Back and higher than ever! Six years after the discharge of her final album, Anti, Rihanna’s musical comeback is right here.
The Fenty Beauty proprietor’s new single, “Lift Me Up,” dropped on Friday, October 28. The monitor, which was impressed by late Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman’s life and legacy, shall be featured in the upcoming sequel, Wakanda Forever.
The string-heavy ballad options Rihanna, 34, crooning the lyrics “Lift me up/Hold me down/Keep me close/Safe and sound” in the refrain. The “Monster” songstress goes on to sing about drowning in an countless sea and discovering consolation in the arms of a beloved one.
The Barbados native cowrote “Lift Me Up” with Tems producer Ludwig Göransson and Black Panther director Ryan Coogler with Boseman particularly in thoughts. The beloved actor, who portrayed the superhero in 4 Marvel films, died from colon most cancers in 2020. He was 43.
“After speaking with Ryan [Coogler] and hearing his direction for the film and the song, I wanted to write something that portrays a warm embrace from all the people that I’ve lost in my life,” Göransoon, 38, shared in a press launch in regards to the monitor. “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 first time the drop was teased was on Tuesday, October 25, when Marvel Studios tweeted, “👀 #WakandaForever.” The mysterious tweet additionally featured a teaser video of the phrases Wakanda Forever with the “R” coming out.
The “SOS” singer confirmed the information herself through Twitter on Wednesday, October 26. “Lift me up 10.28.22,” Rihanna wrote alongside a 14-second snippet of her new music.
Later that day, the “Umbrella” singer made her first pink carpet look with associate ASAP Rocky on the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever since giving start to her son in May.
The information of her return to music comes proper after the Grammy winner introduced that she’ll be headlining the Super Bowl LVII’s Halftime Show in February. The singer confirmed she’ll be performing through a September 25 Instagram submit that featured her arm holding a soccer.
During her break from music, the pop icon has been busy together with her style line, Savage X Fenty, which launched in May 2018 and her magnificence line Fenty Beauty which launched in September 2017.
Rihanna’s fourth annual Savage X Fenty present will premiere on Prime Video on November 9 which incorporates performances from artists together with Anitta, Burna Boy, Don Toliver and Maxwell.
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