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No sooner had world-class megastar Rihanna wrapped up the final show of her sold-out 'Last Girl On Earth Tour' in Chicago last week, than she turned her attention to her brand new fifth studio album.

Loud, set to arrive on October 18th, has been described by insiders as a return to the uptempo dance grooves of her earlier records. Setting the scene for Loud is the first lead single, ‘Only Girl (In the World),’ which was blasted out to radio yesterday.

The uptempo track is produced by Stargate, the Norwegian team whose career has been intertwined with Rihanna (and her fellow Def Jam hitmaker Ne-Yo) since 2006, including ‘Unfaithful,’ ‘Don’t Stop the Music,’ ‘Hate That I Love You’ (featuring Ne-Yo), ‘Take a Bow,’ and her most recent #1 global smash, ‘Rude Boy.’

LOUD IS AVAILABLE OCTOBER 18TH