Once a proud proponent of the “album a year” model, Rihanna has in recent years steered in a different direction.
But that hasn’t been without bumps along the way.
Indeed, her last album ‘ANTI’ was marred by multi-year delays and spurned several “lead singles” before eventually striking gold with Drake collaboration ‘Work.’
And while the 2016 set would go on to birth other moderate hits such as ‘Needed Me’ and ‘Love On The Brain,’ it didn’t deliver smashes in the manner she’s accustomed to. A reality some say caused the LP’s like-titled tour to routinely play to half-empty venues.
To remedy this, RiRi is reportedly looking to embrace a more mainstream sound on her next go round.
Details below…