Rihanna dropped the highly anticipated video for her buzz single “Wait Your Turn” earlier today via her website. While I like the dark theme of the video, I’m not entirely sure what to think about it. It’s definitely going to give people something to talk about….that’s for sure. Earlier today, Ryan Seacrest confirmed the Young Jeezy assisted “So Hard” as being the official second single. He says:

Her second official single “So Hard” featuring rapper Young Jeezy, follows the album’s debut single “Russian Roulette,” a dark ballad which came as a surprise to many fans who expected a high-energy dance track.

In a recent interview, Rihanna finally opened up to Glamour magazine about everything from her new album and image, to domestic violence.

Domestic violence is a big secret. No kid goes around and lets people know their parents fight. Teenage girls can’t tell their parents that their boyfriend beat them up. You don’t dare let your neighbor know that you fight. It’s one of the things we [women] will hide, because it’s embarrassing. My story was broadcast all over the world for people to see, and they have followed every step of my recovery. The positive thing that has come out of my situation is that people can learn from that. I want to give as much insight as I can to young women, because I feel like I represent a voice that really isn’t heard. Now I can help speak for those women.

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Check out the long-awaited cover for Rihanna’s new album Rated R. Her new single “Russian Roulette” debuted only a week ago and has entered the Billboard Pop Songs chart this week at #35. The song will be available on iTunes on November 3rd while Rated R hits stores on November 23rd!

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Mariah Carey performed an intimate gig in NYC for iHeartRadio’s ‘Stripped’. She performed “Always Be My Baby”, “We Belong Together”, “I Want To Know What Love Is”, and “H.A.T.E.U”. Vocally, she sounded great. She had great balance between her vocals and the vocals from background singers. I actually prefer watching Mimi perform in smaller venues and I think she needs to go ahead and do a small venue tour.

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Omarion is making his return to the music scene offering a brand new video for his new single “I Get It In” featuring rapper of the moment, Gucci Mane. “I Get It In” is the first single to be lifted from his upcoming 3rd solo album Ollusion, which now has the release date of January 12th, 2010. I’m not sure if I’m feeling this just yet. Love muffins, what do you think? Is anybody anticipating O’s return?

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Amerie’s new album In Love & War is set to hit stores on November 3rd. Her current single “Heard Em’ All” isn’t doing so well on the charts (only peaking at #81 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart) so I’m slightly concerned about the album sales. You can preview 30 seconds of the entire album courtesy of Amazon.com by clicking here. I will say that I like what I hear so far and I’m looking forward to hearing the tracks in full.

Check out the track credits after the jump!

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Rihanna made her twitter debut earlier with the following message about her new album:

This means we could be hearing the new single any day now! Also she’s confirmed to be performing her new single on Good Morning America on November 23rd as well! Are you ready?