Rihanna said in a new interview that her ninth studio album is coming and will show fans 'the worth in the wait.' The singer also said fans will have to keep waiting a bit longer, because she 'cannot put up with anything mediocre.

In a candid conversation with Harper’s BAZAAR, Rihanna shared her excitement and the challenges she faced during the creative process. She emphasized that this album will be unlike anything her audience has heard before,

I am actually feeling really good about this. I know I kept saying this over the years,” she says. Fans have guessed that her next album would lean into reggae, tapping into her Caribbean roots, but Rihanna says that theory is “way off!

A$AP Rocky and Rihanna are proud parents of two sons — RZA, whom they welcomed in 2022, and Riot, who arrived in 2023. In a 2024 interview with Interview Magazine, Rihanna opened up about her life with two young kids and said she’s happy she started a family with Rocky, whose birth name is Rakim Mayers.

Rihanna is sharing rare details about the different personalities of her and A$AP Rocky's sons, RZA and Riot in her March 2025 cover story for Harper’s Bazaar.

Additionally, one thing that RZA and Riot also agree on is how much they love their dad, says Rihanna. "I’m annoyed because my sons sometimes just live for him more than they li