For some reason, before I even pressed play on Rihanna’s new song “Diamonds,” I just knew I would like it. Maybe it was the diamonds in her roll-up on the cover art for the mid-tempo single or the fact that Ri Ri has no problems creating hit after hit. Whatever is was, my intuition proved true. “Diamonds” is exactly the hazel-eyed beauty explained–“hippie and about “love.”
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Taking a break from the pop Euro sound she experimented on with “Where Have You Been” and “We Found Love,” she regains her R&B swag on the Benny Blanco-produced track. “Diamonds” is also the name of her upcoming 27-city tour, which begins March 8th 2013.
This is going to be the new anthem, so if you don’t like it, you better start to!
“Diamond” Tour Dates:
Mar 8 Buffalo, NY First Niagara Center
Mar 10 Boston, MA TD Garden
Mar 12 Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena
Mar 14 Philadelphia, PA Wells
Mar 18 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
Mar 21 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena
Mar 22 Chicago, IL United Center
Mar 24 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
Mar 25 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
Mar 27 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
Mar 30 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome
Apr 1 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
Apr 3 Seattle, WA Key Arena
Apr 6 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion
Apr 8 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
Apr 11 San Diego, CA Valley View Casino Center
Apr 12 Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay
Apr 15 Houston, TX Toyota Center
Apr 16 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
Apr 19 Tampa, FL Tampa Bay Times Forum
Apr 20 Ft. Lauderdale, FL BankAtlantic
Apr 22 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
Apr 29 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center
May 2 Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place
May 4 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center
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