--- description: Kanye West previewed new music at a surprise appearance title: A New Kanye West and Rihanna Collaboration Is Coming image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb0ed0056b2ef9467/69877b8ae53aba61944d7330/rihanna-kanye-west.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # A New Kanye-Rihanna Collaboration Is Coming  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Jan 23, 2015 3:15 PM CUT  Rihanna (L) and Kanye West (R) Rihanna (L) and Kanye West (R)Jon Kopaloff—FilmMagic/Getty Images; Jim Spellman—WireImage/Getty Images  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Jan 23, 2015 3:15 PM CUT Any hint of a release date for the upcoming Kanye or Rihanna albums could break Twitter. A new collaboration between the two may just end the universe. Kanye West reportedly interrupted a Def Jam presentation on Wednesday at the iHeartMedia Music Summit to talk for 45 minutes about his favorite topic—himself—and preview some new music, [_Billboard_ reports](http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6422451/kanye-west-drops-new-single-only-one "undefined"), including that new duet with Rihanna. The pair already worked together on two of Kanye’s biggest hits, ‘All of the Lights’ and ‘Run This Town,’ so a third collab would be highly anticipated, to put it mildly. Kanye also spoke at length about his “responsibility to innovate,” reminisced about working with Paul McCartney on “[Only One](http://time.com/3651636/kanye-west-mccartney-only/ "undefined")” and even sang some of that song a cappella. He also joked that he asked the former Beatle, “What was p—y like in the ’60s?” West concluded by playing his collaboration with Rihanna from his laptop. Though he didn’t reveal the title of the song, Billboard reports that it featured acoustic guitar and a melody with a “massive hook.” When the song ended, Kanye (in classic Ye fashion) slammed his laptop closed and walked offstage—to a standing ovation. **MORE:** [Did A New Rihanna Song Called “World Peace” Leak?](http://time.com/3653536/rihanna-world-peace-leak-r8/ "undefined") \[[_Billboard_](http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6422451/kanye-west-drops-new-single-only-one "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3680099/kanye-rihanna-new-collaboration/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3680099/kanye-rihanna-new-collaboration/"},"headline":"A New Kanye-Rihanna Collaboration Is Coming","datePublished":"2015-01-23T15:15:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T03:49:49.874Z","description":"Yeezus previewed new music at a surprise appearance","url":"https://time.com/3680099/kanye-rihanna-new-collaboration/","keywords":["Music","Kanye West","Rihanna"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb0ed0056b2ef9467/69877b8ae53aba61944d7330/rihanna-kanye-west.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliana Dockterman","jobTitle":"Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb0ed0056b2ef9467/69877b8ae53aba61944d7330/rihanna-kanye-west.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"rihanna kanye west","caption":"Rihanna (L) and Kanye West (R)","creditText":"Jon Kopaloff—FilmMagic/Getty Images; Jim Spellman—WireImage/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3680099/kanye-rihanna-new-collaboration/","name":"A New Kanye-Rihanna Collaboration Is Coming"}}]}] ```