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You've probably seen this already, but Justin Bieber, Carly Rae Jepsen and Taylor Swift were the 'big winners' at the MTV EMAs last night. Taylor took home some fancy bookends for best…

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Rihanna wants her new album to 'mean something'

'Dem Haters' hitmaker Rihanna has been talking about her new album, 'Unapologetic'. "It was a song that meant something," she told MTV, speaking of current single 'Diamonds'. "And that's the…

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Rihanna — 'Diamonds'

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Ke$ha's 'Die Young' video will premier on Thursday; Rihanna's 'Diamonds' on Friday

According to this very website here, two big pop videos will 'drop' later this week. First up is street-slashing chanteuse Ke$ha with (the amazing) 'Die Young' on Thursday followed by Rihanna's…

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Bits of the songs on Rihanna's new album have appeared on the internet

Snippets of the songs on Rihanna's 'Unapologetic' album have appeared online. Why not have a listen to the clips below before some spoilsport comes along and takes them down. Earlier, Rihanna…

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Rihanna's updated the tracklisting on her album to include collaborations

Yesterday Rihanna 'revealed' the tracklisting for her album and now she's updated it all slightly to include some collaborations. Basically the album features 'guest spots' from Eminem, Future, Mikky Ekko…

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Apparently Nicky Romero's produced a song on the new Rihanna album

Nicky Romero has confirmed he's produced a song on the new Rihanna album. Romero — who also appears on Calvin Harris' new album — was asked on Twitter if any…

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Rihanna's 'Unapologetic' album now has some song titles

The songs on Rihanna's forthcoming 25th album 'Unapologetic' now have titles. Rihanna celebrated the fact that she'd finished the album in a way only she can, tweeting: "Man my album…

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Apparently Leona's version of 'We Found Love' was "an X Factor ballad"

Calvin Harris has been chatting about Leona's version of 'We Found Love' and perhaps unsurprisingly it was "an X Factor ballad". Talking to your friend and mine Melvin from Kiss…

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Calvin Harris isn't on the new Rihanna album because he couldn't handle the pressure

Calvin Harris was asked by Rihanna to do a song for her new album but he found the deadlines too daunting. :( Having a chat about it all with BBC Newsbeat,…

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Bits of the songs on Rihanna's new album have appeared on the internet

Rihanna's updated the tracklisting on her album to include collaborations

Apparently Nicky Romero's produced a song on the new Rihanna album

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