Rihanna has come back to the music industry with her latest solo project ‘Lift Me Up’ from the movie ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’, a tribute to Chadwick Boseman.
Pop queen Rihanna has dropped her first solo single in six years and the fans are going crazy over it. While most people thought that the singer might have stopped working in the industry due to her prolific progress with Fenty Beauty; the singer proved everybody wrong by singing one of the most heartfelt tracks ever. She has performed the song ‘Lift Me Up’ which is taken from the soundtrack of Marvel’s sequel ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’. This highly anticipated movie is all set to release this November and the singer dropped the track on Friday, teasing her return to the music industry through social media.
While the singer is getting critical acclaim for her return to the industry, Director Ryan Coogler said that it was to honor the late actor Chadwick Boseman who played the character of Black Panther. The director said, “Honestly, I think it was Chad”. He further said “A lot of improbable things needed to happen for it to come through and Rihanna was very clear that she did that for him.” Boseman was one of the finest actors in the industry who appeared in various movies like ‘Da 5 Bloods’, ‘21 Bridges’, ‘Get On Up’ and many others. The actor died in 2020 after being diagnosed with colon cancer four years. He was posthumously nominated for Oscar for Ma Rainey’s movie ‘Black Bottom’. Rihanna’s tribute to Boseman is truly indulging and the lamentation resonates deep within the fans’ hearts.
The track ‘Lift Me Up’ has been co-written by Coogler, Rihanna, and singer-songwriter Tems. With the subtle musical arrangement along with Rihanna’s amazing vocal skills creates a cinematic essence that is perfect for the movie as well as its theme of it. Director Coogler explained, “We knew (she) was at a point in her life as well where she was focusing on different things – focused on business, motherhood, which is a big theme in our film. We were holding out hope that maybe it could work out and boy did it for this song.” this is the first solo single by the singer since her last studio album ‘Anti’ in 2016.
With Rihanna’s involvement in the movie Wakanda Forever, the anticipation and excitement meter has gone even higher. It is paving a way for making it a huge box office success, releasing soon on November 11. Perhaps it is one of the most emotional projects ever released by Rihanna.
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