Rihanna is back in the studio working on her eighth album, dubbed as "R8," and word is out that Kanye West is producing it.
West revealed the news as he spoke with Ryan Seacrest at the red carpet of the 2015 Grammy Awards.
According to Billboard, the rapper, who attended the annual awards with reality TV star Kim Kardashian, dropped the bomb on the R&B singer's upcoming album.
"I'm executive producing Rihanna's album," said the "Yeezy" singer to E! host Seacrest.
The 37-year-old songwriter told Seacrest that his single, "FourFiveSeconds," would be part of the R&B singer's "R8."
In a report by Rap-up, the song was initially meant for West's album but ever since the "Diamonds" singer heard it, she has been keen on including it on her own album.
"I played her my album. And I said, "I got a few songs with Paul McCartney. She couldn't get past the record. She had to have it on her album. And she sounds really amazing on it," he shared. "And Jay Brown did his stuff-izle and made sure he got the record for Rihanna. So now we're at the Grammys doing it."
The three artists performed the song to an animated crowd at the Grammys, said The Rolling Stone. It was also the first time the song was performed live.
Fans have been waiting for Rihanna's eighth album ever since news came out that she's back recording. However, the singer remained very secretive of her upcoming album which led to various speculations.
According to The Mirror, world-renowned DJ Calvin Harris is currently working with John Newman for a project with Rihanna. This is not the first time Harris has collaborated with the Barbadian singer. the first time was in 2011, when Rihanna came out with "We Found Love" for her sixth studio album, "Talk That Talk."
In 2014, it was reported that Harris submitted a few of his works with R&B singer Tinashe to Rihanna. However, the singer rejected the pieces.
"I did a few things for it but they don't get back to you, there are a lot of people involved... It's okay because I'm working on my stuff and it's going fine," revealed the Scottish artist.
Rihanna shared a short clip of a new song on her Instagram in Nov. 2014, reported Hollywood Life. Fans speculated that the song is part of her new album. However, the artist has not given any official statement regarding the material.
