A p ril 4, 2007
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Pace is Fast for Def Jam’s Rihanna
Barbados beauty
grows as young artist
(AP) — Some singers take two-year breaks
between albums. Rihanna is working on her
third disc, just two years after releasing her
first.
"It's a nonstop pace, very speedily, and
Def Jam does not play, that's all I can tell you,”
she joked of her record label. "We just keep
going and going— it's fun, we make sure that
we have fun while we do it."
The hits are likely to keep coming and
coming for the 19-year-old Barbados beauty,
who has had success with "S.O.S.," "Un­
faithful" and "Break It Off." Her new single,
"Umbrella."was released last week, the firs,
song from her upcoming, not-yet-titled al­
bum, set for release June 5.
"It shows such growth for her as an artist,"
said Def Jam President Shawn Carter, better
known as Jay-Z. "If you listen to the lyrics to
that song, you know the depth and how far
she's come."
Jay-Z delivers the opening salvo on the
dramatic song, about the strength of a rela­
tionship.
Rihanna said the song can be about a A photo by Def Jam Records shows Rihanna, a 19-year-old
romantic or platonic relationship.
Barbados beauty who has had three hits already and now
"'Umbrella' is a serious song, a relation- has a new single ‘Umbrella. ’
shipsong.... It's different, and that's
what I love about it," she said.
"People are not going to expect a
song like that from me."
The singer made her debut with
island-flavored dance groove "Pon
de Replay" in 2005, from her debut
album, "Music of the Sun."
"In the past, Rihanna has made
really great singles. This time,
Rihanna has not only made really
great singles, but a great album,"
Reid said. "We want people to hear
it now and experience it now."
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