Rihanna is making her return to music with a new song for the upcoming Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack.
Lift Me Up
The artist recently teased his new single with a short video clip on Twitter.
Fans speculate that the song “Lift Me Up” is a musical tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman.
Boseman played the original Black Panther in several MCU movies, including Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther, and two Avenger films.
Rihanna co-wrote its tune with fellow artist Tems, Oscar winner Ludwig Göransson, and Black Panther director Ryan Coogler.
“After speaking with Ryan and hearing his direction for the film and the song,” Tems revealed.
“I wanted to write something that portrays a warm embrace from all the people that I’ve lost in my life.”
“I tried to imagine what it would feel like if I could sing to them now and express how much I miss them.”
“Rihanna has been an inspiration to me, so hearing her convey this song is a great honor.”
The release date
On Tuesday, Marvel Studios confirmed that Rihanna is one of the artists who will contribute to the soundtrack for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
“Lift Me Up” is Rihanna’s first single in over six years.
Additionally, “Lift Me Up” will be streamed on Friday, 28th October.
Marvel Studio shared the news on Twitter with a clip of a glittering Wakanda Forever logo before it morphs into Rihanna’s signature ‘R’ logo.
Rihanna fans last saw the logo in any context years ago.
Rihanna
The singer’s fans quickly made the teaser trend on Twitter, with thousands of people sharing their excitement for her return.
The return of the artist/entrepreneur to music was imminent after confirming last month that she would perform in Super Bowl 2023 in Phoenix.
Rihanna’s last full-length release was the 2016 album “Anti.”
Since then, she has focused on her career as an entrepreneur by launching two brands: cosmetics brand Fenty Beauty and the Savage x Fenty lingerie line.
The artist has also vaguely hinted at two different albums for years.
She was often photographed as she walked in and out of recording studios.
Fans will see Rihanna again when she appears in the fourth installment of her Savage x Fenty show on Amazon Prime Video.
References:
Rihanna to debut new music on ‘Wakanda Forever’ soundtrack
Rihanna returns to music with ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ original song
