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.

Rihanna also said that creating R9 has evolved in the last eight years, noting that she's been “in the studio” the entire time. “But it didn’t hit me. I was searching for it.

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.

Rihanna’s Highly Anticipated 9th Album: Everything We Know So Far About #R9 “This feels right. It feels like it digs right into where I need to be, and I want this,” Rihanna stressed.

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. She added: "I'm good!

Rihanna then debunked the rumor that R9 was going to be a reggae album. Around 2018-2019, she spoke about the album being reggae-centric and influenced by Bob Marley.

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.

Rihanna then debunked the rumor that R9 was going to be a reggae album. Around 2018-2019, she spoke about the album being reggae-centric and influenced by Bob Marley.

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 ...