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Rihanna teases first new solo song in five years Lift Me Up for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
On Wednesday, nine-time Grammy winner Rihanna teased her first solo song in five years - Lift Me Up - which will be featured on the soundtrack for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.The 34-year-old new mother could be heard humming a haunting melody in the video, which revealed the highly-anticipated track would be dropping this Friday.Riri (born Robyn Fenty) penned the song with Black Panther director Ryan Cooger, Black Panther composer Ludwig Göransson, and singer Tems. Surprise! On Wednesday, nine-time Grammy winner Rihanna teased her first solo song in five years - Lift Me Up - which will be featured on the soundtrack for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'After 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've lost in my life,' the Nigerian 27-year-old (born Temilade Openiyi) said in a statement to Variety on Wednesday.'I tried to imagine what it would feel like if I could sing to them now and express how much I miss them.
