Rih’s last album, Anti, was released in 2016 and featured hits like “Work” and “Love on the Brain.” She initially announced plans for a reggae-inspired album in 2018 in a Vogue cover story , with Jamaican producers reportedly submitting hundreds of tracks . The album, often referred to as R9 by fans, has yet to be released.

I was able to create in ways that were very sincere and genuine, organic, and authentic to the things that I love. So, it doesn’t even feel like a job,” Rihanna said.

Rihanna made a seemingly cryptic statement about the future of her music career, and now fans are worried. It's been almost a decade since Rihanna released her last album, ANTI. Since then, there has always been conversation about new music,

Rihanna's recent comments at a Fenty Beauty event have sparked intense discussion about her music career's future.

Rihanna has left her fans devastated after she appeared to confirm that her music career is over as she revealed that God has 'other plans' for her future

Rihanna was in Barbados for a Fenty Beauty event where she said, “I always say music was the thing that got the attention, but God had other plans for me.”

Rumours of Rihanna’s retirement have been going out and about and her recent statement was like gasoline to fire. In her native Barbados, she was deejaying at an event for the opening of the Fenty store.