That all changed with Rated R, which was released 10 years ago. Rihanna’s fourth album arrived just nine months after she was assaulted by then-boyfriend Chris Brown the night before the two ...

Rated R Released on Nov. 20, 2009, Rated R showcased a side of Rihanna that the public hadn’t seen yet, delving into darker and more intense themes that mirrored her personal struggles.

"I walked out of the studio a few timesm just trying not to be in tears," she said Monday about recording her fourth studio album, "Rated R," to be released on Nov. 23.

Thursday marks the fifth anniversary of Rihanna's Rated R, the 26-year-old pop superstar's most critically acclaimed and, arguably, most personal album to date.Unlike her previous efforts, Rihanna ...

Rihanna was already on her way up. The hit singles “SOS” and “Umbrella” made the Barbados-born singer and model (and former Stamford resident) a budding star, and it didn’t hurt that Jay ...

After much speculation, Def Jam Records announced today (Oct. 20) that Rihanna will be releasing her fourth studio album, "Rated R," on Nov. 23.

Here is the cover for her impending album, ‘Rated R.’ The grainy black-and-white cover was shot by famed photographer Ellen von Unwerth, who says that “Rihanna was looking to create ...

With "Rated R," Rihanna traded in her mainstream pop appeal to release a dark, explicit, and deeply therapeutic album about postrelationship issues in the wake of ex-boyfriend Chris Brown pleading ...

Rated R (2010) "Rude Boy" was ... When she announced the single in 2010, and thus the album, Rihanna explained on her official fansite, "NOTHING compares to the album I just made ...