In July, Rolling Stone revealed that Rihanna is dealing with a collection "dedicated to investigating the vocalist's Caribbean roots" and another pop-situated collection, per various sources. "[Rihanna's team] have, no lie, 500 records for this undertaking [from] diverse makers and journalists," one dancehall maker told the outlet. "They're just picking 10 records. They've been having composing camps and attempting to keep them calm for right around 18 months now. I've been traveling to Miami, traveling to L.A., cutting records relentless for this task." Rihanna additionally said in Vogue's June collection that she was intending to make a reggae collection. 

The vocalist has given no further sign of when the new music's coming, yet hello, at any rate, she needs us to know currently it's a functioning work in advance.