 An unofficial remix of " Turn Up the Music " made by DJ Pauly D , premiered on Ryan Seacrest 's morning radio show On Air with Ryan Seacrest on February 14 , 2012 . The official remix of " Turn Up the Music " premiered online on February 20 , 2012 , and features Brown 's former girlfriend Rihanna . Brown previously hinted via Twitter that Rihanna would be the featured artist on the remix , after rumors that he would feature on the remix of her single " Birthday Cake " ( 2012 ) sparked media controversy , due to the fact that Brown physically assaulted Rihanna before a Pre @-@ Grammy Awards party in 2009 . The remix marks the first collaboration from the two singers since they last collaborated on " Bad Girl " ( 2009 ) . 
