RIHANNA ANNOUNCES 7TH STUDIO ALBUM UNAPOLOGETIC RELEASED MON NOV 19
RIHANNA ANNOUNCES 7TH STUDIO ALBUM UNAPOLOGETIC RELEASED MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19
RIHANNA – #1 PERSON ON FACEBOOK & FORBES’ #1 SOCIAL MEDIA ARTIST SET TO LAUNCH NEW SOCIAL EXPERIENCE SITE: WWW.RIHANNA7.COM
To share this release: http://bit.ly/SUrrEe Thursday, 11 October 2012 (Toronto, ON) – Following on the heels of her hot new single, “Diamonds”, international superstar Rihanna announces the release of her 7th studio album in just seven years, UNAPOLOGETIC, (Island Def Jam/Universal Music Canada) which arrives in stores on Monday, November 19. In just over two weeks, “Diamonds” is already #12 at Top 40 radio. “Diamonds” was produced by Norwegian hit makers Stargate, whose track record of hits with Rihanna stretches back to 2006’s “Unfaithful”, and includes “Don't Stop the Music”, “Take A Bow”, “Rude Boy”, “Only Girl (In the World)”, “What’s My Name” (featuring Drake) and “Talk That Talk”. As the “#1 Person On Facebook” with over 61.7 million ‘Likes’ worldwide, and following Rihanna's award winning social media marketing campaign last year, UNLOCKED, she continues her digital media domination with #R7, launching on Monday, October 15. #R7 is an interactive gaming experience where fans visit www.Rihanna7.com and explore this site to “RIHveal” exclusive content and prizes. Each week fans are assigned weekly trivia questions. When answered correctly, fans have a new mission to exclusive Rihanna announcements and “RIHwards”, bringing fans closer to her 7th album, UNAPOLOGETIC. The recipient of six Grammy Awards®, seven Billboard Music Awards, a Juno Award (Good Girl Gone Bad - Int’l Album of the Year 2008) and multiple MuchMusic Video Awards, Rihanna has sold over 1 million albums and over 3 million digital singles in Canada. The Rihanna Diamonds World Tour 2013 includes the following Canadian dates: March 17 Montreal, QC Bell Centre March 18 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre March 25 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre March 27 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place March 30 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome April 1 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena May 2 Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place
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