How Rihanna Just Made Music History

“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,’” she told Harper's Bazaar in February 2025 about her previous attempts at creating a new LP. “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.”

In fact, she’s unapologetic about taking her time, adding, “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.”

While she’s taken a break from pop stardom, the business mogul and her partner A$AP Rocky—with whom she shares kids RZA, 3, Riot Rose, 2, and Rocki, 6 months—still make sure to teach their children about great music. Rocky (born Rakim Mayers) recently shared a look into their family’s taste.

“I play my children all sorts of genres, from Michael Jackson and other old classic stuff to psychedelic music,” he explained during a Feb. 4 appearance on Celebrity Substitute. “The Beatles, of course. A lot of reggae. We live in a musical household, so it’s very diverse.”

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