What is the name of Rihanna's eighth studio album?
Answer
"Anti"
What is the name of Rihanna’s eighth studio album? It is Anti. Released in January 2016, Anti followed Unapologetic and marked a major shift toward a more personal, atmospheric sound. The album blended pop, R&B, soul, dancehall, and experimental influences rather than relying only on the club-oriented singles associated with some of Rihanna’s earlier releases.
Rihanna began recording Anti in 2013 after leaving Def Jam Recordings. The album’s cover, created by Roy Nachum, features a childhood photograph of Rihanna holding a balloon, with a crown covering the child’s eyes. A poem by Chloe Mitchell appears in Braille on the artwork, reinforcing the album’s themes of identity, memory, and artistic independence.
The album included “Work,” featuring Drake, as well as “Kiss It Better,” “Needed Me,” and “Love on the Brain.” “Work” became Rihanna’s fourteenth U.S. number-one single. Anti is sometimes confused with Loud or Unapologetic because those albums also produced major hits, but Anti is specifically her eighth studio album.