The new album cover for Rihanna’s Rated “R” has leaked on the internet. The photo shows the R&B singer’s edgier side after promo pics were released showing Riri with longer blonde hair and while wearing S&M fetish gear.
This good girl has definitely gone bad. Rated R is due in stores on November 23.
But the grainy black-and-white cover shot that leaked Tuesday (October 27) finds the singer in a moody, contemplative pose reminiscent of outrageous 1980s avant-garde singer Grace Jones. Wearing what looks like a leather top, Rihanna is depicted with her hand covering her right eye, with each finger wrapped in an intricate set of rings that hug two knuckles.
The image for the album, due November 23, was shot by fashion photographer Ellen von Unwerth, who said Rihanna is “so beautiful, sweet and tough at the same time — and a pleasure to shoot,” according to PopEater.com Von Unwerth went on to say that Rihanna is “fantastic to work with — very giving, very creative, very involved in every aspect of the shoot and ready to push the boundaries.” The photographer is known for her iconic album covers, including Britney Spears’ Blackout, Christina Aguilera’s Back to Basics and Janet Jackson’s The Velvet Rope.
The picture, in which Rihanna wears thick, dark lipstick and dramatic eye makeup that gives her a feline look, is just the latest tidbit of information to leak out about the album, her first since 2007′s Good Girl Gone Bad. The reveal of the cover also continues what promises to be a see-saw publicity battle between the singer and her ex-boyfriend, Chris Brown, who both have albums coming out in the fourth quarter. [source]
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