

Also I was really surprised that she managed the fifth octave run at the end of the Diamonds. We're like diamonds in the sky,' she sings. Her tone was great though, and her control of her lower range, as well as her timbre, was much improved. The first single from Rihanna's seventh album is a departure from the singer's recurring theme of an unhealthy relationship, as the Barbadian songstress croons of a bright love. The reality is Rihanna kind of copped out when showtime came around, relying on a heavy backing track to cover a lot of the notes I wanted to hear tackled live. With the sustained belting being quite extensive throughout, I did wonder if the Barbadian beauty was going to be able to maintain the stamina - let alone hit the notes- when it eventually came to performing live. It was written by Sia together with its producers, Benny Blanco and StarGate.The song premiered on September 26, 2012, during the Elvis Duran and the Morning Show and was digitally released the following day as the lead single from Unapologetic. I've been really interested in hearing Rihanna sing Diamonds live ever since the song debuted in September. 'Diamonds' is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna for her seventh studio album, Unapologetic (2012). The song was written by Sia, who wrote the chart. It became her twelfth number-one in the US. Rihanna is back on the album promo trail- yes, she has another album out about a year after the last- and touched down on the set of Saturday Night Live to showcase two tracks from the November 19th released Unapologetic.įirst up was new single Diamonds, which was accompanied by some weird animated background that initially had me worried was a ploy by directors to distract us from the potentially damaging vocal that was to come. Diamonds was released as the lead single from Rihanna’s seventh studio album, Unapologetic.
