Rihanna, Chadwick Boseman. Picture Press Company/NurPhoto/Shutterstock (2)
She’s again! Rihanna launched a preview of her new track earlier than the tribute observe — devoted to the late Chadwick Boseman — releases in full on Friday, October 28.
The singer, 34, merely tweeted out the track title, “Raise Me Up,” and launch date, however it’s the 14-second preview that has followers buzzing. First, an “R” seems on display in a font matching the fashion of the Black Panther: Wakanda Without end posters — becoming since that is from the soundtrack for the Marvel film. Then, Rihanna’s identify seems in Wakandan hieroglyphs earlier than her identify seems in English. The identical occurs on the opposite aspect of the “R” emblem with the “Raise Me Up” title.
raise me up
10.28.22 pic.twitter.com/hIvhUQP8Bj— Rihanna (@rihanna) October 26, 2022
The audio solely options some haunting buzzing, however any snippet of music is huge information for a star who hasn’t launched any solo music since her eighth album, Anti, dropped in 2016.
“Raise Me Up” was “written as a tribute to the extraordinary life and legacy of Chadwick Boseman,” in accordance with a press launch. Rihanna wrote the observe with Tems, composer Ludwig Göransson and Black Panther director Ryan Coogler. The track was recorded in 5 international locations and produced by Göransson.
Boseman, who performed T’Challa/Black Panther in 4 Marvel Studios motion pictures, died of colon most cancers in 2020. He was 43. The upcoming Black Panther sequel, in theaters November 11, will present the fictional characters grieving his loss of life as nicely. Grief impressed the track.
Tems, 27, mentioned in a press release: “After talking with Ryan and listening to his path for the movie and the track, I wished to write down one thing that portrays a heat embrace from all of the those that I’ve misplaced in my life. I attempted to think about what it will really feel like if I might sing to them now and categorical how a lot I miss them. Rihanna has been an inspiration to me so listening to her convey this track is a superb honor.”
Rihanna’s new single comes forward of her gig at Tremendous Bowl LVII. She’ll play the halftime present on the huge recreation on February 12, 2023, in Glendale, Arizona, at State Farm Stadium. The “Disturbia” songstress introduced the information in September with a easy picture by way of Instagram that confirmed what seemed to be her tattooed hand holding up an NFL-branded soccer.
The Tremendous Bowl is at the moment set to be her first main efficiency since giving beginning to a child boy in Could. She shares her son, whose identify has not but been introduced, with ASAP Rocky.
“They hardly ever go away their child’s aspect,” an insider completely informed Us Weekly of the brand new mother and father in August. “They’re being very non-public about their new child out of concern for his security and actually simply wish to preserve him away from the general public eye in the intervening time. … They each really feel actually blessed and couldn’t be happier.”
