What Is Rihanna’s Most Recently Released Song?
In 2005, Robyn Rihanna Fenty, best known as Rihanna, took the music world by storm with sensual vocals and a laid-back vibe. At only 16, she signed with Jay-Z’s Def Jam Records and began her journey to superstardom. From 2005-16, she released eight well-received albums and won nine Grammy Awards. It’s been six years since the release of her last album, Anti, and her fans impatiently await the next one.
The 34-year-old singer, who is currently expecting her first child, has been busy with other ventures. But Rihanna finally returned to the studio to lay down some tracks on another artist’s album. News that her new song would drop on March 27, 2020, caused a wave of excitement among fans. However, Rihanna’s long-awaited return to music only left them wanting more.
Rihanna teamed up with PartyNextDoor in 2020 for her most recently released song
Rihanna’s most recently released collaboration is with Canadian rapper Jahron Anthony Brathwaite, who performs as PartyNextDoor. His single, “Believe It,” appears on his album, Partymobile. Rihanna can be heard singing the chorus that comprised about 40 seconds of the song, as Entertainment Weekly report. Though all we got from her was the chorus, which is often the case with her collaborations, the Barbadian stole the show as usual. “Best make me believe it. Believe you want to see me,” she sang over and over.
Glamour reported the reaction from her fans who waited three years for new music. Some were pretty disappointed, including one who posted a meme of actor Donna Reed smashing an album on Twitter. “‘Best make me believe it’ echoing in my head for the next three years until Rihanna gives us another lil feature,” posted another.
The burning question: Will there be another album and if so, when? Rihanna told EW that her next album, tentatively dubbed R9, is in the works as well as a possible 10th album, which would involve a collaboration with rapper Lil Nas X. No release dates were given, but Rihanna said R9 will be reggae-inspired. “It’s not gonna be typical of what you know as reggae. But you’re going to feel the elements in all of the tracks,” she explained.
Now that there’s a baby in her near future, it might be a while before we hear that next project. But Rihanna says a child won’t stop her from making more music. “Yes, you’re still gonna get music from me,” she told ET’s Rachel Smith in February, but, “Oh my goodness, not a lullaby. My fans would kill me. They waited this long for a lullaby? ‘We are grown’,” she laughed.
Rihanna’s stellar career includes famous collaborations
Rihanna’s musical collaborations have resulted in some of her best work. In 2007, she teamed up with her mentor Jay- Z for one of her most popular songs, “Umbrella.” The single catapulted her to stardom and sex symbol status. She also earned her first Grammy for “Umbrella” as Best Rap/Sung Collaboration in 2008.
In 2010, she shared her second Grammy with Jay-Z and Kanye West for the rap collaboration “Run This Town.” As Jay-Z accepted the award, he said, “I want to thank Rihanna for her contribution. She made this song everything that it is.” Rihanna’s sultry stage presence and flawless vocals lend something special to every collab.
In 2010, she added a haunting melody to Eminem’s Grammy-nominated single “Love the Way You Lie.” She told Access Hollywood, “[Eminem] pretty much broke down the cycle of domestic violence, and it’s something that people don’t have a lot of insight on… The lyrics were so deep, so beautiful and intense. It’s something that I understood, something I connected with.” She and Eminem would collaborate again and even tour together. Their song “The Monster” earned them both a Grammy in 2016.
Her other Grammy-winning collaborations include “All of the Lights,” with Kid Cudi and Kanye West, the music video We Found Love with Calvin Harris, and most recently, “Loyalty” with Kendrick Lamar. See the impressive list of all her awards and nominations on IMDb.
Rihanna’s most successful collaboration isn’t musical
Rihanna is no stranger to the world of business. She’s made lucrative deals with a number of companies over the years. In 2017, she launched her own line of cosmetics, Fenty Beauty, in partnership with French luxury brand LVMH. which owns Sephora.
Fenty Beauty products cater to a wide range of skin tones, including darker tones for women of color. The following year, Rihanna also launched her Savage X Fenty lingerie line with TechStyle Fashion Group, whose investors include none other than Jay-Z as well as Bernard Arnault, the head of LVMH and the second-richest man in the world. Like her cosmetics brand, Savage X Fenty is all about diversity and inclusivity.
In August 2021, Forbes reported that Fenty Beauty, which has since added a skincare line, made over $550 million during its first full year in business, “beating out other celebrity-founded brands like Kylie Jenner’s Kylie Cosmetics, Kim Kardashian’s KKW Beauty and Jessica Alba’s Honest Co.” With an estimated worth of $1.7 billion made mostly from her business ventures, Forbes called Rihanna “the wealthiest female musician in the world and second only to Oprah Winfrey as the richest female entertainer.”
