Rihanna goes topless for "Loud" album cover

By The Music Scoop
JR Staff Writer

Trying to reclaim her spot, Rihanna is making noise. Recently, she topped the charts with her Drake-assisted single, "What's My Name?" Following her latest chart topper, Rihanna decided to do a video for the song. With the video in high-rotation, anticipation for the album is at a new high.

Next week, Rihanna plans to release her fifth album, Loud, with her longtime label, Def Jam. While Jay-Z is no longer a part of the Def Jam family, he is still involved in Rihanna's career. His new company, Roc Nation, manages her career. With Jay-Z still calling the shots, he helped her with promoting the album.

Rihanna has been known for eccentric album covers throughout her career. She turned the corner when she recorded A Good Girl Gone Bad. Since that time, Rihanna has been one of the biggest sex symbols in the recent years. Due to the fact that sex sells, Rihanna has embraced this image and always pushed the envelope.

The cover of her Loud album will see this trend continue. On the album cover, Rihanna appears to be topless on the cover. While her breasts do appear to be out, they are covered from the camera by her left arm. Still, a lot of men are likely to purchase the album just to see a glimpse of the "Umbrella" star's assets.