Signing the singer was celebrated as a change-agent statement for LVMH: It would be their first line created by a black woman. Rihanna’s high-profile partnership with fashion conglomerate LVMH, first announced in 2017, placed her under a powerful umbrella that includes Christian Dior, Fendi, Louis Vuitton and Givenchy.
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“Fenty … is why the album is taking so long to drop,” said Hook of Rihanna’s beauty and fashion brand (the singer’s full name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty). In fact, that thinking may be what’s caused the musical delay - as Rihanna has ventured from singer to fashion designer. “You know how Sade drops an album, we love it and then she disappears to the English countryside every five or six years?” Kamarake said. 1 singles, 50-plus Top 40 hits and 93.1 million Instagram followers. Since 2005, she has racked up six consecutive multiplatinum albums, 14 No. But both Hook and Memsor Kamarake, a stylist who has worked with Rihanna, believe that the star - who has been romantically linked to rapper A$AP Rocky since her three-year relationship with Saudi billionaire Hassan Jameel reportedly ended in early 2020 - will be able to reclaim her throne. Katy Perry and Lady Gaga struggled to reconnect with fans after taking a long hiatus between albums. However, a five-year wait is a lifetime in the fast-moving world of pop music. That realness is why people respect her.” She’s always been that person to not bite her tongue. She’s going to respond directly to the author. “If someone says something disrespectful on social media she claps back. “That’s just Rihanna,” said Skyy Hook, an on-air personality on”The Wake Up Show with Sway & King Tech” on Shade45/SiriusXM. When she posted vacation photos on Instagram earlier this year, with the caption “New Year’s resolution: apply the pressure,” a fan bristled: “Resolution should be releasing the new album.” “Update: me listening to R9 by myself and refusing to release it,” she wrote.Īt other times, the famously outspoken star has snapped at her devoted fanbase over their growing impatience. Rihanna on the set of The Savage X Fenty Show Vol. In December 2019, she playfully trolled fans on her Instagram account, posting a clip of a puppy frantically hopping around in a cardboard box with the House of Pain song “Jump Around” blasting in the background. Rihanna, 33, reportedly has been working on what’s said to be a reggae-inspired album since the summer of 2018. When The Post reached out to a representative about the status of the much anticipated “R9” (the album’s rumored title), the rep briskly responded: “Don’t know … haven’t heard anything.” And her label, Roc Nation, is in the dark. The Rihanna fanbase - known as “the Navy” - is tired of waiting. And judging by the online searches monitored by Google, music lovers are eager to see Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, BTS and Beyoncé - all of whom are indeed nominated this year.īut one of the most searched-for names isn’t nominated, won’t be performing and hasn’t put out new music in five years. The 63rd annual Grammys, hosted by Trevor Noah, are happening Sunday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. I have to believe in it,” she said.John Mayer and Rihanna get dinner together in Los Angeles
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“That’s why I will never put an album out for the sake of it or do a movie for the sake of it or a fashion collaboration for the sake of it. Along with her music, Rihanna’s other pursuits are about “achieving excellence,” she explained saying that she has to believe in what she is doing. As one of the best-selling artists of all time and the wealthiest female in the music industry, Rihanna is no stranger to commercial success and critical acclaim for much of her previous work. Her new album, called R9 by fans, will be the singer’s ninth studio album and is sure to be a success. I’m going to make it worth the wait – and it will be worth the wait.” I’m not just going to put music out because people are craving it. Just because I haven’t released an album in a few years doesn’t mean I haven’t been working on it. Speaking to New! about the upcoming album, the Grammy-award winning singer explained, ”I’m always working on new music. Despite not releasing an album in four years, the former Vogue Arabia cover star has explained that she is “always” working on new material but does not want to release her work until she is completely happy with it.