R&B star Rihanna was given a cold shoulder by drum and bass duo Chase And Status after they chose not to include her in their new album.

The 'Take me Away' hitmakers, who had worked with Rihanna on her 'Rated R' album, said that they wanted their new album to be thoroughly a British affair and so decide to leave her out, reported Daily Star.

"There was talk about working with Rihanna and other names linked to Roc Nation but we weren't tempted. We wanted the album to showcase fresh and cutting-edge UK talent," said Saul 'Chase' Milton.

The duo is known to be working with new artists like Plan B and Clare Maguire.

"We're known for working with new artists such as Plan B and that's what really excites us. On the album we've worked with Clare Maguire who just has this amazing voice and will appeal to everyone Mali, Delilah and Tempa T, all of whom are wicked," added Milton, 29.

But there is one US superstar lurking in the tracklist - Cee-Lo Green, 36.

"Admittedly Cee-Lo isn't British but he sings on a track called Brixton Briefcase, which is about London in the 80s when guys used to walk around with ghetto blasters on their shoulders," said Milton.

Did Rihanna Have A Lesbian Affair With An Ex-Model?

Did Rihanna have a lesbian affair with Natasha Burton? While absurd claims of sexual activity with celebrities should be taken with more than a pinch of salt, our imaginations won’t let this one go…

Rihanna’s edgy, bad-girl image lends itself to claims by wannabe celebrities who might have been in the same place at the same time for half a minute at one point in their lives to make-up crazy stories about affairs. So with Natasha Burton’s claims in her new book that she had a sexual affair with Rih-Rih, we should probably be more than a little bit skeptical about the details.

In her book Low Down Dirty Shame, Natasha reportedly offers “A friend of mine had introduced me to this Barbadian female pop/R&B artist a while ago. I had heard her music several times and was a fan of her unique sound. I jokingly told him that I want to talk to her. He told me on the sly that he wasn’t sure if she was into women but that he would confirm. We exchanged contact and it went on from there. I wasn’t over my ex, but talking to her helped. She was beautiful, wore her hair short with blonde highlights and her style was creative.”

Her story develops in Mills & Boon-esque fashion “I wasn’t sure I could take her serious, so I took it one day at a time. We instantly had a connection. I could listen to her for hours discuss the media, music and fashion. She had opened up and told me about her difficult past, how she went through various trials and tribulations.”