Rihanna has given us a Thursday thrill by posting a
snippet of a new song called "Higher" from an unknown album on
Instagram.
"Higher" sounds like a big, glossy throwback to
classic R&B songs, with swelling strings and RiRi's throaty voice hitting
us in all the right places. Alas, it's only a few seconds long. It's just the
latest tease Rihanna's given us about her upcoming album, which reportedly also
features a song that samples from Florence + the Machine. RiRi's no slouch when
it comes to social media, so she's been peppering her Twitter timeline and
Instagram account with details here and there about her next album. Here's an
entire timeline of everything the Navy has gathered with regards to what we're
thinking will be called R8.
Plus, "Higher" is an interesting counterpoint to
the song released earlier today, "Dancing In The Dark," for the
cutesy animated flick Home. We can't
wait to get our paws on her new album, and we're totally Unapologetic about it.