Rumors immediately alleged that this was an attempt by Jay Z and Beyoncé to hurt the release. When she did end up releasing the album, it was leaked early on Tidal and promptly taken down, but not before the album was ripped and shared multiple times which caused her to push the release up. These songs never did end up on the album, and it’s hard to tell what her original plan for them was. Leading up to the album, Rihanna released three singles - American Oxygen, Bitch Better Have My Money, and the out of left field collaboration with Kanye and upcoming indie star Paul McCartney FourFiveSeconds. It’s easy to remember the era with rose colored glasses - Work spent 9 weeks on top of the charts, Love on the Brain climbed to top 5 with no video or any acknowledge from Rihanna, Needed Me being a massive bop - but it was a lot messier in the moment. Rihanna released her 8th album Anti 5 years ago today.
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