Rihanna says ‘Anti’ is the only album of hers she can listen to “with no shame”

nme.com:

Rihanna has revealed that ‘Anti’ is the only album of hers that she can listen to without “shame”.The record, which turned nine last month, featured huge hits like ‘Kiss It Better’ and ‘Work’, and topped the Billboard charts for two weeks.

It went on to remain on the charts for an impressive 456 weeks.Since then, Rihanna hasn’t released another album, though she has shared two songs – the last being 2022’s ‘Lift Me Up’, which was written for the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack and a tribute to late actor Chadwick Boseman.Now, in a new interview with Harper’s BAZAAR, she revealed that the 2014 record is her favourite from her discography.“I listen to ‘Anti’ from top to bottom with no shame.

I used to always have shame. I actually don’t like listening to my music, but ‘Anti’ — I can listen to the album,” she told the magazine.“It’s like it’s not me singing it, if I’m just listening to it.

That’s the one album that I can have an out-of-body experience where it’s not like … You know when you hear your voice in a voicemail, and it’s like, ‘Ugh.’ ”Shortly after ‘Anti’s release, Rihanna spoke to NME in an exclusive interview and explained why three of her singles at the time – ‘American Oxygen’, ‘Four Five Seconds’, ‘Bitch Better Have My Money’ – had such different sounds.“I love what I love, and these songs each have their own demeanour, and the videos reflect the character of each song,” she said. “I want every video to take you on a different journey.