Rihanna's been dangling new music in front of her fans for almost a decade now. The 'Umbrella' singer has been consistently hinting at it but never really said when. A new story by UK publication The Sun, though, might signal the high-waited comeback is finally around the corner. According to the report, Rihanna is readying her new album, and she's plotting a world tour to coincide with it in 2025.
The claims have been made by The Sun journalist Jason Hardwick, who told how he had knowledge from inside Rihanna's camp. He penned: "Rihanna's ninth album is finally on the cusp of being released," suggesting her return could also include a mega world tour in 2025 that may prove to be one of the biggest comebacks in musical history. There is also a rumor that Rihanna might top the bill at Glastonbury the year following her tour.
Reports first emerged that Rihanna would headline the iconic festival in 2023, but her second pregnancy saw a change in plans. According to Hardwick, Rihanna is now back in the running to be among the headliners for Glastonbury in 2025. As much as these reports come with positively high anticipation, Rihanna has characteristically been tight-lipped on the rollout for her new album.
In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Rihanna mentioned that it took her a while to get back into the studio, referring to music as "a new discovery," which really proves that she is ready to dive back into creating.
All the hype over studio time with her was dampened a bit in June when Rihanna announced she was scrapping the album to start fresh and perfect her previous recordings. She said, "I'm starting over, but I don't want to waste the songs I already have." Rihanna wanted to reapproach her work from a different angle.
With ASAP Rocky making his comeback this August, the fans are hoping for Rihanna's comeback around the same time.
Investing In Rihanna Songs
Everyone knows Rihanna has been a massive hit-maker for almost two decades now. One of the top selling artists in the history of recorded music, did you know that now you can invest in pieces of her catalog and start earning money from iconic songs she's made? Huge songs like "Loveeeeeee Song" and even a mega catalog featuring SZA and Rihanna songs have been up for auction for fans and investors to acquire and purchase a percentage of producer and songwriter royalties from. On Royalty Exchange, those buyers have been earning royalties for years now and can even resell them on the secondary market to others who are looking to add music catalogs to their investment portfolios. Check out the performance of the "Loveeeeeee Song" catalog below.
The listing’s earnings are pretty consistent since the catalog has matured over the course of 7+ years. With iconic artists in this asset, there’s no doubt that it could still grow further down the line.
The investor who first bought the listing in November 2023 received a desirable ROI after recently selling it for $96,700 at the end of May this year. The original purchase was made for $61,000 after the catalog was showing remarkable growth lately since Q2 2022 and was continuing to rise. The investor made a 53.3% ROI in just 0.5 years of holding this asset, with $5,490 in royalties received over the course of that time and $88,964 going to the sales proceeds.
As you can see from the most recent listing, the Q4 2023 earnings were even higher than the peak of the first sale of Q3 2023.
“Loveeeeeee Song” contributed the most revenue with $11,664 in the last 12 months.
It continues to be popular on TikTok, which helped boost streaming revenue all over the world. The user generated video on TikTok enabled large growth in discovery for actual consumption and continued listenership which contributed dramatically to the recent growth.
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