Rih’s last album, Anti, was released in 2016 and featured hits like “Work” and “Love on the Brain.” She initially announced plans for a reggae-inspired album in 2018 in a Vogue cover story , with Jamaican producers reportedly submitting hundreds of tracks . The album, often referred to as R9 by fans, has yet to be released.

Rihanna's recent comments at a Fenty Beauty event have sparked intense discussion about her music career's future.

Rihanna was in Barbados for a Fenty Beauty event where she said, “I always say music was the thing that got the attention, but God had other plans for me.”

Rumours of Rihanna’s retirement have been going out and about and her recent statement was like gasoline to fire. In her native Barbados, she was deejaying at an event for the opening of the Fenty store.

Rihanna referenced the shift in her career from music to beauty and fashion at an event in Barbados for her makeup brand. "Obviously, music was the thing that got the attention, but God had other plans for me,