The music industry collective all proverbially took a deep inhale this week after the reigning queen of pop Rihanna announced a seismic move in direction for her agonizingly anticipated album, R9. The singer confirmed the stunning revelations in an interview with Entertainment Tonight (ET), suggesting that she is actually starting the new album with a clean slate and taking a different direction for the more-awaited album.
Rihanna tells ET that she is “starting over” her album:
“I have been working on the album for so long that I kinda just put all that stuff aside. And now, I’m prepared to go back into the studio. Now I’m prepared. So I’m gonna start.” PIC.TWITTER.COM/PT5WXE2FBG
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Fans receive this news directly from the front, and it almost adds to the aura of holy legitimacy regarding the matter. It was not just a rumor, speculation or whispers of the wind, it was a declaration from the powerhouse artist herself. This development is also come to infer that, although an album existed in some tangible form, it remained encased in the vault and offers a reason as to why Rihanna refuses to be enslaved by the constraints of those ancient works. The choice to do this artistically signifies a powerful urge to start anew, to wander into unknown creative lands. It stokes fan curiosity what will fans get in new sonic twists and turns for their favorite characters?
Rihanna, her eyes twinkling with sparks of resolve, said,
“I’m ready to get back on that and just dive into something of that level of addiction.
Her return to the studio is a testament to how committed she is to her art. It’s the epitome of Molloy’s quest to perfect something, anything. Which is to say adrenaline shot to the very system and the very air they breath crackles with imatigantaion The concept of a new sonic tapestry, or ploughing the other end of the music spectrum only makes it all the more mouth-watering and they are etching for even a crumb of information.
With everyone just starting to speculate on new collabs and influences and when the thing will even drop if it does, one thing is clear; a rejuvenated Rihanna re-redoing project R9 with this wave has kicked the door in for a new and exciting chapter in her esteemed career. Yes, it is true: the temper for a new musical masterpiece has been begun to count down to rihanna eyes open at the studio doors and ears narrowed into the slightest breeze or tease of what’s next for the barbadian lone seizer.
Not merely a reboot, this is a tectonic-plate change in the music topography. The wait is almost at its brink of patience with our spirits wandering around in circles within our chests. Regardless, Rihanna will continue to rule as a music juggernaut. Now the world watches and waits to see what spellbinding music the fresh start will evoke. Strap in, RiRi is on the cusp of changing the game, and we’re all just coming along for the ride.
