Rihanna confirmed on Friday that a new album is coming in the new year.
In an Instagram post promoting her Fenty collection, a fan asked when there will be a new album. The singer replied simply: "2019."
It will be Rihanna's first album since 2016's Anti.
This past June, she revealed she was in the studio working on the project.
Earlier this month, the 30-year-old pop star's collaborator Kuk Harrell also responded to a question on Instagram about the new album. "R9 is great. R9 is amazing. It’s incredible, And that’s all I’m going to say," he wrote.
In addition to focusing on her Fenty brand, Rihanna took a role as Childish Gambino's girlfriend in a film project titled Guava Island. A portion of the trailer was leaked online last month.