It’s too bad we already crowned our Song of the Summer, as Rihanna is just now offering what could have been a highly viable contender. The VMA nominee mentioned via Twitter that her next single will be “Cheers (Drink To That)”, which samples Avril Lavigne’s 2002 single “I’m With You”. We can definitely raise our glass of Vita Coco for RiRi’s sixth (sixth!) Loud single. And, not surprising at all, the “Man Down” singer can’t drop a single without just a teeny bit of controversy.
Hey boo, ur fav song is the brand new #LOUD single ‘CHEERS’ to u being an A&R #RihannaNavy,” the oft-pantsless singer tweeted to gossip blogger Perez Hilton on Sunday.
“Uhm, RiRi. Just heard #Cheers on the radio (yay!), but they made inaudible the word ‘bastards’,” wrote Hilton. “Since when is that offensive? Grrr!”
RiRi’s reply: “WtF???? Ugh, hate that!”
We hate that, too. We can’t remember anything being censored when Fat Bastard was a main character in the child-friendly Austin Powers franchise. Anyway, Rihanna, don’t let those bastards get you down!
Rihanna – “Cheers (Drink To That)”
great choice, i thought California King Bed would do well but the promo was in bad time she performed the song three times on TV but at the time S&M was so powerful it overshadowed CKB, it’s sad cause it was a great song top 5 material.
Man Down is a #1 hit, however all the controversy made it flop, urban radio loved it but it was not enough.
I hope this teaches Rihanna a lesson this is the second time she releases 2 singles at the same time (it does not matter if they are in different regions! we got internet) First Te Amo and Rockstar 101 flopped (when they were the best songs from Rated R) and now CKB (her best ballad IMO) and Man Down (her most original song ever) Cheers will make Loud to reborn I just hope the first single of the re-release, ep or whatever she is working on debut in Late September or early October