Rihanna teases she’ll ‘soon’ release a new song… five years after dropping her last album Anti

On Wednesday, nine-time Grammy winner Rihanna teased her ‘Navy’ legion of fans that she’ll ‘soon’ release a new song.

The 33-year-old Bajan pop diva was celebrating the milestone of being the ‘first black female artist to have an album spend five straight years on the Billboard 200.’

‘Grateful to the most High for putting die hard supporters in my circle,’ Riri – who boasts 330.1M social media followers – wrote of her eighth studio album Anti.  

Trolling or truth? On Wednesday, nine-time Grammy winner Rihanna teased her ‘Navy’ legion of fans that she’ll ‘soon’ release a new song

‘Congrats to everyone that contributed to this era, thank you team.’

When Instagram user @scxwithari urged her to ‘celebrate by releasing a song,’ Rihanna replied: ‘I think I should soon. Just one though, LOL!’

It was the first update the Fenty Beauty CEO has given about her long-delayed ninth studio album, R9, in months. 

Congrats! The 33-year-old Bajan pop diva was celebrating the milestone of being the 'first black female artist to have an album spend five straight years on the Billboard 200'

Congrats! The 33-year-old Bajan pop diva was celebrating the milestone of being the ‘first black female artist to have an album spend five straight years on the Billboard 200’

Riri wrote of her eighth studio album Anti: 'Grateful to the most High for putting die hard supporters in my circle. Congrats to everyone that contributed to this era, thank you team'

Riri wrote of her eighth studio album Anti: ‘Grateful to the most High for putting die hard supporters in my circle. Congrats to everyone that contributed to this era, thank you team’

When Instagram user @scxwithari urged her to 'celebrate by releasing a song,' Rihanna replied: 'I think I should soon. Just one though, LOL!'

When Instagram user @scxwithari urged her to ‘celebrate by releasing a song,’ Rihanna replied: ‘I think I should soon. Just one though, LOL!’

'I'm gonna make it worth it': It was the first update the Fenty Beauty CEO has given about her long-delayed ninth studio album, R9, since July (pictured)

‘I’m gonna make it worth it’: It was the first update the Fenty Beauty CEO has given about her long-delayed ninth studio album, R9, since July (pictured)

‘I am always working on music and when I am ready to put it out in the way that I feel fit, it’s gonna come out,’ Riri (born Robyn Fenty) told ET last July.

‘You’re not going to be disappointed when it happens. It’s going to be worth it. I’m not just gonna put it out just because people are waiting. It’s taken this long, I’m gonna make it worth it.’ 

R9 is rumored to feature her boyfriend A$AP Rocky, Savage X Fenty model Normani, Pharrell, Diplo, and a dancehall track called Private Loving with reggae artist Demarco. 

Possible contenders: R9 is rumored to feature her boyfriend A$AP Rocky (R, pictured in 2020), Savage X Fenty model Normani, Pharrell, Diplo, and a dancehall track called Private Loving with reggae artist Demarco

Possible contenders: R9 is rumored to feature her boyfriend A$AP Rocky (R, pictured in 2020), Savage X Fenty model Normani, Pharrell, Diplo, and a dancehall track called Private Loving with reggae artist Demarco

'Mi love mi family but mi no trust the whole a dem': On March 7, Rihanna's cousin Teejay Alleyne (R) posted a video of her using her mezzo-soprano pipes to sing a bar from Jamaican artist Popcaan's 2018 track Silence

‘Mi love mi family but mi no trust the whole a dem’: On March 7, Rihanna’s cousin Teejay Alleyne (R) posted a video of her using her mezzo-soprano pipes to sing a bar from Jamaican artist Popcaan’s 2018 track Silence

Not exactly silent: And one year ago, the Black Lives Matter activist provided guest vocals on two-time Grammy-nominated rapper PartyNextDoor's (L, pictured April 2) track Believe It

Not exactly silent: And one year ago, the Black Lives Matter activist provided guest vocals on two-time Grammy-nominated rapper PartyNextDoor’s (L, pictured April 2) track Believe It

On March 7, Rihanna’s cousin Teejay Alleyne posted a video of her using her mezzo-soprano pipes to sing a bar from Jamaican artist Popcaan’s 2018 track Silence.

And one year ago, the Black Lives Matter activist provided guest vocals on two-time Grammy-nominated rapper PartyNextDoor’s track Believe It.

Instead, Rihanna has been focusing on her cosmetics company, coffee table book, and three-year-old lingerie line worth a reported $1B.

HBIC: Instead, Rihanna has been focusing on her cosmetics company, coffee table book, and three-year-old lingerie line worth a reported $1B

HBIC: Instead, Rihanna has been focusing on her cosmetics company, coffee table book, and three-year-old lingerie line worth a reported $1B