Rihanna swept clean the 2007 MTV Video Music awards, taking home the eveningвЂ™s two most special trophies, вЂњVideo of the YearвЂќ and Monster Single of the Year for her smash hit single вЂњUmbrellaвЂќ. It features songs produced by Timbaland, cameos by Jay-Z and a track called вЂњRehabвЂќ which was written by Justin Timberlake. The first singleвЂќ UmbrellaвЂќ stayed on the #1 spot for 10 consecutive weeks in the UK. Her latest album, вЂњGood Girl Gone BadвЂќ debuted at No: 2 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart. She was ranked at #8 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list. RihannaвЂ™s musical inspirations include Alicia Keys, Beyonce Knowles and Mariah Carey. Rihanna was only 16 when she was signed with Def Jam for her debut album, вЂњMusic of the SunвЂќ.

Jay-Z was quoted as saying вЂњIt took me just two minutes to see she was a starвЂќ. He heard her sing and knew that she had what it takes to make it big. Rodgers arranged her to go to New York and meet the CEO of Def Jam records, Jay-Z. Her life defining moment came when one of her friends introduced her to Evan Rodgers, a producer from New York who was vacationing in Barbados. She led a normal island girl life going to a Combermere, a top sixth form school which is similar to a Technical School in the US. Rihanna was born on February 20th, 1988 in a Barbados County known as St.Micheals. Moreover, she was seen wearing shoes and clothes which is an improvement! Meanwhile she also met another man Blake who has improved and does not take drugs or drinks and not even meat. She believes that Amy is on her way back on the right track.ДЄmy was being photographed while she paid a visit to her hubby while he was in jail right after her great win at the Grammy. She further adds that Amy Winehouse looks good now and she is on the road of recovery. While she was viewing her daughter live from there she just thought that if Amy would have had been there she would be like a little lost girl. The mother further added that she thought that it would have been too much of a strain for Amy because of her flying and traveling. What pleased AmyвЂ™s mother was that she was surrounded by her family members and friends. Winehouse has to accept her awards only via satellite. She believes that she would never ever be able to control this substance of AmyвЂ™s abuse problem if she would be there. Still, she managed to pull herself together and partied through the night with members of her entourage.Amy WinehouseвЂ™s mother was glad that Amy missed the Grammy Awards scheduled at Los Angeles. 17 when Rihanna rushed offstage midsong in Lisbon, Portugal, to throw up. On Halloween, she landed in a Swedish hosВpital with the flu.And she reportedly suffered a meltdown before a November concert in Ireland, threatening to cancel the Dublin show because she was exhausted.Д«ut the situation came to a head on Dec. вЂњShe has been burning the candle at both ends for nearly a year and now sheвЂ™s on the verge of collapse. вЂњRihanna has gone off the deep end,вЂќ disclosed a source in the music industry. But instead of being more cautious about her well-being after that episode, the 23-year old has continued to party and lose weight. RihannaвЂ™s friends are so worried about her hard-partying ways theyвЂ™re urging the singer to check into rehab вЂ“ before she meets the same tragic fate as Amy Winehouse.Д¬oncerns about the вЂњWe Found LoveвЂќ songbird reached a fever pitch in mid-December after she was forced to race offstage during the middle of a concert to vomit. Sources say if Rihanna doesnвЂ™t slow her roll, sheвЂ™ll end up in rehab or worse, - but if these reports are true that might be a good thingвЂ¦ For the past 2 years RiRi has suffered major personal set backs and is said to suffer from вЂalcohol abuse,вЂ™. Poor Rih Rih has sparked concerns that she may be headed for a breakdown.

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