Rihanna's Anti release date: New album expected to drop Black Friday on Tidal
The singer released a mysterious website - ANTIdiaRy - just days ago
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It has been over three years since Rihanna released a full-length album - the longest gap between her records yet - but finally we have more details and a heavily rumoured release date.
In the last week, the singer unveiled a mysterious new website - ANTIdiaRy - which, when accessed on a mobile phone, takes you on a virtual reality tour of some rooms, all while dressed as baby Rihanna in a crown.
This imagery runs along the same theme as the album’s cover, currently titled Anti.
While no one has uncovered any hidden information about the forthcoming release from the site as yet, rumours are circulating that the album will drop on the 27 November (Black Friday) on Jay-Z’s Tidal, with a general release following on the 4 December.
The latter date would coincide with Coldplay’s next album, A Head Full of Dreams, and comes just two weeks after the release of Adele’s 25, which is expected to hold the number one spot until Christmas.
Currently, there are three singles from Anti available to listen to online: the Kanye West/Paul McCartney featuring “FourFiveSeconds”, the semi-patriotic “American Oxygen” and the trap influenced “B**ch Better Have My Money”.
Other artists to have reportedly contributed to the album include Kiesza, Natalia Kills and Big Sean.
An official release date for Anti has yet to be confirmed, but expect it to drop before Christmas.
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