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82 TOPSHOT - Singer/actress Rihanna attends the World Premiere of OCEANS 8 June 5, 2018 successful New York.
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After a six-year hiatus, Rihanna is acceptable to merchandise caller euphony for the forthcoming Marvel sequel "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever."
The singer, 34, confirmed her engagement with the movie by teasing audio for the soundtrack's pb single, "Lift Me Up," on Twitter. The opus volition beryllium released Friday, Oct. 28, up of the film's premiere connected Nov. 11.
The opus is simply a tribute to histrion Chadwick Boseman, who starred successful the archetypal "Black Panther" movie and died successful November 2020 aft a years-long conflict with colon cancer. He was 43.
It marks Rihanna's archetypal caller euphony arsenic a solo creator since her 2016 album, "Anti."
The opus was co-written with Nigerian singer-songwriter Tems, Oscar-winning composer Ludwig Gransson and "Black Panther" manager Ryan Coogler, according to Marvel. It volition beryllium released connected Rihanna's Westbury Road statement successful concern with Roc Nation, Def Jam Recordings and Hollywood Records.
"After speaking with Ryan and proceeding his absorption for the movie and the song, I wanted to constitute thing that portrays a lukewarm clasp from each the radical who I've mislaid successful my life. I tried to ideate what it would consciousness similar if I could sing to them present and explicit however overmuch I miss them," Tems said successful a statement.
"Rihanna has been an inspiration to me, truthful proceeding her convey this opus is simply a large honor," Tems added.
The soundtrack for "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" volition beryllium disposable Nov. 4.
Since her "Anti" medium successful 2016, the nine-time Grammy Award victor vocalist has established herself arsenic a palmy businesswoman and was named the world's youngest self-made billionaire pistillate successful the U.S. by Forbes. Much of her wealthiness has travel from her lucrative brands like Fenty Beauty and Savage x Fenty.
The vocalist volition besides beryllium returning to giving unrecorded performances. In September, it was announced that she'll execute astatine the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show successful February.
