Popsugar Beauty Hair Rihanna Tries Red Hair Again at the BET Awards 2019 Fans Think That Rihanna's New Red Hair Means Her New Album Is Coming Soon 25 June 2019 by Tori Crowther First Published: 24 June 2019 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Winter On Sunday night, Rihanna made a surprise appearance at the 2019 BET Awards. 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" 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 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, Jessica Alba, and Jennifer Lopez rocking the style and it's one of our favourite looks on Rihanna. Much like the superlong hair trend, 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. @rihanna is coming out with new music, she got red hair going on 😬❤️ pic.twitter.com/UGS7YzMTT6— Roberto (@YoooRobbie) June 24, 2019 1 / 13 Image Source: Getty / Frederick M. Brown 2 / 13 Image Source: Getty / JEAN-BAPTISTE LACROIX 3 / 13 Rihanna changes her hair color when she’s about to drop an album pic.twitter.com/1P3xC2gUC3— Ashlee (@BuryMeInChanel_) June 24, 2019 4 / 13 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Winter 5 / 13 Rihanna with red hair again?? This about to be an album https://t.co/aJnLMbnVpw— Statℹ️c shock (@kicks__overdose) June 24, 2019 6 / 13 Image Source: Getty / Frederick M. Brown 7 / 13 Rihanna got red hair this album finna be the best— 🧘🏾♀️ash (@itsyzyszn) June 24, 2019 8 / 13 Image Source: Getty / JEAN-BAPTISTE LACROIX 9 / 13 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Winter 10 / 13 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Winter 11 / 13 Image Source: Getty / Frederick M. Brown 12 / 13 Image Source: Getty / Frederick M. Brown 13 / 13 HairCelebrity BeautyCelebrity HairRihanna