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On paper, Rihanna releasing her seventh album in seven years would suggest
a quantity-over-quality work ethic that's bound to wear thin. But on
"Unapologetic," Rihanna proves once again that she can set -- and often
raise -- the bar for modern pop music.
As written by dance-pop torch singer du jour Sia Furler, "Diamonds" finds
Rihanna doing one of her throatiest, most impassioned vocals to date
(and one that seems to be channeling Sia herself) on this inspirational
pop ballad. And as a strategic shift from recent singles like "Talk That
Talk" and "Cockiness," "Diamonds" further positions Rihanna in new
stylistic categories, lest she settle on one format for too long.