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Rihanna Covers Latest Issue Of ‘i-D’ Magazine Celebrating Those She Admires In Fashion, Art & Activism

<p>&num;Roommates&comma; we know that when you see any news involving <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;did-rihanna-and-hassan-jameel-split&sol;">Rihanna<&sol;a> you’re hoping that it’s her long-awaited and highly-anticipated forthcoming album—but&comma; unfortunately this is not that kind of news&period; Instead&comma; Riri covers the latest issue of &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;i-D” magazine and it’s all about celebrating those who are making a difference&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Rihanna may not have given her thirsty fans her new album yet&comma; but she has definitely been keeping herself busy with other projects&period; She <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;refinery29&period;com&sol;en-ca&sol;rihanna-zine-id">recently collaborated<&sol;a> with &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;i-D” magazine on a special issue to celebrate the magazine’s 40th anniversary&period; Named the Rihannazine&comma; the project highlights various people who are set for big things in 2020 within their culture and communities&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Rihanna and the magazine selected 43 inspirational people across fashion&comma; art&comma; cinema&comma; music and activism to feature in the issue&comma; including musicians Kelela and Tommy Genesis&comma; models Adut Akech&comma; Adwoa Aboah and Gigi Hadid&comma; and writers Roxane Gay and Zadie Smith&comma; as well as activist and founder of the &num;MeToo movement&comma; Tarana Burke&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"B7jNvYGB9TM" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The 144-page specialty issue also features interviews with Alexa Demie&comma; star HBO&&num;8217&semi;s &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Euphoria&comma;” Alexa Demie&comma; writer and producer Lena Waithe and &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;RuPaul&&num;8217&semi;s Drag Race” star Vanessa Vanjie Mateo&period; The images were shot entirely by photographer Mario Sorrenti and will be available for purchase on January 27<sup>th<&sol;sup> until all 5&comma;000 copies are sold&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Speaking about the issue&comma; Rihanna said this&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;For me&comma; this very special issue of <&sol;em><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;i-D”<&sol;em><em> represents change and culture&period; It is dedicated to some of the people who are progressively reshaping communities across fashion&comma; music&comma; art&comma; and activism — creating a more inclusive and diverse future&period;”<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em> <&sol;em>Way to go&comma; Rihanna&excl; We still want the album though&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Roommates&comma; what are your thoughts on this&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; center&semi;&semi;"> <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-container" data-ver&equals;"1&period;3&period;10" data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"56364" data-show&lowbar;count&equals;"true" data-enable&lowbar;share&equals;"onclick" data-behavior&equals;"regular" data-animation&equals;"true" data-share&lowbar;url&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;rihanna-covers-latest-issue-of-i-d-magazine-celebrating-those-she-admires-in-fashion-art-activism&sol;" data-secure&equals;"2a1d850594"> <div class&equals;"wpra-call-to-action" style&equals;"color&colon; 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