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"It's going to be where my artistry deserves to be right now. I feel like I've finally cracked it, girl!"

22 Feb 2025

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22 Feb 2025

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Rihanna voices Smurfette in a star-studded animated film where she must rescue John Goodman's Papa Smurf from evil wizards.

6 Feb 2025

Billie Eilish responds to Rihanna naming her as her dream collaboration partner: "Riri!? I'll literally do anything you want"

Billie Eilish responds to Rihanna naming her as her dream collaboration partner: "Riri!? I'll literally do anything you want"

Billie Eilish enthusiastically welcomes a potential collab with Rihanna after learning the superstar named her as dream collaborator.

7 Dec 2024

Rihanna shares updates on her long-awaited album 'R9': "It’s gonna be amazing. It has to be"

Rihanna shares updates on her long-awaited album 'R9': "It’s gonna be amazing. It has to be"

She originally claimed we'd have it in 2023. We did not.

28 Apr 2024

Rihanna on R9: "Honestly, it'd be ridiculous if it's not this year"

Rihanna on R9: "Honestly, it'd be ridiculous if it's not this year"

"I realised that if I keep waiting until this feels right and perfect and better, maybe it’s going to keep taking forever"

16 Feb 2023

Rihanna is teasing her Super Bowl Halftime show with a new video

Rihanna is teasing her Super Bowl Halftime show with a new video

The show will be her first live performance in over two thousand days.

14 Jan 2023

Rihanna has released her new single, ‘Lift Me Up’, her first music in over four years

Rihanna has released her new single, ‘Lift Me Up’, her first music in over four years

The track arrived today, October 28th, via Def Jam Recordings.

28 Oct 2022

Rihanna has teased her return to music via Marvel’s ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’

Rihanna has teased her return to music via Marvel’s ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’

Her last original solo release was 2016’s 13-track LP, ‘ANTI’.

26 Oct 2022

Rihanna is returning to active pop service at the 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show

Rihanna is returning to active pop service at the 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show

It will be her first public performance in five years.

25 Sept 2022

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