After eight years in the studio, Rihanna has finally found a new sense of artistic freedom and the space to craft her long anticipated ninth studio album, commonly referred to as R9 by her ...

Curious about the latest update on Rihanna’s long-awaited album, R9? After nearly a decade since her last studio album, Anti, fans have been eagerly awaiting new music from the global superstar ...

If there’s one thing we know about Rihanna, it’s that she does things on her own time. And when she finally decides to drop R9, I already know it’s going to shake the industry.

Rihanna – who already has sons RZA, two, and Riot, 21 months, with Rocky – also revealed she isn’t “too overwhelmed” by her pregnancy, although there was some initial shock.

When asked about R9, Rihanna said, “This feels right. It feels like it digs right into where I need to be, and I want this. This body needs to come out, and I’m ready to go there.

Later in the chat, Rihanna shut down reports that R9 would be a reggae album. “Way off,” she said. “There’s no genre now… I have to show them the worth in the wait.

Key Background Fans, yearning for new music, have lamented the lengthy wait for Rihanna’s upcoming ninth album, which does not yet have a name but is referred to by fans as “R9.” She hasn ...

After waiting eight years, you might as well just wait some more.” Rihanna’s fans have been clamoring for an update on R9 — their nickname for the singer’s next album — for years.

Rihanna says she’s “feeling really optimistic” about her long-awaited album in a new interview, and that she “finally cracked it” amid the nine-year wait for the follow-up to Anti. The singer graces ...