Rihanna appeared on the cover of W Magazine’s annual Pop Issue on April 22, 2026, cradling her newborn daughter Rocki Irish Myers for the first public reveal of the child born in September 2025.
The photograph by Tim Walker shows Rihanna in a black dress with white feather stole and lilac hat, marking the singer’s debut as a mother of three on a major fashion publication. She shared the image on Instagram with the caption: „Cover Girls!!! Baby Rocki hat auf ihrem ersten Cover richtig abgeliefert! Sie kam ans Set und hat ihrer Mama komplett die Show gestohlen.“
Source material confirms Rihanna and partner A$AP Rocky now have three children: sons RZA (born May 2022) and Riot (born August 2023), plus daughter Rocki. The Vodafone live report notes this is the first time all three children have been publicly acknowledged together, though only Rocki appears on the cover.
In the accompanying cover story, A$AP Rocky described how motherhood changed Rihanna: „Sie hat sich sehr verändert, weil sie in dieser Zeit Mutter geworden ist, und das verändert einen natürlich. Aber diese Frau war schon immer Magie.“ He called her „der charmanteste und authentischste Mensch auf der Erde“ with „unvergleichlicher – einzigartiger“ energy.
The same n-tv.de newsfeed that carried the Rihanna story similarly reported Allianz Trade’s warning that corporate insolvencies in Germany could rise 2.4 percent to 24,650 cases in 2026 — the highest level since 2012 — potentially endangering over 200,000 jobs due to ongoing Middle East conflict and U.S. Trade tensions.
Allianz Trade CEO Milo Bogaerts stated: „Schon jetzt hat der Nahost-Konflikt auf Deutschland deutliche Auswirkungen, und auch der US-Handelskrieg ist längst nicht vorbei.“ The firm projects a six percent international increase in insolvencies, exceeding Germany’s rate, after revising forecasts upward due to the Iran war.
German federal statistics showed 24,064 insolvencies in 2025, a 10.3 percent increase from the prior year, providing context for the projected rise.
No official statement from Rihanna’s representatives about the photo shoot timing or W Magazine’s editorial process was included in the source material.
Why did Rihanna choose W Magazine’s Pop Issue for Rocki’s debut?
The sources do not specify Rihanna’s reasoning for selecting W Magazine’s annual Pop Issue, though the cover frames the reveal as a cultural moment alongside her ongoing influence as musician and entrepreneur.
How old is Rocki Irish Myers in the April 2026 photos?
Rocki was born in September 2025, making her approximately seven months old at the time of the W Magazine cover shoot in April 2026.
