Rihanna celebrated the release of her album Rated R last night in New York by being on the David Letterman show and having a release party.  Do you LOVE how the shoes match the dress?

Maybe the R stands for raunchy?  She tells Fuse TV:

“I actually wanted to name my album Such A F**king Lady, but a couple of stores, a couple of major outlets didn’t allow that,” she tells Fuse TV in an interview airing tomorrow. “That was the title for a while, but Rated R made more sense because of the overall story. It’s a movie really, the album. But Such A F**king Lady- we take everything back to that – especially in our style.”

But given it is rumoured she has been offered $500 K to perform at a New Year’s Eve party at the Emirates Palace Hotel just before midnight in Abu, Dhabi, the R could stand for Really Rich. According to a source that tells the New York Post:

“She was supposed to perform backin May in Abu Dhabi, but she cancelled in the aftermath of the assault. This
is a make-up date.”

Rihanna’s spokesperson has not confirmed or denied the New Year’s Eve gig.

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