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Rihanna<\/a> fans have been amping up the pressure in recent years, eagerly calling for new music ever since her last album, Anti<\/em>, dropped a decade ago. Now, her latest post has set the internet ablaze, sending fans spiralling into a frenzy of speculation.<\/p>\n In the clip shared on Thursday (26 February), the ‘Needed Me’ singer shared late-night behind-the-scenes footage of her life, kicking off with a Savage X Fenty meeting at 9pm before heading to the studio around 2am. While in the studio, Rihanna was spotted making notes and dancing. <\/p>\n Inevitably, fans believe this could only mean one thing: new music<\/a>… finally<\/em>. <\/p>\n “I know Rihanna\u2019s cooking something crazy in that studio,” one quipped, as another fan penned: “Music industry’s been starving so long that Rihanna studio footage becomes cultural<\/a> event. Her absence proved scarcity beats consistency; now any snippet moves harder than full albums from active artists.” <\/p>\n The official Grammys<\/a> account even chimed in on the action, writing: “RIH stop playing the word \u2018studio\u2019 just activated us like a sleeper cell.” <\/p>\n Despite the buzz, the sceptics also weighed in, suggesting it might just be a Fenty campaign or a track for a film \u2013 much like her contribution to the Smurfs<\/em> soundtrack with ‘Friend of Mine’.<\/p>\n However, the pieces are beginning to fall into place, as she revealed to Harper’s Bazaa<\/a>r<\/em> in 2025 that she\u2019s spent “the whole eight years” in the studio, working out the direction for her ninth album.<\/p>\n \u201cI was searching for it. I went through phases of what I wanted to do. \u2018This kind of album, not that album.\u2019 I know it\u2019s not going to be anything that anybody expects,” she shared. “And it\u2019s not going to be commercial or radio digestible. It\u2019s going to be where my artistry deserves to be right now. I feel like I\u2019ve finally cracked it, girl!”<\/p>\n Indy100 reached out to Rihanna’s representative for comment <\/em><\/p>\n You should also read… <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n How to<\/strong><\/a><\/u> join the indy100’s free WhatsApp channel<\/strong><\/p>\n