All hush, hush when Rihanna arrived at her 'secret’ London location – Brixton Academy to launch new material for her upcoming album- R Rated. On arrival, it appeared the 'US cat’ was out of the bag as crowds of fans swarmed outside, the hype had seemingly paid off. Drawing up to the stage door in a fleet of black cars, SW4’s night was alight with the flood of paparazzi camera bulbs.
Fans were rushed in before the 8pm witching hour, as VIPs took the balcony and others to the main area. Huge screens were erected and the stage set up with mannequins, televisions and video backdrops - then came the build up. Fans shrieked in embarrassment as their faces appeared on the screens and amass of twittering on the latest contract phones started as the worldwide online screening began,.
A masked and studded Rihanna then appeared to debut her new tracks..Starting with 'Madhouse’ as a warm up, she then fired up the crowd with her scream of 'Let’s get this party started,.London’. Her dramatic video backdrops were a creative haven of images as she continued to rock the academy, with 'Wait your Turn’, 'Russian Roulette’, the old favourite; 'Don’t Stop The Music’ and a new take on 'Disturbia. Maybe way of the mark, but lip-synching may have been going down on a few tracks. All is forgiven too for continually plugging her sponsors, as Rihanna took the crowds to new heights with guests; Jezzy dueting on 'Hard’ then the infamous Jay-Z joined her to crazed, deafening cheers from the academy – as they completed the mini-concert with 'Run This Town’ and 'Umbrella’.
Dramatic, defiant, Rihanna knows what she does – and does it untamed.
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