Rihanna Returns With New 'Diamonds' Single

New track will appear on currently untitled November album

September 26, 2012 10:25 AM ET

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Rihanna, 'Diamonds'

Though she's still riding high off her last album, last year's Talk That Talk, Rihanna has already returned with a new single off her currently untitled upcoming album. "Diamonds" steadily pulses with slight orchestral touches and deliberate electronic rhythms, but the track's production mainly stays out of Rihanna's way, letting the pop star build hooks with layers of her voice. "We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky," she sings, unhurried over the uplifting track.

"Diamonds" will be on Rihanna's currently untitled next album, set for a November release. It will be her seventh album in eight years.

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