Early this month, news hit the wire that the release date for Rihanna‘s highly anticipated album ANTI would be pushed back. This was allegedly done to avoid competing with Adele‘s 25, which was unveiled last Friday (November 20th). The move might have been a wise one as Adele reportedly moved 900K units in her first day and is projected to pass the 2 Million mark in her first week. Today, Rihanna’s camp has revealed that ANTI will be available on Friday November 27th, just in time for Black Friday, America’s biggest shopping day.
As with all good news, there is a catch. ANTI will only be available via TIDAL on Black Friday and elsewhere on December 4th. Earlier this year, Rihanna took the stage alongside JAY Z, Kanye West, Alicia Keys and several other a-listers for the launch of TIDAL, and as a shareholder, it is clearly in her best interest to premiere it exclusively via the brand for the first week.
Aside from the release date, it has also been revealed that RihRih will be hitting the road this coming February on a joint tour with Travi$ Scott in North America and join The Weeknd and Big Sean for European dates. Tickets for the tour will be available for purchase on December 3rd.
Check out the tour dates below.
| Friday, February 26, 2016 | San Diego, Calif. | Viejas Arena |
| Sunday, February 28, 2016 | San Jose, Calif. | SAP Center |
| Tuesday, March 01, 2016 | Phoenix, Ariz. | Talking Stick Resort Arena |
| Friday, March 04, 2016 | Austin, Texas | Frank Erwin Center |
| Saturday, March 05, 2016 | Houston, Texas | Toyota Center |
| Sunday, March 06, 2016 | Dallas, Texas | American Airlines Center |
| Tuesday, March 08, 2016 | New Orleans, La. | Smoothie King Center |
| Wednesday, March 09, 2016 | Atlanta, Ga. | Philips Arena |
| Saturday, March 12, 2016 | Jacksonville, Fla. | Jacksonville Arena |
| Sunday, March 13, 2016 | Tampa, Fla. | Amalie Arena |
| Tuesday, March 15, 2016 | Miami, Fla. | American Airlines Arena |
| Friday, March 18, 2016 | Nashville, Tenn. | Bridgestone Arena |
| Saturday, March 19, 2016 | Cincinnati, Ohio | U.S. Bank Arena |
| Sunday, March 20, 2016 | Charlotte, N.C. | The Time Warner Cable Arena |
| Tuesday, March 22, 2016 | Washington, D.C. | Verizon Center |
| Wednesday, March 23, 2016 | Buffalo, N.Y. | First Niagara Center |
| Thursday, March 24, 2016 | Auburn Hills, Mich | Palace of Auburn Hills |
| Saturday, March 26, 2016 | Hartford, Conn. | XL Center |
| Sunday, March 27, 2016 | Brooklyn, N.Y. | Barclays Center |
| Saturday, April 02, 2016 | Newark, N.J. | Prudential Center |
| Sunday, April 03, 2016 | Philadelphia, Pa. | Wells Fargo |
| Tuesday, April 05, 2016 | Quebec City, QC | Centre Videotron |
| Wednesday, April 06, 2016 | Montreal, QC | Bell Centre |
| Saturday, April 09, 2016 | Baltimore, MD | Royal Farms Arena |
| Sunday, April 10, 2016 | Boston, Mass. | TD Garden |
| Wednesday, April 13, 2016 | Toronto, ON | Air Canada Center |
| Friday, April 15, 2016 | Chicago, Ill. | United Center |
| Monday, April 18, 2016 | Winnipeg, MS | MTS Centre |
| Wednesday, April 20, 2016 | Edmonton, AB | Rexall Place |
| Thursday, April 21, 2016 | Calgary, AB | Scotiabank Saddledome |
| Saturday, April 23, 2016 | Vancouver, BC | Rogers Arena |
| Sunday, April 24, 2016 | Seattle, Wash. | KeyArena |
| Wednesday, April 27, 2016 | Salt Lake City, Utah. | Vivint Smart Home Arena |
| Friday, April 29, 2016 | Las Vegas, Nev. | Mandalay Bay |
| Tuesday, May 03, 2016 | Los Angeles, Calif. | Forum |
| Saturday, May 07, 2016 | Oakland, Calif. | Oracle Arena |
#ANTIWorldTour starts Feb 2016! Bringing along @trvisXX in N. America & @theweeknd @bigsean in EU! pic.twitter.com/AwfUdqZivS
— Rihanna (@rihanna) November 23, 2015
