“I just want to have fun.
I just want to make music and make videos.”
Rihannais ready to press play on the music once again.
Rihanna says she hopes to release her new album ‘this year.'.Kevin Mazur/Getty Images
“I want it to be this year,” she toldBritish Vogue.
“Like, honestly, it’d be ridiculous if it’s not this year.
But I just want to have fun.
I just want to make music and make videos.”
It’s been over seven years since Rihanna dropped her last record, titledAnti, in 2016.
“I say that because in the moment, I didn’t realize it.
But it always felt like the most cohesive album I’ve ever made,” she explained.
It’s a powerful precedent and one that has haunted Rihanna ever since.
The outlet noted that the singer has recorded a treasure trove of material throughout the last few years.
However, her sense of responsibility to surpassAnti’s success has stalled the release of any follow-up albums.
“There’s this pressure that I put on myself.
That if it’s not better than that then it is not even worth it,” she said.
It doesn’t have to even be on any scale.
It just has to be something that feels good.
It could just be a song that I like.
It literally could be that simple."
“So I want to play.
