There’s little question that Norwegian production duo Stargate is a force to be reckoned with – especially in the R&B crossover genre.  Notably, they rose to fame with Rihanna as their varitable muse with singles like “Unfaithful” and “Take a Bow”, and with more angst than ever in the starlet’s personal life, teammates Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel S. Eriksen have hinted that her newest work with them has been producing “inspiring” tracks for her upcoming album.

“She has a character about herself now in her voice and it’s great to see,” he said. “[It's] very inspiring for us.”

Eriksen wouldn’t reveal the names of any songs that they’ve been working on with Rihanna. “I don’t think we should talk about titles just yet,” he explained. “We don’t really know which songs are gonna make it, but it feels exciting.”

Hermansen said that although Rihanna has been through a lot this year, that isn’t the focus of the music they’ve been working on. “I think coming off of several million albums we have a lot to prove, regardless of what’s going on in her personal life,” he said when asked if Rihanna feels pressure to prove herself in light of the incident with Brown. “[We] leave her personal life to her.”

And yes, I read that entire quote in a Frau Farbisna voice.  So what?

No word, of course, on any official release date for this sure to be monster of an album.

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