Chill out everyone, you probably have been in this thread too damn much to get this stressed out.
It's probably coming begin january or in january, you'll see.
She HAS to release it before the tour or else she'll get major backlash from fans and random people who're going to the tour.
They're not stupid, I'm sure they realize that + the samsung deal also includes the tour right?
I'm sure they don't want to start a legal battle w/ a major company like that because of an album.
I think for now, they're just waiting until the whole holiday period is done for it not to overshadow the Diary.
Be patient, this album will be good, we all know that.
(even Rih's worst songs are better than most artists so it's really a no brainer that it'll be good)