Photography Harley Weir, Styling Robbie SpencerMusic / NewsMusic / NewsRihanna says she’s already thinking about her next albumCool, but maybe release R9 first though?ShareLink copied ✔️October 9, 2019October 9, 2019TextDazed DigitalRihanna Dazed Winter 2017 Rihanna has opened up, ever so slightly, about her long-anticipated ninth album. In a new interview with Vogue, the musician discussed how R9 would be “reggae-inspired” as opposed to straight-up reggae, as has been previously reported. “I like to look at it as a reggae-inspired or reggae-infused album,” she told the magazine. “It’s not gonna be typical of what you know as reggae. But you’re going to feel the elements in all of the tracks.” Most interestingly – or frustratingly for fans who really, really want her to release this record – she says she’s already thinking about her 10th album. She describes it as being in the “discovery stage” right now. “We always went into the music this time around saying that we were going to do two different pieces of art,” she said. “One was gonna be inspired by the music that I grew up listening to. And one was gonna be the evolution of where I’m going next with music.” Elsewhere in the article, she discusses a collaboration with Lil Nas X that’s in its early stages, and may not actually be music. She also discusses Fenty, and life in America under Donald Trump: “The most mentally ill human being in America right now seems to be the president.” Read the full story here. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREEvilgiane’s camera roll from his tour with Snow StrippersFinnish alt-pop star Pehmoaino: ‘Art helps us survive this dark country’OnMeet the creatives turning up the heat in Lagos with Burna Boy and On10 great albums you may have missed in the last three monthsLamb is making ‘electronic lyrical’ music that sounds like no one elseArabic shoegaze duo Kiss Facility speak a language deeper than words‘Nazis can’t dance’: Photos from London’s House Against Hate protest rave5 tracks you can’t miss from March 2026ADL: The best and worst tracks on Yeat’s new album‘A cig in one hand and an inhaler in the other’: Fcukers know how to partyThis book looks inside the mad world of Lee ‘Scratch’ PerryDazed Mix: Lauren AuderEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy