Rihanna to host Diamond Ball for her charitable foundation

R&B star Rihanna has announced that she will host the first annual Diamond Ball this December.
The black tie event will raise money for the 26-year-old star's charity, The Clara Lionel Foundation, which she set up in memory of her grandparents back in 2012, reported Digital Spy.
According to an official release on the foundation's website, Rihanna will also be performing at the gala, due to take place at The Vineyard in Beverly Hills on December 11.
"One of the greatest benefits of my job was being able to start the Clara Lionel Foundation in honour of my grandparents," Rihanna said in a statement.

"There is truly nothing I'm more proud of and we've just gotten started. I'm excited to continue my work and thrilled to be able to host the Diamond Ball - a night that promises to be elegant and inspirational."
Further guest performers are to be announced soon, and the event is expected to draw around 600 attendees.

Ticket packages are to include dinner, a live auction and what is described as "a very special, intimate performance by Rihanna, who will be accompanied by a live orchestra".
The Clara Lionel Foundation is named after the singer's late grandparents, Clara and Lionel Braithwaite.

The organisation works to fund efforts promoting health, education, arts and culture globally, as well as focusing on the provision of quality medical care in the singer's native Barbados.
Rihanna's eighth studio album is expected to be released in the coming months.