# A$AP Rocky Gives Update on Rihanna’s Next Album: “She Cooking”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/aap-rocky-gives-update-on-rihannas-next-album-she-cooking/
- Published: 2026-08-06T04:39:17+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hollywood Reporter
- Original article: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-features/aap-rocky-update-rihanna-next-album-1236665651/
- Topics: Culture, Entertainment, Food, Music, Software, Technology

## Key points

- A$AP Rocky confirmed Rihanna is actively working on new music, dismissing theories that their relationship caused the decade-long album delay
- Rihanna's last studio album 'ANTI' (2016) was commercially successful; she has only released soundtrack singles during the ten-year gap
- Rocky ruled out a collaborative album, arguing their musical styles are too different to work together

## Summary

During an interview on The Jason Lee Show, A$AP Rocky addressed persistent speculation about the reasons behind Rihanna's prolonged absence from recording, confirming that his partner is actively engaged in creating new music. He directly countered a popular fan theory suggesting that their relationship, shared parenting of three children, and her business interests were responsible for the extended creative pause.

Rihanna's last full-length album, 'ANTI,' arrived in 2016 and became a commercial success by reaching the top of the Billboard 200 chart. While she has contributed songs to various film soundtracks over the intervening decade, she has not released another studio project. Rocky additionally clarified that listeners should not anticipate a joint recording venture, explaining that their artistic directions diverge too significantly—his work targeting a narrow audience interested in experimental hip-hop—for a meaningful collaboration.

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