They each racked up #1 singles and albums last year, but neither Rihanna or Maroon 5's latest full-lengths -- each approaching a year old -- have crossed the two million mark as far as copies sold. (And Rihanna has to have released about 47 singles off that damn record by now!)
Welcome to life in the age of illegal downloading. In a bid to boost final album sales, Rihanna and Maroon 5 are each seeing their sets re-released by their labels in June, with a duet between the two -- a remix of Maroon 5's "If I Never See Your Face Again" -- to appear on both, Billboard reports.Jesus, Rihanna's boyfriend Chris Brown must have caught the re-release fever, too, since his latest is coming out again with the awesome jam "Forever" added, along with four other tracks.
Hey, I'd like to re-release myself, actually, at age 21...this July. Because I didn't sell enough the first time around. Or maybe I'll just get a nose job.
Anyway, that pic of M5 singer Adam Levine and Rihanna above right is from the video shoot last week for "If I Never See Your Face Again."
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