Rihanna is rumored to be working on her ninth studio album -- eight years after her last release, 2016's "Anti." In recent years, Rihanna has been focusing on her beauty and lingerie businesses , along with spending time with her boyfriend A$AP Rocky and their two children , RZA and Riot Rose, born in 2022 and 2023, respectively. But The Sun U.
K. 's Jack Hardwick reported that the 36-year-old star is said to be ending her eight-year music hiatus and planning to headline the 2025 Glastonbury Festival. Music Times could not independently verify this information.
"It's been a running joke how long Rihanna's ninth album has taken to be released, but finally the wait is almost over," a "well-placed music insider," who was not named, told the outlet. As the "We Found Love" singer collaborated with other artists on several recorded songs, she was able to explore different genres to define her musical style. However.
the source claimed Rihanna wants a completely different sound for her ninth album. "She has gone from pop to reggae to hip-hop and everything in between. But because she wants it to sound fresh, and because of where Rihanna is at in her life, practically everything was scrapped," the source claimed.
A post shared by instagram Some of Rihanna's unreleased songs reportedly underwent a process of reworking and were repurposed for the album's final iteration. However, most of the tracks were discarded when she returned to the drawing board earlier this year, the source added.