Rihanna has shattered Spotify records despite not releasing any new music in years, making her the first female artist to do so.
The 35-year-old musician is the first female artist to have ten tracks exceeding 1 billion listens on the site, even though she last released brand-new original music in 2016.
In a few tweets about the event, Rihanna criticized her fame in response to the new record. Rihanna shared a screenshot of the headline with her Instagram and Twitter followers, writing: “Bad Gal billi without a fresh album.
Her debut solo album, nevertheless, was just published in the autumn. This was “Lift Me Up,” from the music of the film “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” Rihanna stated in a recent interview from February that she will be releasing a new album before the end of 2023.
In October 2022, the singer dropped her first song in almost seven years. The song, titled “Lift Me Up,” is a moving homage to the late “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman and appears on the soundtrack of the MCU film “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”
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The next project’s title and release date have yet to be given an official name. This has long been referred to as “R9,” according to rumors.
Additionally, Rihanna’s second pregnancy is still in its third trimester. At her Super Bowl halftime performance in Glendale, Arizona, in February, Rih flaunted her expanding baby bulge, officially confirming her pregnancy.
Her first kid with A$AP Rocky was born in May last year, making this their second child. After her “most brilliant” and “most cohesive album,” “Anti,” Rihanna spoke up about the pressure she feels to put out new music in the March issue of British Vogue.
Following the words “Lemme talk my s—,” Rihanna added the emojis for the Barbados flag and a tongue poking out.
So I realized that if I keep waiting till this feels right, perfect, and better, maybe it will keep taking forever, and no, I’m not down to that, she continued. So I want to play. And by play, I mean I have my ideas in my head, but I can’t say them out loud yet.
As she continued, Rihana emphasized the importance of avoiding waiting for perfection and being caught in a never-ending loop. She acknowledged the concepts she had in her head while anxiously expecting their realization, expressing her wish to embrace a more fun approach to music making.
While she cannot share her intentions yet, she underlined her resolve to realize her creative vision this year, asserting with confidence that “it’d be ridiculous if it’s not.”
