{"id":1237068,"date":"2022-10-28T10:04:44","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T10:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/28\/rihanna-drops-lift-me-up-from-black-panther-wakanda-forever-co-written-by-tems\/"},"modified":"2022-10-28T10:04:44","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T10:04:44","slug":"rihanna-drops-lift-me-up-from-black-panther-wakanda-forever-co-written-by-tems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/28\/rihanna-drops-lift-me-up-from-black-panther-wakanda-forever-co-written-by-tems\/","title":{"rendered":"Rihanna drops \u2018Lift Me Up,\u2019 from \u2018Black Panther: Wakanda Forever\u2019, co-written by Tems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Rihanna-Lift-Me-Up-cover.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\">\n<p>Rihanna\u00a0dropped her first single in six years on Thursday night: \u201cLift Me Up,\u201d the first track to emerge from Marvel\u2019s blockbuster sequel \u201cBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The song, a tribute to the life and legacy of Chadwick Boseman, was written by Nigerian singer-songwriter Tems, Rihanna, top film composer Ludwig G\u00f6ransson and director Ryan Coogler.<\/p>\n<p>It is one of two songs from the film, which premieres in theatres on November 11.<\/p>\n<p>Few other details have been released about the song or the soundtrack album that Rihanna is said to be curating in a manner similar to the way Kendrick Lamar helmed the first film\u2019s album.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"ospQ06jJe-I\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rihanna - Lift Me Up (Visualizer)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ospQ06jJe-I?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>\u201cAfter speaking with Ryan and hearing his direction for the film and the song, I wanted to write something that portrays a warm embrace from all the people that I\u2019ve lost in my life. I tried to imagine what it would feel like if I could sing to them now and express how much I miss them,\u201d Tems said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRihanna has been an inspiration to me so hearing her convey this song is a great honour,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Rihanna has made just a handful of featured appearances in the years since her last album, 2016\u2019s \u201cAnti\u201d \u2014\u00a0most notably features on N.E.R.D.\u2019s\u00a0\u201cLemon,\u201d which she briefly performed with Pharrell\u00a0at her Diamond Ball in New York in 2019, Kendrick Lamar\u2019s \u201cLoyalty\u201d and Future\u2019s \u201cSelfish\u201d \u2014 yet in February she will be the halftime performer on the world\u2019s largest stage for a musician, the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n<p>There has been talk for years about her working on two different albums, one a dancehall-leaning set, but she has provided virtually no details and no music has materialized or leaked.<\/p>\n<p>However, her career has expanded far beyond music with her booming cosmetics brand\u00a0Fenty Beauty\u00a0and lingerie line Savage x Fenty, which have made her a billionaire.<\/p>\n<p>She also had her first child, a boy, with her partner A$AP Rocky in May.<\/p>\n<p>Along with her Super Bowl performance, Rihanna is prepping for her fourth annual Savage X Fenty fashion show which will feature Anitta, Burna Boy, Don Toliver, and Maxwell as performing artists.<\/p>\n<p>The event will be premiering exclusively via\u00a0Prime Video with other bold-faced names such as \u00c1ngela Aguilar, Avani Gregg, Bella Poarch, Cara Delevingne and more set to make appearances.<\/p>\n<p>Boseman, who played King T\u2019Challa in the original \u201cBlack Panther,\u201d died of colon cancer in 2020 at the age of 43. The follow-up film centers on Wakanda\u2019s leaders as they contend with the death of their ruler and fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers. Angela Bassett, Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong\u2019o and Winston Duke co-star in the film.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/rihanna-drops-lift-me-up-from-black-panther-wakanda-forever-co-written-by-tems\/\">Source<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rihanna\u00a0dropped her first single in six years on Thursday night: \u201cLift Me Up,\u201d the first track to emerge from Marvel\u2019s blockbuster sequel \u201cBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever.\u201d The song, a tribute to the life and legacy of Chadwick Boseman, was written by Nigerian singer-songwriter Tems, Rihanna, top film composer Ludwig G\u00f6ransson and director Ryan Coogler. 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