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A$AP Rocky assures fans Rihanna working on new album

The rapper addressed rumours of their relationship being the reason for the delay of a new project.

• August 6, 2026
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Rihanna [Credit: Forbes Africa]

American rapper A$AP Rocky has said his partner Rihanna is back to recording music, with a possibility of fans getting her ninth studio album since her last solo single in 2022.

Speaking in an exclusive interview on The Jason Lee Show, the ‘Don’t Be Dumb’ crooner said Rihanna was currently working on new music, with fans possibly getting her ninth studio album after a decade.

The rapper addressed rumours of their relationship being the reason for the delay of a new project. He said he would get “in trouble” for disclosing the information and added the singer has been “cooking in the studio.”

In 2016, she released her eighth studio album, which had several hits such as Work, Needed Me, Kiss It Better, and Consideration. After the success of the project, she stepped away from music to build a business career, launching her beauty brand Fenty Beauty in 2017.   

She returned to music in 2022 and released her first single, Lift Me Up, after six years, from the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack.

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