Rihanna has finally announced her new album and unveiled the official album artwork. On Wednesday night (October 7) Riri held a private event in Los Angeles where according to reports she announced to a room full of VIP guests that the new album is titled ‘Anti’.
Rihanna says it’s her favorite album cover she’s ever done. ? #R8 pic.twitter.com/IaFu8rK3gJ
— Rihanna EU (@RihannaNavyEU) October 8, 2015
Rihanna is holding a private viewing of #R8 album artwork (in LA tonight) pic.twitter.com/VW97LeDvhI — Rihanna Daily Update (@RihannaDiaryPL) October 8, 2015
— The FADER (@thefader) October 8, 2015
Riri later took to Instagram to seemingly confirm the news by sharing her definition and meaning behind ‘Anti’. No word on release date yet. According to reports:
The cover is a childhood photo of the singer on her first day of daycare. She collaborated with artist Roy Nachum, who distorted the image, added a gold crown over her eyes, and painted over in red and white. The back cover features the same photo shot from the back.
“I fell in love with it because I felt like there was another spirit, another layer to the art,” Rihanna told the crowd. “This is my favorite album cover I’ve ever done.”
#ANTi #antiR8 A photo posted by badgalriri (@badgalriri) on
