Rihanna
Rihanna is currently in the studio recording her next album -- and according to her producers, Norwegian duo Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel S. Eriksen, the troubled pop starlet is ready to prove her musical mettle.
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"I think coming off of several million albums we have a lot to prove, regardless of what's going on in her personal life," Hermansen told MTV. Hermansen and Eriksen -- known professionally as Stargate -- had previously collaborated with Rihanna on "Take A Bow" and "Unfaithful."
"She has a character about herself now in her voice and it's great to see. [It's] very inspiring for us," Hermansen said of the trio's latest time in the studio. "[We] leave her personal life to her."
Rihanna is also said to be in the midst of organizing a sort of "Independent Women" tour, with fellow R&B songstresses Ciara and Keyshia Cole reportedly on the list of recruits. "Rihanna wants strong women to join her," a source told E! Online. "This is a 'women empowerment' type of tour." (No word on whether or not new BFF Katy Perry is being courted for the lineup).
Rihanna makes her live comeback next month in Dubai.
