Rihanna 'Cooking' New Album, A$AP Rocky Says
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- A$AP Rocky said on The Jason Lee podcast that Rihanna is 'in the studio right now,' marking the most concrete confirmation yet that the singer is recording new material.
- Rihanna has not released a full album since 2016's Anti, leaving a gap of nearly a decade between her studio records.
- Rocky denied that he and Rihanna would release a collaborative double album and refused to comment on whether the pair have married.
- Podcaster Jason Lee asked Rocky whether he was 'the reason we don't have an album,' citing the three children shared by the couple and Rihanna's travel schedule.
- Rihanna told Harper's Bazaar in a previous interview she felt 'really optimistic' about new music and refused to put out anything she considered mediocre.
- Since Anti, Rihanna has released standalone singles like 2022's 'Lift Me Up' for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever while building Fenty Beauty and a lingerie brand — Forbes estimates her net worth above $1 billion.
Why it matters: After nearly a decade without a full album, Rihanna's billion-dollar brand empire has been built entirely on Fenty Beauty, Savage X Fenty, and selective singles — a new LP would mark her return to music as a primary creative vehicle. Rocky's casual on-podcast reveal is the first on-the-record confirmation from her inner circle, giving the longest-suffering fanbase a tangible timeline for what's next.
