Rihanna to re-release "Loud"

By The Music Scoop
JR Staff Writer

Following a mini-hiatus, in 2008, Rihanna has been dominating the game with her past two albums. Rated R was released on the heels of her public fight with Chris Brown. While her image suffered because of the fight, record sales soared. Last year, Rihanna's image recovered and Loud was a major success.

From the album, Rihanna has posted several hits. Before even being out one year, Loud already has five singles released, four of which have hit the top 20. Two of those four have topped the Billboard Hot 100. Aside from all the hits, there was a bigger record Rihanna had broken, she had the most number one hits in the span of five years.

Many would call Loud a success and feel Rihanna should be celebrating. Instead, she is on tour, promoting the her latest album and she is sneaking in studio time. Initially, many people felt as if she was recording an entirely different album, but that is not the case. While Rihanna is working hard, she does not intend to work that hard.

Before the end of the fall season, Rihanna will re-released her Loud album.

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Rihanna tops Billboard Hot 100 for Fifth Time

Barely a month after its release, Rihanna has topped the Billboard Hot 100 with her latest single, "Rude Boy." This is not the first time she has done so. Since her 2005 debut, Rihanna has not been a stranger to topping the charts.

However, her latest chart-topper has come at a unique time in her career. While she was the victim in the incident with Chris Brown, the career of Rihanna also suffered. It was not until the release of "Hard" with Jeezy that Rihanna regained play on urban radio.

Now, the urban audience has been reintroduced to Rihanna. Her previous single, "Hard," is still going as such. The song is receiving a lot more play than "Rude Boy" in urban radio, but she is not top because of "Rude Boy." This single was also the first one that she released in 2010.

Past chart toppers from Rihanna were "S.O.S." in 2006, "Umbrella" in 2007, "Take a Bow" and "Disturbia" both in 2008, and now "Rude Boy." Her album, Rated R, was released on November 23, 2009 and is current available in retail stores.

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