“I can sing”- Rihanna responds to album release delay concerns following recent pregnancy reveal

Rihanna revealed to the public at the Met Gala on May 5, 2025, that the singer was pregnant once again. The singer's third pregnancy, the singer's revelation, brought out concerns of album delays subsequently from the media and fans alike. However, the singer was quick to respond to such concerns.

The singer, in a statement to Entertainment Tonight during her appearance at the Met Gala on May 5, 2025, has brushed aside such concerns, stating:

"Reporter: Is this putting R9 on pause even longer? Because you were in production. Rihanna: No, maybe a couple videos, but I can sing!"

Rihanna's upcoming album will be her first since 2016's Anti

Rihanna's upcoming album, still lacking a final title as of the writing of this article, will be the singer's first new album since 2016's Anti. The singer recently talked about the new album in an exclusive interview with Harper's Bazaar on

"There’s no genre now. That’s why I waited. Every time, I was just like, ‘No, it’s not me. It’s not right. It’s not matching my growth. It’s not matching my evolution. I can’t do this. I can’t stand by this. I can’t perform this for a year on tour.’ After a while, I looked at it, and I was like, this much time away from music needs to count for the next thing everyone hears."

The singer continued:

"It has to count. It has to matter. I have to show them the worth in the wait. I cannot put up anything mediocre. After waiting eight years, you might as well just wait some more. This feels right. It feels like it digs right into where I need to be, and I want this. This body needs to come out, and I’m ready to go there."

The singer continued:

"...I was searching for it. I went through phases of what I wanted to do. ‘This kind of album, not that album.’ I know it’s not going to be anything that anybody expects. And it’s not going to be commercial or radio digestible. It’s going to be where my artistry deserves to be right now. I feel like I’ve finally cracked it, girl!"

While the singer has not released new music since 2016, Rihanna has starred in films such as Ocean's 8, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, and Guava Island. The singer is also starring in the upcoming film Smurfs.

Alongside her film career, the singer has also been working on her businesses, which consist of her Fenty line of skin and beauty products as well as the Savage X Fenty clothing brand.

Rihanna recently performed at the Halftime of Super Bowl LVII. The singer earned a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) nomination for the performance.

Rihanna, while not releasing her own album, released the song Lift Me Up as part of the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack in 2022. The singer also recorded the song Born Again as part of the same soundtrack.

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In the same year, the singer collaborated on the single Believe It with PartyNextDoor. These were preceded by her collaborative single with DJ Khaled's Wild Thoughts and her appearance on the Kendrick Lamar single Loyalty.

Rihanna is currently the highest-certified female digital single artist, according to the Recording Academy, and is best known for albums such as Good Girl Gone Bad.

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