Lift Me Up from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever: Rihanna makes a RIVING comeback with a beautiful song

Rihanna hasn’t recorded solo music in six years, but she has now, with the uplifting song Lift Me Up from the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever OST.

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— Rihanna (@rihanna) October 28, 2022

Rihanna’s song Lift Me Up is a tribute to the life and legacy of Chadwick Boseman.

Rihanna sings her first solo song in six years, “Lift me up / Hold me down / Keep me close / Safe and sound,” with emotional fervour. RiRi’s latest song, Lift Me Up, is a homage to the late Chadwick Boseman and appears on the soundtrack for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The last time we received solo music from Rihanna was in 2016, when her ninth album Anti, which won nine Grammys and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, was released.

After ruthlessly teasing us with “R” references and even attending the Los Angeles premiere of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever with lover A$AP Rocky this week, Rihanna’s single Lift Me Up was finally released today, or October 28. RiRi lets the soulful song—which is guaranteed to bring Chadwick Boseman fans to tears—be taken over by her voice. Tems, who co-wrote the song with Rihanna, Ludwig Göransson, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever director Ryan Coogler, opened up in a press release via People about Lift Me Up: “I wanted to compose something that depicted a warm embrace from all the individuals that I’ve lost in my life after chatting with Ryan and hearing his vision for the song and the movie. Attempting to envision what

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Tems, Oscar winner Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna, and Ryan Coogler collaborated on the song “Lift Me Up” as a homage to Chadwick Boseman’s incredible life and legacy. The song was produced by Göransson and was recorded in five different nations.

The debut of “Lift Me Up” marks the beginning of the next phase of Rihanna’s legendary career. This Friday, October 28th, “Lift Me Up” will be made available through Rihanna’s own Westbury Road label in collaboration with Roc Nation, Def Jam Recordings, and Hollywood Records.

“I wanted to compose something that depicted a warm embrace from all the individuals that I’ve lost in my life after chatting with Ryan and hearing his vision for the song and the movie. I made an effort to picture what it would be like if

Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett), Shuri (Letitia Wright), M’Baku (Winston Duke), Okoye (Danai Gurira), and the Dora Milaje (including Florence Kasumba) battle to defend their country from interfering world powers in Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, one of the most eagerly awaited movie events of the year. The heroes must work together with the aid of War Dog Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o) and Everett Ross (Martin Freeman) to pave a new course for the kingdom of Wakanda as the Wakandans attempt to embrace their next chapter. In addition to Dominique Thorne, Michaela Coel, Mabel Cadena, Alex Livinalli, and Tenoch Huerta Meji, the movie stars Michaela Coel as Namor, the monarch of a clandestine undersea realm.

The American premiere of Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which was produced by Kevin Feige and Nate Moore, takes place on November 11, 2022.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music From and Inspired By, the soundtrack, will be available from Roc Nation Records/Def Jam Recordings/Hollywood Records starting on November 4. Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson, Archie Davis, and Dave Jordan produced the soundtrack album. Hollywood Records will release Ludwig Göransson’s Ludwig Göransson’s The Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Original Score on November 11.

While some fans may be surprised at Rihanna’s return to music being a slow hymn, “Lift Me Up” plays an important role in establishing the tone of the upcoming “Black Panther” film and remembering the legacy of Chadwick Boseman. This single is also just the beginning of Rihanna’s return, as she is slated to headline for the Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show in February of 2023. With the release of her new single that differs from her traditional image of a pop icon, only time will tell where the trajectory of Rihanna’s music is headed.