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Rihanna clarifies Beyonce rivalry, talks 'Anti' tour in Vogue cover story

By Melissa Ruggieri
March 17, 2016

Rihanna graces the April cover of Vogue magazine and in the spotlight feature talks about her upcoming “Anti” tour (“I am probably going to have like four days of tour rehearsal in total, which is Freaking. Me. Out,” she told her interviewer at the time) and how she doesn’t have time to pursue a relationship or work out as much as she’d prefer.

Last month, the R&B-pop singer postponed the start of her tour because of production delays, which bumped her Atlanta appearance from March 9 to May 18, the final U.S. date.

The story also delves into the perceived rivalry between Rihanna and Beyonce, especially since B dropped her “Formation” the same week that “Anti” was climbing the charts.

Rihanna, though, indicates that she doesn’t care.

“Here’s the deal,” she says. “They just get so excited to feast on something that’s negative. Something that’s competitive. Something that’s, you know, a rivalry. And that’s just not what I wake up to. Because I can only do me. And nobody else is going to be able to do that."

For more on the story, including Rihanna's thoughts on fashion, visit www.vogue.com.

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About the Author

Melissa Ruggieri has covered music and entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2010 and created the Atlanta Music Scene blog. She's kept vampire hours for more than two decades and remembers when MTV was awesome.

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