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Standard business practice, whether in ’80s hair metal or in ’00s hip-hop—your first single is your party-starting jam, and your second is your big ballad. OK, so maybe “Diamonds” isn’t exactly a party-starter, but “Stay,” recently announced as the second single off Unapologetic, is certainly a big ballad—one of the biggest and best of Rihnana’s career, even. The song will be released on January 7th.

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