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![A picture of a woman with short black hair and dark lipstick, standing in front of a white back ground her nude torso is covered in graffiti-style words such as "Side Effects" in a black font on her arm, the rest of words are in a white/grey font; "Victory", "Chalice", "Diamonds", "Navy", "7", "#R7", "Diamonds", "Happy", "Censored", "Love", "Roc", "Fun", and "Fearless" as well as "Unapologetic" covering her left side nipple, she also has very thin jewelry, a pair of small earrings and two thin chains; one around her neck, the other around her nude torso, also showing her tattoo of the Egyptian goddess Isis between her cleavage.[1]](view_image.php?q=Unapologetic&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Unapologetic_-_Rihanna.png) | ||||
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| Released | 19 November 2012 | |||
| Recorded | June–November 2012 | |||
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Unapologetic is the seventh studio album by Barbadian singer Rihanna. It was released on 19 November 2012 by Def Jam Recordings and SRP Records. It was recorded between June and November 2012, during promotion of her sixth studio album, Talk That Talk (2011). As executive producer, Rihanna enlisted previous collaborators The-Dream, David Guetta, Chase & Status, and Stargate to work alongside new collaborators such as Parker Ighile, Mike Will Made It, and Labrinth. Unapologetic is primarily a pop, synth-pop, and R&B album that incorporates elements of hip hop, EDM, dubstep, rock and reggae in its production, merging the sound of her previous albums Talk That Talk, Loud (2010) and Rated R (2009).
Unapologetic received generally mixed reviews from critics, with some reviewers describing its music as interesting, while others criticized its weak lyrical content and rushed nature. The album won the Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 2014 ceremony, while "Stay" was nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 238,000 copies, becoming Rihanna's first number one album on the chart and best-selling debut week of her career. The album also became the singer's third, fourth, and fifth consecutive number one album in the United Kingdom, Norway, and Switzerland, respectively. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), it was the ninth global best-selling album of 2012 with sales of 2.3 million copies.[5] As of December 2014, Unapologetic has sold over four million copies worldwide.
The album produced six singles including the international hits "Diamonds" and "Stay". The former peaked at number one on both the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100 where it became Rihanna's twelfth number one song, tying her with Madonna and the Supremes for fourth most number one songs in the history of the chart. Prior to its release, Rihanna promoted the album with the 777 Tour which consisted of a seven-date promotional tour in which she performed seven concerts each in a different city in North America and Europe in seven days. To further promote the album, Rihanna embarked on her fourth worldwide concert tour, entitled the Diamonds World Tour.
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