Rihanna said in a new interview that her ninth studio album is coming and will show fans 'the worth in the wait.' The singer also said fans will have to keep waiting a bit longer, because she 'cannot put up with anything mediocre.

In a candid conversation with Harper’s BAZAAR, Rihanna shared her excitement and the challenges she faced during the creative process. She emphasized that this album will be unlike anything her audience has heard before,

I am actually feeling really good about this. I know I kept saying this over the years,” she says. Fans have guessed that her next album would lean into reggae, tapping into her Caribbean roots, but Rihanna says that theory is “way off!