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Rihanna - Loud

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Album Review

Release date: 15 November 2010

Rihanna - Loud

Album Review: Rihanna - Loud (Def Jam/Mercury)

Overly tiresome fetish-flirting can't drag the brilliantly adventurous and masterfully measured pop queen down

You don’t often get revealing moments at album playbacks. Excellent canapés and cheeky cocktails on diamanté-dripping trays, yes; epiphanies, no. So last month at London’s Sketch bar, when Rihanna was asked by a besuited Capital FM DJ as they introduced her new track ‘ Cheers (Drink To That) ’ whether she really was prone to a bevvy, her wavering response of “Well, it’s mostly...

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  • Nov 12, 2010

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Rihanna News

Rihanna sues Topshop for £5 million

Rihanna sues Topshop for £5 million

The store is apparently selling a t-shirt with the singer's face on it without her permission

Rihanna recording new song with rapper Wale

Rihanna recording new song with rapper Wale

'Diamonds' singer posts picture of them 'cooking up a lil treat' in the studio

Rudimental want to collaborate with Lauryn Hill, Rihanna and Pharrell

Rudimental want to collaborate with Lauryn Hill, Rihanna and Pharrell

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Rihanna - Loud Lyrics

Rihanna - S&M Lyrics

Na na na na na
Come on
Na na na na na
Come on

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Rihanna - Only Girl Lyrics

La la la la
La la la la
La la la la

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Rihanna - What’s My Name Lyrics

[Rihanna]
Ooh na na, what's my name
Ooh na na, what's my name
Ooh na na, what's my name

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Rihanna - Cheers Lyrics

Yeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeah
Yeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeah, yeah-e-yeah

Cheers to the fricken' weekend

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Rihanna - California King Lyrics

Chest to chest
Nose to nose
Palm to palm
We were always just that close

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Rihanna - Raining Men Lyrics

Eenie, meenie, minie, mo
Catch a playa by the toe.
If ya want to let him go

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Rihanna - Fading Away Lyrics

You say you love me
But they feel like words to me
But this just ain't working
Stop thinking

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Rihanna - Man Down Lyrics

I didn't mean to end his life
I know it wasn't right
I can't even sleep at night
Can't get it off my mind

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Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie Part II Lyrics

On the first page of our story
The future seemed so bright
Then this thing turned out so evil
I don't know why I'm still surprised

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Rihanna - Skin Lyrics

[Verse 1:]
The mood is set,
So you already know what's next.
TV on blast,

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Rihanna - Complicated Lyrics

You're not easy to love
You're not easy to love, no
You're not easy to love
You're not easy to love, no

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