Rihanna fans get excited! It appears her 9th studio album is on the way as her vocal producer Kuk Harrell dishes that R9 sounds "amazing." Meanwhile, her new Savage x Fenty pieces as her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown on alert, she's still reportedly with her boo Hassan Jameel, and she recently put her LA mansion on the market months after a break in. Everything inside..
It looks like Rihanna is finally gearing up to give her fans some new music.
Back in April, Rih teased that R9 was coming and now, it appears it's almost here. The "Work" singer's vocal producer Kuk Harrell hopped on Instagram Live recently to let everyone know R9 sounds "amazing."
Peep the clip below:
Kuk Harrell (Rihanna’s vocal engineer): “#R9 is great. It’s amazing.” pic.twitter.com/HN1C6J5kd1
— Fenty Stats (@FentyxStats) December 13, 2018
So, it must be done done...right?
R9 will be her ninth studio album, the follow up to her critically acclaimed album, ANTI.
Last month, the Grammy Award winning singer shared a silent video of herself dancing it up in the studio on her Instagram stories. Since she didn't have any sound in the video, fans believe she's listening to a new track off her upcoming album. And they may be right. Check it:
Y’all ready ? #R9pic.twitter.com/lJBs7MdreI
— Fenty Data (@FentyData) November 9, 2018
It's rumored that the 30-year-old singing will be exploring her Caribbean roots and that her ninth studio album with be dancehall-inspired. The Bajan baddie mentioned the possibility of creating a reggae album in her VOGUE June 2018 cover story.
"She plans to make a reggae album," Chioma Nnandi shared. "Though it’s too soon to name a full list of collaborators, one early influence may be Supa Dups, the Jamaican-born record producer who has worked with such dancehall greats as Beenie Man, Sean Paul, and Elephant Man."
In July, Rolling Stonereported Rihanna has "500 records for this project [from] different producers and writers,” one producer (who asked to remain anonymous) shared.
The anonymous producer shared she's only choosing 10 tracks for the project.
“They’re only choosing 10 records. They’ve been having writing camps and trying to keep them quiet for almost a year and a half now. I’ve been flying to Miami, flying to L.A., cutting records nonstop for this project.”
The album will reportedly be dedicated to Rihanna's reggae idol, Bob Marley.
We're here for it.
Before Christmas rolls around, Rihanna dropped some new Savage x Fenty lingerie. The fashion fanatic slipped on a few sexy pieces and shared some hot shots of herself modeling in her newest designs on social media:
The flicks were SO hot (especially the topless ones), her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown couldn't contain himself. He hopped in her comments section with the googly eyed emojis:
Oh, Breezy. Nice try, but she's still all wrapped up in love with her billionaire boyfriend, Hassan Jameel.
The pop star was spotted on date night with her beau at her favorite restaurant Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica a few weeks ago. According to E! News, bodyguards escorted RiRi to a private dining room in the back of the restaurant, where she and Hassan dined for over three hours. The couple started dating in summer 2017 and appear to still be going strong.
In other news...
The Oceans 8 actress has reportedly put her Hollywood Hills home on the market, six months after it was broken into by a stalker/intruder. It was the 2nd time this year her home had been burglarized!
The singer/actress copped the 7,130-square-foot mansion (that features 6 bedrooms and 9 bathrooms) for $6.8 million about a year and a half ago. Now, she's looking to make a profit as she tries to unload it for $7.495 million. See flicks and get all of the specs on the home HERE.
EXTRAS:
1. Not so fast! Anita Baker isn't doing a Vegas residency afterall.
Nope. I. Am. Retired. From. The. Music. Business.... https://t.co/dSfrtZdC4n
— Anita Baker (@IAMANITABAKER) December 14, 2018
Photos: Savage Fenty's IG
