Double Ri-Ri-Take

It’s okay to say it openly, a lot of what Rihanna does and has done since ‘Umbrella’ has been very contrived. No argument there.  We still love her, though. With that in mind, everything since the release of the Rated R album cover is starting to tippy-toe it’s way into the realm of  ‘swagger jacking.’ That album cover is a Grace Jones rip-off if we’ve ever seen one.

Now comes the “Rude Boy” video. We did a double take – something looked oddly familiar.

Somewhere, MIA wants her video back…and somewhere else, Janelle Monae wants her hair back.

Do we like it? Sure, but #justsaying.

Boyz….here:

Katy Perry Hybrids Really Well

At first glance at Katy Perry’s video for “Thinking Of You”…

…we couldn’t help but think of Madonna’s “Take A Bow”…

…and Madonna’s “Bad Girl” video…

Here’s the breakdown just in case you missed it:

“Take A Bow” + “Bad Girl” = “Thinking Of You”

No, MusicTrail.com isn’t being fresh with the above equation. Math is math. Argue with that.