Rihanna Speaks On Status Of New Album: ‘I Like To Antagonize My Fans’

Robyn Rihanna Fenty and Linda Fargo celebrate the launch of FENTY at Bergdorf Goodman at Bergdorf Goodman

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Rihanna is making the Navy be patient. 

New York Fashion Week 2020 started off glamorous as Rihanna launched her Fenty 2-20 collection. Of course, during the launch event, Rih was asked about her ninth studio album. When asked the release date, she says, “Dot. Dot. Dot. To be continued.” 

She’s clearly giving fans a taste of their own medicine, “I like to antagonize my fans a little bit. Well, they antagonize me, too! So, they get it right back.” It’s been 4 years since the release of Rihanna’s 2016 album Anti- and her newest project is highly anticipated. 

Rihanna also spoke about the untimely passing of Kobe Bryant, “Every time—even when I see a helicopter, it’s just like, a lot,” Rihanna said. “As an entertainer, we travel so much … in your mind, it could’ve been any of us. So my heart breaks and my heart goes out to Vanessa Bryant, the entire Bryant family, and all the families that lost people that day. It’s a tragedy and it’s something that I don’t think the world will truly get over.”