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Rihanna performing "Don't Stop the Music" in 2010
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"Don't Stop the Music" is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna (shown performing it) for her third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad. It was released worldwide on September 7, 2007, as the fourth single of the album. The song was written by Tawanna Dabney and StarGate; Michael Jackson also received a songwriting credit for the sampling of the line "Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa" from his 1983 single "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'". "Don't Stop the Music" is a dance track with hip hop rhythmic devices. The song's accolades include a Grammy Award nomination for Best Dance Recording. It reached number four on the UK Singles Chart, number three on the US Billboard Hot 100, and number one in nine countries, including Australia, France, Germany, and Switzerland. It has sold more than 3.7 million copies in the US. The singer performed "Don't Stop the Music" at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards and the NRJ Music Awards in 2008, and included it on her Good Girl Gone Bad, Last Girl on Earth, Loud and Diamonds World Tour set lists. (Full article...)

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