 Nyora kuenderera kweiyi ndima - Muna Chivabvu 2014, zvakaziviswa kuti Rihanna akange asiya Def Jam Recordings kusaina zvizere nemaneja wake Jay-Z kambani Roc Nation, uye akazozivisa kuti aive awana masters kune ese marekodhi ake uye aizoburitsa yake yechisere studio studio pamwe chete kuburikidza neyake yekurekodha label Westbury Road uye Roc Nation. Musi waFebruary 8, 2015, panguva yeGrammy AwardsMubvunzurudzo yekapeti tsvuku, rapper weAmerica Kanye West akazivisa kuti achava mugadziri mukuru weAnti. Zvisinei, muna Ndira 2016, mune Twitter mhinduro meseji kune fan, Rihanna akanyora kuti West haasisiri mugadziri mukuru wealbum uye ivo vaviri vari kushanda pazvirongwa zvakasiyana. Panzvimbo pezvo, Rihanna pachake akashanda semugadziri mukuru we Anti uye akashanda nevakagadziri vanoverengeka. 