Rihanna is set to announce her biggest UK gigs to date including two massive dates at Wembley Stadium.
According to reports in today's Sun, the singer is set to announce a series of huge Wembley gigs as part of a European tour. A source told the paper: "Rihanna is plotting a huge comeback. So far she has two shows at Wembley pencilled in as well as other stadiums across Europe."
Rihanna's eighth studio album is widely expected to be a surprise release this month, although the singer herself has refused to release any further details. Following LA's DJ Skee tweeting that he had an exclusive news on #R8 on Dash Radio, Rihanna tweeted "NOBODY IS TUNING IN TO LISTEN TO YOUR FUCKERY!!!!" before clarifying:
ANY news about #R8 will be delivered directly from me!!!!
— Rihanna (@rihanna) November 25, 2014
DJ Skee has previously been the source of multiple rumours about the new album. Speaking on his radio show the DJ said recently: "That project is a lot closer than anyone realised, including her own record label," he said. "She’s trying to put out a project to capitalize off the fourth quarter."
Skee went on say that of the 10 tracks premiered to those at her label, Roc Nation, in New York was a track titled 'I’ve Been Searching for Something to Ignite Me When I’m Alone' which could be the first single.
Rihanna also posted a 15 second snippet of a new track directly from the studio. “Ain’t none of this shit promised, ain’t none of this promised,” she sings over some vaguely trap sounding backing. “Ain’t none of this shit certain, ain’t none of this certain.”
Rihanna has reportedly been in the studio working with DJ Mustard, Ester Dean, and Ne-Yo, among others on the follow-up to 2012's Apologetic. Calvin Harris revealed recently that currently he is not featured on the album.
Rihanna herself told the New York Times: "I can't give you any hints of when it will drop. It's going to be great, that's all I'm going to tell you and I'm excited about it. I try to battle myself and outdo everything I've done and that's been the hardest thing to do. You start overthinking things at times."
A supposed tracklisting for an album called Lost Files was also doing the rounds online last month, featuring Drake, Nicki Minaj, Big Sean and Eminem.
1. Bold
2. Trouble
3. Ain't No Drama
4. Barz (featuring Nicki Minaj)
5. A Drug & A Dream
6. All Night
7. Lovin, Fallin, Dyin
8. Tattered Heart
9. Real Talk (featuring Drake)
10. Hall of Fames /Flames?
11. Pray 4 Me (featuring Big Sean)
12. Oceans
13. Veins
14. Lost Files (featuring Eminem)
Having released a new album every year from 2009-2012, fans have been expecting a new LP for some time. Rihanna recently completed the hugely successful Monster tour with Eminem in the US and launched her first men's fragrance Rogue Man.
