Skip to main content
See every side of every news story
Published loading...Updated

Rihanna Prompts New Music Rumors—But Her Fortune Is Outside The Studio

Rihanna’s Instagram montage shows a late-night studio session and a Savage X Fenty meeting, hinting at progress on her ninth album while highlighting her billion-dollar business ventures.

  • On Thursday night , Rihanna posted an 80-second Instagram video captioned `Commercial break` that revived talk of new music, hinting at R9.
  • Billionaire popstar Rihanna built major brands including Fenty Beauty, Savage X Fenty, Fenty Skin and Fenty Hair and has not released a studio album since 2016's Anti, creating a decade-long gap.
  • Timing-first: Shortly after 9pm she arrived for a Savage X Fenty meeting until 1:45am, then moved to a recording studio by around 2am where much audio remains muted.
  • Instagram commenters immediately flooded the clip, some saying seeing Rihanna in the studio felt emotional, while fans tied the post to R9 speculation and begged for raw demos like Instagram user @urboyfriendzfavsinger.
  • The montage shows Rihanna balancing work and motherhood, hot-gluing a Mardi Gras costume for Riot and carrying him outside by 8:30am, echoing her Harper's Bazaar remarks.
Insights by Ground AI
Podcasts & Opinions

20 Articles

Center

Is Rihanna preparing for her return to music? On Thursday, February 26, the singer and founder of the make-up brand Fenty Beauty shared a video in which she went to a recording studio. It didn't take any more for the Web to unravel.

Read Full Article
Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • 50% of the sources are Center
50% Center

Factuality Info Icon

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

Info Icon

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

The Shade Room broke the news in on Friday, February 27, 2026.
Too Big Arrow Icon
Sources are mostly out of (0)

Similar News Topics

News
Feed Dots Icon
For You
Search Icon
Search
Blindspot LogoBlindspotLocal