chanteuse barbadienne · age 38
On The Jason Lee Show, A$AP Rocky pushed back on talk that their relationship delayed Rihanna's ninth album, saying 'she in the studio right now... she cooking,' per Elle. Billboard also reported the comments, the strongest signal yet that the long-awaited follow-up to 2016's Anti is actively in progress.
source: Elle (via Yahoo Entertainment)· Billboard
E! News reports Rihanna returned home to Barbados for the Grand Kadooment Day parade on August 3, closing out the Crop Over festival in a head-to-toe peacock-colored, gem-and-feather masquerade costume with hot pink booties. The outlet called it her most massive Carnival look yet in a years-long tradition of showstopping festival outfits.
source: E! News
Variety reports Rihanna joined Jay-Z's final Yankee Stadium residency show on July 13, singing the hook on 'Run This Town' and performing 'Bitch Better Have My Money', telling the crowd she 'missed this.' E! News called it her first performance in years, stoking anticipation for her return to music.