Grammys Awards 2016 Why Rihanna didn't perform on music's biggest night


Billed to perform 'kiss it better' at the Grammys, Rihanna was told by her doctors to give her vocal chords a rest and not sing on the night



 


Bad Girl Riri aka Rihanna was billed to perform at the Grammys 2016 but couldn't due to prevailing health conditions. Reported to have been suffering from bronchitis and still on meds, her doctor recommended she should not perform or risk damaging her vocal chords permanently.
Rihanna was supposed to perform 'kiss it better' off her ''Anti'' album after rehearsing twice. Reluctantly, she had to leave for home.


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Dream Come True: "Chinese couple get wedding pictures 40 years after ceremony"

Image
It's better late than never, yeah? Forty years after the original ceremony, this Chinese couple got the wedding pictures that never happened. You know how sometimes life’s opportunities stroll by us and we are powerless or incapable to grab them? That is exactly what happened with  Chang Benfu  and his wife  Zhao Xuefang  married back in 1976. The husband and wife from Mihzi County in China’s Shaanxi province are 84 and 83 respectively and have been married for 40 over years but never got wedding pictures because they could not afford it back then. play We bet this smile couldn't have been brighter even if it had come 40 years earlier (Imaginechina/REX/Shutter​stock) “We had nothing at all and we had just got married,”  says Chang. As fate would have it, a second chance was eventually granted to the couple when a group of young students offered to take the wedding photos after hearing the couple’s story. Chang and his wife Zhao radiated ha...
Read more

Grammy Awards 2016The Weeknd wins best urban contemporary album for “Beauty Behind the Madness”

Image
The Weeknd also won best R&B performance for ‘Earned it'.    The Weeknd has won two awards at the 58th edition of the Grammy Awards . The Canadian R&B singer won best urban contemporary album for “ Beauty Behind the Madness ” and best R&B performance for ‘ Earned it ' (“ Fifty Shades Of Grey ” soundtrack). In the best urban contemporary album category, he was nominated alongside The Internet , Kehlani, Miguel and Lianne La Havas . He beat Andra Day , Hiatus Kaiyote , Jeremiah and Tamar Braxton in the best R&B performance category. The Weeknd perfoming at the 2016 Grammy awards ( Alberto E Rodriguez/Getty Images ) The Weeknd lost out to Taylor Swift in the album of the year category. He was also nominated for record of the year and best pop solo performance for ‘ Can’t feel my face ’ and best R&B song. The singer whose real name is Abel Tesfaye released his award-winning album in on August 28, 2015. As per...
Read more

No Banking DayCustomers set to boycott banks on March 1, 2016 (NIGERIA)

Image
The order by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), placing a N50 charge on every bank deposit of N1,000 and above,is in line with the Stamp Duties Act and Federal Government Financial Regulations 2009. The Consumer Advocacy Foundation of Nigeria (CAFON) and the Coalition of Nigerian Consumer Protection Associations have set aside Tuesday, March 1, 2016 as No Banking Day. Punch reports that according to the groups, on that day, customers have been asked to boycott all forms of banking activities and banks. This action is basically a form of protest against the charges introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Speaking to newsmen, the founder of CAFON, Sola Salako said “For many years now, customers of banking services have endured excessive charges, unexplainable fees and unfair contracts that only protect the banks but do not protect the consumers. “Banks debit customers’ accounts at will for charges we never agreed to or were not aware of; they charge us ...
Read more

Retiring boxing great Pacquiao opens door to Mayweather rematch

Image
Philippine boxing great Manny Pacquiao has opened the door to a lucrative rematch with Floyd Mayweather, telling AFP he still intends to retire after his next fight but that a comeback is possible. The 37-year-old announced in January that his upcoming bout against American Timothy Bradley would be his last so he could concentrate on Filipino politics. However, following a high-energy training session in his hometown of General Santos, Pacquiao said he was loving the sport as much as ever and he could not rule out fighting again. "It's hard to say right now," Pacquiao, who has won world titles in an unprecedented eight weight divisions, told AFP in an interview when asked about retirement. "I made my decision already that after this fight I (will) retire. But I am not saying that, you know, boxing is closed to me. You never know." Pacquiao made the comments when asked if a chance to avenge his crushing loss to American neme...
Read more

Lassa fever3 confirmed, 2 suspected cases of disease in Kano

Image
Dr Kabir Getso, Kano state commissioner for health has confirmed that the state has 3 verified cases of Lassa fever patients and 2 suspected cases in the state.   Dr Kabir Getso , Kano state commissioner for health has confirmed that the state has 3 verified cases of Lassa fever patients and 2 suspected cases in the state. Getso stated that 2 of the cases were recorded in in Garun-Malam Local Government Area of the state, while the third case was recorded in Dawakin Kudu local government, Kano. He stated that the 3 verified Lassa fever cases have either completed their 21 days follow up or tested negative and that the 2 suspected cases are currently in the isolation and treatment center, Yar’gaya hospital . He added that to overcome Lassa fever, a rapid response team, an emergency operation centre is required, and also a state committee on the Control of Lassa fever. “ The measures include the setting up of rapid response team, establishment of the La...
Read more