Everything We Know About Rihanna’s R9 Album

Is there something Rihanna cannot do? Since releasing her multi-platinum album “Anti” in 2016, the enterprise mogul has upended the wonder business with Fenty Magnificence, launched a luxurious style line, modified the lingerie recreation with Savage X Fenty, turn out to be an authorized billionaire, and welcomed two youngsters along with her boyfriend, A$AP Rocky. She’s additionally been teasing new music for some time now and followers are keen to listen to it.

On Oct. 24, a supply instructed Leisure Tonight that Rihanna is planning a 2024/2025 world tour and in addition nonetheless plans to launch new music. Nevertheless, one other “high-level supply” later debunked the tour rumors with Billboard, to the dismay of many followers who’ve been anticipating lastly seeing Rihanna dwell once more.

Nonetheless, Rihanna has definitely given followers loads to rejoice within the final yr. The star headlined the 2023 Tremendous Bowl halftime present in February — throughout which she introduced her second being pregnant — and dropped her Oscar-nominated tune “Raise Me Up,” as a part of the “Black Panther: Wakanda Eternally” soundtrack in late 2022. Earlier this yr, the singer additionally mentioned she’s getting severe about her extremely anticipated subsequent album, famously dubbed “R9” by followers.

In her British Vogue cowl story, revealed on Feb. 15, Rihanna bought candid in regards to the “poisonous” strain she’s placed on herself to have her subsequent album dwell as much as “Anti” and its success. “In hindsight, it truly is my most sensible album. I say that as a result of within the second, I did not notice it. But it surely all the time felt like essentially the most cohesive album I’ve ever made,” Rihanna shared. She additionally mentioned she’s made herself really feel of her subsequent challenge, “That if it is not higher than that then it’s not even price it.”

The singer instructed the publication, although, “If I hold ready till this feels proper and excellent and higher, perhaps it will hold taking without end and perhaps it’s going to by no means come out and no, I am not all the way down to that. So I wish to play. And by play, I imply I’ve my concepts in my head, however I can not say them out loud but.”

Surprisingly, Rihanna revealed that she has written music over the previous few years however nothing (except for “Raise Me Up”) made it to the place of being launched. Nonetheless, she mentioned of her subsequent album launch: “I need it to be this yr. Like, actually, it would be ridiculous if it is not this yr. However I simply wish to have enjoyable. I simply wish to make music and make movies.” Reps for Rihanna didn’t reply to POPSUGAR’s request for remark on the time.

Rihanna beforehand dashed hope that an album was on its manner in a November 2022 interview with the Related Press. When requested if the Tremendous Bowl efficiency meant a brand new album was coming, she mentioned, “That is not true. Tremendous Bowl is one factor. New music is one other factor. Do you hear that, followers?”

The music icon has been fueling hypothesis a couple of new album for years now. In September 2021, Rihanna teased the potential of new music to Billboard, saying, “You are not going to count on what you hear. Simply put that in your thoughts.” She added, “I am actually experimenting. Music is like style. You need to be capable to play. I ought to be capable to put on no matter I need. I deal with music the identical manner. So I am having enjoyable, and it will be utterly completely different.”

Quick-forward to February 2022, she shared one other replace with followers. “Sure, you are still going to get music from me,” she instructed ET. “My followers would kill me in the event that they waited this lengthy for a lullaby.”

For her Might 2022 cowl story with Vogue, Rihanna reassured followers that music remains to be very a lot part of her agenda, although she remained tight-lipped on particular particulars for any upcoming untitled album. “I am my subsequent challenge utterly otherwise from the best way I had needed to place it out earlier than,” she mentioned. “I feel this manner fits me higher, loads higher. It is genuine, it’s going to be enjoyable for me, and it takes lots of the strain off.”

At this level, we’re banking on Rihanna pulling a Beyoncé and stunning us with an in a single day drop of the forthcoming challenge. However till that occurs, followers will simply should play the ready recreation some time longer.