Rihanna has confirmed that she is dating US baseball star Matt Kemp, according to reports.

After months of speculation, the 22-year-old Umbrella singer confessed that the LA Dodgers star, 25, is her boyfriend during an interview with Ryan Seacrest on his US radio show this morning.

But she was keen to shoot down rumours that wedding bells are just around the corner and described their romance as “nothing too serious”.

She said: “It's new and it's fun and it's nothing too serious. I don't want anything that's going to take up too much of my energy or time right now.

“I just want to have fun and that's what it's about.”

The Rude Boy singer's new relationship comes just over a year after she was beaten up by ex-boyfriend Chris Brown.

A leaked police picture showed the singer with a bruised face following the R&B star's attack. Brown admitted felony assault in June last year.

Rihanna also told Seacrest about another new man in her life - Blink 182 member Travis Barker, who is teaching her to play the drums.

She said: “I always wanted to learn how to play the drums...

“He [Barker] came to a couple of my rehearsals out of his time, which I thought was awesome, and it really helped.”

She added: “It's so difficult. It's a lot of co-ordination... but he makes it really clear to understand, so it's not so complicated.”