New Song: Rihanna – ‘A Child Is Born’

Published: Tuesday 12th Oct 2010 by Trent

Here is the full version of Rihanna’s new Christmas song, ‘A Child Is Born’. The song will be featured on ‘Now That’s What I Call Christmas! Vol. 4′ which was released today. Give it a listen below:

This is the reason why the Grinch stole Christmas. Rihanna’s vocal performance on this record has to be one of her worst to date and that’s definitely saying something. She has little control over her voice and it was almost insulting to hear her try to utlilise Mariah Carey’s style of melisma/vocal runs.

Rihanna continues to prove the point that she is not a talented singer but what’s worse is hearing her sing “hallelujah” on a song mere weeks after the end of her ‘Last Girl On Earth’ tour where she simulated sex with her microphone almost every night.

Still, maybe I’m wrong. Maybe Rihanna is a very religious person. I bet she said a prayer right before she performed ‘Rockstarr 101’ and bleated the lyrics “make sure to frisk me good; check my panties and my bra”. Hallelujah.

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  1. Bias dude October 12, 2010

    Horrible!!!! Just kidding. It’s a grower.

  2. DANBOFFICIAL October 12, 2010

    LOVE IT !!!

  3. DANBOFFICIAL October 12, 2010

    TRENT TRIED TO THROW SHADE AND IT KINDA FAILED, NOT FUNNY…

  4. Bias dude October 12, 2010

    Okay I take it back I don’t like it.

  5. perry October 12, 2010

    MY F****** EARS! Maybe she should try country. She seems to be pretty good at yodeling.

  6. DANBOFFICIAL October 12, 2010

    BREEZY THE BASHER HAS NO CAREER !!!

  7. AKisdabest October 12, 2010

    lmaooo trent’s comments killed me!!!

  8. DANBOFFICIAL October 12, 2010

    ON FEBRUARY 2009, CHRIS BROWN AKA BREEZY THE BASHER WAS ARRESTED FOR ASSULTING LONGITIME GIRLFRIEND, BAJAN BEAUTY RIHANNA.

    IN A STATEMENT PLOICE SAY BROWN AND HIS COMPANION BECAME INVOLVED IN AN ARGUMENT, AFTER STOPPING HIS CAR, BROWN AND RIHANNA LEFT THE CAR AND THE ARGUMENT ESCALATED, RIHANNA SUFFERD VISIBLE INJURIES, BITE & SCRATCH MARKS ON THE NECK, FIST WOUNDS TO THE FACE AND HEAVILY SWOLLEN EYES.

    RIHANNA LATER IDENTIFIED CHRIS AKA BREEZY THE BASHER AS HER ATTACKER, BY THE TIME THE POLICE OFFICERS ARRIVED CHRIS HAD ALREADY LEFT THE SCENE, LEAVING RIHANNA BATTERD AND BRUISED CRYING ON THE ROADSIDE….

    MHMMMMM……

  9. Kyus93 October 12, 2010

    This song is from 4 years ago ¬_¬ she’s improved drastically since then

  10. DamitaJo October 12, 2010

    Uh Uh. This track is just disrespectful.

  11. royalkev October 12, 2010

    No!

  12. DANBOFFICIAL October 12, 2010

    MY ONLY NEGATIVE IS I DO NOT LIKE, REGGAE MUSIC FOR A XMAS SONG !!!

  13. Gwwwaaaarrrl Pleeeaaassseeeees October 12, 2010

    hell no!

  14. NE-YO*STAN October 12, 2010

    The Reggae bit was too much… I was expecting some class. S***, I’m trying to feel like there’s snow on the ground when I listen to a Christmas song!

  15. Crack is wack October 12, 2010

    Trent you will give yourself an ULCER with all this hate… its not a good look

  16. Nothing But My Opinion October 12, 2010

    ”the Grinch stole Christmas”’ LOL

  17. Robbie T October 12, 2010

    ok ya’ll know Trent & Sam dont like Rihanna and it’s their blog…so why read and get mad about it when it’s on here?….LOL

  18. Blue Kid October 12, 2010

    DANBOFFICIAL

    October 12, 2010 at 9:23 pm

    MY ONLY NEGATIVE IS I DO NOT LIKE, REGGAE MUSIC FOR A XMAS SONG !!!
    ***************************************
    I agree 100%

  19. jojo October 12, 2010

    this song is from 4 years ago so her voice is much better now but se sounds fine to me ……….its funny how if rihanna wasent a internatinal pop superstar and she was just a reggea singer ………..this would be fine

    i think u people keep wanting rihanna to sound like a american artist when she will sound that way

    and dosent beyonce sing bootylicious/video phone/naughy girl and she still ad a chrismas cd and sung gospel songs……………..and dont even get me started with mariah carey ………..so sam & trent u fail and need to stop saying dumb s*** that makes no sense

  20. jojo October 12, 2010

    ***********i think u people keep wanting rihanna to sound like a american artist when she will NEVER sound that way

  21. Ryan October 12, 2010

    Uhmmm…..
    This song may not be the best
    But, who the f*** cares about what she does during her performances?
    She’s not a little kid nor does she ever say her material isn’t sexual
    What r u mormon or something and just prefer to have s**
    with your 4 wives behind closed doors?

  22. NICKY October 12, 2010

    MOOOOOOOOORE PROMO FOR RIHANNA!!!

    GOOD JOB TGJ!!!

    STAY ON YOUR JOBS!!!!

    SMOOOOOOOCHES!!!!

  23. Bryant October 12, 2010

    This was obviously recorded round the time of her 1st or 2nd album. It’s actually funny the jokes that they crack about Rihanna. But u see they so frequently post news about her probly more than any other artist. And how dare u say Mariah Carey vocal runs. lol she does not practice using her voice correctly lol and this sounds like mariah style of singing in no way. I didn’t like this song very much lol.

  24. Fatima October 12, 2010

    Questioning other people’s religious beliefs with very little personal insight to go on. Yep, what a Christ-like thing to do.

  25. WTF October 12, 2010

    No one wants her to sound American everyone just wants her to prove herself as a “TRUE SINGER & ARTIST” and not just a studio voice and pretty face with a fyre shape thats all…..This was very lack luster. I do love Rihanna tho..

  26. Lady October 12, 2010

    DANBOFFICIAL
    October 12, 2010 at 9:17 pm
    BREEZY THE BASHER HAS NO CAREER !!!
    —————————–
    OhYouPRESSED huh sweetie? *checks AMA nomination* who has no career again? AMA are based off of sales and airplay and some talent of course(I did my research). Enough said. #StayMad! Chris had what to do with this again? Breezy stans didn’t even get to the post yet. Lol. I guess you weren’t too interested in Rihanna’s song huh? Lmao.

    Rihanna shouldn’t do Christmas songs. It doesn’t work. But whatever. If it Rihanna its gonna work someway some how(if her stans have anything to do with it).

  27. True Blue October 12, 2010

    Yeah, she can’t sing. It’s a well-known fact. So what’s exactly new here?

    Oh, and as for that pic, that photographer should have known better.

  28. Lady October 12, 2010

    Shocker that everyone clicked “Miss” and the jokes were on the dry side this time. Sorry but they were….

  29. Kay October 12, 2010

    And Lady Gaga who says :

    “I have a pretty treamandous big d*** ,
    so come on ,
    get your d**** out ,
    coz i heard they are some pretty big c*** … ”

    So what do u call this ,

    nd
    1: This song was realised 4 years ago
    nd
    2: Thanks 4 the promo @TGJ

    Shame millions of people think that Rihanna
    has a beautiful voice …

    Like Ellen says “Anyway…”

  30. Oscar October 12, 2010

    Aren’t u a gay male blogger who has nothing else 2 do but puck on a 22yr old woman everyday…?? Yet YOU wanna talk about religion…smh..

  31. Oscar October 12, 2010

    *pick*

  32. badd October 12, 2010

    @ Kay.:
    what are you even talking about ??
    what does God-Ga have to do with this mess ??

    @ True Blue.:
    exactly… +10

  33. badd October 12, 2010

    Yeah TGJ you really need to stop posting on Rihanna.
    You’re trying to make her relevant…when’s she’s really not.
    This is as bad as all the same old stuff we’ve heard.
    She was bad yesterday & she’s bad today…stop posting the same s***.
    She’s not relevant (yet with your post your making it seem like she is)
    & no one cases.

  34. Lala October 12, 2010

    *shrugs* i didnt think it was that bad i kinda liked it. and i just dont get it you already know they’re gonna throw shade at rihanna so why still visit? they might be giving her “promo” but at the same time you’re making them extra money

  35. 2bad2bme October 12, 2010

    SHE SOUNDS YOUNG BUT NOT BAD TRENT YOUR EARS MUST HAVE TONS AND TONS OF WAX IN IT SAVE OF YOUR MONEY FOR SOME Q-TIPS!!

  36. 2bad2bme October 12, 2010

    SHE SOUNDS YOUNG BUT NOT BAD TRENT YOUR EARS MUST HAVE TONS AND TONS OF WAX IN IT SAVE SOME OF YOUR MONEY FOR SOME Q-TIPS!!

  37. elleuk October 12, 2010

    the song is pure misery to my ears but that religous comment was pure hate.
    may i remind you that your angels beyonce knowles, kelly rolland and mitchelle (no hate but i never knew her surname) sang a gospel song on the end of each d.c album even when the proceeding tracks were much more riskey e.g t-shirt, lose my breath, s*** daddy ect.
    every artist does it, lets not single out miss fenty like she is the first.

  38. FUTURESTARdelux October 12, 2010

    THIS SOUNDS QUITE A LOT BETTER THAN WHEN YOU FIRST POSTED IT BECAUSE BACK THEN I WAS ON THE FLOOR LAUGHING, THIS REMINDS ME OF BONY M A BIT.
    WHY ARE YOU SAYING RIHANNA CANT SING A CHRISTMAS SONG BECAUSE SHE’S HAD SEXUAL LYRICS BUT IT’S OK FOR MARIAH “TOUCH MY BODY” CAREY (WHO I LOVE) TO MAKE TO ALBUMS?

    YOUR RIHANNA SHADE IS ANNOYING AND POINTLESS, SHE ISN’T THE BEST SINGER BUT SHE IS DEFINATELY RELEVANT AS SHOWN BY “ONLY GIRL” DOING WELL ALL OVER.

  39. KELENDRIA ROWLAND October 12, 2010

    AWFUL! Her voice sounds awful the song is fcukking awful.

    Ms Kelly Rowland’s Christmas song is MILES better.

  40. HATIN IS FOR SUCKAS October 12, 2010

    Song is horrible

  41. MrIncredible October 12, 2010

    just bad. sounds like her old stuff. goes to show she hasn’t really grown beneath all of the makeup, nice clothes and flashing lights.

  42. Misty October 12, 2010

    This song is a defilement and an abomination to the history of Christmas music. Trent summed it all up, this IS the reason why the Grinch stole Christmas! LMAO #mess

  43. NO MA’AM!!!! October 12, 2010

    A DEAF MAN CAN SEE THAT THIS CHILD CAN’T SING. THAT IS EVIDENT. BUT YOU GUYS GO WAY TOO HARD ON THIS GIRL!! IT IS NOT HER FAULT THAT SHE IS POPULAR!!! IT’S THOSE OF YOU WHO POST HER WALKING DOWN THE STREET GOING NOWHERE AND ALL YOU WHO BUY HER STUFF!!! DON’T BLAME HER! I WOULD HAVE MY NON-SINGING AND DANCING ASS UP THERE AS WELL IF I WAS GIVEN THE OPTION!!! I’M SURE BOTH SAM AND TRENT WOULD AS WELL!

  44. the kiddz October 12, 2010

    Why is she trying to make baby Jesus cry?

  45. anthony October 12, 2010

    I agree with “NO MA’AM!!!”…..this sounds a hot mess…but hey if she is still making millions sounding a mess than i can’t hate! lol

  46. Keesha October 12, 2010

    @The Kiddz LMBO!

    I didn’t even listen to the song and I just went ahead and voted “Miss.” Call me biased, I don’t care. Everyone already knows that she can’t sing, so what’s new? And I would watch the AMA’s because Chris is nominated (sorry that he is unrelated to the post, but I feel like posting this on here), but I don’t think he’s performing, and all of the other nominees (besides Eminem) I don’t care about, so I’m not watching.

  47. Keesha October 12, 2010

    @Nothing But My Opinion “”the Grinch stole Christmas”’ LOL”

    *DEAD*

  48. Tc23 October 12, 2010

    of course thatgrapejuice doesnt do their hw and doesnt put the fact that this song was recorded while she was recording music is the sun 5 years ago!!

  49. RiRiLOUD October 12, 2010

    This song is 4 years old. How can you insult her vocally when she’s grown since then? This song isn’t badly sung anyways. I hate that this is reggae though…I don’t like reggae at all.

  50. UMMM………… October 12, 2010

    OMG TGJ, “This is the reason why the Grinch stole Christmas”……LOL! She sounds a hot mess!

  51. dante0127 October 12, 2010

    I dont wanna throw shade at Rihanna so all Ill say is thank God Mariah Makes Christmas music

  52. Tosh October 12, 2010

    Yep! I’s found something wrong with this song yall…. it aint have no fancy opera chior like Michael Bolton and them. If she was Lady gaga i’s woulda been refreshin my page to make sure i was the first to give praise to that skinny lil white woman. Woooo chile when is Lady Gaga and Eminem gone make a christmas album bout the dead deer or santas revenge? Id like to hear that before this gal.

  53. PLAIN AND SIMPLE October 12, 2010

    Sorry but Rihanna’s voice sounds the same way 4 years ago as it do now. Why she did not just sing a new version because that was just horrible.

    Oh well it’s her song and she thinks it sounds good so

    Singing it in Reggae???

  54. PINK FRIDAY NOV 23RD October 12, 2010

    GO RHI RHI !!!

  55. Keesha October 12, 2010

    @RihLoud
    “This song is 4 years old. How can you insult her vocally when she’s grown since then? This song isn’t badly sung anyways. I hate that this is reggae though…I don’t like reggae at all.”

    How has she grown vocally when she cannot sing?

  56. Damo October 13, 2010

    THAT
    HATE
    RHIANNA
    JUICE

    FOR A BLOG THAT HATES HER SO MUCH YOU HAVE THE MOST POSTS ABOUT HER

    ITS BORING NOW

    SHE CANT SING WE KNOW ¬!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  57. AuntieJackie October 13, 2010

    Her voice is thinner than off-brand paper toilet paper. The song is horrible and her vocals sound worse than any….i mean ANY “professional” singer in the game. This s*** should embarrass her and her stans. You cannot deny this sounds like S***. SHE…CAN…NOT…SING.

    She needs to stick to auto-tune songs. Because this s*** right here is comedy. I can’t even take this seriously. Is she serious?

    Now, on to ThatGrapeJuice. I like this site, but damn…posting on Rihanna every five minuets is getting old. You know the b**** can’t sing, her fans know it too (though in denial) and so does the industry. They still like her, and there is nothing you can do about it.

  58. chrissy October 13, 2010

    WOW, come on yall, this ish is HORRIBLE! How the hell did she get a record deal? 4 yrs ago, she hasnt improved much. i cant believe they thought this was acceptable. smh

  59. Kay October 13, 2010

    Why i found in this ONLY F****** BLOG that
    Rihanna cannot sing !

    And it’s always those 20 haters who keep
    bitching & hating about her ,
    while millions r buying her songs !

    Long life 2 The Queen !

  60. tiff October 13, 2010

    Terrible!

    *blasts Chris Brown’s version of “This Christmas”*

  61. Chile Please!! October 13, 2010

    LMFAO @ Trent!!! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSS! GIRL YOU IS TOO MUCH HONEY! WEEEEEERK! YOU WAS ON POINT! This use to be my girl but she’s really fading to me!!! Girl Bye!

  62. annie! :] October 13, 2010

    lyrics aside, the song is just awful… period.

  63. Waddie G. October 13, 2010

    Wack! Wack! Wack! Just as bad as hearing Amanda Perez’ “Angel” song.

  64. annie! :] October 13, 2010

    hahaha @Tiff…. i’m gonna listen to that song now <3 Chris Brown's version of This Christmas is ahhhmaaazingg!

  65. Miss Chick Boom October 13, 2010

    I just played the song and my grandma was like

    “Lawd have mercy Jesus. Who cat is dying. Who in the hell gave that girl a record deal. Ima need to have a word with them. They don’t like talented people no mo’, thats whats wrong with you young people yall don’t know what real talent is. Go get you some Aretha and stop listenin to this crap.”

    And then I showed her the picture of her and she said,

    “Why this po chile got a red mop on the top of her head, I know she got money why she don’t go her head done. I’ll do it for her if the money right.”

    I almost died.

  66. JAZ0195 October 13, 2010

    Yall are so mean!!! I can’t with yall sometimes.LOL

  67. iLoveXtina October 13, 2010

    DAMN this song should have had a warning “DONT LISTEN WITH EARPHONES”

    Her voice has this piercing sound. She needs to work on that.

    But why does Trent act as if Mariah is an angel?

  68. True Blue October 13, 2010

    @ Miss Chick Boom:

    *DEAD*… I CAN’T!!!

  69. Miles October 13, 2010

    What? So because she simulated s** on stage (it was hardly explicit), she isn’t allowed to celebrate Christmas or believe in God anymore? C’mon now! You can not like her all you want but that was just a stupid thing to imply.

  70. Blue Kid October 13, 2010

    @ Chick Boom

    Bawhahahahahaha, ROFL! That was too much!

  71. Stacey October 13, 2010

    Why do people get up in arms when people say Rihanna can’t sing? SHE CAN’T! My daughter agrees that she can’t sing or dance, but she says she likes her music because “it has a nice beat.” That is why she needed 100 producers to collaborate to make less than 12 songs on one CD. If that isn’t a manufactured diva, I don’t know what is.

    It’s cool, though. As long as I don’t spend MY money on it and my daughter listens to it on the radio and doesn’t dare ask me to buy it, she can keep it going.

  72. QueenB October 13, 2010

    and after hearing this song, the child asked God to please merciful and kill him…what is this world coming to? if anyone tells me this song is a hit imma personally PRAY FOR YOU

  73. Robier October 13, 2010

    This talentless artist is a joke

  74. ERIC October 13, 2010

    NICE SONG… BUT I HOPE THIS DOES NOT HITS THE RADIO…

  75. UGh October 13, 2010

    What in the world? No girl

  76. Junior in Jamaica October 13, 2010

    Listen to you b******.

    Why are you all speaking of Reggae and class?

    When Destiny’s Child can put their R&B spin on Christmas songs without an issue why must there be when a song gets a Reggae spin?

    Reggae is a genre that many of you do not know much about…

  77. dion-ish October 13, 2010

    ROFL….. I Cant with the same lifeless haters.

    and please trent take a seat….because she’s a sexual person means she cant make a Christmas song but gaga can shove rosaries down her mouth and have a christmas record I Mean she wasnt talking about fuking on the damn christmas song…Chillee….THE DOUBLE STANDARDS I TELL YOU.

    IM OVER IT.

  78. gangstera October 13, 2010

    this song sux big time and its old im still roting for her

  79. Queen B Stan October 13, 2010

    Well..the song is pretty bad…It was obviously recorded during the earlier part of her career. I don’t know why she would agree to that being released. Anyways, I still think Rihanna can sing. I’ve heard her live (while not the best), she is not the worst. I’ll give it and say this song is definitely not her best work (it’s downright horrible), but vocally she has improved!

  80. chi09 October 13, 2010

    You dont have to blow to be able to sing, i like rihanna… and i think this is a damn good reggae christmas song!

  81. Aryo October 13, 2010

    Nicole scherzinger is coming with a new hot single called POISON this friday!! so excited

  82. Ayo October 13, 2010

    This take me back to music of the sun, and that it is not a good thing to still be sounding the same as you did how many years ago. I actually thought her vocals were improving considering the fact that I can’t stand her singing voice.

  83. tracy October 13, 2010

    Arguing online is like the special olympics – even if you win, you’re still retarded

  84. SMDH October 13, 2010

    yall so dumb this sound was recorded back in 2005, its silly that you guys can hear the difference in her voice from then til now

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