Having been shut out from all the major categories at the Grammy Awards last week, the team behind Pop force Rihanna channeling their energies into her next studio release.
Set to serve as her 7th release in as many years, recording has reportedly begun for the as yet untitled project.
Details after the jump…
Taking to Twitter this morning, the day of her 24th birthday, the model wrote:
“Brit rehearsal went smoove! Next stop, set up studio in a hotel room. Brits rehearsal was #FAWESOME I’ll be turning 24 making mu$ic!!! (sic)”
While some sects of the media stay hailing this nonsensical trend, it’s the enlightened few who realise it’s exactly this that’s seeing the industry eat itself.
Instead of acts taking their time to cook a seasoned product, they are -much like Ms. Fenty- warming up pre-made material in the mircowave and snatching it out at an increasingly ferocious rate. I mean Rihanna’s latest effort ‘Talk That Talk’ only hit stores last November.
The music business is just that: a business. Hence, making that coin will always be top priority for labels. Yet, surely teams such as the one behind RiRi would rake in much more if they saved their promo coins and used them to get her some vocal classes. For, while the pay off may take some time, it’s been proven time in and out that the public are willing to invest (on mass) in artists with actual talent – ala the Adele‘s, Beyonce‘s, and GaGa‘s of the world.
Pending then, they’ll likely stay pumping dollars into projects that her talent can’t mobilise. I mean it says something when Beyonce’s pregnant-pushed ‘4’ is selling the same as ‘Talk That Talk’ – which was backed by a mammoth campaign. Proving yet again, that candy coloured wigs can only take you so far.
Your thoughts?
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Sam, you’re reaching. Just because she’s laying down ideas in a hotel room does not mean she’s started working on a new album already.
It doesn’t seem like that to me…
I love TGJ. They always make my day with their shades!
Please take a break enjoy your success .im tired of hearing her on the damn radio
7 albums? lol
Lol you’re always reaching, your site lives off rih smh.
It should be a federal crime to keep letting this girl back in the studio…If she was releasing music back to back and it was good i wouldn’t complain, but the fact that she keeps making the same generic music with these exhausted gimmicks is really becoming draining…just stick to the catwalks baby girl *wink*.
Sam who tell you the girl is not taking vocal lessons. she is!! but unfortunetely it just isn’t working. How do you expext the girl to take all her time invest in lessons and have her label lose money? lol, leave her alone!!!!!!!
For people that’s so fed up with her you guys sure don’t mind clicking the link to threads about her ,
GIRL GIVE IT A BREAK 7 LP IN 7 YRS….I HOPE THIS ISN’T TRUE.
I Hope That Last Comment Wasn’t Shade Towards Beyonce Because “4” Was An Excellent Album & It Debuted At #1 Unlike Talk That Talk. PLUS “4” Is Already Selling Over 2 Million Worldwide.
Wow, I seriously hope that Rihanna isn’t forced to do this. She seems like she really needs a break. The recording- promoting- touring – etc has to be draining. Something tells me we’ll still see a new album released in November though.
http://www.thepagewithroyalkev.com
Can’t knock her hustle, she works hard!
She kinda looks like Khloe Kardashian.
“I mean it says something when Beyonce’s pregnant-pushed ’4′ is selling the same as ‘Talk That Talk’ – which was backed by a mammoth campaign. Proving yet again, that candy coloured wigs can only take you so far.”
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@Samantha
Oh really? TTT has sold as much as 4 despite having only come out 3 months ago? Oh, and you must be referring to 4, when talking about the album with the mammouth campaign, right? Cause last I checked, TTT sold 2M in 2 months off the strength of WFL, an interview on Ellen, and an X-factor performance.
So pointless, this thread. Singer records music in studio . . . film at 11
@Marie Thanks!!!!!!!
YOU JUST MAD because you know BeYAWNce is trying to pull a Rihanna and come with another album this year. YOU JUST MAD she’s gonna steal BeYAWNce’s shine yet again like she SNATCHED her wig with Good Girl Gone Bad and every era since. And if you are going to T-off, then spill it right because Gaga is always recording new music, and so is Mariah. That’s how you make great music, by constantly going at it.
A 7th album? When her sixth album full of generic crap is laying there like a frozen turkey…I suspect a backlash coming and people will turn on her. She is a dreadful person and a crap entertainer with stupid fans who will accept anything.
Did you criticize Beyonce for working on 2 projects right after the FLOP that 4 was and her blue baby pregnancy? I agree that Rih may need a break but you need to be fair in ur judgement. Beyonce damn well needs a break otherwise she will flop again
its getting silly now. thats y i love christina and beyonce coz they give u some time to miss them
Huh she’s just recording stuff, it doesn’t mean that it’s for a 7th album, jeez relax, she’s not even on tour yet.
Rihanna know very well that if you don’t Stand for Something Then
You will Fall for Anything. She looks Beautiful with her hair that
Color of Blonde. She always own the days and Nights with her
Stylish Style of Clothes and how she wear her Hair & Make up
With those Piercing Eyes and Contagious Smile that melt
Many in their Tracks. Say what you want to about her Talent
because it’s neither here are there because up to now she is
still winning and holding it down in the Keep The Checks Coming
Department and that is what Count the Most.
Rihanna Keep WHITNEY’S Song “I Almost Had It All” in your mind
and Heart and things will be just Great for Your Career Climb, Always.
Talk That Talk was not that good so hopefully she will take her time on the new release so that it sounds more solid like GGGB and Loud.
I CAN’T WAIT TO HER THAT REMIX OF BIRTHDAY CAKE WITH CHRIS BROWN …………:<)
Recording is what she does and as quiet as it’s kept
She is Following her Critics Advice and getting some
Vocal Training down in the mean time, keep doubting
and keep saying : She can’t, She want and she will never
be on——— Level.
None of us will give up on “ttt” no matter
what many might say, never. And beside
that it is still in the race and until it die
completely we will still keep holding on
the old saying that, they race is not always
won by the fastest runner , but by those who
Endures to the End. Compare her to mother
goose we don’t five a dam. HAPPY BIRTHDAY RI !!!!!!
WHEN IS THE FULL BIRTHDAY CAKE SONG COMING OUT DAMMIT!!
THATS WHAT IM WAITING ON NOT A 7TH ALBUM BEYOCH!
it could be a collabo u never know…. dummy
I love how Sam and this website say they hate rihanna yet they are the first to comment anything rihanna related – I think they get paid to talk about her or either serectly love her but don’t wanna admit it.
If you really hated someone – they wouldn’t appear on on this site – FACT
Back on point – she might be recording a new album maybe just a b side or whatever
I do fear that if her label keeps pushes her to record new music all the time then she will burn out and also the same for Lady Gaga
Its a known FACT, that she’s releasing her album later this year.
Sam you sound dumb! She’s working on Birthday Cake, not a 7th album!
It doesn’t matter if that’s what rihanna wants to do go ahead, NO One can tell you what to do. If you want her album support her if not don’t.
@RIH4LIFE
EXCUSE ME? “4” DIDN’T FLOP, do you understand what the two projects is for?
ASIB soundtrack album, her 5th album comes out next year 2013.
Beyonce is almost the ONLY artist with least then 5 albums. 16 years in the game and only 4 albums? That’s not overrated.
If 4 flopped so did britney, rihanna, chris, mary, nickelback, so on.
Adele is slaying everyone sales wise.
Whether you like it not (which i’m sure you HATE it) Beyonce is in her own lane none of these other newbies can compare to her. I’m not a major fan of rihanna BUT if she wants to release her 7th album so be it. It’s your choice if you want to buy it.
I bought both “4” and TTT. Because I LOVE music.
Shut out???
Rihanna was nominated for Album of the Year with LOUD 0_o
Get your facts straight!!
i wonder what she really recorded in her hotel room. they way she tweeted she had so much fun laughing they probably made that a karaoke session or something not really serious doing stupid stuff. i doubt she’d manage to produce something cool enterly by herself!!! yeh
on a shade: we know she’s more of the quantity not quality. but she probably doesn’t care a long as she or her label makes some bucks.
as much as beyonce stand hate on other artist you would think that beyonce could sell more than adele .
It matter’s a dam she is still getting that paper.
rihanna ‘s career vs beyonces career best pop goes to rihanna, best r&b goes to keri hilson.
Although this doesn’t mean she’s coming out with an album this year cause she’s in the studio I wouldn’t doubt that she is!Lol.Never fails!Every November we get a new Rihanna album.RiRi have a seat!Let us miss you and experience some stuff so you’re music can have some type of substance.My fave album from her is Rated R and that’s her best imo but thats because she had been through a turbulent period in life and had time to experience it!Although imo its her best its also her lowest selling. I cannot blame Rihanna though, she’s just doing her job an making those checks.As long as the fans keep buying the generic music and keep demanding her then why should she stop? Talented or not…I also believe that fans make it more of a competition to see their fave on top.It’s not wrong to like more than one female artist. I like Rihanna,Gaga,Bey and Ciara and i BUY all their albums..Ok wait this last part is off topic..Lol.Good day!
Watch it debuting at #9 and dropping to #18 by the next week!!
** nodds heads with “roc me out” instrumental**
@JER
YOU JUST MAD she’s gonna steal BeYAWNce’s shine yet again like she SNATCHED her wig with Good Girl Gone Bad and every era since.
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Hahahahahahahahaahahahah,didn’t B’day outsell GGGB? Beyonce messed up that era when she made the comment about making music for black people which is when sales of B’day started slowing down,but she STILL OUTSOLD GGGB! Then IASF came and shitted on all of Rihanna’s catalogue,and this isn’t even Bey’s best selling album! that title belongs to DIL with sales of over 11.5 mill WW,when will R**** clock the double digits sells? when? we will all wait….and 7 albums in 7 years is just crazy! stupid in fact. she should have never released the catastrophic flop that is TTT!
and FOUR DID NOT FLOP. Enough talking about it.
TGJ…just because she record don’t mean she making a album…laughing out loud…and if she is, it will without a doubt be wack…she reeeeally needs a break, all her shhh sound the same and most of her lyrics repeat the SAME DAMN THING…”where have you been” and most def “red lipstick”….laughing out loud, she need to go do something and come out with a new CD next year or the year after…
#PlayedOut
TGJ…just because she record don’t mean she making a album…laughing out loud…and if she is, it will without a doubt be wack…she reeeeally needs a break, all her shhh sound the same and most of her lyrics repeat the SAME DAMN THING…”where have you been” and most def “red lipstick”….laughing out loud, she need to go do something and come out with a new CD next year or the year after…For real tho
#PlayedOut
‘B’day started slowing down,but she STILL OUTSOLD GGGB! Then IASF came and shitted on all of Rihanna’s catalogue,and this isn’t even Bey’s best selling album! that title belongs to DIL with sales of over 11.5 mill WW,when will R**** clock the double digits sells? when? we will all wait….”
@Oh baby
Lies. Beyonce aint never clocked double digits either. So, please have a seat.
http://www.mediatraffic.de/2000-2009-album-chart.htm
Dumb ass Samantha trying to turn this into a Bey/Ri stan war thread by bringing up 4.
We should learn that new hair colour/hair style equates to new album.
There is no-way that birthday cake is a serious single and is done as some fun and a bridge to new music. Lets expect a new single mid year.
As far as im concerned, Rihanna has only made one good album… that’ll be when the greatest hits come out… which might be what we get next.
Excuse me Beyonce had more promo for 4 than Rihanna for TTT. Beyonce performed at major events such as Billboards Awards, Oprah’s last show, Glastonbury, American Idol finale, Gma and so on. Whereas Rihanna only performed at the X Factor US and UK and the Grammys. So how can you compare that.
@Mari
Lies. Beyonce aint never clocked double digits either. So, please have a seat.
http://www.mediatraffic.de/2000-2009-album-chart.htm
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it depends on who you wanna believe as a source! because my source( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangerously_in_Love) tells me DIL sold over 11mill copies,also i don’t fully trust mediatraffic because again on that list they just kinda forgot Michael jackson! he should be number 1 on that list
YOU ALL ARE STUPID FOOLS THIS EXACTLY WHAT THAT GRAPE WANTED A STAN WAR, AND YOU ALL FALL POND TO THEIR LITTLE GAMES.
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL @ SAM WHO SAYS RIHANNA DOESN’T HAVE ANY TALENT, AND WITH NO TALENT HAS MANAGED TO………………………….
1. GET A RECORD DEAL
2. OBTAIN 11 NUMBERS ONES
3. BECOME A GLOBAL POP STAR
BEYONCES 4 DID NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTTTTTTTTT FLOP AND NEITHER HAS TALK THAT TALK. THEIR SELLING ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THE TIME PERIOD WE ARE IN
BEYONCE IS A BETTER ARTIST THAN ADELE.
JUST THOUGHT I MIGHT THROW THAT OUT THERE
@Mari
it depends on who you wanna believe as a source! because my source( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangerously_in_Love) tells me DIL sold over 11mill copies,also i don’t fully trust mediatraffic because again on that list they just kinda forgot Michael jackson! he should be number 1 on that list
Another album is too soon, the same for Beyonce and Gaga, Sam man what would you do if Rihanna dies now, would you feel better after all the shades you make to the girl, i hope this doesn’t happen but man this is a Music blog not a gossip one. I would like to know what talent is because people keep call Rihanna untalented and others talented when the different between them is not that big. The girl is doing her thing without hurt nobody, why are you so mad about it ?.
@LAX wtf do you be talking about love, no shade, but it seems like you just rumble on about random things, and 95% of the time I really don’t understand what you are trying you say :/
ANYWAY. I don’t like Rihanna or Lil Kim but TGJ is getting ridiculous with not being honest, and giving credit when it is due. Did I ever see a post about Beyonce’s alleged fake baby bump? Beyonce illegally shutting down a floor of a hospital? Alexandria Burke being generic? ect. NO. I LIKED (-ED B****) this website because the comments were funny and the shade was on point, but when it gets to the point were you are attacking people who have done nothing to you and ignoring the wrong doing on the people you like, that is NOT a good look. Sam and Staff I saw yall’s numbers honey and this website it getting LESS and LESS popular, because it isn’t funny anymore, it’s annoying. Start being real, because don’t think we can’t abandon yall asses. Yall will be the next Myspace. Don’t forget that WE ARE THE REASON YOU GET PAID HONEY. Don’t get s*** twisted. I can be fine with ONLY using ATRL. Stop trying it. ;D
Calm down, guys…
@Wig Snatcher
I think i’m in love with you, i agree 100% with U.
@AISHAAGUILERAKEYS
Yeah she works hard to put out crappy ass music, and she rushes every album release. 2 albums in 3 months is way too much.
@Wig Snatcher
I AGREE
THEY DO IT SO MUCH THAT ITS ANNOYING. YOUR POST WAS VERY INTELLIGENT AND TRUTHFUL AND WOULD HAVE BEEN PERFECT IF THE SHADE FOR LITTLE KIM AND RIHANNA WAS LEFT OUT.
NO ONE CARE ABOUT YOU DON’T LIKE BUT YOUR OPINION COUNTS MORE
@WIF SNATCHER,,,LOOK BYTCH YOU DON’T LIKE RIHANNA AND I DON’T LIKE
YOUR ASS THEREFORE WE ARE EVEN. And just so you know screw yourself and keep paying me that attention because i love it just like RIHANNA Does. You don’t like her yet you drop by to try and insult me screw you you dirty grimey bytch…..Learn how to like that…
You come to a Rihanna post to read and say you don’t like what i have to say, well just so you’d know skip, hop and jump right over what i have to say because you are one stupid piece of s***…
And the nerves of you to tell the grape about their site, hun are you mad because your favorite Coke Head isn’t Featured?????
@iSTANFORNOONE
@Lax
Guys she was right whatever she doesn’t like Rihanna or Lil Kim, this side only shades Rihanna but praises Beyonce, this is more a sort Fansite than a Music Blog.
WIG SNATCHER CAN FUKKKKKK HERSELF AND ANY ONE ELSE WHO AGREES
WITH THAT PILE OF S***…..
@WIG SNATCHER WHY DON’T YOU GET YOUR OWN SITE AND RUN IT
INSTEAD OF TRYING TO TELL THE GRAPE WHAT AND HOW TO RUN THEIRS WHICH IS DOING WAAAAAY BETTER THAN YOUR S***** SITE IN YOUR MIND IS DOING, ASS WIPE.
@ONYX,,,While i can agree but when she singles me out the ass wipe
has fukkkk all the way, just saying…i agree with you ONYX….
I won’t be commenting on here anymore unless it is a Brandy post or a mature post wich is not unnecessarily hate on other artist while kissing other artist ass. I hv bn noticing a gradual decrease of traffic on this site. People ain’t stupid and they are just fed up *searches for ARTL*
@Lax
That’s Ok we can’t be agree 100% with people sometimes, a lots of people hate Rihanna don’t know why but it is what it is, i love the girl more than ever i see a special fan on this site turn his back on her but i personal find Rihanna a very lovely person.
Mari (RIP Dwayne McDuffie+ Amy Winehouse+ Whitney Houston))
Honey don’t bring that FAKE ass website mediatraffic, there’s no such thing as a World Music Chart FYI
DIL sold over 11.5- 12 million 5 million in the states
so have a seat
@ONYX,,,COSIGN AND I DO NOT TRY TO MAKE OTHERS LOVE OR SUPPORT
RIHANNA I JUST SUPPORT AND TALK S*** TO THE HATERS WHO TRY BASHING RIHANNA……
You guys are retarded, why cant she be finishing up “Cake”, or doing a re-release of “TTT”, AND if it was another cd,,you know it would conist of at least 2 Number 1 songs.so keep talking that talk
Misleading and misinforming !!
Nicki wears candy colored wigs too….ur shade is late and biased in this thread.
Sam or Samantha or who ever HELL YOU ARE, WE COME HERE FOR URBAN POP NEWS. YOUR SHADE IS CONSTANT, CONSISTENT AND TIRING.
I DONT COME TO THIS SITE TO SEE WHO YOU DONT OR DONT LIKE
OR WHO U THINK IS UNTALENTED. I COME HERE FOR THE NEWS AND YOU CAN KEEP THE EXTRA S*** TO YOURSELF
LASTLY MOST OF POSTS HAVE BEEN MERE SPECULATION AND SOME PROVEN FALSE.
LASTLY I NEED MORE BEYONCE AND ADELE POSTS
You made me laugh when you wrote “GaGa’s of the world” when GaGa is just an attention-seeking ordinary copycat with absolutely no talent, whose “fame” has been fading away lately, as her albums sales weren’t really impressive and her singles flopped.
Rihanna on the other has had 11 number one hits in 6 years. Sooo hmm she doesn’t need any vocal classes, because everybody buys her music . She needs no monsters 😀
Loool @ beyonce fans saying DIL sold 11million worldwide. Lets see it sold 4.8mill in US 1.15mil in UK 200k in can 100’kin france 200 in germany 140 in aus nd 250 in japan. Those are the countries where it sold the most nd those equal 6.8million. So she sold 5million from the rest of the world? Yeah right. The album is at 8.5million WW nd thts the truth. U dnt have to lie to make her look good when compared with queen rih. Nd b’day sold more than GGGB? Really b’day sold 3million in US 570k in UK nd 6million WW while GGGB sold 9million WW. Liars. Beyonce’s WW sales are
DIL – 8.5million (thanks to destiny’s child nd good album sales in that time)
B’day – 6million (thanks to DIL hype nd rerelease nd multiple videos with excessive promo)
IASF – 6.5million (thanks to beyonce vs sasha hype nd excessive promo nd multiple rereleases)
4 – 2.2million (thanks to excessive promo nd tv specials nd regular discounts)
Nd rihanna
MOTS – 2million (no group backing no cheating daddy no huge promo or label full support)
AGLM – 4million (no huge promo but great singles)
GGGB – 9million (thnks to rereleases huge promo nd good songs)
RR – 3.5million (tbh ill never understand why this album flopped)
LOUD – 6.3million (no rerelease few promo spots good singles)
TTT – 2.5million in 3months (1 huge single 1 flop single. Next to no promo)
Nd u say rihanna doesnt s*** on beyonce. Please
I don’t understand why everybody is upset with Sam, this is HIS site and he can say WHATEVER he wants, if it upsets you go somewhere else!!! Because whether or not you like it what he said was the truth she will never be on Gaga, Adele, or Beyonce’s level. Now comment on that dumbasses!!!
@ Adrian
WERE UPSET BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A DISS SITE ITS AND URBAN NEWS SITE
THE SITE SHOULD BE THAT HATERADE SPECULATION JUICE
Who the f*** thinks Gaga has not talent but Rihanna is great cos she has 11 #1´s in the USA (fake half of them)???????????? Buahahahaha
Anyway, not hating. When I say hate Ithink about people who disrespect the person, people´s lives, their privacy, etc (like Whitney´s problems, Michael´s issues, Beyonce´s fake pregnancy, Rihanna´s being I don´t know what, etc). That´s total b*******. I hate the media for that and I can´t understand how anyone on these blogs can satn for their faforites talking s*** about the other celebrities.
But I think we have the right to talk about their proffesional side. We are here for that. For music (well some people are here more searching for looks, fast food music, etc)
Rihanna will stay forever this few talented, sorry
Last time I checked Rihanna won two grammys this year which was more than Beyonce, Gaga, Kelly Rowland put together (0). She must be doing something right. Your faves are working on new albums since their previous ones came and went with no top 10 hits but I didn’t see you try to clock their tea. I could go on about Here I Flopped and 4closure but I’d rather jam to Rihanna’s Cake.
4 has been out longer and she released like 8 singles, ttt era just started and it already sold as much as 4, even beys attention seeking fake belly couldnt help her.the rihanna brand is just super dope, with every album we get a new rihanna. first it was cute island girl- then with a girl like me she was s*** rihanna-good girl gone bad saw s***,edgy fierce pop rihanna-rated r era-loud red rihanna – we found love and the grammys are defining moments for the rihanna brand this era!
i think samantha meant “Rihanna’s NON pregnant-pushed ’Talk That Talk′ is selling the same as “4‘’ – which was backed by a mammoth campaign. Proving yet again, this site is s*** and samantha is a just a #stupidhoe
LMAO THIS IS TOOOOO FUNNY ROFL! @ SAM SHADE HAHAHAH THAT H** DO NEED SOME (SERIOUS) VOCAL LESSONS THO, BUT DAMN 7TH ALBUM? TRAGEDY… 6 ALBUMS (NONE WENT TO #1) BARELY EVEN MADE IT TO PLATINUM STATUS AND 1 MEASLY 2XPLAT ALBUM LMAO #EPIC FAIL
@BLAH
EXACTLY. 6 albums no #1 it means that you’re a real big b****, just for singles, remixes, clubbing, f******..
LADIES like BeYOWnce run this s***, not little girls like Rihanna and Justin Bieber.
and then, BeYOWnce herself doesn’t care about charts, and the proof is that she has named “Man Down” as her favorite song of 2011.. so sniff my ass