Following months of negotiations, it’s now official: Rihanna will arrive in Israel  for one concert, which will take place on May 30 at the Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv-Jaffa.

The details of the performance are expected to be revealed in a press conference next Wednesday, March 10, including the ticket prices and the singer’s itinerary in the Holy Land.

The concert will be sponsored by the Orange cellular company, which will provide its customers with tickets for a reduced price.

Rihanna will be joining many famous artists scheduled to visit Tel Aviv this summer, including Metallica, The Pixies, Elton John, Rod Stewart  and Elvis Costello.

Source: YNETnews.com

• Rihanna’s upcoming tour dance auditions started today in Los Angeles. We don’t know if she’s there or not, however, part of her band is already in the UK.

• The tour director is Jamie King and the choreographers are rumoured to be Tina Landon (who works with Rihanna since 2005) and Tanisha Scott.

• After the UK promo and the ECHO Awards in Germany, Rihanna, her band and the dancers have lots of rehearsals for the tour, which means she will probably be back to Los Angeles next week.

• The tour name hasn’t been revealed yet, however, it’s rumoured to be Rated R Tour.

• Two new tour dates in Germany have been added to our calendar, be sure to check it.

Singing superstar Rihanna is expected to add another Irish date to her sell-out tour after phenomenal demand.

The Grammy award-winning singer has been pencilled in for the 02 on May 23 in addition to her original date on May 22.

The Umbrella singer will be creating yet another fan frenzy as a number of her biggest supporters, who missed out the first time around, will be vying to get their hands on tickets for one of the most hotly anticipated concerts of the year.

As soon as it’s confirmed tickets will go on sale from 9am on January 22 — and are expected to be snapped up fast. The announcement will be comfirmed by MCD over the weekend.

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This afternoon, Rihanna was in Paris at a press conference about her upcoming tour in France. When she arrived at the hotel that the conference took place (3 hours late), she thanked the french fans, who support her since the beggining of her career:

“The French like to party, just like me.”

Rihanna didn’t want to reveal many details about the tour, but she said it will be divided into several thematic segments, she said:

“You’re not going to be bored.”

On stage, Rihanna will be surrounded by backup singers. The singer said that playing with a real group is essential. If she had to choose, she’d prefer to sing without dancers than without backup singers. Regarding costumes, the choice of the creator is not finalized yet.

“We have several names in mind … I really like Alexander Wang, we may be working with him.”

Hopefully we will have the video soon. Click the image to view the pictures.

Rihanna is to play Belfast next year as part of an Irish and UK tour. She will be back at the Odyssey Arena on May 24, 2010. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 9am.

Rihanna will now play May 20 in addition to her May 19 date at the SECC, which is selling out fast. Tickets, priced at £45 and £39.50, are available now by calling 08444 999 990 or 0844 395 4000, or by visiting www.gigsinscotland.com or www.ticketmaster.co.uk.

Thanks, RihannaDemos and coloredmyw0rld!

And thank you so much Raciel for the GQ scans!

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Rihanna’s 2010 tour is taking shape with the addition of three new dates in France.

FRANCE 2010 (click here for Pre-Sale and info)

Halle Tony Garnier, Lyon | 20 April
Le Dome, Marseille | 21 April
Bercy, Paris | 28 April

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Rihanna continues to collect her Miles. She’s now again in London promoting her upcoming UK Tour! Rihanna has said that she is set to return to the UK next summer for more gigs and possibly festival appearances. The shows would follow her arena tour in May, which was announced today (December 9).
The singer was speaking in a press conference in the Westfields Centre in London when she hinted at the possibility of playing festivals during the gig run, adding that she would “love” to play Glastonbury.

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We know two even more new dates for Rihanna’s upcoming 2010 Tour! Make sure to check our calendar because we will add there all the dates. Ticket sale starts this Friday at 10:00.

• April 16 – Antwerps Sportpaleis, Belgium
• April 17 – Arnhem, Gelredome – Netherlands
• April 23 – Frankfurt/Main, Festhalle – Germany
• April 25 – Oberhausen, König Pilsener Arena – Germany
• April 27 – Geneva, Arena Geneva – Switzerland
• May 22 – Dublin, The O2 Arena – Ireland

Rihanna is back in the UK for an eight-gig tour over 13 days in May 2010. She’ll be singing her classic hits, plus tracks from her latest, highly-acclaimed album, Rated R.

And if you’re with O2, you can get Priority Tickets to all eight venues before they go on general release. O2 Priority Tickets are available to purchase from 12:00 pm Wednesday, December 9, 2009. Register early for blueroom and you’ll jump the queue when the tickets become available on Wednesday.

Birmingham LG Arena | Friday 07 May
Liverpool Echo Arena | Saturday 08 May
The O2, London | Monday 10 May
Sheffield Arena | Thursday 13 May
Nottingham Trent FM Arena | Friday 14 May
Manchester MEN Arena | Sunday 16 May
Newcastle Arena | Monday 17 May
Glasgow SECC | Wednesday 19 May

Thanks, Staccii!

MTV News interviewed Rihanna on the set of the “Hard” music video. She talked about the song and the video, her upcoming tour and Lady Gaga. About the tour, one of the things she said was:

“It’s gonna be a worldwide tour, so it’s gonna be a very long tour!”

Watch the video below: