Rihanna @ MySpace Music's "The Release" Concert Series NYC + Rated R

Rihanna To Perform for MySpace Music's "The Release" Concert Series in New York City on Thursday December 3

MySpace Music to Stream Concert LIVE via Rihanna's Official MySpace Music Profile

New Album, Rated R, In Stores and Online Now Via Def Jam Recordings

MySpace Music is excited to host a special performance by Rihanna on Thursday, December 3, 2009 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City as part of "THE RELEASE," MySpace Music's urban music concert series.

This installment of "THE RELEASE" will be a special performance to mark the release of Rihanna's upcoming album titled Rated R, a performance that will mark her only appearance in celebration of the album's availability.

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Over 500+ tickets will be given out for the free, all-ages show on a first-come, first-served basis at the Hammerstein Ballroom starting at 9 a.m. on December 3, or can be won through radio promotions on HOT 97.

More information for ticket pickup can be found on http://blogs.myspace.com/rihanna.

In addition, MySpace Music will be streaming the concert LIVE in partnership with IClips.net via Rihanna's official MySpace Music profile at www.myspace.com/rihanna beginning at 6 p.m. PST/9 p.m. EST.

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Rated R contains the new singles "Russian Roulette" and "Hard" featuring Jeezy and is the long-awaited follow-up to Rihanna's Good Girl Gone Bad (May 2007), which contained the non-stop string of hit singles that began with the MTV VMA and Grammy Award-winning global #1 hit "Umbrella" (featuring Jay-Z), then "Shut Up and Drive," "Hate That I Love You" (featuring Ne-Yo), and "Don't Stop the Music."

Good Girl Gone Bad spent 98 total weeks on the Soundscan chart, earned cumulative sales of more than 36-times platinum in at least 20 territories around the world, and spun off the CD+DVD package Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded (January 2009) - which continued the string of hits with the #1 "Take A Bow" and the #1 "Disturbia."

Rated R was released on November 23rd and has garnered critical acclaim from The NY Times, USA Today, The Chicago Tribune, Entertainment Weekly and has four-star reviews from People, The LA Times and Rolling Stone.

For more information, tour updates and news, please visit Rihanna's official MySpace Music profile:

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