Rihanna '777' Tour Documentary, FOX to Air 'Rihanna 777' (WATCH VIDEO)
Fans who heard about Rihanna's infamous 777 tour- where she performed in seven countries in seven days on a 777 Boeing airplane- will get to witness highlights in an upcoming documentary.
The FOX network will air Rihanna 777 on May 6. The documentary will showcase not only Rihanna's performances on stage but the offstage antics in behind-the scenes footage. Fox acquired the exclusive worldwide rights to air the footage of the globetrotting pop singer who traveled with over 250 people.
The film promises to provide "an inside look at the singer's ambitious and often turbulent tour, from the sound of popping champagne corks on the plane, to the backstage chaos, to the singer's special worldwide appearances," FOX wrote in a statement.
Rihanna's 777 tour was part of her efforts to promote her seventh album Unapologetic. She made stops in Mexico City, Toronto, Stockholm, Paris, Berlin, London and New York.
During the 777 tour, fans and journalists complained about delays and Rihanna not showing up for interviews, which caused one reporter to streak naked on a flight full of reporters and others to out "Missing Rihanna" fliers to protest their lack of access to her. She eventually held an in-flight press conference where she offered an apology for her absence and disorganization.
However, her single Diamonds to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 the day after the tour ended. Discussions about 777 in social media garnered an impressive 1 billion impressions, according to Def Jam, Rihanna's record label. When her album Unapologetic was released shortly after, it sold 238,000 copies and debuted at No. 1.
Rihanna kicked off her Diamonds World tour on March 7 in Buffalo, N.Y., but was forced to cancel her March 10 concert in Boston due to contracting laryngitis.
"This is the hardest thing for me to deal with! I feel like we've been waiting on this day forever, and I'm hurt that I let you down," Rihanna wrote on Twitter. "I hate disappointing people that never ever let me down!! I'm so embarrassed about this! Thank you for your prayers and well wishes!"
"Unfortunately, following her sold-out concert on Friday, Rihanna has contracted laryngitis and per doctor's instruction is unable to perform this evening," Live Nation, her concert promoter, wrote in a statement.
Watch Rihanna's in-flight press conference in the video below.
