Rihanna will not release an album until February 2023. In an interview with the agency Associated Press before the Savage X Fenty Show vol. On January 4, the pop star wanted to clear up the rumors about her upcoming music projects.
The singer made her comeback in music with the release, at the end of October, of her first single in six years, Lift me uporiginal motion picture soundtrack Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
Since then, much speculation has been circulating online about the imminent release of a new Rihanna album, especially ahead of her appearance at the Super Bowl halftime show on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona. Rumors denied by the main interested party:
“That’s not true,” he responded to The Associated Press regarding the speculation. “The Super Bowl is one thing. New music is another thing. Did you hear that, fans?” she said humorously.
And to add: “The minute I announced this, I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, they’re going to think my album is coming. I’ve got to get to work.'”
A “real challenge”
This event, which will be sponsored by Apple Music for the first time, will mark Rihanna’s return to the front of the stage. Because if the artist from the island of Barbados has just presented his single Lift me upshe hasn’t released an album since Antiin 2016, driven by values To work Y love in the brain.
Therefore, this performance represents a great challenge for the singer who had already refused to perform during the 2019 halftime show, in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick.
“For me it was now or never. It’s a real challenge that I gladly accepted. It’s the most important experience I’ve had to do so far,” he told the Associated Press.
Last year, there are several rap stars, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar, and 50 Cent, who had provided the show, watched by 120 million people worldwide. Jennifer Lopez, Shakira, The Weeknd, Beyoncé and Lady Gaga also recently performed during this legendary halftime show.
Source: BFM TV
