Rihanna is finally fulfilling the long-dreaded wishes of her fans, by releasing new music from her highly anticipated forthcoming studio album.
The 34 year old has unveiled her new song entitled ‘Lift Me Up’ featured as the theme song of the upcoming MCU film ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’, and also to be featured on her yet-to-be announced studio album.
Marking her first solo release in over 6 years, with the last solo single being ‘Love On The Brain’ which came out in the year 2016 – the inspirational and uplifting new song serves as the perfect ode to the emotional backdrop of Black Panther’s story progression, also serving as a tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman, who played the titular character in the original.
The song has been written by Tems, Oscar winner Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna and the film’s director Ryan Coogler and it truly serves as an emotional homage to Boseman.
Listen to the track below:
The song serves as the beginning of a new musical chapter in Rihanna’s career as she prepares the unveiling of her long-anticipated 9th studio album.
Setting a theme for what’s to come, the forthcoming project promises to be every bit a global sound, her fans worldwide expect from her after this long, dreaded break.
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