RiRi surprised the Jay-Z fans at his concert in Los Angeles last night! And guess what? She performed “Hard” for the very first time! She also performed “Run This Town” with Jay. Pictures coming soon. Watch the videos below:

Run This Town:

Hard:

Rihanna doesn’t take bubbly from strangers. While hanging out with a gaggle of assistants and singer James Blunt at a party thrown by Vegas nightclub The Bank at Wonderland in LA, the songstress was sent a $10,000 bottle of Champagne by Jets receiver Braylon Edwards and a handful of his teammates, who were at a nearby table. But according to a partygoer,

“She didn’t know who they were, so she sent it back.”

Edwards’ rep says Braylon later introduced himself and all was well. Also at the club was Mickey Rourke entertaining his girlfriend’s mother from Russia.

Source: DailyFill.com

Although she missed last year’s Grammy Awards due to her now infamous altercation with Chris Brown, Rihanna will be on hand to assist in celebrating the 2010 Grammy nominees.

Rap-Up.com has exclusively learned that the pop singer, who won the Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Grammy in 2007 for “Umbrella,” will appear on “The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown to Music’s Biggest Night” to air December 2 at 8 p.m. on CBS. The live one-hour TV special will broadcast from Club Nokia in Los Angeles. Nominations in several categories will be announced for the 52nd annual show and there will also be performances by past Grammy winners and/or nominees.

The eligibility period for the 2010 Grammy awards was October 1, 2008, to August 31, 2009. This means Rihanna can’t be nominated with “Russian Roulette”. However, “Live Your Life” and “Run This Town” have big chances to be nominated!

Before her date with Grammy, Rihanna will perform at the American Music Awards on November 22, as Rap-Up.com was first to report. Her fourth album Rated R arrives a day later on November 23.

Click the banner above to view the pictures of Rihanna out and about in Los Angeles yesterday.

Last night, Rihanna was spotted leaving a residence with some friends, then going to Club Vela. Pictures coming soon.

Last night Rihanna headed to Guys & Dolls in a decidedly Posh-inspired outfit. X17 is hearing that Ri was kicking it with Gym Class Heroes singer Travis McCoy.

Rihanna arrived at the club at 1:10am, and she was escorted through the hotspot straight to her VIP table in the middle of the room, where she sipped on champagne with her entourage. A source inside the club tells X17online exclusively:

“She was loving the music the DJ was playing, and she danced in her seat and on the couch to a bunch of Jay-Z songs. The DJ also played a couple of her own songs and she had a huge smile on her face and her friends were dancing up a storm. After all the Chris Brown drama this past year, it was great to see her moving on and looking so happy!”

After Rihanna left the club, it seems like she had a case of the munchies, as she had her driver stop by McDonalds. Her bodyguards tried in vain to block shots of the R&B starlet.

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Yesterday Rihanna was seen leaving NYC and arriving to Los Angeles. She has continued to rehearse for her upcoming performances (including an award show that will take place in the end of this month). Click the image to see more pictures.

Rihanna was spotted arriving from New York at LAX airport in Los Angeles. The pictures will be added to the gallery tomorrow morning.

Since there are no new Rihanna pictures, I’ve updated the gallery various pictures of Rihanna. Click here and here to view them.

• This picture was taken on Tuesday (October 20) in New York City.
• These were taken in September/October, while Rihanna was in Paris. Here you can see RiRi with the photographer Ellen Von Unwerth and here with a fan called Deborah.

Thanks to Tamara, Mylah and Deborah for the pictures!

In other news, we guess Rihanna is in Los Angeles now. She will start rehearsing for upcoming performances/tour soon.

The American Music Awards are about to get another boost of star power. Rihanna has been added to the lineup for the 2009 AMAs.

Sources exclusively tell Rap-Up.com that the “Russian Roulette” singer will take the stage at the 37th annual show on Sunday, November 22, a day before her fourth album Rated R is released on Super Monday.

Rihanna has performed twice on the show in the past and won three awards, including Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist and Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist.

Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Lopez, Black Eyed Peas, and Taylor Swift have previously been announced as performers. The AMAs will broadcast live from Los Angeles’ NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE on Sunday, November 22, at 8 p.m. EST/PST on ABC.