IB tease: Rihanna

DIVA IN MOTION: Rihanna has signed a new long-term contract with Roc Nation as part of its recent deal with UMG, HITS industry insider I.B. Bad reports in his latest dispatch from the frontlines, posting here tomorrow. Her future releases will probably continue to go through IDJ, continuing a productive long-term relationship with the Steve Bartels-led label, even as Roc Nation builds its own brand. On that subject, does Jay Brown (who manages Rihanna and Shakira) have the bandwidth to become a top major-label exec? And where does ex-Mercury U.K. label head Jason Iley fit into Jay Z’s scheme? (8/1a)