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Fans Think That Rihanna's New Red Hair Means Her New Album Is Coming Soon

25/06/2019 - 08:35 AM

On Sunday night, Rihanna [1] made a surprise appearance at the 2019 BET Awards [2]. But it wasn't just her presence that sent fans buzzing, her new rich red hair colour threw many people into a theorizing frenzy.

But Rihanna being Rihanna, fans think the new hair colour is more than just a new shade switch up. Aside from being an incredible shade — a cool, blue-based auburn colour — some people are convinced it means she might be dropping her upcoming album "R9" [3] sooner than expected. According to some of her biggest fans, just before Riri drops new music drops, that's apparently when she decides to change her hair colour. Case in point: the multi-hyphenate business woman wore a brighter red shade back in 2010 during the release of album "Loud." She's also been hinting at this switch for a bit now. Last week, she wore red box braids [4] to promote the launch of her Fenty pop-up shop in NYC, giving us a little taste of the spicy hue.

It's not just the colour that we're loving, either. Always at the forefront of the trends, Rihanna also wore a hairstyle that we've seen everywhere in Hollywood at the moment: the half-up ponytail. You don't need to look far to see the likes of Ariana Grande [5], Jessica Alba [6], and Jennifer Lopez [7] rocking the style and it's one of our favourite looks on Rihanna. Much like the superlong hair trend [8], this is one that requires hair extensions, lots of teasing, and a whole lot of hairspray.

Although we're yet to get a definite date for the album release, we're being treated to one of Rihanna's best beauty looks of the year. So in the meantime, read on to see her red half-up hairstyle and all of the fan album theories.


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