Barbadian songstress Rihanna has called upon producer Alex da Kid to work on material for her new album.

The producer was responsible for Rihanna's 'Love The Way You Lie' duet with Eminem.

"We worked together about a year before 'Love the Way You Lie' in London," Alex da Kid explained.

"Obviously that song has helped the people around her and her label say, 'Oh, that's a big hit, we want another one'. You know how the music industry is," he joked.

Revealing how the album is sounding so far in its early stages, he went on to say, "It's commercial, but at the same time it's got an edge to it - it has substance."