As anticipation over Rihanna's eighth studio album, Anti, continues to mount, in a new interview Sia explained she recently shared some songs with the singer for the set.

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"The other night she came over and listened to half of 25 songs I played her because she's still looking for songs for her new album," Sia told BBC Radio 2's Jo Whiley. "She was there to listen to songs and see if there was anything that she was into. It was a business meeting for sure. She took four but I don't know if they'll end up [on the album]."?

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Rihanna dropped a number of singles in the first half of the year, hinting the new album was soon on its way but that was not the case. Still, its released seems imminent, as she last month launched the album's ANTIdiary website and announced the ANTI world tour with Travi$ Scott, Big Sean and the Weeknd.

Listen to Sia's full BBC Radio 2 interview here: