She’s in the studio on my birthday (Valentines Day) with Pharrell.

 

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Unfortunately that didn't happen there for Rihanna.

 

 

She should make a song about the coronavirus and SMASH.

 

(actually she should not)

She should make a song about the coronavirus and SMASH.

 

(actually she should not)

 

:lol:

from her Vogue interview

 

Here of all places, at her record company’s offices, it’s hard to ignore the small matter of her next music project – nicknamed R9, because it will be her ninth album – the absence and delay of which has been tirelessly debated by her army of stans, The Navy. “I can’t say when I’m going to drop,” she says (it could even be out by the time you read this). “But I am very aggressively working on music,” she adds, coyly.

 

What can we expect? “I don’t want my albums to feel like themes,” she says, taking a sip of wine. “There are no rules. There’s no format. There’s just good music, and if I feel it, I’m putting it out.” Does that mean that, contrary to reports, it’s not going to be a reggae album, I ask, trying to hide my disappointment. Rihanna chuckles. “Oh no, that is happening,” she reassures me. But on this, as in life, she won’t be pinned down. “I feel like I have no boundaries. I’ve done everything – I’ve done all the hits, I’ve tried every genre – now I’m just, I’m wide open. I can make anything that I want.”

Probably then in October, we'll hear something from R9 hopefully.

 

 

She’s right in that she’s done everything! That’s partly why she’s had so much success because of her versatility. I’m excited for whatever sound she goes for on R9.

 

I’m guessing Q4 is a likely estimated time for this to come. We’re just gonna wake up one day and it’ll be out no build up, no lead single release weeks before, no countdown just a surprise release and that day will feel so magical. :wub:

Rih is hilarious. Pray for R9.

 

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Everytime I see a comment in this thread my first feeling is she’s dropped the album!!!

 

 

Not this completely unreleased album having more posts than Unapologetic!

 

I, like the rest of the world joke this is coming in like 2093 or something lol but I actually do think it's coming this year for sure. The world is hungry for new Rihanna though, the thirst is real. I'm totally expecting her to just drop it with no prior single/pre-order so ironically it would be more of a surprise if we actually got a 'traditional' album campaign lol. I don't really mind what she comes up with as long as it's good. Urban, pop, reggae, the time she's been working on this I trust another masterpiece is coming.

 

I'm not sure I can cope after last year though, on New Year's actual Eve I constantly refreshed my Spotify from midnight to 5am looking for a new album to find NOTHING :snif:

Rihanna shelves plans to release new music to launch own skincare line

 

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/12038...-skincare-line/

 

I know it's the Scum but I'm currently resembling that woman who goes 'I'M FUCKING FUMMMMMMMINNG' :frankie:

I know it's the Scum but I'm currently resembling that woman who goes 'I'M FUCKING FUMMMMMMMINNG' :frankie:

 

Obviously not true! There are so many mistakes in their article :lol:

Obviously not true! There are so many mistakes in their article :lol:

I know I know, I just fear there may be an ounce of truth :cry:

The corona virus might have delayed the project slightly but I definitely think we are getting an album.

 

I definitely think by now she’d have said if there wasn’t one! It’s just looking likely that it might potentially be a 2021 release who knows.

 

I guess they didn’t have much stories to report on so they invented one :lol:

She talked about the album during her Fenty Skin interviews, said it'll be out "sooner than my fans think":

 

 

Whatever that means but there's probably hope for a 2020 release after all. She also said it's taken this long so she'll make it worth it:

 

I knew she wouldn't let us down :wub:

 

(*The album comes in 2027*)

I’ve been off my phone for like 8 hours so when I seen this had a comment of just a few minutes ago I thought she’d done a Taylor :lol:

 

I think it’s kinda possible we might get a usual Q4 type release for this but I honestly don’t know. It’s nice she’s mentioned the album at least but sooner than my fans think could mean anything like when do we as fans think this is coming. I was thinking at some point next year because of COVID so that’s made me think it’s coming at some point this year. Who knows.

 

I definitely think this is a surprise drop though

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So this was recorded for the album but isn’t being used for it!