Songwriter Terius "The Dream" Nash has unveiled that "Hard" and "Rock Star" are titles of songs that are slotted for inclusion on Rihanna's highly-anticipated upcoming album, "Rated R," which is due in the US on 23rd November via Def Jam Records. Both tracks were produced by frequent collaborator Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, who previously worked with the Bajan songstress on the "Good Girl Gone Bad" joints "Umbrella," "Breakin' Dishes" and "Hatin' on This Club."
Other contributors on the follow-up to "Rated R" are Stargate: Tor Erik Hermansen & Mikkel Storleer Eriksen (Beyonce Knowles, Whitney Houston), Makeba Riddick (Jennifer Lopez, Christina Milian), Future Cut: Darren Lewis & Tunde Babalola (Livvi Franc, Nicole Scherzinger), James Fauntleroy (Ciara, Britney Spears), Bryan Michael Cox (Faith Evans, Mary J. Blige), Sean "The Pen" Garrett (Madonna, Alicia Keys) and Jamal "Polow Da Don" Jones (Fergie, Robin Thicke).