News & Updates

Rihanna Again Teases New Album ‘R9’: ‘It’s Gonna Be Amazing’

"I feel like music is a playground, and I want to have fun with it and show truly where I am at," singer says of long-awaited Anti follow-up

Published by

Rihanna once again teased her long-awaited new album — dubbed R9 by fans — during a red carpet appearance for her Fenty makeup Saturday.

Asked about the follow-up to 2016’s Anti, Rihanna told Extra, “It’s gonna be amazing. It has to be — that is the only reason it’s not out yet. If I’m not feeling it and I’m not feeling like it represents the evolution, the time I spent away. There should be a show of growth, right? I want to play, and I feel like music is a playground, and I want to have fun with it and show truly where I am at.”

Rihanna’s latest R9 comments come over a year after she said —while promoting her Super Bowl halftime show — that she expected the album to arrive in 2023. (It didn’t.) 

“I want it to be this year. Like, honestly, it’d be ridiculous if it’s not this year,” the singer said in February 2023. “But I just want to have fun. I just want to make music and make videos… And I need the right background music with the visuals. I can’t just go shoot a video to me talking.”

After reportedly recording over 500 songs for the dancehall-flavored follow-up, Rihanna likened listening to unreleased songs at the time to “almost like trying to dress like you used to dress. It’s like, ‘Ew, no. I would never wear those again.’ Your taste changes, your vibe changes.”

When asked by Extra Saturday if R9 would feature any special guests, Rihanna admitted, “I’m not a big collaborator… It has to be very intentional, so I’ll know when I have the record.”

From Rolling Stone US.

Recent Posts

Classic Hit ‘White Christmas’ Gets a Fresh Spin with BTS V and Bing Crosby Duet

The duet will be an inviting new sound of Christmas cheer while underscoring the song’s…

November 8, 2024

Girish And The Chronicles Drop New Song ‘Kaal’ Amid Europe Tour

Heavy metal and hard rock band’s frontman Girish Pradhan talks about hitting up new cities…

November 8, 2024

GIFLIF Indiestaan: Parikrama, Agnee, Anand Bhaskar Collective Head to Gurugram

Fusion acts such as Neeraj Arya’s Kabir Café, Trippy Sama and more are slated to…

November 7, 2024

Martin Garrix Returns to India in March 2025

One of the world's top DJs will bring in Holi celebrations at D.Y. Patil Stadium…

November 7, 2024

‘Stranger Things’ Teases Final Season With Episode Name Reveal

Get ready for "The Vanishing Of —," "Escape From Camazotz," and the big finale —…

November 7, 2024

‘Citadel: Honey Bunny’ Flips the Script on the Sexy-Spy Franchise

Set in India, Amazon's latest attempt at mating James Bond-meets-John Wick action with international 'CSI'-type…

November 7, 2024