{"id":1987925,"date":"2025-08-30T03:56:52","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T03:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1987925"},"modified":"2025-08-30T03:56:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T03:56:52","slug":"rihanna-releases-music-surprise-for-20th-anniversary-of-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/rihanna-releases-music-surprise-for-20th-anniversary-of-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Rihanna releases music surprise for 20th anniversary of debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"85201487007\" title=\"'Smurfs' trailer: Rihanna sings as Smurfette in new adventure\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/07\/15\/USAT\/85201349007-smuff-054.jpg?crop=1561,876,x59,y2\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>&#8216;Smurfs&#8217; trailer: Rihanna sings as Smurfette in new adventure<\/p>\n<p>Rihanna is a producer, songwriter and star of the new movie &#8220;Smurfs,&#8221; voicing Smurfette alongside co-stars James Corden and John Goodman.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p>Twenty years after she released her debut album, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/07\/14\/rihanna-smurfs-premiere-sons-rza-riot\/85193861007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rihanna<\/a> is back with new music. Well, sort of.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>On Aug. 29, 2005, she released her first studio album, &#8220;Music of the Sun,&#8221; which featured the hit song &#8220;Pon de Replay.&#8221; Since her debut two decades ago, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/entertainment\/celebrities\/rihanna\/\" data-autotag=\"fa39cd70-6dc0-4cc6-a536-2376cf2ff534\">Rihanna<\/a> has soared to superstardom, eclipsing expectations in the music world with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/rihanna\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">14 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 songs<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.grammy.com\/artists\/rihanna\/5943\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nine Grammy wins<\/a> (as well as 34 nominations).<\/p>\n<p>To celebrate her success in the music business and beyond, Rihanna is releasing &#8220;R20&#8221; merch and a vinyl album boxed set, which are available for pre-order <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/rihanna.store\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">on her official online store<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><media-gallery-promo asset-id=\"97994902\" class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">Rihanna officially becomes a billionaire <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2021\/08\/04\/rihanna-billionaire-forbes-richest-female-musician-fenty-beauty\/5480614001\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">and Forbes names her the &#8216;richest female musician&#8217;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The songstress herself shared a sweet note on Friday, Aug. 29, thanking her fans and those who &#8220;gave me a chance over the years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;20 years ago, i left my country, my culture, my food, and family to embark on a journey that started with the release of my very first body of music!&#8221; she wrote in an <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/badgalriri\/reel\/DN9HminEsbi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram caption<\/a> alongside a montage of her biggest career moments. &#8220;Thank you for the greatest first 20 years ever!&#8221;<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>She went on to shout out &#8220;the most loyal, die-hard fans that don\u2019t play about me whatsoever,&#8221; her &#8220;hardworking teams&#8221; and &#8220;my family being my number one support system.&#8221; Rihanna&#8217;s message ended with one last note of gratitude: &#8220;I thank God, He\u2019s been very generous to me and the Glory belongs to Him!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In the last decade, Rihanna has semi-retreated from music. Despite the success of singles here and there and a buzzy Super Bowl halftime performance in 2023, she has focused her attention on her beauty brand\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2020\/02\/20\/rihanna-everything-shes-done-besides-give-us-new-album\/4785593002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fenty Beauty<\/a> and lingerie brand Savage X Fenty.\u00a0<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/><cta-atoms-container-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/cta\" class=\"spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In lieu of another album, the singer-turned-entrepreneur, born Robyn Fenty,\u00a0launched Fenty Beauty in 2017 in partnership with luxury goods conglomerate LVMH, which also preceded a short-lived luxury fashion line.<\/p>\n<p>In August 2021, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/maddieberg\/2021\/08\/04\/fentys-fortune-rihanna-is-now-officially-a-billionaire\/?sh=4d9ef18f7c96\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Forbes announced<\/a> that Rihanna had become one of the richest entertainers in the world, estimating her net worth to be $1.7 billion at the time following the success of her cosmetic company.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">What songs has Rihanna released recently?<\/h2>\n<p>Earlier this year, RiRi offered a small win to an ever-clamoring fan base:\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2023\/02\/10\/rihanna-best-songs-ever-ranked\/11223998002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rihanna<\/a>\u00a0treated loyal listeners to &#8220;Friend of Mine,&#8221; a new single specifically for the &#8220;Smurfs&#8221; movie.<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>Rihanna, who has not released a full album since 2016&#8217;s &#8220;Anti,&#8221; voices Smurfette in the film. This is the second such soundtrack she has contributed to for an animated movie, recording several anthems for\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/life\/movies\/2015\/03\/24\/jim-parsons-home\/70351966\/https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/life\/movies\/2015\/03\/24\/jim-parsons-home\/70351966\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Home,&#8221; a 2015 film<\/a>\u00a0she starred in alongside the &#8220;Big Bang Theory&#8221; star Jim Parsons.<\/p>\n<p>She also contributed the song &#8220;Lift Me Up&#8221; to the &#8220;Black Panther: Wakanda Forever&#8221; soundtrack in 2022, performing the ballad at the 2023 Oscars.<\/p>\n<p><em>Contributing: Elise Brisco and Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY<\/em><\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2025-08-29 20:54:39 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2025-08-30 01:13:37 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usatoday.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Smurfs&#8217; trailer: Rihanna sings as Smurfette in new adventure Rihanna is a producer, songwriter and star of the new movie &#8220;Smurfs,&#8221; voicing Smurfette alongside co-stars James Corden and John Goodman. 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