Rihanna's Ninth Album: Release Date, Tracklist & Everything We Know So Far
3 May 2018, 17:19
Rihanna's last solo music release was in 2016, with the widely acclaimed ANTI. She's since collaborated with artists such as DJ Khaled and N.E.R.D, but the Navy are eagerly awaiting Rihanna's solo big return to music.
In the time since ANTI, Rihanna has been busy with the release of her make up line 'Fenty by Rihanna', clothing collaboration with long time partners Puma for 'Fenty X Puma', charity 'The Clara Lionel Foundation', acting in the upcoming 'Oceans 8' (release date 2018) and with her soon to launch lingerie line 'Savage X Fenty'.
While there's no indication a Rihanna album will drop anytime soon, some details about the project are slowly emerging.
1. When will Rihanna's new album be released?
On Rihanna's last album, she famously took her time after a period of releasing albums in very quick succession, so it's very likely she will take her time on the next release too.
With her make up line, clothing line, lingerie line, a movie and charity currently being worked on, she has plenty to keep busy with, and to keep fans occupied until her next release. Many fans are predicting an album in late 2018 but no official dates have been announced.
2. What will Rihanna's new album be called?
The title of Rihanna's next release is currently under wraps, and will be likely to stay a close guarded secret until her promo roll out. Until the announcement, people across the internet are referring to it with the hashtag #R9.
3. How many albums does Rihanna have so far?
Rihanna has 8 albums so far: Music Of The Sun (2005), A Girl Like Me (2006), Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), Rated R (2009), Loud (2010), Talk That Talk (2011), Unapologetic (2012) and Anti (2016).
4. What was Rihanna's last release?
Her last release was ANTI in 2016, which was critically acclaimed and, among other accolades, received the nominations for Best Urban Contemporary Album and Best Recording Package and the 59th Annual Grammy Awards.
5. What is the tracklisting for the album?
There is no confirmed tracklist for Rihanna's next album as of yet.
6. Will there be any collaborations on Rihanna's next album?
While no collaborations have been announced for the release, many have thought, given their collaborative history, that Drake would make an appearance.
However, in an interview with Vogue, Rihanna stated on their relationship "We don’t have a friendship now, but we’re not enemies either. It is what it is.", so it appears unlikely that Drake will appear on the record.
7. What will Rihanna's next album sound like?
In an interview with Vogue, Rihanna stated that she plans to make a reggae album, but it's unclear if it will be influenced or true to the reggae sound.
In the same interview, Rihanna cites inspirations for the record as Supa Dups (a reggae producer who has worked with Sean Paul, Been Man and Elephant Man) and well as a long time favourite artist of Rihanna: Bob Marley.
8. What will the cover art be for Rihanna's next album?
There's no cover art for Rihanna's new album yet, but, judging by her past album covers, she's sure to give us yet another iconic image of the album.
