Rihanna followers, rejoice! The wait for brand new music is lastly over (sort of). The music icon and Fenty mogul is lending her voice and vocals to the upcoming Smurfs animated movie, and with it comes a brand-new monitor. Learn extra and catch the most recent trailer inside.
As revealed within the newly launched trailer, Rihanna stars as Smurfette within the upcoming Smurfs film, main an all-star forged that features John Goodman, James Corden, Sandra Oh, Nick Offerman, and extra. The movie follows the Smurf Village gang as they journey to the human world to rescue Papa Smurf from the clutches of the villainous Gargamel, voiced by J.P. Karliak.
In a delightfully meta teaser, Rihanna is seen donning a blue jacket and blue beads as she data Smurfette’s dialogue. She effortlessly blends into the Smurf universe whereas giving followers a behind-the-scenes have a look at her twin function as each voice actor and govt producer. Her new track titled “Good friend of Mine” featured within the trailer, is a dreamy, Afrobeats-inspired dance anthem that features the infectious hook, “You’re wanting like a buddy of mine.”
“Good friend of Mine” is Rihanna’s first official launch since her 2022 Oscar-nominated ballad “Raise Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Endlessly. Although it’s not a full album and even her authentic track, the monitor provides followers just a little one thing to carry them over. She hasn’t launched music since her LP, Anti, dropped almost a decade in the past in 2016.
The Smurfs soundtrack guarantees much more musical firepower. Along with Rihanna, South African breakout star Tyla and a collaborative monitor referred to as “Greater Love” by DJ Khaled, Cardi B, and DESI TRILL was launched earlier this 12 months and are a part of the album.
Rihanna first introduced her involvement within the mission on the 2023 CinemaCon, joking about recording in her third trimester. Now pregnant together with her third little one, she not too long ago confirmed on the Met Gala purple carpet that her being pregnant received’t cease her from creating music, or maybe, even capturing music movies.
With The Smurfs set to hit theaters July 18, followers can anticipate a colourful journey and a much-needed dose of Rihanna’s magic, blue-hued and all. The monitor “Good friend of Mine” drops Friday, Could 16. You’ll want to pre-save the track with the hyperlink right here.
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Rihanna (Sort Of) Returns To Music With New ‘Smurfs’ Track
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