Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Music New Rihanna Album Gets Title
Posted by Benjamin Sutton on Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 1:04 PM
And, in keeping with alliterative "r" theme, the Def Jam press release announces that the first single off the new record is "Russian Roulette", written by Ne-Yo (for which a music video directed by Anthony Mandler will premiere on primtetime on ABC sometime soon). It's a solid, squeaky-clean track, with dramatic swells, sleek driving drums and a recurring dice-rolling sound. She sounds distinctly more like a diva than a pop star, which hopefully won't be true of the whole album, though with a title like "Rated R" that seems unlikely. Check it out:
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