Rihanna has stated she has tried to incorporate more rock music into her album. R&B artist Ne-Yo has been writing for this album too, including the song "Unfaithful", which will be the second single of the album. Rihanna said on an interview with Carson Daly that much of the music she sang on this album is music she would never have sung before.
Producer: Mike City, Gussie Clarke, Don Corleon, Mikkel S. Eriksen,Tor E. Hermansen,Poke & Tone, Evan Rogers, Jonathan Rotem, Carl Sturken, The Conglomerate
Vocal producer: Makeba Riddick
Engineers: James Auwater, Donovan "Vendetta" Bennett, Franny "Franchise" Graham, Jeremy Harding, Al Hemberger, Malcolm Pollack, Jonathan Rotem, Tiger Stylz
Mastering: Chris Gehringer
Mixing: Jason Goldstein, Jason Groucott, Al Hemberger
A&R: Jay Brown, Adrienne Muhammad, Tyran "Ty Ty" Smith