Rihanna's partner, A$AP Rocky, revealed on a podcast that she is currently working on new music in the studio. This marks a potential end to her decade-long album hiatus since 2016's Anti. According to A$AP Rocky, Rihanna has been actively working on music and described it as "she cooking", indicating that progress is being made. The rapper denied that their three children together or his travel schedule were reasons for the lack of new music from Rihanna.
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Rihanna's partner A$AP Rocky has revealed that the singer is currently in the studio working on new music, ending a decade-long album hiatus since 2016's Anti. When asked by podcaster Jason Lee if he was responsible for delaying an album, Rocky denied it and said instead that Rihanna was actively working on new music, adding that "she's cooking". This news comes after Rihanna expressed optimism about a new album in February last year, stating she felt like she had finally figured out the creative process. There is no further information available about the project at this time, but Rocky did clarify that there would not be a double album featuring both of them.
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The article's neutral tone is maintained throughout, with phrases like 'could be set to break a decade-long album hiatus' indicating uncertainty rather than bias. However, the subtle phrasing of A$AP Rocky's quotes, such as his response to Jason Lee's question about being the reason for Rihanna's lack of new music ('Yeah I said it, sorry babe'), gives a faintly sympathetic tone to the rapper's perspective.
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Rihanna could be set to break a decade-long album hiatus, according to her partner A$AP Rocky.
"She in the studio right now," the rapper said on the The Jason Lee podcast on Wednesday.
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Few details about the project were revealed, apart from a denial that the pair would collaborate on a double album.
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pair → reveal → album
However, in response to questioning about about a potential new album, he added "she cooking."
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she → question → album
The singer and beauty mogul from Barbados, whose real name is Robyn Fenty, has not released a full album since 2016's Anti.
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name → release → Anti
"Are you the reason we don't have an album?" podcaster Jason Lee asked the rapper on his show, noting the three children shared by the pair and Rihanna's travel.
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Lee → have → pair
The rapper denied this, instead saying that the singer was in fact working on new music.
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singer → deny → music
"Yeah I said it, sorry babe," he continued, adding that he would "get in trouble for this."
Little other information about the possible music was revealed in the interview.
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In February last year, Rihanna said that she felt "really optimistic" about a new album.
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she → say → album
"I feel like I've finally cracked it, girl!," she told a reporter from Harper's Bazaar.
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she → feel → Bazaar
She also said, "I cannot put up anything mediocre.
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After waiting eight years, you might as well just wait some more."
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you → wait → years
Since her last album, Rihanna has released singles, including some linked to film projects, including 2022's Lift Me Up for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
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She has also launched multiple businesses, including her popular makeup range Fenty Beauty and a lingerie company.
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The 38-year-old's net worth has been estimated by Forbes at over a billion dollars.
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During the interview, A$AP Rocky, real name Rakim Mayers, refused to comment on whether he and Rihanna had married.
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