“Since the release of her last album Anti in 2016, Rihanna has welcomed two children and become a billionaire thanks to her two businesses, Fenty Beauty and Savage X Fenty. Now, the singer will finally give her fans what they have been craving for over half a decade: new music, at least.”— Alyssa Bailey, elle.com
“I am what’s known on the streets as a victim blamer. You know what I mean? If somebody come up to me like, 'Dave, Dave, Chris Brown just beat up Rihanna.' I’ll be like, 'Well, what did she do?' 'Dave, Michael Jackson was molesting children.' 'Well, what were those kids wearing at the time?'”— Dave Chappelle, Himself, Dave Chappelle, imdb.com
“Oh Michelle, you white ass Rihanna, of course, the 20th!”— Donick Cary, Stef Duncan, Lyric Lewis, imdb.com
“As we well know, our president is furiously, pathologically horny. It would be shocking if Trump hadn’t clicked on this photo of Rihanna while making a series of steamboat noises and sweating profusely.”— Ashley Feinberg, slate.com
“So, congratulations to Rihanna on being extremely rich. We hope you enjoy a very expensive bottle of wine tonight.”— Emilia Petrarca, thecut.com
“Because of you, I am no longer afraid to be hungry, and I am unashamed of what I hunger for.”— Ashley C. Ford, allure.com
“Four R’s, my friend: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rihanna.”— Naomi Ekperigin, Ilana Glazer, Abbi Jacobson, Jen Statsky, Anthony King, Ilana Wexler, Ilana Glazer, imdb.com
“don’t ever tell me your opinion on what I’m wearing unless you’re rihanna and I know that you’re not her so just don’t.”— joshmuratori, sweetbrutalgore.tumblr.com
“Despite not releasing an album this year, Rihanna was the most streamed female artist on Spotify in 2015.”— shadymusicfacts, shadymusicfacts.tumblr.com
“These women talk about feminism, but I feel Rihanna lives it. She doesn’t tend to speak up about gender equality and other major issues, but she embodies one of the most important acts of feminist: to be yourself and not feel you have to apologise for it. This is evident in everything she does... Wh…”— Radhika Sanghani, telegraph.co.uk
“I’m seeing that a lot of white people (and non blacks) seem to like the 2nd part of Rihanna’s Work video. Maybe it’s because they can’t relate to the absolute realness going on in the 1st music video. Thank God fi di bad gal dem.”— tinkerbelltits, tinkerbelltits.tumblr.com
“Rihanna got a thing with her where she can–she leave the guy looking like they was the girls. They like [sighs]. They be hurt. Only person other than her is Erykah Badu. They come back different. I don’t even want that kind of pussy. Keep that. What kinda booty is that?!”— 50 Cent, wetpaint.com
“Maybe Rihanna can be in my squad! That would be really cool. Oh, God. She’s life itself, isn’t she? I love her.”— Adele, rollingstone.com
“Rihanna is more than a superstar. She’s the ultimate icon of the digital age. She’s had more Number One singles in 10 years than Madonna has managed in three decade.”— Peter Robinson, pocketmags.com
“Rihanna was just shocked because I was doing something different. She was so kind to me, she was like 'Lil Mama keep doing what you’re doing because it’s working.'”— Ariana Grande, popcrush.com
“I fucking love Rihanna. She came to my show in L.A. She speaks to me all the time. For someone that famous, she’s really real. Love her.”— Sam Smith, rollingstone.com
“I’ve seen many ‘good girls go bad,’ but I specifically remember when Rihanna named her fourth album after the trope, effectively putting the industry on notice: We were about to encounter an entirely new woman... Being a young woman is complex. We’re told, in some capacity, that our silence protects…”— Michelle Ofiwe, rookiemag.com
“She’s not forcing her voice to be anything it isn’t with this project. She is not forcing her sound to be anything but the sound she wants. Her lyrics are sharp, introspective, and personal. … This is Rihanna unfiltered, at her most confident, and most in control. It’s not about pleasing the charts…”— Hayden Manders, nylon.com