Rihanna Album Update: Release Date Rumors Suggest ‘Anti’ Will Drop This Week

Rihanna fans may be getting one huge surprise Christmas morning. The 27-year-old singer is expected to release her highly-buzzed about album "Anti" soon, and a new rumor suggests it could drop later this week.

As previously reported, Rihanna has been posting short video clips on social media and her Samsung mobile site ANTIdiaRy.com to promote her album. Hidden throughout the clips are clues about her album. For example, the singer posted a video a few weeks ago which seemingly hinted at who she will collaborate with on "Anti."

According to NME, Rihanna has been releasing one new clip a week over the past month but switched things up this week by sharing two teaser videos. Supposedly, this could be a hint that "Anti" could be hitting store shelves sooner than expected. The outlet suggested Friday, Dec. 25 as the release date.

Of course, Rihanna has refrained from commenting on rumors surrounding her album but fans might want to take the latest buzz with a grain of salt. As previously reported, Sia revealed last week that Rihanna was still searching for music to include on "Anti."

“The other night she came over and listened to half of 25 songs I played her because she’s still looking for songs for her new album,” she told BBC Radio 2 . “She was there clearly to listen to songs and see if there was anything that she was into."

Reportedly, one of the songs on "Anti" could be a collaboration with rapper Drake. The rumor started when DJ Akademiks posted on Twitter that the singer's label Roc Nation made him remove a video that he initially thought was going to be a song on Drake's album "Views From The 6."

“Basically that song either not on Views or a collab wit Rihanna but could even be a reference [track] for Rihanna… Who knows,” he tweeted.