Rihanna welcomed 2025 by celebrating staying sober throughout last year. The singer uploaded a video on her Instagram profile, in which she appears with her friends as they countdown to say goodbye to 2024.
In addition to the excitement of welcoming the new year, the artist was also proud to give up alcohol: “I didn’t drink all year“He said before cutting the clip to continue celebrating with his loved ones. It is known that the famous woman spent the holidays in New York with her partner, ASAP Rocky, and their two children, RZA, 2 years old, and Riot, one year old.
In the post description, Rihanna she posted “New year, new me,” making it clear that she plans to stay sober for another year.
The post, which has already accumulated more than 2 million likes, was filled with positive comments from the singer’s fans and friends: ““So proud of you riri”wrote one user. However, there were other people who, instead of congratulating her, questioned her when she would release new music because they are looking forward to a new album from her: “New me? Only if it is with a new disk, if not, I don’t want it“, wrote one fan.
In fact, the medium The Sun He claimed that a source told him that Rihanna has worked in the studio with several songs, which include various collaborations with important DJs such as Alesso and Diplo, although many of those projects were discarded: “She has gone from pop to reggae, hip hop and everything else,” said the informant,
However, recently the artist hinted that a new album is not among her goals for 2025. During an opening event for a store of her cosmetics brand Fenty Beauty In Barbados, the famous woman assured that music is important to her, but at the moment she is focused on other projects.
“The music was what caught the attention, but God had other plans for me. I was able to create in very sincere and genuine, organic and authentic ways in the things that I love. So It doesn’t even feel like work.”, he expressed.
It should be noted that the artist’s latest album, ANTIwas launched a little over eight years ago, although Rihanna He has not completely separated himself from recording new songs, since in recent years he has pleased his fans with the release of songs like “Born Again” and “Lift Me Up” for the film’s soundtrack Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
For next year, it is known that the singer will be part of the film The Smurfswhere she will lend her voice to the character of Smurfette and participate in the soundtrack. The film, produced by Paramount Animation, will be released on February 14, 2025.
In addition to her musical catalog, the star is a successful businesswoman, as she owns the brands Fenty Beauty, Savage x Fenty y Fenty Skin. She is even the creative director of Puma and maintain a fashion line in collaboration with LVMH. All this has led her to become a billionaire in 2021.
In fact, in an interview with The New York Times of 2021, Rihanna She reflected on her financial status and confessed that she finds it difficult to assimilate because she comes from below, but she stressed that she feels proud of being able to inspire other people to achieve their dreams.
“It is complicated because It’s hard to even accept that you’re at that point, because I know where I’m coming from. At the same time, It feels good to be able to inspire young women and men. who, like me, come from humble originswho come from immigrant parents or who are immigrants themselves,” he expressed.
