Rihanna Confirms When New Music is Coming

Rihanna's fans absolutely love the iconic artist, but they've grown pretty impatient with the lack of updates on her new music.

Fans have taken extreme measures searching for a way to listen to new music by Rih, who hasn't released an album since Jan. 2016.

But now, fans no longer need to wait to know when Rihanna's new album will drop. The singer posted a photo on Instagram on Saturday promoting a newFenty Beauty makeup product, when she dropped some serious info.

In the caption, she announced the new makeup would be coming out on Dec. 26, which prompted a user to ask the singer, "But when is the new album dropping Robyn?"

Rihanna simply replied, "2019."

The "Love on the Brain" singer did not give an exact date, but now that fans know the wait will not be any longer than just a year, they're understandably thrilled.

Whenever the album is released, fans will love it, according to Rih's vocal producer Kuk Harrell. During an Instagram Live session, a fan asked Harrell "How's R9?" The producer responded, "R9 is great, R9 is amazing. It's incredible."

R9 will be Rihanna's first album since ANTI, which was nominated for two Grammy awards.