Rihanna Earns $500,000 For New Years Eve Bash At Emirates Palace

Rihanna’s ringing in the New Year with a big bag of bucks. The “Russian Roulette” songbird will reportedly walk away with a check for $500,000 for her performance at a New Years Eve 2010 bash at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi — her first-ever live set in the Middle East.