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RIHANNA: POP STAR NEW ALBUM IS LIKE NOTHING WE’VE HEARD FROM HER

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Rihanna released her eighth studio album ‘ANTI’ this week after months of
speculation. The follow-up to 2012’s Unapologetic was released in the early
hours of Thursday, January 28, 2016. She released the LP – which was expected
to come out at the end of last November – exclusively to streaming service
Tidal, owned by Roc Nation label boss Jay Z, following the release of ‘Work’
featuring Drake on the site on Wednesday, January 27, 2016.

After Anti leaked on TIDAL on Wednesday night, it became available to
purchase on the streaming site. Soon after its release, Rihanna released a
promo code, allowing fans to download the collection for free. According to
Tidal, it was streamed more than 13 million times in the first 14 hours, and
was downloaded more than 1 million times.the record the debuted on iTunes
Friday with three additional tracks that also became available on Tidal.
Rihanna thanked her fans on Twitter on Friday after learning her new album went
platinum after less than two days on the market. “THANK U NAVY!!!,” she tweeted
. ‘#ANTI IS PLATINUM!!’
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