After a seven-album run as a pop hitmaker, Rihanna sought to change her formula like never before. Breaking a four-year silence – her longest yet – Anti was, as she told Vogue, the result of her search for music to “match my growth.” Going platinum in less than 24 hours, it saw the Barbadian pop icon conquer her fears and push her creative boundaries even further.

a b "British album certifications – Rihanna – Anti". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 13 December 2019. During the album's recording Rihanna aimed to create a record to have "soulful" and "aggressive" sounds in the musical, lyrical and vocal context. [26] During a press conference in early 2014, Rihanna told MTV News that she aimed to depart from the musical style of her previous releases, which she described as being "big songs". Rihanna continued to state that with Anti she wanted to focus on music that "felt real" and soulful and would be timeless. [27] She also stated that she wanted to record songs that are "timeless" and that she could perform 15 years later. "Not any songs that were burnt out. I find that when I get on stage now, I don't want to perform a lot of my songs. They don't feel like me." [27] a b "Rihanna reveals elaborate artwork". ConsequenceofSound. 8 October 2015 . Retrieved 8 October 2015. Darville, Jordan (28 January 2016). "Rihanna's ANTI Officially Released On Tidal". The Fader . Retrieved 28 January 2016. PUBLISHED BY: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (PRS)// Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. /Songs of Roc Nation Music (BMI)/ Pen Therapy (BMI); All rights administered by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)// Monica Fenty Music Publishing /Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI); All rights administered by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.The 100 best albums of the 21st century". The Guardian. 13 September 2019 . Retrieved 18 September 2019. Rihanna's New Album 'Anti' Is Leaked Online". The New York Times. 27 January 2016 . Retrieved 27 January 2016. Link alternatif biasanya diberikan oleh tim agen Dolar138 melalui situs web resmi atau kontak dengan layanan pelanggan.

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Macleod, Erin (9 February 2016). "Anti-Everything: The Culture Of Resistance Behind Rihanna's Latest Album". NPR . Retrieved 17 December 2021.

a b "Top-75 Albums Sales Chart (Week: 3/2015)" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016 . Retrieved 3 March 2016. PUBLISHED BY: BMG Monarch/ Let The Story Begin Publishing (ASCAP); All Rights Administered By BMG Rights Management (US) LLC // Circa 13/BMG/Arjouni Publishing (ASCAP)// Monica Fenty Music Publishing /Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI); All rights administered by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.// Almo Music Corp./ Fauntleroy Music (ASCAP)// Sony/ATV Melody/Downstairs Music (BMI)//Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI) Gathright, Jenny (15 August 2018). "Rihanna Is the 21st Century's Most Influential Musician". NPR. Archived from the original on 10 September 2021 . Retrieved 15 September 2021. Anti topped the albums charts in Canada and Norway. [145] [146] In the United Kingdom, the album peaked at number seven on the UK Albums Chart and number one on the UK R&B Chart; [147] In 2019, the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) certified Anti platinum for surpassing 300,000 units. [148] The album peaked within the top five of albums charts in many European countries, reaching number two in Ireland, [149] Sweden [150] and Switzerland; [151] number three in Denmark, [152] Germany [153] and the Netherlands; [154] number four in Greece [155] and Spain; [156] and number five in the Czech Republic [157] and Finland. [158] It received multi-platinum certifications in France ( double platinum) [159] and Denmark ( triple platinum). [160] Anti was the most-streamed album by a female artist on Spotify of 2016 worldwide. [161] According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), it sold over one million copies worldwide in 2016. [162] According to Billboard, the album sold 11 million in album-equivalent units as of 2021. [163] Legacy [ edit ] On 7 October 2015, Rihanna held a private viewing for fans and press at Los Angeles' MAMA Gallery, where she debuted the album's official artwork and title. Initially thought to have been entitled R8, Rihanna announced the official title during the album's cover art release, revealing the album would be called ANTI. The exhibition included a piece of art which defined the album's title, stating that anti is "a person opposed to a particular policy, activity or idea." [49] Following the exhibition, Rihanna took to social media to confirm the album's title along with an explanation of its meaning. The explanation stated, "By continuing to follow her own instincts, her work strives to make an impact by doing the very antithesis of what the public expects." [50]

Same Ol' Mistakes" is a cover version of "New Person, Same Old Mistakes" (2015) performed by Tame Impala, written by Kevin Parker. a b "Offiziellecharts.de – Rihanna – Anti" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 17 February 2016. a b c Zaleski, Annie (17 February 2016). "Thaddis Kuk Harrell Rihanna Beyonce Anti Vocal Producer". Chicago Reader . Retrieved 3 March 2016.

Cantor, Brian (21 May 2016). "Rihanna's "Needed Me" Gains More Airplay At Pop Radio, "Kiss It Better" Declining". Headline Planet . Retrieved 21 July 2016. Austrian album certifications – Rihanna – Anti" (in German). IFPI Austria . Retrieved 14 April 2017.PUBLISHED BY: Kennedy Klassiks Music (ASCAP), administered by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (ASCAP)// Almo Music Corp./ Fauntleroy Music (ASCAP)// Monica Fenty Music Publishing /Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI); All rights administered by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp McIntyre, Hugh (27 January 2016). "Rihanna's Album Is Dropping At Midnight, And She's Giving It Away For Free". Forbes . Retrieved 27 January 2016. The dancehall and dub-indebted single "Work" hints at an intimacy in what is otherwise a fairly transactional Rihanna single: Drake is here, sounding weirdly buttoned-up and too articulate, like a grown man wandering onto the beach in a pair of ill-fitting jeans. The hook is Rihanna babbling about getting it done—"work-work-work-work-work-work"—her vocals devolving into something more instinctive than language, as if it gushed forth from some underground spring instead of her throat. But the words suggest that another Rihanna, a more wounded and wary version, is hovering nearby.