Pop Base: Rihanna Shuts Down Barbados' Crop Festival

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Rihanna Shuts Down Barbados’ Crop Festival

Over the weekend, Rihanna returned to her hometown in Barbados to participate in the Crop Over Festival. As always, she made quite the entrance. The singer sashayed through the parade on Monday in an extravagant, bedazzled costume that was adorned with stunning brown and gold jewels, creating an eye-catching spectacle from her ankles to her shoulders. Rihanna was also tastefully covered with delicate strips of material, complemented by a regal matching crown. 

The iconic carnival attire of Rihanna was then completed by larger-than-life, colorful wings that spanned from her back, showcasing a vibrant combination of orange, pink, and yellow tones. Onlookers flocked onto the streets to get close to the pop legend, eager to meet her, as she made her way through jampacked Barbados streets. 

RihRih’s participation in the renowned carnival event had been long-awaited, as her previous appearance dated back to 2019, where she captivated onlookers in a voluminous baby pink feathered dress. Complementing the dress were matching silky heels adorned with dazzling crystals, along with dangling silver earrings and a strikingly vibrant green eyeshadow look enhanced by crystal appliqués, making a playful yet alluring look. 

Notably, Rihanna’s absence from the carnival scene since 2019 comes as no surprise, given her roles as a new mother. Welcoming her first son, RZA, into the world in May 2022, followed by the arrival of her youngest son, Riot, 15 months later with her partner, A$AP Rocky. 

Taylor Swift Announces Eras Tour Openers for London Shows

Taylor Swift has announced an exciting lineup of opening acts for her Eras Tour at London’s Wembley Stadium. Raye, Suki Waterhouse, Maisie Peters, Holly Humberstone, and Sofia Isella are each set to be honored to perform as the opening acts for one of the pop legend’s concerts later this month.

Swift announced her Instagram Stories, she mentioned, ‘I asked them to play on this tour because I love their music and think they’ll absolutely smash it in Wembley Stadium!! Go check out their music if you haven’t already. Gonna be a fun 5 nights!!’

As per the announcement, the five artists will be joining Paramore on the Eras Tour at Wembley Stadium. Four of these new additions are British and the update arrives at a time when Taylor Swift has only two stops remaining on her European leg of the tour, with three consecutive shows scheduled in Vienna from August 8th-10th before her grand finale at Wembley. Following this, Swift returns home to the United States and Canada for one final leg to conclude the Eras Tour in December.

ICYMI:

• This year’s VMA nominations have been announced! Taylor Swift is the most nominated artist at this year’s VMAs with a total of 10 nominations, Megan Thee Stallion is the most nominated female rapper with a total of 5 nominations, and Lisa is the most nominated K-Pop act with 4 nominations.

• Kamala Harris has announced Tim Walz as her vice presidential running mate for this year’s election.

• ‘The Rise and Fall of A Midwest Princess’ by Chappell Roan is pacing to hit #1 on the Official UK Albums Chart this week after the pop star released highly anticipated vinyl copies in UK record stores.

• Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Espresso’ becomes the third fastest song in history to reach 1 Billion Spotify streams. 

• SZA has confirmed that she plans to take a break from performing live ‘for a while’. 

• The Weeknd has shared a new teaser for his new musical era, featuring some eerie scenes, at 3 minutes long the teaser was shared on The Weeknd’s social media, captioned ‘Unprepared certainty…’.

• Rosalia has been teasing new music on her Instagram live streams. Alongside the teaser, she also showed viewers how to make a stew and interacted with her fans. 

• LISA has announced her new single, ‘NEW WOMAN’, which will be released on August 15th, featuring Rosalia.

• ‘Bye Bye Bye’ by *NSYNC enters the top 10 on global Spotify at #10 (+1) with 4.291 million streams, following its appearance in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’.