Rihanna ‘s debut album, Music Of The Sun , was released on August 29, 2005 — and wouldn’t you know it, that’s 20 years ago today! To celebrate, the elusive pop star has released a special edition vinyl box set featuring all eight of her albums so far, as well as a limited-edition merch collection bearing her “Rhenna” doodle, which she has used in one way or another as a profile picture on social media since 2014. There’s even a doll of the little stick figure with adjustable arms and legs.
But, we know, we know. You don’t care about some album from 20 years ago — you want to know where her long-awaited ninth studio album is. The seemingly interminable wait for the project’s release began almost as soon as she finished promoting the Grammy-nominated, No. 1-selling 2016 album, Anti