For nearly a decade, the music industry has been without new material from Rihanna.
But this hasn't stopped her from being the first female artist to achieve a major milestone- ten songs with one BILLION streams on Spotify.
RiRi's last album was "Anti" which was released in 2016.
Recently, Rihanna made a major announcement to her millions of worldwide followers: she is currently expecting her second child. This news follows her highly-praised Super Bowl LVII halftime show, where she flaunted her baby bump on stage.
When iPods first appeared on the market, Rihanna stepped onto the scene with her hit single "Pon de Replay."
2005 was a prosperous year for this business woman as her debut album "Music of the Sun" secured tenth place on the Billboard Top 200 chart.
There is no denying the impact of Rihanna as an influential singer in this century.
Over the years, she has released several albums that have achieved great success. In 2012, her fifth studio record titled "Unapologetic" made it to the top spot on the Billboard 200 chart for the first time.
In addition to her musical accomplishments, Rihanna has also become known as a dedicated philanthropist.
Demonstrating her entrepreneurial spirit, she created Fenty Beauty in 2017, after releasing her sixth album in 2016.
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The incredible success of Fenty Beauty has made it one of the most popular makeup and skincare lines currently available.
According to Statista, 13% of cosmetics and makeup users in the United States use this brand.
One year after the launch of her initial business, Rihanna introduced a lingerie line called Savage X Fenty that turned out to be an equally big hit.
Rihanna recently spoke to British Vogue about the challenge of living up to "Anti" and acknowledged that she was just aiming to have a good time with her new album.
She explained that her main priority was simply to enjoy the process.
"I want it to be this year. Honestly, it'd be ridiculous if it's not this year."
Admitting she's been too hard on herself in the past, Rihanna declared that her only goal for her future album was to, "make music and make videos."
She reasoned that all it needs to be is something that makes her feel good.
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