Rihanna's 170 unreleased songs

Pop culture · Heat 1.0 / 10 · 2 shows · 10m airtime

On a Fenty Beauty TikTok live on October 7, 2026, Rihanna said she has at least 170 unreleased songs, her first real music update since Anti in 2016. A day later she described the same material as at least 17 vaults, and the two counts are now being read against each other. Reports also say Jay-Z's Ventures is nearing a deal to buy out LVMH's 50% stake in Fenty Beauty, with an announcement expected in the coming weeks. The discussion weighs whether an album ever arrives and what a 50-50 Jay-Z and Rihanna Fenty would mean.

How 2 podcasts covered it

1. The Breakfast Club, 2026-10-07 (14:19 to 19:26)
   Pivots to Rihanna's 170 unreleased songs
   Pivots off the Drake Grammy talk to Rihanna: the TikTok live where she says she is sitting on at least 170 unreleased songs, the decade since Anti, and the reported Jay-Z Ventures deal to buy out LVMH's half of Fenty Beauty.
   New angle: Rihanna says she has at least 170 unreleased songs; Jay-Z's Ventures is reportedly near a deal for LVMH's 50% of Fenty Beauty.
2. The Breakfast Club, 2026-10-08 (17:28 to 19:22)
   Restates the count as 17 vaults
   Reports Rihanna's Fenty Beauty TikTok Live claim as at least 17 vaults of unreleased music, then works the math with the hosts and asks whether anything actually gets released. A second telling of the same live, with the count restated as vaults rather than songs.
   New angle: Rihanna said on the Fenty Beauty live that she has at least 17 vaults of unreleased music.
3. Chicks in the Office, 2026-10-09 (39:45 to 43:02)
   Recaps the 170-song claim and vault math
   Recaps the Fenty Beauty TikTok Live claim of 170 unreleased songs and the 17-vault math, then spends the rest of the segment on the Anti drought and studio teases. Reaction and speculation, with nothing added to the record.