The song Lift Me Up celebrates the life and legacy of Chadwick Boseman , co-written by Tems, Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna and director Ryan Coogler . The song will be released on October 28 before the movie opens in theaters on November 11.

Female singer Rihanna

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Rihanna briefly introduced the song’s melodious melody on social media. “After speaking with Ryan and hearing his direction for the film and song, I wanted to write something that portrays a warm embrace from all the people I had lost along the way. my life. I try to imagine what it would feel like if I could sing to them now and express how much I miss them. Rihanna is an inspiration to me so to hear her deliver this song is a great honor,” Tems said.

Rihanna’s Westbury Road label released Lift Me Up in collaboration with Roc Nation, Def Jam Recordings and Hollywood Records. Details about the rest of the soundtrack will be announced on November 4.

For Marvel, working with Rihanna “ushers the next era in the singer’s iconic career,” after Kendrick Lamar and SZA wrote All The Stars for Black Panther, receiving an Original Song Oscar nomination best, in addition to many Grammy nominations.

Chadwick Boseman who played King T’Challa in Black Panther died of cancer in 2020 at the age of 43. The next film revolves around the leaders of Wakanda as they face the death of their ruler and fight to protect their nation from interference by world powers . Angela Bassett, Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o and Winston Duke co-star in the film.

Angela Bassett in the movie Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is expected to be a box office hit. Based on early estimates, the film is expected to earn at least $175 million in its opening weekend. In 2018, Black Panther was an instant success, grossing $202 million in its first weekend in theaters, ultimately grossing $700.4 million in North America and $1.3 billion globally. It’s likely that the sequel will also surpass $1 billion at the worldwide box office.

In addition to its commercial wealth, Black Panther became the first superhero film to receive a Best Picture nomination at the Academy Awards. Although it lost the top prize to Green Book , the film took home Oscars for Best Costume Design, Production Design and Original Score.

Rihanna’s return to music will continue to shine a light on her career. It’s been more than half a decade since Rihanna released her album Anti in 2016. Since then she has been a successful businesswoman and became a billionaire thanks to her cosmetics brand Fenty Beauty and lingerie line Savage x Fenty. .

Looking ahead, Rihanna is gearing up for her fourth annual Savage X Fenty fashion show, which will feature Anitta, Burna Boy, Don Toliver and Maxwell as performers. The event will be premiered exclusively via Prime Video with the appearance of many other artists such as Angela Aguilar, Avani Gregg, Bella Poarch, Cara Delevingne…