Where Have You Been, Rihanna?

To the surprise and excitement of many fans around the world, Rihanna, the music star turned makeup mogul, announced that she will be performing at Super Bowl LVII in 2023. Many are wondering if she will be returning to the music scene to “Stay” with a bang or if this is her final “Take A Bow” moment. I personally believe Rihanna is coming out of a brief retirement to fulfill her fans’ wishes of seeing her back on the music scene.
On January 28th, 2016, Rihanna dropped her 8th studio album, ‘ANTI’, setting the music world of 2016 on fire. Little did her fans know, that would be the last music project of hers for a while. Since quietly disappearing from music, the beloved icon has done many other things to add to her resume. We soon learned that while Rihanna was great at music, her passions lie in fashion and makeup.
In 2017, a year after the album dropped, she launched Fenty Beauty, an inclusive beauty line. The line was and continues to be a success within the makeup community, praised for its expansive shade range for people of all skin tones. Soon, 2018 also became her year when she was appointed as an ambassador for her home country, Barbados, and she launched her successful lingerie line, ‘SAVAGE’ by Fenty. Her many successes also included her personal life, giving birth to a healthy baby boy in May of 2022 with long-term boo, A$AP Rocky.
Like many, I too became antsy wondering when her next music project would drop. I believe that Rihanna is gonna continue to focus on her career and new family, but use the Superbowl performance as one last go in the music world. I am prepared for her to drop new music and to say farewell officially. We can expect an amazing performance, one that will have us talking for years to come. Knowingly, there is one question we all hope to have an answer to; When is the album coming out?