Calvin Harris to perform at Rihanna's Diamond Ball charity

Posted August 16, 2017 7:00 am

By MESFIN FEKADU

NEW YORK (AP) - Calvin Harris, the writer and producer of Rihanna's hit "We Found Love," is set to perform at her charity event in New York next month.

Rihanna said Wednesday that the Scottish DJ-producer will join fellow performer Kendrick Lamar and host Dave Chappelle on Sept. 14 for her third Diamond Ball.

Her organization, The Clara Lionel Foundation, is holding the event at Cipriani Wall Street.

Rihanna and Harris' "We Found Love" won them a Grammy Award in 2013. The performers also collaborated on last year's hit "This Is What You Came For." Harris' other dance-flavored hits include "Summer" and "Sweet Nothing."

"I'm ecstatic to add my longtime collaborator and friend Calvin Harris to the stellar line-up at this year's Diamond Ball," Rihanna said in a statement. "Calvin's music will bring the perfect mix of energy and excitement to the evening as we celebrate the Clara Lionel Foundation."

Rihanna founded The Clara Lionel Foundation in 2012 in honor of her grandparents Clara and Lionel Braithwaite. The foundation promotes education and arts globally.

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Online:

http://claralionelfoundation.org

File - In this Sept. 20, 2014, file photo, Calvin Harris arrives at the iHeart Radio Music Festival, at The MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Harris, who wrote and produced Rihannaâs hit âWe Found Love,â is set to perform at the singerâs charity event Sept. 14, 2017. Rihanna said Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017, that the Scottish DJ-producer will join fellow performer Kendrick Lamar and host Dave Chappelle for her third Diamond Ball. (Photo by Andrew Estey/Invision/AP, File) The Associated Press

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