Rihanna’s new album ‘Anti’ now available after leaking early, and singer offers code for free download
The singer's first album in three years was released Wednesday night after it was leaked online earlier in the day. The album came hours after the pop star released her single “Work” featuring Drake, which quickly topped iTunes charts across several countries.
And within hours, the highly anticipated album was accidently available on Jay Z’s streaming service Tidal. The site quickly fixed the error but fans were quicker and illegal snippets were shared widely across social media. The album was later made legally available exclusively on Tidal. The singer is signed to the rapper's management company Roc Nation. Moments later, Rihanna tweeted the album could be downloaded for free with code "anti." Though those interested, had to sit through advertisements for Samsung. The album was a long wait for fans, who are used to Rihanna’s steady flow of new music. She has released seven albums from 2005 to 2012. Rihanna pushed the release date several times since the album was announced in 2014 and fans only recently learned her eighth album would come sometime before Jan. 29.
Only two days ago, the “We Found Love” singer teased fans on Twitter that she had finished the long-awaited album. The Barbadian singer will go on a world tour next month, with the first stop in San Diego. Singles the artist released in 2015, like her collaboration in “FourFiveSeconds” with Kanye West and Paul McCartney didn’t make the album's track list.
