RIHANNA. Singer Rihanna is pregnant with her first child with rapper A$AP Rocky. A surprise announcement that raised other questions about the expected release of the artist’s new album…
[Mis à jour le 02 janvier 2022 à 10h46] If the news of Rihanna’s pregnancy has created an earthquake on social networks, many Internet users have asked a question: yes, but when will the release of her new album be? His ninth disc, called R9, will he be released one day? Nothing is less sure.
In September 2021, she had however reassured her fans about her upcoming musical projects in an interview with Associated Press : “You’re going to be surprised by what you’re going to hear, get that in your head. You think you know Rihanna, well you’re going to see that you don’t. I’m experimenting, I’m having fun, and this what I do is completely different!”
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Rumors had been swirling for several months. It is now official: Rihanna is pregnant, as shown by a series of photos relayed in many American media. We discover in these pictures the couple exchanging a kiss, walking in the streets of Harlem, New York… But the detail that inevitably catches the eye is Rihanna’s pink coat open on her round belly.
Until this true / false paparazzade, the news of Rihanna’s pregnancy had been kept secret, despite the many rumors that had been circulating for several months. On her Instagram account, the singer from Barbados has not stopped posting pictures of her, more or less dressed, never showing a baby bump.
And for good reason, according to the tabloid Page Six, it was only a few hours before the publication of the famous photos that Rihanna would have announced her pregnancy to her father, Ronald Fenty. “She warned me Sunday evening and she sent me photos. I’m in heaven,” explains the future grandfather to the American media.
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky have been in a relationship since December 2020. But their relationship was not made official until May 2021, in an interview with GQ magazine, in which the rapper claimed that the singer was “the wife of his life.” Since then, pregnancy rumors have continued to spill over, on social networks or in the tabloids.
Now 33 years old, A$AP Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, was born on October 3, 1988 in the Harlem district of New York. Rap holds a special place in his life. If this musical genre allowed him to become a planetary star, it especially allowed him to face the assassination of his big brother and the death of his sister following an overdose.
But it was not until 2012 and the death of his father to see him engage body and soul in rap. First with ASAP Mob, then solo. In 2016, the one who conquered the bins launched into the world of fashion and became the face of Dior. The following year, he joined forces with Guess. A true American icon of rap, he is now invited to Fashion Week and the mythical MET Gala.
The latest rumor about Rihanna’s pregnancy dates back only a few months. In November 2021, the singer received the distinction of national heroine of Barbados, her country of origin. Dressed in a very tight orange dress, she had caught the eye of social networks for her supposed baby bump. According to many fans, including the certified Twitter account The Academy, Rihanna was already pregnant with her boyfriend, rapper A$AP Rocky. A tweet that had inevitably raised many questions on the social network.
And this isn’t the first time rumors have surfaced about Rihanna’s pregnancy. In 2019, the rumors about a first child for the couple were such that they pushed the star to speak in the columns of Vogue magazine. “I don’t think about it. But, I don’t know… It’s God’s plan”, launched the singer, giving free rein to the speculation of her admirers.
Robyn Rihanna Fenty, known as Rihanna, was born on February 20, 1988 in Saint Michael, Barbados. Coming from an Afro-Caribbean family, she grew up in a bungalow and suffered a childhood marked by her father’s addictions to cocaine, alcohol or marijuana. At a very young age, Rihanna was passionate about music: she founded a group with two classmates, then left school to devote herself to music. Her school career in 2003, the year she was spotted by American producer Evan Rogers.
Rihanna released her first album in 2005, Music of the Sun. The record, which sold two million copies, was a success and augured well for a prolific career. A second album, A Girl Like Me, was released the following year and confirmed his budding career. Rihanna will be out Good Girl Gone Bad in 2007, R-rated in 2009, Loud in 2010, talk that talk in 2011, Unapologetic in 2012 and Anti in 2016. The success is immense: Rihanna is the artist with the most certifications in the world, in addition to being one of the singers who have exceeded 100 million digital sales in the United States.
Added to this are some 280 million albums sold worldwide and 60 cumulative weeks at the top of the American rankings. According to Time magazine, Rihanna is one of the most influential people in the world, in addition to being one of the richest according to Forbes.
With all her successes, singer Rihanna is one of the richest artists on the planet, according to the ranking of the specialized site Forbes. In 2019, the fortune of the star of Barbados is estimated at some 600 million dollars. A sum that has only increased since in 2021, the same magazine Forbes estimates it at 1.7 billion dollars. A heritage inflated by the various activities of the singer, who is also an accomplished businesswoman.
Rihanna has an extremely busy professional life. In 2020, she made a sensational entry into the world of luxury by launching her collection, called Fenty, in collaboration with the prestigious French brand LVMH. A streetwear ready-to-wear line that is causing a stir in the fashion world, since it is the first time since Christian Lacroix in 1987 that LVMH has associated its brand with a personality. In addition to being one of the most famous and powerful artists on the planet, Rihanna now takes on the role of CEO of her own house, a first.
The Fenty collection was available from May 24 to 29 in a pop-up store in Paris, in the Marais, then the clothes and accessories went on sale on the brand’s website, from May 29, 2019. The strong values conveyed by the Rihanna’s line: Speak to all women, of any color and body type. A key word that the singer had already applied to her collections of beauty products, Fenty Beauty and lingerie, “Savage X Fenty”. Fashion according to Rihanna, however, has a price, since it took from 179 for a t-short to 1,300 euros for the most expensive items such as coats.