Markus Schreiber/Associated Press Rihanna performed in Berlin this month as part of a frentic tour to promote her new album, “Unapologetic.â€This week, Rihanna topped the Billboard album chart for the first time in her career with “Unapologetic,†her seventh studio album. It's one of the few milestones that had eluded Rihanna, who has 12 number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100, tying her with Madonna and the Supremes for fourth on the list.
On this week's Popcast, host Ben Ratliff talks about “Unapologetic†with pop critic Jon Caramanica, covering the music, the attitude, and the ongoing public psychodrama between Rihanna and her former boyfriend and abuser, the R&B singer Chris Brown.
Mr. Ratliff and Mr. Caramanica are also joined by music journalists Mary H.K. Choi and Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, both of whom were on Rihanna's seven-country, seven-day promotional tour in advance of the a lbum that turned from fun tag-along to dark night of the kidnapped soul.
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Jon Caramanica's article on Rihanna's “Unapologeticâ€
Julianne Escobedo Shepherd's tour roundup
Mary H.K. Choi's tour roundup
PLAYLIST
‘Diamonds'
‘Numb (featuring Eminem)'
‘Pour It Up'
‘Nobody's Business (featuring Chris Brown)'
‘Loveeeeeee Song (featuring Future)'
‘What Now'
