Rihanna caught up with British pop singer Duffy (”Mercy”) at Barney’s in New York for a little shoe shopping. More below.

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Ne-Yo has recorded a cover of Rihanna’s No. 1 hit “Take a Bow” from a male’s perspective. The Grammy-winner wrote the original version for Rihanna’s Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded. Take a listen and tell us whose version you prefer.

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Watch Rihanna’s new video for “Disturbia” below the cut. It was reportedly directed by Anthony Mandler (Rihanna’s “Take a Bow” and Beyoncé’s “Irreplaceable”) even though it looks more like a David LaChapelle video.

This is RiRi’s best video to date. She shut it down. We see another MTV VMA in her future.

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Rihanna performed at the MTV Mobile Bang Concert held in Milan, Italy on Tuesday. This week marks a year since RiRi was ruling the Billboard Hot 100 for seven weeks with her smash “Umbrella.”

Beginning in December, look for the Barbados beauty sporting limited edition luxury goods as part of Gucci’s “Tattoo Heart” ad campaign. A percentage of the proceeds will benefit UNICEF.

Rihanna performed “Umbrella” with Jay-Z at the 3rd Annual Thisday “Africa Rising” Festival in Abuja, Nigeria. Usher, Mary J. Blige, and Chris Brown were also on the bill.

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Ne-Yo performed on Nissan Live Sets at Yahoo! Music. He was asked by an audience member who he thinks is hotter, Beyoncé (”Jay-Z’s woman”) or Rihanna (”Chris Brown’s woman”). Find out his pick below.

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Rihanna shot the video for her latest single “Disturbia” on Monday in Los Angeles wearing a strange feathery headpiece. The video was directed by David LaChapelle, the famed photographer/director behind videos such as Christina Aguilera’s “Dirrty” and Gwen Stefani’s “Rich Girl.”

More photos over at Just Jared.

Rihanna performed “Take a Bow” on MTV’s “FNMTV” on Friday. The song is currently No. 4 on The Billboard Hot 100.

Watch her perform “If I Never See Your Face Again” with Maroon 5 below.

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T.I. and Rihanna will appear on MTV’s “FNMTV” tonight at 8 p.m. Rihanna will perform “Take a Bow” and “If I Never See Your Face Again” with Maroon 5. T.I. will premiere his new video for “No Matter What” off Paper Trail (Sept. 2).

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Rihanna appeared The View in Las Vegas on Monday and reiterated that she and Chris Brown are not dating. “He’s an amazing person, but we are not dating. We’re very close friends though. Very, very close,” she said. Watch RiRi perform “Take a Bow” below.

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