM AND THAT IS THE TRUTH. WE SUPPORT SHONTELLE AND KIMBERLY INNESS WHY? BECAUSE THEY CAN SING AND PERFORM AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST WRITE THEIR OWN SONGS NOW THAT IS TRUE TALENT.

note to self.....never cross a bajan. as a jcan, mi did think my fellow jacns are cold, but the bajans beat wi. how unno a duh unno own so? damnnnnnnnn unno cold!!!!!!!!!!!!

sweetie I run and left my country to do better for my fu*king self. are you going to support me? Yea Rhiana can't sing shit is right but she can sing what the fuc* she wants to sing so sit back. IF you don't like her music don't buy it. Barbados is a blasted dot and people from Christ church aren't any better than town people.

YEA: WHY YOU KEEP STRESSING ON CHRIST CHURCH AND TOWN PEOPLE WE HAVE 11 PARISHES DID YOU GET ABUSE IN CHRIST CHURCH? AWW I NOW SEE WHY YOU ARE SO EDGY AND BY THE WAY SIZE DON'T MATTER HON SMALL NATION YET PEOPLE WITH BIG HEARTS IT'S A PARADISE AND I DON'T HAVE TO GO NO WAY TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL. MY GOALS WERE BIGGER THAN BARBAOS AND MY SUCCESS I ACHEIVED HERE I DIDN'T HAVE TO FLY OUT. Secondly I DON'T BUY POP MUSIC, STRICTLY REGGAE OR SOCA SO YEAH I SITTING BACK AND LAUGHING CAUSE AS FAR AS I CAN SEE YOU HAVE ALREADY FAILED IN YOUR COMMENTS.HA!

SHE WENT AMERICA AS BARBADOS AMBASSADOR AND SEEK OUT A DONOR FOR SOME WHITE WOMAN. WHAT HAPPEN TO THE FAMILY IN ARCH COT THAT DIED IN THE CAVE IN. BAJANS SPONSORED THE REMAINING FAMILY FOR THE LITTLE BABYGIRL LEFT BEHIND LOCAL ARTISTE, SPONSORED WHERE WAS RIHANNA? IN AMERICA ON STAGE GIRATING AND WHAT ABOUT THE LITTLE BOY THAT HAD A SPEECH INPEDIMENT AND NEEDED FUNDS TO GET SURGERY OVERSEAS? WHAT THE FUCK! AND WE DON'T SUPPORT OUR OWN WE SUPPORT WHO SUPPORT US SHAMELESS AND SHE IS SUPPOSE TO BE OUR YOUTH CULTURAL EMBASSADOR IT IS EITHER SHE IS HEARTLESS OR JUST PLAIN BROKE FA REAL.

@DE BOSS: Agree wid u 100%. It was one of the first rude awakening mi get when mi come yah come live. Mi affi tek bak mi talk dem bout di coldness a mi fellow Jamaicans cause when mi come here and si di real "friendliness" of Bajans towards dem own. Dem nuh support dem one-anadda wid nutten. Chuss mi dem mek wi Jamaicans look like saints. Be warned: Nevva Cross a Bajan, there is no forgiveness if u do! LOLOLOL! Rhi mi sarry fi u raas, just mek sure u nuh end up back pon dis island yah otherwise Dawg Nyam u Suppa!

No one in bim abused me. I am living my dreams and I am happy. Now that I am doing that I can help my family who is still in Barbados and want bigger. I am speaking about experience with people from C. church. Forget the other parishes. YOu didn't have to fly out but I did and THank GOD I got the opportunity. As for Rhiana if it is true what u saying then she is dead ass wrong for it. In the beginning she was bigging up bim but people started talking shit and she got mad and this is the way she turned out.I like some of her songs but like I said before she doesn't have to sing socca just cause she came from bim. I have two cousins who wants to get in the music business and one of them already say straight she isn't singing it cause she doesn't like it.

@BAJAM: NAH B YOU GOT THIS THING UPSIDE DOWN I BET YOU DOES SUPPORT REGGAE AND DANCEHALL TA DA MAX AND I BET NO JAMAICAN AINT GINE GO ABROAD GET BIG AND TALK FOOLISHNESS BUT HIM COUNTRY RIGHT AND EXPECT TO GET BIG UP IN HIM OWN COUNTRY RIGHT? YA WA HEAR MORE RASCLAUT BUMBACLAUT FIRE PON HIM COS YOU ALL AIN'T EASY SO THAT'S JUST WHAT IT IS IT AIN'T THAT WE HATE RIHANNA WE HATE HOW THEY HAVE HER LIKE A SEX SYMBOL OVERRATE HER AND SHE TRULY HAS NO TALENT UNLESS TALENT IS JUST BEAUTY.

Bajan and Yea you two both have good points. Yea this is what I have to say to you. In every country the people in the ghetto does get treat real bad. I know Barbados is a dot but if your navel cord was cut there it is still your country. I'm glad that you got out and doing good but don't put down ur own. Forgive ignorance.

Bajan it is a good thing that u did good in the country,some people like me were not that lucky to get success there. As for you not supporting Rhiana okay, I get where u coming from she should have lend a hand to her fellow bajans. I really thought that she use to talk positive about Barbados, I am very shocked at her. she is speaking out and blaming the entire country for the some minority people that speak negatively about her. She is another ignorant one to.

I have been hearing about this Shontelle and up to this day I haven't heard a song from her. I need to GET wid it lol.

@YEA: HEY I DIDN'T MEAN TO BE SO RUDE WITH THE CUSSING AND STUFF IT'S JUST I GET SO OFFENDED WHEN A BORN BAJAN SPEAKS BADLY OF THEIR COUNTRY ESPECIALLY WITH THAT WHOLE THING ABOUT BEING A DOT. WHEN I SEE ALL THE WAR THAT IS GOING ON AROUND THE WORLD I AM SO GLAD AND HAPPY TO BE ON THIS DOT HONESTLY. BUT ONE LOVE STILL IF YOU'RE A TRUE BAJAN YOU KNOW HOW WE DROP IT ARGUE NOW AND THE BEST OF FRIENDS LATER DON'T LET US GIVE A NEGATIVE IMPRESSIVE ON YARDFLEX. NICE TO HEAR YOU'RE TAKING CARE OF YOUR FAMILY YOU GO GIRL. STAY POSITIVE.

@Rachel: Girl Shontelle is a good singer she does collaborations with Jamaican artiste she too was suppose to be big like Rihanna and they didn't sign her i don't know why? owe and she was one that donated money to the victim's family in barbados. She truly has talent you can find her on youtube she may not be the prettiest but it isn't modelling unlike rihanna whom people fascinate over the next best outfit instead of the next best album.

No prob. I love my country, but what I was trying to say it is so small but look at the prejudice understand? It wasn't that I was trying to insult my country in that way. Barbados is the gem of the Caribbean. No offense to the rest of the Caribbean I have lots of love for you to. You right next time I would explain myself alot better. Big up to you to Bajan. GOD BLESS.

Shontelle got signed to universal.

There is nothing wrong with Rihanna wanting to do something gothic and embracing the darker side of the music. To Bajan that is not crap and it's not just for white people! I'm glad to know that she is at least making a change in the world unlike these other r&b slutty sensations. Maybe she is being her true self. If her music doesn't work well with R&b then Deathrock or goth is the perfect music genre for her. It's similar to if the underground horrorcore rap artist turns around and start making songs about money, women, and cars-it just wont work but their dark style is what fits them best. Hopefully she continue in the disturbia route then she maybe even get more fans...

rihanna is broke!! ha ha!! its good that what she get for trying to be like beyonce and trying push beyonce out of the spotlight!! but B is famous because SHE CAN SING!!!!! not rihanna!! she croaks and screeches!! not sings!! btw the majority of people in the caribbean DOESNT care if she broke!!!!!

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Okay. First off. Rhianna is not talented. I have seen her unoriginal, horribly performed music, and it is one of the lowest points of music today. Secondly, I remember her beginnings in the spotlight here. All it is, is a show of her face. She is pretty, and has a nice body. SO they are using her to do some kind of fusion fashionista rap here in the USA. She is getting exploited, because she has no talent, or intellect to do her own business. She is not a strong enough person to take on the responsibility of the career she is being handed on a silver platter. I do not respect her or her foul attempts at music. I also think she is a snooty hooch. I would slap her in her mouth if I saw her, because she dismissed her own country for being real about her. Someone needs to give her a reality check. the end.

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you are beautysul best regards natasch

how old are you?

rihanna is not going broke