Friday marked Rihanna’s Grammys weekend in Los Angeles with a dinner reservation at Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica. Conversely, neither Rihanna nor her partner, A$AP Rocky, unexpecteԀly appeared on the red carpet during the evening of the ceremony. This outcome was not unexpecteԀ: Although Rihanna received a nomination, it was for Best Song Written for Visual Media, a relatively unremarkable but fiercely contested category owing to the Barbie soundtrack. “Lift Me Up,” a composition by Rihanna featured in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, received an honorable mention. Conversely, Rocky has received no nominations.

It is a notorious fact that Rihanna has not published a new album in years. Rocky and she are both not participating in the Grammy Awards this year by performing or presenting. Their absence is therefore entirely rational, particularly in light of the fact that her category was declared during the pre-show. Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For?” featuring Barbie won the competition.

However, next year may be quite different. Rihanna hinted at the imminent release of an album in February of last year; prior to announcing her second pregnancy at the Suρer Bowl, she told British Vogue that 2023 was the ideal year for the release of new material.

“I desire for it to occur this year,” she expressed at the time. “In all honesty, it would be absurd if it did not occur this year.” However, all I want is to have pleasure. “All I want to do is create music and videos.”

Anti (2016), Rihanna’s most recent studio album, was deemed her “most brilliant album.” She stated that her perfectionistic tendencies and the legacy of the previous endeavor have impeded her ability to issue a new one.

She said of her upcoming album, “I realized that if I continue to wait until this feels right, perfect, and better, it could take an eternity, or it could never be released, and no, I’m not down with that.” “Therefore, I desire to perform. “By play, I meаn that while I have thoughts, I am unable to yet articulate them verbally.”

Although Rihanna ultimately refrained from releasing an album in 2018, rumors surfaced in October that she intends to do so again this year. I am optimistic!