Rihanna New Album HOAX? Ditches 'R8' Amid New Boyfriend Karim Benzema Rumors, 'Dancehall' Inspiration Delays Music Release?

Apparently, Rihanna's ready to scrap R8 and start recording an entire new album all over again!

According to the popular gossip webloid The Inquisitr, 27-year-old RiRi was not impressed with the lackluster releases of "FourFiveSeconds," "B*tch Better Have My Money," and "American Oxygen." But these were just three promo singles, and she's now ready to take things in a totally different direction.

Which means completely fresh tunes, although the Barbadian beauty's supposedly been working on R8 over the past two years!

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The "Diamonds" songstress wants to pursue a more "dancehall" vibe. So R8 is still in production, but basically RiRi's back at square one looking for collaborators and producers!

Renowned EDM icon Girgio Mordoer would consider working with the infamous #BadGal if she were indeed interested:

"Beyonce did a short version of it in 'Naughty Girl,' but I think the girl who could REALLY deliver it is Rihanna. She is SO sexy and if she ever asks me to write a sex song that may be different, maybe not with moaning but a different style, I am more than happy to do it. She'd be perfect for a REAL sex song" (via Us Weekly).

Do MstarsNews readers agree?

But still, Drake's ex is looking for something a bit more unique. According to alleged snitches for Urban Islandz, RiRi would love to work with people like Mavado, Popcaan, and Vybz Kartel:

"I know for sure that [Rihanna's] people have reached out to Popcaan and Vybz Kartel's people to record some music, and I've been told that she might be flying down to GeeJam studio during the summer... Maybe they are just vetting to see which dancehall artists she wants to work with or maybe she want to record more than one dancehall flavored singles."

For now, maybe the "Stay" crooner's more focused on her blossoming relationship with soccer hunk, Karim Benzema. The rumored lovers have been spotted together on several intimate dates recently.

But should RiRi go back to her Reggae-infused roots?