Rihanna says she is working on a reggae album

Bob Marley is an influence on Fenty Music.

May 03, 2018

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Rihanna is the cover star of the latest issue of Vogue. In the accompanying interview, writer Chioma Nnandi states that Rihanna's next album will be a reggae record inspired by Bob Marley.

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"She plans to make a reggae album," Nnandi writes. "Though it’s too soon to name a full list of collaborators, one early influence may be Supa Dups, the Jamaican-born record producer who has worked with such dancehall greats as Beenie Man, Sean Paul, and Elephant Man."

Speaking about her love of Bob Marley, Rihanna says: “I’m gonna sound like a real tourist when I tell you my top Bob songs; 'Three Little Birds,' 'No Woman, No Cry,' and 'Redemption Song.' Last month Rihanna assured fans that new music was coming.

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Elsewhere in the interview Rihanna talks about her relationship with Drake, plus her Fenty empire and her favorite reality TV star Lisa Vanderpump (“Tell me who is a badder bitch than Lisa Vanderpump! She’s goals AF!”)

Read the full Vogue interview here.

Thumbnail interview courtesy of Ludovic Marin/Getty.

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Rihanna says she is working on a reggae album