Rihanna has announced the release of her eighth album “Anti”, and dates for a 2016 world tour in support of the project.
The singer has been teasing the album at antidiary.com, which presents a series of clips and clues for fans to unlock in a promotion with Samsung ahead of the record’s street date.
“Anti” will be released this Friday, November 27 as an exclusive download via streaming service Tidal (of which Rihanna is one of the high profile music artist investors) and available everywhere on December 4.
Rihanna’s eighth studio album has been previewed with the release of three singles this year, including “FourFiveSeconds” with Kanye West and Paul McCartney, “Bitch Better Have My Money” and “American Oxygen.”
The singer’s last album, 2012’s “Unapologetic”, debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 with opening week sales of 238,000. The project marked Rihanna's first chart-topper in America and the best-selling debut week of her career.
Rihanna will launch a 7-month Anti world tour on February 26 in San Diego, CA, with North American shows running to early May, followed by a European trek with dates from June to August.
The North American concerts will feature special guest Travi$ Scott while The Weeknd and Big Sean will join the singer in Europe.
An American Express presale starts November 30 with general public tickets on sale December 3.
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Anti world tour 2016
02/26 – San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena *
02/28 – San Jose, CA @ SAP Center *
03/01 – Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Arena *
03/04 – Austin, TX @ Frank Erwin Center *
03/05 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center *
03/06 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center *
03/08 – New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center *
03/09 – Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena *
03/12 – Jacksonville, FL @ Jacksonville Arena *
03/13 – Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena *
03/15 – Miami, FL @ American Airlines Arena *
03/18 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
03/19 – Cincinnati, OH @ US Bank Arena *
03/20 – Charlotte, NC @ Time Warner Cable Arena *
03/22 – Washington, DC @ Verizon Center *
03/23 – Buffalo, NY @ First Niagara Center *
03/24 – Auburn Hills, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills *
03/26 – Hartford, CT @ XL Center *
03/27 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center *
04/02 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center *
04/03 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center *
04/05 – Quebec City, QC @ Centre Videotron *
04/06 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre *
04/09 – Baltimore, MD @ Royal Farms Arena *
04/10 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden *
04/13 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Center *
04/15 – Chicago, IL @ United Center *
04/18 – Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre *
04/20 – Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place *
04/21 – Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome *
04/23 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena *
04/24 – Seattle, WA @ Key Arena *
04/27 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Vivint Smart Home Arena *
04/29 – Las Vegas, NV @ Mandalay Bay *
05/03 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum *
05/07 – Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena *
06/11 – Amsterdam, NL @ Amsterdam Arena ^
06/14 – Coventry, UK @ Ricoh Arena ^
06/16 – Cardiff, UK @ Cardiff Stadium ^
06/18 – Sunderland, UK @ Stadium of Light ^
06/21 – Dublin, IE @ Aviva Stadium ^
06/24 – London, UK @ Wembley Stadium ^
06/27 – Glasgow, UK @ Hampden Park ^
07/04 – Stockholm, SE @ Tele2 Arena ^
07/07 – Copenhagen, DK @ Refshale Island ^
07/09 – Hamburg, DE @ Volkspark Stadion ^
07/13 – Milan, IT @ San Siro ^
07/15 – Nice, FR @ Allianz Stadium ^
07/17 – Frankfurt, DE @ Commerzbank Arena ^
07/19 – Lyon, FR @ Grande Stade ^
07/23 – Lille, FR @ Stade Lille ^
07/26 – Prague, CZ @ Synotip Arena ^
07/28 – Cologne, DE @ Rhein Energie Stadion ^
07/30 – Paris, FR @ Stade de France ^
08/02 – Berlin, DE @ Olympiastadion ^
08/05 – Warsaw, PL @ PGE Narodowy ^
08/07 – Munich, DE @ Olympiastadion ^
08/10 – Vienna, AT @ Ernst Happel Stadium ^
08/12 – Zurich, CH @ Letzigrung Stadion ^
* = w/ Travi$ Scott
^ = w/ The Weeknd and Big Sean
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