Sorry, sorry, can’t help myself. It’s one of her most biggest, most enduring hits. “You can stand under my umbrella, ella, ella, eh eh eh, under my umbrella…” 

 

And Rihanna and Rocky were just in Cannes last night under an umbrella at the premiere of Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest, in which Rocky has a part opposite lead actor Denzel Washington who was presented (by Spike) with a surprise honorary Palme d’Or on his very first trip to the festival…which is f-cking crazy. 

 

The film, which is a tribute to Kurosawa’s classic High and Low, so far has been getting decent reviews but doesn’t open until the third week of August which used to be a dead zone for releases – not sure that still applies? There are some high profile movies opening in August like The (new) Naked Gun, Freakier Friday, the Spike Lee joint that we’re currently talking about, and also Darren Aronofsky’s Caught Stealing, starring Austin Butler and Zoë Kravitz. It’ll be interesting to see how they perform. 

 

Back to Rihanna and Rocky blessing the Croisette with their appearance – he’s in Saint Laurent, she’s in Alaïa and all of it was enhanced by rain, because of the umbrella, and how cute and glamourous they look coming down the red steps. 

A$AP Rocky and Rihanna attend the 'Highest 2 Lowest' red carpet at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 19, 2025 in Cannes, France
 

Does the rain and the umbrella and the colour of her dress remind of another iconic pop culture photograph in the rain? My mind instantly went to this: 

Rihanna, Rocky, Romance, and …Rain. Maybe that’s what they’ll call their third child.