Rihanna becomes 1st female artist to have 10 songs with over 1bn streams on Spotify; hints at new album

Singer Rihanna has become the first female artist to have 10 songs with over one billion streams on Spotify. As soon as the news surfaced, the Barbadian entrepreneur reacted to her significant career achievement and hinted at a new album.

The musician has received quite a lot of love from her colleagues in the comment section. Singer Normani wrote ‘Wow’, while rapper Ice Spice simply posted a single fire emoji.

Meanwhile, rapper Nicki Minaj replied with a rap in the comment section. She wrote, ‘Not bad gal billi poppin shit like a wheelie. I mean Poppin like a pilly. Like really. Man down cuz she making a Killy!!! SILLY! Bout to be pushin out a new kid like Gillie. Caribbean girls run it & AWWLLL these btchs know da dilly. Okay bars #babydaddytellmeIGOTprettyeyes.’

It's been over seven years since Rihanna’s last album, ‘ANTI’, but her influence remains undeniable. Rihanna has featured on several tracks and contributed to movie soundtracks, but fans are eagerly anticipating new original music.

Besides music, Rihanna has ventured into various successful ventures, including Fenty Beauty/Skin and Savage x Fenty collections. She recently headlined the Super Bowl Halftime Show.

Ahead of her 2023 Super Bowl halftime show, in an Apple Music interview, Rihanna hinted at a possible musical evolution. She expressed her openness to explore new and unconventional sounds that might surprise her fans.

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