28 October 2022, 10:57
Rihanna officially made her return to music on Friday, with new single “Lift Me Up.”
Rihanna is released new music for the first time in six years after being asked to sing on the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack.
Friday, ‘Lift Me Up’, which is in honor of Black PantherLate star Chadwick Boseman has hit streaming platforms and fan reactions are as expected.
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Twitter is once again in awe of RiRi’s unmistakable voice, with fans saying they didn’t realize how much they miss her voice.
Rihanna released “Lift Me Up” in honor of Chadwick Boseman.
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“Lift Me Up” is in honor of Chadwick Boseman.
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People have also compared the single’s artwork to RiRi’s 2006 album “A Girl Like Me,” as they both feature a close-up of the singer brooding for the camera behind her effortlessly tousled hair.
“Serve A Girl Like Me teas here!” I see that not much has changed [sic]“, tweeted a fan.
“This gives the album cover ‘A Girl Like Me’,” said a second.
Some fans also think they can hear similarities in RiRi’s 2006 new song and title track: “That Rihanna song? Phew. Some of his most treasured voices to date. I hear a little ‘a girl like me’ in these races.
“It gives ‘Girl Like Me’ but more mature!” Wrote another.
The song was written by Rihanna, Tems, Ludwig Göransson and Black Pantherfrom director Ryan Coogler.
On Instagram, Tems said of the track, “Glad to have written this song in honor of Chadwick Boseman and even happier to hear the baddest @badgalriri voice it to perfection.”
The singer-songwriter said she wanted to write something “that depicts a warm embrace from all the people I’ve lost in my life.”
The emotional ballad is a tribute to Chadwick Boseman, who died in 2020 after a private four-year battle with colon cancer.