Rihanna's next album to compared to Thriller

Rihanna has got some
big shoes to fill. She’s
currently working on her
next album, and Def Jam
has some big
expectations for the
project.
Label president Bu Thiam recently did a blog
for Vibe magazine in which he talked about
how he’s pushing Rihanna to create a
masterpiece.
Thiam says he’s trying to get Rihanna not to
filter her music. “Rihanna is coming along
incredibly,” he said. “I’m trying to push her
to where every song will be a hit from 1 to
12. I’m talking about NO album fillers. Our bar
for this album is Michael Jackson’s Thriller.”
He seems to have created a dream team to
help make that a reality. He added, “We got
smashes from Stargate, Ester Dean, Mel & Mus
and Rock City. We’re definitely going in with
Ne-Yo, The-Dream and other writers and
producers that have always been a part of
her creative process since day one. She’s
great to work with and very hands on with
every song that’s being written and
produced. She has visual concepts for just
about every song. It’s already giving me the
feel of a timeless album, and right now is her
time.”
There’s hardly a Rihanna song we don’t like,
so we’re sure the next album will be
amazing. But even so, Thriller is untouchable!