Rihanna Nude For Esquire, Named 2011′s Sexiest Woman Alive [PHOTOS]

Well this photo shoot won’t do anything to dampen her sexed up image.

Rihanna sat down with Esquire and talked about her entire concert experience what she feels before, during and after her shows. Check out the hot photos in the gallery and then read on to see what she has to say.

ESQ: What happens in your dressing room before a show?
RIHANNA: I eat lozenges, steam my voice, do my makeup. I Skype my vocal coach and we sit there at the makeup table and do warm-ups for about a half-hour. Then, Jen, my personal assistant slash bartender, brings me a shot that she dilutes with a little something so it’s not so harsh, like orange juice or soda water and lime.

ESQ: Why do you have the shot?
RIHANNA: I have to have it. I take it very seriously, so there is a level of anxiety, always. I overthink everything when it comes to my job. The drink calms my nerves. I sip it while I watch the opening act from my dressing room. Sometimes I go out into the audience. I put on a really big hoodie and sneak out there.

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ESQ: What happens right before you go on?
RIHANNA: I say “House” and the lights go off. My head is down the entire time. I’m hearing the music and I know I only have like twelve seconds left to get into the cage, drink my water, finish the liquor, check my mic. Then I have like three seconds where I get to pray, again, for myself, and for the audience. I always pray for the crowd.

ESQ: What do you do right after you come off stage?
RIHANNA: My friends and I are screaming and jumping up and down running in the dressing room. Then I’m in fishnets and nothing else for like half an hour.

Rihanna Gets Loud Tour In Liverpool

There are two kinds of people in this world: people who have seen quite enough scantily-clad photos of Rihanna lately, thank you very much — and those who haven't. For the latter group, it's a good thing Ri Ri is continuing her Loud tour, featuring a variety of saucy costume changes (and suggestive poses/gestures to match). The latest stop? Liverpool, England, which is bound to be a little less scandalized by the diva's outrageous antics than certain small towns in Ireland, at least. And as Armani knows well, this is one performer who isn't afraid to show some skin. (Even her wax figure is all about the T&A!)

Rihanna Bares Her “Skin” In Armani Short Film

Rihanna teamed up with Armani Jeans to make a noir-ish short about Rihanna’s ass and boobs. Okay, that’s not what the narrative is, but that’s all this video is really about. Watch a flaxen-haired RiRi bare (most of) it all below!

In the short film, Rihanna — though, really, it could be anyone, since we mainly just focus on her taut body and cleavage — waits in a car for a drop-off. Inside the mysterious package? Jeans, of course. She slips them on (while her Loud track “Skin” plays in the background), exits the car in an unflattering blonde wig (much like the one she donned for Vogue), and meets up with a stranger in an elevator.

Rihanna Covers Vogue UK November 2011

Looking radiant with a bleach blonde coif, Rihanna covers the November 2011 issue of Vogue UK magazine.

The 23-year-old Barbadian beauty - who was also just doted with a wax replica at London's Madame Tussauds - is decked out in Armani Prive for the striking pose while chatting with the publication about topics ranging from her troubled parents to her controversial videos.

Set to hit newsstands on October 6th, highlights from Rihanna's interview are as follows. For more, be sure to visit Vogue UK!

On her controversial videos:
“That’s not me. That’s a part I play. You know, like it’s a piece of art… I just want to make music.”

On growing up with a drug addicted parent:
“I saw too much. I was way too mature for my age.”

Shakira Shakes Up Rock In Rio

How about a little Shakira to start off your October? The golfing hottie was the latest pop star to hit the Rock In Rio festival in Rio de Janeiro (following Ke$ha and Rihanna, amongst others), and as usual delivered high-energy performances of her bilingual hits like “She Wolf,” “Whenever, Wherever,” “Loca,” and “Hips Don’t Lie.” She of the truthful hips also, it goes without saying, looked stunning as ever, working the crowd effortlessly. Catch her in action below.

Rihanna Finds Love In A Brazilian Place Playing Rock In Rio

Rihanna did more in Rio de Janeiro than play tourist and visit the Christ the Redeemer statue. She was there to perform, of course — which, as photographic evidence proves, tends to include a lot of grabbing her naughty bits. (Saucy, saucy Ri Ri!) For the Barbadian beauty’s first time in Brazil, Calvin Harris’ “We Found Love” songbird busted out hits from her past several albums, including “Disturbia,” “Rude Boy,” “Only Girl In The World,” “What’s My Name,” “S&M,” and “Cheers.” Catch them all below.

Rihanna & Calvin Harris “We Found Love”: Listen

Rihanna and Calvin Harris take things straight to the club on their collaborative new jam “We Found Love,” which serves as the lead single from the Barbadian babe’s upcoming sixth album. Harris’ production is bright and percolating with blips and bleeps, while Rihanna really wants the “we found a love in a hopeless place” refrain to be burned into your mind — hence her repeating it what seems like one hundred times. Listen to Ri’s latest and weigh in on it below!Rihanna f/ Calvin Harris - We Found Love (Radio Rip) by headphonesupiiiHow do you think “We Found Love” stacks up against some of Rihanna’s other lead singles, like “SOS,” “Umbrella” and “Only Girl (In The World)”?

Coldplay Head To “Paradise” On New Single, Reveal Rihanna Collaboration

It’s a good start to the week for those in the Chris Martin/Gwyneth Paltrow household, given that the former’s band Coldplay have unveiled “Paradise,” their second single off upcoming album Mylo Xyloto, and the latter has a brand new Emmy to add to the mantle (and, not to mention, the #1 movie at the box office). Another reveal for Martin’s band: album track “Princess Of China” will be a collab with Rihanna. Hear “Paradise” below.“Paradise” is a far moodier affair than previous single “Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall,” with dramatic strings and chords and just the right touch of melancholy for the onset of the fall season.That said, Martin makes lyrical reference to Coldplay’s sunny summer jam in their new offering: “Life goes on it gets so heavy, the wheel breaks the butterfly / every tear a waterfall, in the night, the stormy night she closed her eyes.”

Rihanna's Hot, New Armani Jeans Ad

Further expanding her horizons, Rihanna has been named the face of the new Armani Jeans campaign.

The “Russian Roulette” songstress appears in a new spot sporting a sexy blonde wig and bearing her fabulous midriff.

Famed photographer Steven Klein handled the picture-taking while Ri-Ri took care of bringing the hotness.

Of her own personal fashion sense, Rihanna told press, “Getting dressed, I want to pick the most bizarre pair of shorts so I can figure out how to make it look right, or work an outfit that will make people go, ‘What the hell is she wearing?’”

Rihanna One Of The Sexiest Women Alive, Says ‘Esquire’: Video

Following the smokin’ video Esquire did featuring Glee’s Heather Morris showing off her dancer-trained body, the publication has now offered up a short promo for featuring one of its newly-named Sexiest Women Alive: Rihanna. UPDATE: Because of the clip, it was originally reported that Rihanna was The Sexiest Woman Alive. Alas, that honor has gone to 30 Rock’s Katrina Bowden, says The Huffington Post.

In the PG-13 black and white clip, the seemingly-naked “Cheers (Drink To That)” singer stares seductively into the camera while rubbing dirt all over here bare back, neck and face. Guess Esquire likes its women earthy? Watch the “sexy” clip below…and bring soap.

Nicki Minaj And Rihanna Assess The Damage In Their “Fly” Video

Let’s take a moment to ponder this — Nicki Minaj and Rihanna shot their collaborative “Fly” video back in early January, and it finally premiered yesterday, nearly nine months later. Chalk it up to the surprise success of “Super Bass” getting in the way? Whatever the case may be, Ri Ri has released no less than four vids in the interim. Head below to watch the pair flaunt their diva ‘dos in their “new” clip!

“Fly” ironically starts out with ominous footage of a downed airplane. Nicki, looking like a refugee from a Mad Max movie set, walks around the wreckage, and plays it straight for once. There are no campy facial expressions, nor are there any over-the-top vocal tricks. (However, Minaj does not come without an array of wigs here, naturally.)

Rihanna eventually shows up to provide angelic vocals while the two walk through the smoking, apocalyptic wreck.

A crew of mysterious ninjas shows up to assault our rapping beauty, but they prove to be no match for Super Minaj and her crazy faux hawk. A shame this video wasn’t shot after Nicki’s Best Hip Hip Video win for “Super Bass,” because then she could have clobbered the baddies with her moon man.

Then again, that would have meant we’d have to wait till next May for “Fly” to see the light of day.

2011 MTV Video Music Awards: The Winners

With another year's show come and gone, the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards offered up plenty of action while honoring the best in the music business.

The big winners at the Nokia Theatre LA Live show on Sunday night (August 28) included Katy Perry as Video of the Year honoree for "Firework" while Lady Gaga nabbed Best Female Video for "Born This Way" and Justin Bieber's "U Smile" took home the Moonman for Best Male Video.

Meanwhile, Britney Spears and the late Amy Winehouse received special tributes while performers included show opener Lady GaGa, as well as Beyonce Knowles, Bruno Mars, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Jay-Z with Kanye West, and Adele.

The complete list of winners from the 2011 MTV VMAs is as follows:

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Adele, "Rolling in the Deep"
WINNER: Katy Perry, "Firework"
Beastie Boys, "Make Some Noise"
Tyler, The Creator, "Yonkers"
Bruno Mars, "Grenade"

BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Adele, "Rolling in the Deep"
Beyonce, "Run the World (Girls)"
Katy Perry, "Firework"
Nicki Minaj, "Super Bass"
WINNER: Lady Gaga, "Born This Way"

BEST MALE VIDEO
Cee Lo Green, "F--k You"
Eminem feat. Rihanna, "Love the Way You Lie"
Bruno Mars, "Grenade"
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi, "All of the Lights"
WINNER: Justin Bieber, "U Smile"

BEST POP VIDEO
Adele, "Rolling in the Deep"
Bruno Mars, "Grenade"
Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Nayer & Afrojack, "Give Me Everything"
Katy Perry, "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"
WINNER: Britney Spears, "Till The World Ends"

BEST ROCK VIDEO
Mumford & Sons, "The Cave"
Cage The Elephant, "Shake Me Down"
Foster The People, "Pumped Up Kicks"
WINNER: Foo Fighters, "Walk"
The Black Keys, "Howlin' For You"

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
Lil Wayne feat. Cory Gunz, "6'7'"
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi, "All of the Lights"
WINNER: Nicki Minaj, "Super Bass"
Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes, "Look at Me Now"
Lupe Fiasco, "The Show Goes On"

BEST NEW ARTIST
Foster the People
Wiz Khalifa
WINNER: Tyler, the Creator
Big Sean feat. Chris Brown
Kreayshawn

BEST COLLABORATION
Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Nayer & Afrojack, "Give Me Everything"
Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes, "Look at Me Now"
Kanye West featuring Rihanna and Kid Cudi, "All of the Lights"
WINNER: Katy Perry Featuring Kanye West, "E.T."
Nicki Minaj featuring Drake, "Moment 4 Life"

BEST ART DIRECTION
WINNER: Adele, "Rolling In The Deep"
Katy Perry featuring Kanye West,"E.T."
Lady Gaga, "Judas"
Kanye West featuring Dwele, "Power"
Death Cab For Cutie, "You Are a Tourist"

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
WINNER: Beyoncé, "Run the World (Girls)"
Britney Spears, "Till the World Ends"
Lady Gaga, "Judas"
Bruno Mars, "The Lazy Song"
LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett & Goon, "Rock Party Rock Anthem"

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER: Adele, "Rolling in the Deep"
30 Seconds to Mars, "Hurricane"
Eminem featuring Rihanna, "Love the Way You Lie"
Katy Perry, "Teenage Dream"
Beyoncé, "Run the World (Girls)"

BEST EDITING
Katy Perry featuring Kanye West, "E.T."
30 Seconds to Mars, "Hurricane"
WINNER: Adele, "Rolling in the Deep"
Manchester Orchestra, "Simple Math"
Kanye West Featuring Rihanna and Kid Cudi, "All of the Lights"

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
WINNER: Katy Perry featuring Kanye West, "E.T."
Linkin Park, "Waiting For the End"
Manchester Orchestra, "Simple Math"
Kanye West featuring Dwele, "Power"
Chromeo, "Don't Turn the Lights On"

BEST VIDEO WITH A MESSAGE
WINNER: Lady Gaga, "Born This Way"
Eminem (featuring Rihanna), "Love the Way You Lie"
Katy Perry,"Firework"
Pink, "Fuckin' Perfect"
Rise Against, "Make It Stop (September's Children)"
Taylor Swift, "Mean"

Rihanna’s “Cheers” Video

Rihanna’s “Cheers” video has arrived, and it stars, well, Rihanna, of course. Also featured: lots and lots of booze. In fact, the entire clip, which consists of concert footage as well as shots of RiRi driving around and partying in Barbados, feels like one big, drunken night out. Avril Lavigne (whose “I’m With You” is sampled in “Cheers”) does indeed make that cameo we heard about. Head below to see who’s also featured in blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moments.

It’s hard to believe that “Cheers” is Rihanna’s seventh overall single, and sixth video, off her Loud LP — especially since the album was only released nine months ago.

In fact, the only thing that seems to fly by at a quicker pace than the singing sun-bather’s record releases are her hair styles (and colors), several of which we get to see in this vid.

Anyway, have a watch, and keep an eye out for Jay-Z, Cee Lo Green (who was briefly an opener for the Loud Tour) and Kanye West.