![1. It's called ANTI - We're not really sure exactly what Rihanna is so fervently anti about, but at it's definitely called anti.]()
1. It's called ANTI - We're not really sure exactly what Rihanna is so fervently anti about, but at it's definitely called anti.
![2. Recording began in October 2014 - Rihanna's last studio album surfaced back in 2012, forcing fans to wait the longest they've ever had to wait for a new album.]()
2. Recording began in October 2014 - Rihanna's last studio album surfaced back in 2012, forcing fans to wait the longest they've ever had to wait for a new album.
![3. It's finished - There had been much speculation about whether the long-awaited album was completed, especially after Sia told Jo Whiley in December 2015 that the track list wasn't even finished. However, on 26 January 2016, Rihanna confirmed that the album was completed.]()
3. It's finished - There had been much speculation about whether the long-awaited album was completed, especially after Sia told Jo Whiley in December 2015 that the track list wasn't even finished. However, on 26 January 2016, Rihanna confirmed that the album was completed.
![4. There's no word on a release date - whilst the album is ready to go, an official released date is yet to be announced. It's rumoured for this week, but we've lost count of the amount of times we've said that now.]()
4. There's no word on a release date - whilst the album is ready to go, an official released date is yet to be announced. It's rumoured for this week, but we've lost count of the amount of times we've said that now.
![5. It should have 'Bitch Better Have My Money' on it - the single was released on March 26 2015, with its provocatively violent and NSFW video being released a few months later. If the infectiously catchy track didn't have people talking, the video certainly did.]()
5. It should have 'Bitch Better Have My Money' on it - the single was released on March 26 2015, with its provocatively violent and NSFW video being released a few months later. If the infectiously catchy track didn't have people talking, the video certainly did.
![6. It definitely has 'FourFiveSeconds' on it - bringing in two of the biggest names in music, Rihanna's first single from Anti was released over a year ago, in January 2015. The Kanye West and Paul McCartney collaboration is contagiously catchy, setting the bar high for the rest of the album.]()
6. It definitely has 'FourFiveSeconds' on it - bringing in two of the biggest names in music, Rihanna's first single from Anti was released over a year ago, in January 2015. The Kanye West and Paul McCartney collaboration is contagiously catchy, setting the bar high for the rest of the album.
![7. 'American Oxygen' is expected to appear on it too - released in April 2015, 'American Oxygen' is the third single to be taken from ANTI. However, no official track list has been released.]()
7. 'American Oxygen' is expected to appear on it too - released in April 2015, 'American Oxygen' is the third single to be taken from ANTI. However, no official track list has been released.
![8. Kanye West didn't produce it, Kuk Harrell did - On 24 January, Rihanna crushed rumours that Kanye West was producing ANTI, stating that they were both working on their own projects for now. Kuk Harrell, who has worked with Riri before, as well as Justin Bieber, Beyonce and Jamie Foxx to name a few, has instead been named as a producer behind ANTI.]()
8. Kanye West didn't produce it, Kuk Harrell did - On 24 January, Rihanna crushed rumours that Kanye West was producing ANTI, stating that they were both working on their own projects for now. Kuk Harrell, who has worked with Riri before, as well as Justin Bieber, Beyonce and Jamie Foxx to name a few, has instead been named as a producer behind ANTI.
![9. Ne-Yo says it's incredible - Ne-Yo told Capital XTRA,]()
9. Ne-Yo says it's incredible - Ne-Yo told Capital XTRA, "The stuff I've heard is absolutely incredible. I can't speak on what it sounds like because I'll get in trouble, but I definitely feel like people are gonna enjoy it. Anybody that's a Rihanna fan is gonna stay a Rihanna fan, and anybody that's not might become a Rihanna fan."
![10. It costs 4,600 to listen to it like Rihanna does - Rihanna posted a picture of her listening to ANTI with sparkling gold D&G headphones, that are estimated to be worth 4,600. If you want the full Rihanna experience, that's the price you'll have to pay.]()
10. It costs 4,600 to listen to it like Rihanna does - Rihanna posted a picture of her listening to ANTI with sparkling gold D&G headphones, that are estimated to be worth 4,600. If you want the full Rihanna experience, that's the price you'll have to pay.
![11. The album's artwork is Rihanna's favourite album cover - Rihanna held a private viewing of the album's artwork for fans at LA's MAMA Gallery. The artwork was designed by Israeli artist Roy Nachum and features Rihanna as a child holding a black balloon with a gold crown over her eyes.]()
11. The album's artwork is Rihanna's favourite album cover - Rihanna held a private viewing of the album's artwork for fans at LA's MAMA Gallery. The artwork was designed by Israeli artist Roy Nachum and features Rihanna as a child holding a black balloon with a gold crown over her eyes.
![12. Charli XCX worked on songs for ANTI - the 'Boom Clap' singer told the Mirror that she was brought in to a couple of writing sessions for ANTI. Charli XCX also told the Mirror that she's a massive Rihanna fan.]()
12. Charli XCX worked on songs for ANTI - the 'Boom Clap' singer told the Mirror that she was brought in to a couple of writing sessions for ANTI. Charli XCX also told the Mirror that she's a massive Rihanna fan.
![13. Rihanna's Instagram has ANTI teasers - using #ANTIdiaRy as a common hashtag throughout her previews, Rihanna teased a few unnamed tracks over Instagram. If you can't wait until the full release, head there for a glimpse into the new album.]()
13. Rihanna's Instagram has ANTI teasers - using #ANTIdiaRy as a common hashtag throughout her previews, Rihanna teased a few unnamed tracks over Instagram. If you can't wait until the full release, head there for a glimpse into the new album.
![14. One of the tracks samples Florence & The Machine - Florence Welch has divulged that Rihanna samples 'one of her favourite songs from Ceremonials' on one of her new ANTI tracks. Fans are speculating 'Only If For A Night' after Rihanna reportedly registered a new song called 'A Night', accrediting Welch as a songwriter.]()
14. One of the tracks samples Florence & The Machine - Florence Welch has divulged that Rihanna samples 'one of her favourite songs from Ceremonials' on one of her new ANTI tracks. Fans are speculating 'Only If For A Night' after Rihanna reportedly registered a new song called 'A Night', accrediting Welch as a songwriter.
