The cover of Rihanna’s new album, ‘Side Effects’.

Rihanna lit media outlets on fire earlier this morning when she unveiled the official album title and cover of her latest studio effort, ‘Unapologetic’. However, she didn’t end there. Moments after sharing the big news, the tattooed superstar confirmed the release date of the set.

On November 19th, almost exactly a year to the day after the November 21st 2011 release of her previous effort, ‘Talk That Talk’, Rihanna will issue ‘Unapologetic’ worldwide. The disc will comprise contributions from Ne-Yo, Sia, Stargate, Benny Blanco and several other major hit-makers from her yearly writing camp.

Other albums that are expected to hit stores on November 19th include Keyshia Cole’s ‘Woman to Woman’ and Nicki Minaj’s ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded – The Re-Up’. See the album cover of the latter set by click here on the pretty orange link.

Get your first taste of ‘Unapologetic’ by listening to the lead single, ‘Diamonds’, below:

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