Sun Feb 05 02:58:38 SAST 2012
Sun Feb 05 02:58:38 SAST 2012

Rihanna reveals "Loud" album

Sep 8, 2010 | Billboard, Reuters | 33 comments

Rihanna has unveiled her new single "Only Girl (In the World)" shortly after announcing the title of her fifth studio album, "Loud", on her official fansite.

"Yes it is called 'Loud'," the pop star told fans while appearing on Ryan Seacrest's morning radio show. "Get loud everybody. Get crazy. Get excited. 'Cause I'm pumped. I'm just gonna be me."

"Only Girl (In the World)" aims squarely for dancefloor domination, as the 22-year-old pop star whose hit songs have included "Umbrella" and "Disturbia" pours her heart out to one man over a full-throttle production by Norwegian hitmaking duo, Stargate.

"Want you to make me feel/Like I'm the only girl in the world," Rihanna belts on the chorus. "Like I'm the only one that you'll ever love/Like I'm the only one who knows your heart."

The R&B singer hit the headlines last year when her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown attacked her and was sentenced to five years probation before she released a new album, "Rated R".

Producer Stargate is also responsible for previous Rihanna hit singles "Please Don't Stop the Music," "Hate That I Love You" and her most recent No. 1 hit, "Rude Boy".

If "Only Girl" is any indication, Rihanna's "Loud" will be a departure from the edgier fare of "Rated R," which has sold 975,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

In a recent interview with Billboard.com, Alex Da Kid -- the producer/songwriter behind Eminem's current No. 1 "Love the Way You Lie," which features Rihanna -- said the pop star's new material is "like a mixture of her two sides. It's commercial, but at the same time it's got an edge to it -- it has substance".

Rihanna echoed that sentiment during her chat with fans. "I'm gonna miss the Rated R era too, but nothing compares to the album I just made," the singer said, adding, "I wanted the next step in the evolution of Rihanna, and it's perfect for us."

 

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Sun Feb 05 02:58:39 SAST 2012 ::
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Sep 8, 2010

1malesia

Girl, you are practically naked!!
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Sep 8, 2010

Nescafe

What's she wearing? ooh man, these celebs.
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Sep 8, 2010

uthandile

She has adopted Beyonce's style of nakedness. It's so embarassing.
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Sep 8, 2010

bantu

not her again ...sowetan speak the truth....does she have shares ...shes forever in the paper ..aowa maan..although shes hot and naked all the time:-)
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Sep 8, 2010

TSHEPAAAAAA

rehanna this rehanna that i am tired of this girl iam just gonna give cris brown a call.
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Sep 8, 2010

1malesia

@Thepaaaa - kwa................do that!
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Sep 8, 2010

Dips

That is why Chris Brown a mo bleksemile 'cause she is always advertising kuku ya gae.
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Sep 8, 2010

Dips

That is why Chris Brown a mo bleksemile 'cause she is always advertising kuku ya gae.
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Sep 8, 2010

Dips

That is why Chris Brown a mo bleksemile 'cause she is always advertising kuku ya gae.
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Sep 8, 2010

Dips

That is why Chris Brown a mo bleksemile 'cause she is always advertising kuku ya gae.
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