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14:30 Wed Jul 4 2012
MSN staff
Rihanna (Twitter)
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Rihanna has cancelled a gig following the recent death of her beloved grandmother.

The singer was scheduled to perform at the Rock in Rio concert, but has rushed home to Barbados to be by her mother's side.

The pop superstar tweeted a photo of herself (right) about to board a private jet with the caption, "Coming home to squeeze ya mama."

On July 1, Rihanna tweeted, "Goodbye #grangranDOLLY get your beauty rest until I see you," and has since been tweeting pictures of herself with her 80-year-old grandmother Clara Braithwaite.

He grandmother died after losing her battle with cancer.

Her grandparents reportedly met in Guyana before moving to Barbados and later the US.

Growing up, Rihanna regularly spent holidays in New York with her grandparents.

 
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