Rihanna trolls fans with ‘I’m retired’ T-shirt as she has not released an album for over EIGHT years
Rihanna playfully trolled her fans while in New York City on Thursday as they continued to beg for “new music” from the star.
The nine-time Grammy winner, 36, jumped out of the backseat of a black SUV wearing a blue T-shirt that said “retired.”
The front read in white, yellow and red letters ‘I’m retired, this is as dressed as I can get’.
Rihanna hasn’t released an album since 2016’s Anti and has instead shifted her focus to building her billion-dollar beauty empire.
She frustrated fans earlier this week by announcing she will soon be launching her own hairline, as one tweeted: “You’re releasing everything but the album!”
Rihanna playfully trolled her fans while in New York City on Thursday – as they continue to beg for ‘new music’ from the star
The nine-time Grammy winner, 36, jumped out of the backseat of a black SUV wearing a blue T-shirt that said “retired.”
And Thursday’s T-shirt choice seemed to be her way of responding to the online outrage.
She paired it with a navy blue mermaid-style skirt, red Puma sneakers and a bright green Bottega Veneta bag.
The mother of two wore Y2K-inspired sunglasses with blue-tinted lenses and her golden blonde hair was worn in braids.
Rihanna was decked out in statement gold choker necklaces and she had a sparkling statement ring on her left hand.
As for makeup, the billionaire sported a glossy lip, a dewy complexion, and a rosy blush.
She was dropped off outside a building in New York by her chauffeured vehicle.
It’s been a busy week for the star who on Tuesday officially announced the June 13 launch of her latest venture – Fenty Hair – with a sleek commercial.
It’s still unclear exactly what kind of hair care products will be sold under Fenty Hair, as the website is only teasing the commercial, which only showed a brief glimpse of containers.
“You know how important it is to me to put my hair up,” Rihanna – who has 310.3 million social media followers – wrote on Instagram.
It said ‘I’m retired, this is as dressed as I get’ scrawled across the front in white, yellow and red letters
She paired the T-shirt with a navy blue mermaid-style skirt, red Puma sneakers and a bright green Bottega Veneta bag
Rihanna hasn’t released an album since 2016’s Anti and has instead shifted her focus to building her billion-dollar beauty empire
‘I’ve had almost every texture, color, length, from weaves to braids to natural – so I’m launching a flexible product line not only for every hair need, but every single product is designed to strengthen and repair all types of hair, and that is what we really need! It’s time to play and become stronger through the style.”
After Fenty Skin and Fenty Fragrance, Fenty Hair is the newest subsidiary of her seven-year-old company Fenty Beauty.
Although Rihanna seems excited about her latest business venture, her fans have a different tune as they reacted to the news with anger and frustration on social media.
“Is this ‘Fenty Hair’ the name of the new album or,” tweeted X user @x_jjh1.
On Instagram, user @highnegro said, “We need FIFTY ALBUM.”
“Drop an album and I’ll look into some shampoo,” wrote Instagram user @kei.a.jah.
Instagram user @lailaamichel commented: “You are literally a billionaire sister, enough is enough.”
It’s been a busy week for the star who officially announced the launch of her latest venture – Fenty Hair – on June 13 with a sleek commercial on Tuesday
It’s still unclear exactly what kind of hair care products will be sold under Fenty Hair, as the website is only teasing the commercial, which only showed a brief glimpse of containers.
Rihanna wrote on Instagram: ‘I’ve had almost every texture, color and length, from weaves to braids to natural – so I’m launching a flexible product line not only for every hair need, but every single product is designed to strengthen and strengthen hair. strengthen. restore all types of hair, and that’s what we really need! It’s time to play and become stronger through the style’
Fenty Hair is the newest subsidiary of her seven-year-old company Fenty Beauty, following Fenty Skin and Fenty Fragrance (pictured April 26)
“Get in the studio Rihanna, I’m tired of this s***,” wrote Instagram user @sydneesarchive.
Instagram user @queenbee_kimmy sided with Riri (born Robyn Fenty): “Y’all don’t get it, poor souls. Rihanna is done with music. The woman is in business and creating generational wealth.”
Last Friday, the nine-time Grammy winner celebrated two record sales milestones — most diamond singles for a female artist and most diamond-certified titles for a female artist — with a tweet captioned, “Ain’t no back n forward.”
Rihanna produces and voices Smurfette in Paramount Animation’s The Smurfs Movie, opening in UK and US theaters on February 14, 2025, and also writes and records original songs.
Chris Miller and Matt Landon’s animated film also stars Nick Offerman, Natasha Lyonne, JP Karliak, Dan Levy, Amy Sedaris, Nick Kroll, James Corden, Octavia Spencer, Hannah Waddingham, Sandra Oh, Alex Winter, Billie Lourd, Xolo Maridueña, Kurt Russell and John Goodman.
And it’s been just over a year since the Savage
Fans of the billionaire quickly reacted with anger on social media, with one person tweeting a frustrated meme that read: “You’re releasing everything but the album!”
“Is this ‘Fenty Hair’ the name of the new album or,” tweeted X user @x_jjh1
On Instagram, fans were equally outraged by Riri’s latest cash grab, demanding: “Get in the studio Rihanna, I’m tired of this s***!”
Rihanna and her baby daddy A$AP Rocky are “trying to figure out who’s going to use what” when it comes to sampling their two sons’ voices on her long-delayed ninth studio album and his fourth studio album Don’t Be Dumb.
The Puma brand ambassador — whose last album Anti was released in 2016 — told ET in April, “I already have stuff that I feel like I could make hits out of.”
Rihanna and the 35-year-old rapper (born Rakim Athelaston Mayers) originally confirmed their romance in 2020 – nine years after she first enlisted him to rap on her song Cockiness (Love It).