courtesy of Instagram/@badgalririMusic / NewsMusic / NewsA new Rihanna album is coming next yearThe 2019 release date was revealed in an Instagram commentShareLink copied ✔️December 23, 2018December 23, 2018TextThom Waite Replying to a fan’s question about when her new album will drop, Rihanna has simply replied, “2019”.The lowkey reveal took place in the comments section of an Instagram post promoting a new Fenty Beauty line (dropping December 26). While “2019” is pretty vague, it does provide some assurance that a new album is on its way. In a cover story for Vogue, published back in May, the singer suggested she wanted to make a reggae album, so maybe that gives some pointers as to what we can expect (or maybe not, tbh we’re just guessing). Although fans are pretty desperate to hear a new album from Rih – her last, Anti, came out in 2016 – she has a pretty good range of excuses for the delay. In September, her Savage x Fenty label debuted at NYFW, she’s been working on Fenty Beauty, and she plays a couple with Donald Glover (jealous) in the trailer for a new film, Guava Island, by Hiro Murai. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORESekou is the 21-year-old baritone making 70s soul cool againDon’t Be Dumb: The top 5 features on A$AP Rocky’s new album The rise of ‘Britainicana’: How Westside Cowboy are reshaping UK indieR!R!Riot is Taiwan’s pluggnb princessWhen did UK underground rap get so Christian? Why listening parties are everywhere right nowA night out with Feng, the ‘positive punk’ of UK UgDoppel-gäng gäng gäng: 7 times artists used body doublesWesley Joseph is the Marty Supreme of R&B (only nicer) How Turnstile are reinventing hardcore for the internet ageWill these be the biggest musical moments of 2026?Rising singer Liim is the crooning voice of New York City