\n\tOf course, Anti\u2018s anniversary<\/a> also means it\u2019s officially been a decade since Rihanna last released an album. Sure, there have been some singles here<\/a> and there, and plenty of hints and speculation, but nothing close to a full-length music project. In the interim, the superstar has only gotten bigger, extending her fame and dominance to new ventures. From becoming a billionaire<\/a> to starting a family<\/a>, it would be one hell of a feat if Rihanna could even find time to record a new album.<\/p>\n \n\tTo celebrate 10 years of Anti, we\u2019ve compiled a comprehensive list of everything that\u2019s kept Riri busy since 2016. Strap in, it\u2019s a lot.<\/p>\n \tShe Hopped on Future\u2019s \u2018Selfish\u2019<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tA year and some change after Anti\u2019s release, Rihanna returned with her first bit of new music. The singer was anything but selfish as she lent her vocals to the lead single<\/a> for Future\u2019s Hndrxx.<\/p>\n \tShe Had a Recurring Role in \u2018Bates Motel\u2019<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tRihanna made her acting debut back in 2012 with the board game-inspired Battleship, and she was back at it in 2017, when she had a recurring role on Bates Motel. She played an unsuspecting victim of Norman Bates\u2019 peeping-tom character. Sadly, it only lasted for two episodes.<\/p>\n \tShe Collaborated with Kendrick Lamar on \u2018Loyalty\u2019<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tRihanna kept her collaboration streak going when she hopped on Kendrick Lamar\u2019s fired-up single \u201cLoyalty,\u201d<\/a> from his album DAMN. She delivers smooth vocals on the chorus, but truly shines with her bad-bitch bars in the second verse. Rihanna even earned a Grammy alongside Lamar when the duo won the Best Melodic Rap Performance award in 2018.<\/p>\n \tShe Stunned on DJ Khaled\u2019s \u2018Wild Thoughts\u2019<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tAnother one! Rihanna continued to dominate pop culture in the summer of 2017 when she took center stage on DJ Khaled\u2019s \u201cWild Thoughts,\u201d which also featured Bryson Tiller. The song came very close to topping the charts (it peaked at Number Two on the Billboard Hot 100), and Rihanna\u2019s sultry vocals were a defining point of the season.<\/p>\n \tShe Starred in \u2018Valerian and City of the Star Planets\u2019<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tIn the first year following Anti\u2018s release, Rihanna kept tapping into her acting talents. Her next big-screen role was as a shape-shifter named Bubble in the sci-fi fantasy film Valerian and City of the Star Planets, from Fifth Element director Luc Besson. \u201cEveryone who loves film is a fan of Luc Besson\u2019s work,\u201d Rihanna said<\/a> at the time. \u201cHe\u2019s creating this incredible world\u2026 I\u2019m so blessed to be having this experience.\u201d<\/p>\n \tShe Launched Fenty Beauty<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tRihanna trademarked her last name, Fenty, back in 2013. Four years later, that trademark came to fruition with the launch of Fenty Beauty. The line notably featured 40 shades of foundation as Rihanna sought<\/a> to fill a void in the makeup market with a brand that catered to diverse skin tones. Fenty Beauty also marked the singer\u2019s first major pivot away from the entertainment industry overall.<\/p>\n \tShe Appeared on N.E.R.D.\u2019s \u2018Lemon\u2019<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tBefore 2017 ended, Rihanna had to help usher in yet another hit song. She delivered a killer rap on \u201cLemon,\u201d the comeback single from N.E.R.D., the music group Pharrell Williams formed alongside Chad Hugo and Shay Haley. Pharrell had originally created it with another artist in mind around 2014 or 2015, but Rihanna\u2019s contribution stole the show on the version that got released. \u201cWe hold onto beats that we feel like are special,\u201d he\u00a0said<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s like wine, it only gets better with time if it\u2019s good.\u201d<\/p>\n \tShe Launched Savage x Fenty<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tA few months after launching Fenty Beauty, Rihanna stepped into the lingerie industry with the release of Savage x Fenty in 2018, a joint venture with TechStyle Fashion Group. That first year, the line put on its first fashion show for New York Fashion Week. Since its launch, Rihanna\u2019s megapopular lingerie brand has continued to expand with loungewear and sleepwear options.<\/p>\n \tShe Was a Part of the Fierce Cast of \u2018Ocean\u2019s 8\u2019<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tRihanna starred in this Ocean\u2019s 11 spinoff as part of an ensemble cast of badass women that also included Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, and Helena Bonham Carter. As Hathaway revealed in an interview, Rihanna spent her time on set boosting the confidence of her castmates. It was then that Rihanna famously told<\/a> Hathaway, \u201cDamn girl you got a ass\u2026 you got a ass like mine.\u201d<\/p>\n \tShe Starred in Donald Glover\u2019s Music Film \u2018Guava Island\u2019<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tAfter starring in a major motion picture, Rihanna pivoted to a smaller format for her role in Donald Glover\u2019s short music film Guava Island. In the film, Rihanna plays Kofi, the muse to Glover\u2019s Deni, a Cuban musician who celebrates his community. She even narrates the colorful opening animation. While Guava Island includes a robust soundtrack, Rihanna is sadly not featured on any of the songs. <\/p>\n \tShe Appeared on PartyNextDoor\u2019s \u2018Believe It\u2019<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tRihanna delivered her first musical appearance in three years for PartyNextDoor\u2019s \u201cBelieve It.\u201d<\/a> The Canadian musician had previously worked on some of her Anti hits, including \u201cWork,\u201d \u201cSex with Me,\u201d and \u201cWild Thoughts.\u201d Even so, getting Rihanna to hop on the track wasn\u2019t an easy feat. As Rolling Stone<\/a> reported at the time, the singer sent in her vocal part just three days before the song was released.<\/p>\n \tShe Started Dating A$AP Rocky<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tIn late 2020, People confirmed<\/a> that longtime friends Rihanna and A$AP Rocky were officially dating. The two had been musical collaborators for years, but they stopped everyone in their tracks when they walked the red carpet together at the British Fashion Awards in December 2019. They\u2019re still together, but to date, Rihanna and A$AP Rocky have not tied the knot.<\/p>\n \tShe Became the First Woman Musician to Gain Billionaire Status<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tIn 2021, Rihanna cemented herself as the ultimate businesswoman when her net worth reached billionaire status<\/a> in August. At the time, she became the wealthiest female musician in the world and second-richest female entertainer after Oprah Winfrey. The milestone also showed how successful Rihanna could be without releasing very much new music.<\/p>\n \tShe Represented Her Homeland<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tAs Rihanna\u2019s star continued to rise ever higher, her homeland of Barbados made sure to honor her. In 2018, the island\u2019s government named her Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. The role involves promoting education, tourism, and investment on the island. A few years later, in 2021, Barbados declared Rihanna a national hero just after the island officially left its monarchic days behind and became an independent republic. During Rihanna\u2019s induction ceremony<\/a>, the country\u2019s prime minister, Mia Mottley, gave a glowing speech. \u201cAmbassador Robyn Rihanna Fenty: May you continue to shine like a diamond and bring honor to your nation, by your words, by your actions, and to do credit wherever you shall go. God bless you, my dear,\u201d Mottley said.<\/p>\n \tShe Gave Birth to Three Kids<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tRihanna and A$AP Rocky welcomed their first child, RZA, in May 2022<\/a> after she changed the game of pregnancy announcements earlier that year with a stunning New York City photoshoot. As if that wasn\u2019t iconic enough, the star topped herself in 2023 when she became the first person to perform the Super Bowl halftime show<\/a> while pregnant \u2014 and the first to reveal it on that stage. She gave birth to Riot later that year. After those two sons, Rihanna had a daughter, Rocki, in 2025. We told you, she stayed busy.<\/p>\n \tShe Released Her First Music as a Lead Artist in Six Years<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tRihanna wrapped up her momentous 2022 when she released her first songs as a lead artist in six years. \u201cBorn Again\u201d and \u201cLift Me Up\u201d were specifically released for Ryan Coogler\u2019s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, not a solo project, but it was still nice to hear her voice after such a long time.<\/p>\n \tShe Became an Oscar and Golden Globe Nominee<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\t2023 was a huge year for Rihanna. The singer kicked it off by receiving her first-ever Oscar nomination<\/a> and Golden Globe nominations for her songs featured in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Both nominations were for the Best Original Song award (specifically, for \u201cLift Me Up\u201d). While the singer didn\u2019t end up taking either award home, it was another milestone all the same.<\/p>\n \tShe Headlined the Super Bowl Halftime Show<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tRihanna\u2019s first time headlining<\/a> the Super Bowl half time show was as spectacular as the world expected. Not only did she reveal her second pregnancy in a cinematic moment, she also floated above State Farm Stadium, and made sure to plug Fenty Beauty when she pulled out a branded compact to touch up her makeup. Overall, the show served as a reminder of just how many hits Rihanna has already given to the world.<\/p>\n \tShe Entered Her Smurf Era<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tIn arguably her most \u201cmom\u201d move to date, Rihanna was all-in on the 2025 Smurfs movie. She not only voiced the character of Smurfette in the animated film, she even released her first new song in three years at that point. \u201cFriend of Mine\u201d<\/a> remains Rihanna\u2019s newest release to date \u2014 and, honestly, it\u2019s quite a club-ready bop for being featured in a children\u2019s movie. Here\u2019s hoping the next 10 years will include even more new music from Rihanna, if not a full album.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From becoming a billionaire to starting a family, the superstar has kept incredibly busy since the release of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":263118,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[146,85,46,409,22251],"class_list":{"0":"post-263117","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-il","10":"tag-israel","11":"tag-music","12":"tag-rihanna"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=263117"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263117\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/263118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=263117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=263117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=263117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Hopped](\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-rollingstone-2022\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\")
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