courtesy of Instagram/@badgalririMusicNewsA new Rihanna album is coming next yearThe 2019 release date was revealed in an Instagram commentShareLink copied ✔️December 23, 2018MusicNewsTextThom 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 MOREBloodz Boi: The humble godfather of Chinese underground rapA rare interview with POiSON GiRL FRiEND, dream pop’s future seerNigeria’s Blaqbonez is rapping to ‘beat his high score’Inside Erika de Casier’s shimmering R&B universe7 essential albums by the SoulquariansIs AI really the future of music?The KPop Demon Hunters directors on fan theories and a potential sequelplaybody: The club night bringing connection back to the dancefloorAn interview with IC3PEAK, the band Putin couldn’t silenceFrost Children answer the dA-Zed quizThe 5 best features from PinkPantheress’ new remix albumMoses Ideka is making pagan synth-folk from the heart of south London