Tems, the Nigerian songstress, co-wrote 'Lift Me Up', the R&B star Rihanna's forthcoming single.Rihanna earlier announced the forthcomi.
[Tems](https://lifestyle.thecable.ng/tag/tems/), the Nigerian songstress, co-wrote ‘Lift Me Up’, the R&B star Rihanna’s forthcoming single. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from TheCable. Copyright 2022 TheCable. [Essence](https://lifestyle.thecable.ng/tag/essence/)’, a chart-topping hit song by Wizkid. [Rihanna](https://lifestyle.thecable.ng/tag/rihanna/) earlier announced the new song in what is expected to be her first project after [childbirth](https://lifestyle.thecable.ng/rihanna-asap-rocky-welcome-baby-boy/). [making a big comeback](https://lifestyle.thecable.ng/rihanna-to-drop-first-song-in-6-years-on-friday/) with ‘Lift Me Up’.
Nigerian recording artiste, Tems and award-winning international musician, Rihanna will be working together for the soundtrack of the blockbuster movie, |
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Rihanna kept her pregnancy and baby boy's birth under wraps, but a few details have slipped through the cracks. Everything to know about Rihanna's baby.
[Us Weekly](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/pregnant-rihanna-wants-to-honor-barbados-heritage-with-baby-name/). [PEOPLE](https://people.com/music/rihanna-is-dating-asap-rocky/). “But the only thing that matters is happiness, that’s the only healthy relationship between a parent and a child. And I’m not trying to describe a saint, but realistically, I just want a cool child with cool parents.” “I’m sure that will be helpful, but they’re going to have to fight my mom, because I can’t imagine anyone telling her how to put her grandkid to bed,” RiRi said. They were, however, allowed (and asked) to wear bright neon clothing, which was super on-theme. [Rihanna](https://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/a36607639/rihanna-abs-butt-orange-lingerie-instagram-photos/) and [A$AP Rocky](https://www.womenshealthmag.com/relationships/g39123561/rihanna-a-ap-rocky-body-language-analysis/) were pregnant and that RiRi would be gracing the planet with her firstborn child, the Internet went wild. I mean, can you imagine the [style](https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a40959818/rihanna-crop-top-jeans-asap-rocky-4-am-stroll/), beauty, and talent these two would create together? I’m certainly not gonna let that get in the way of me being a mom,” she said later in the interview. was born), he gave the cutest answer: “If that’s in my destiny, absolutely,” he said. “The vulnerability to be able to say what you feel about each other.” The pics were shot in Harlem, New York City (where A$AP grew up!) but they very quickly made their way around the globe.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever includes two new songs from Rihanna. The first song "Lift Me Up" will be released at midnight on Oct. 28 and can be streamed ...
The accompanying album for the first movie, which included songs [curated by Kendrick Lamar](https://www.polygon.com/2018/1/4/16849096/kendrick-lamar-releases-first-track-from-upcoming-black-panther-soundtrack), turned out to be enormously popular in its own regard, with multiple hits including “All the Stars” which received several Grammy nominations and Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song. The popstar’s other song for the movie is called “Born Again,” but it’s unclear if that one will get an early release as well. The release of this single marks a huge return to music for Rihanna, who hasn’t released much since her fantastic 2016 album, Anti. The first song is called “Lift Me Up” and will be released on Friday morning. The song will show up on most Rihanna is releasing two songs for the movie, which both show up in the end credits.
The Rihannasance is upon us. Almost seven years after her most recent album ANTI, more than five since she was a regular fixture on the pop charts, ...
The sequel, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, is getting a huge music push too, led by “Lift Me Up,” the new Rihanna single out today. (Artists often use the halftime show as sort of a launch pad and an advertisement for upcoming live shows.) Maybe Rih is even ready to release the “ [reggae album](https://www.stereogum.com/2044410/rihanna-r9-reggae-album/news/)” she’s been teasing since 2019. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever hits theaters 11/11. [announced](https://www.stereogum.com/2200706/rihanna-super-bowl-halftime-show-performer-2023/news/) as the Super Bowl halftime show headliner, which set off speculation about new music and a hypothetical 2023 tour. “Lift Me Up” is billed as a tribute to the late, great Chadwick Boseman, who played Black Panther in the first movie before dying of cancer in 2020. Rihanna – “Lift Me Up”
The 34-year-old Barbadian singer last released solo music in 2016 with her eighth studio album Anti.
but I’m excited”. The 34-year-old Barbadian singer last released solo music in 2016 with her eighth studio album Anti. The 34-year-old singer last released solo music in 2016 with her eighth studio album Anti.
Rihanna has shared Lift Me Up, a new song taken from the soundtrack for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
[Wild Thoughts](https://www.thefader.com/2017/06/16/dj-khaled-rihanna-bryson-tiller-wild-thoughts)“ by [DJ Khaled](https://www.thefader.com/artist/dj-khaled) and “ [Loyalty](https://www.thefader.com/2017/07/28/kendrick-lamar-rihanna-loyalty-music-video)“ by [Kendrick Lamar](http://www.thefader.com/artist/kendrick-lamar), the latter winning Best Rap/Sung Performance at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards. The song was co-written by Rihanna, [Tems](https://www.thefader.com/artist/tems), [Ludwig Göransson](https://www.instagram.com/ludwiggoransson/?hl=en), and Wakanda Forever director Ryan Coogler and pays tribute Chadwick Boseman, the original Black Panther star who passed away in 2020. [just this week](https://www.thefader.com/2022/10/26/marvel-rihanna-black-panther-preview), Rihanna’s return to music has been the subject of much discussion, speculation, and fan frustration. However, soon after the birth of her first child in 2022, [she told Vogue](https://www.thefader.com/2022/04/12/rihanna-lnew-music-completely-differently-pregnancy) that she was looking at the project “entirely differently.” She also featured on “ [Lemon](https://www.thefader.com/2017/11/01/nerd-pharrell-williams-chad-hugo-rihanna-lemon-single),” the comeback single from [N.E.R.D.](https://www.thefader.com/artist/nerd), and [Future](https://www.thefader.com/artist/future)’s “Selfish.” She went quiet till 2020 when [PARTYNEXTDOOR](https://www.thefader.com/artist/partynextdoor) enlisted her for the single “ [Believe It](https://www.thefader.com/2020/03/27/rihanna-partynextdoor-believe-it).” [Rihanna](http://www.thefader.com/artist/rihanna) has returned with “Lift Me Up,” the lead single from the soundtrack to Marvel’s upcoming film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. She initially began [recording a reggae album](https://www.thefader.com/2018/05/03/rihanna-reggae-album-vogue), reportedly recording over [500 songs](https://www.thefader.com/2018/07/19/rihanna-dancehall-album-500-records) for the project with collaborators that included [Pharrell](https://www.thefader.com/artist/) and [Koffee](https://www.thefader.com/artist/koffee) ( [Shaggy was reportedly asked to audition](https://www.thefader.com/2020/01/12/shaggy-turned-down-rihanna-collaboration)). [a 2020 interview](https://www.thefader.com/2020/07/30/rihanna-on-the-wait-for-r9-its-going-to-be-worth-it) with Entertainment Tonight. “I am always working on music,” she said, “and when I am ready to put it out in the way that I feel fit, it’s gonna come out.”
Rihanna returns to music! Created for "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," the new song — "Lift Me Up" — is a ballad. Read Lift Me Up lyrics and watch video ...
"Thank you for being that constant source of love and uplifting presence over the years, Rih!" "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. [has returned to music](https://www.today.com/video/rihanna-returns-with-new-blank-panther-wakanda-forever-single-151699525783), releasing her first original song as a solo artist after six years.
Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, known professionally as Tems has thanked Rihanna for giving her the opportunity to pay tribute to Black Panther's fallen ...
She said: “Blessed to have written this song in honour of Chadwick Boseman and even more blessed to hear the baddest @badgalriri voice it to perfection.” She added that the song, “Lift Me Up” was written in honor of Black Panther’s fallen hero, Chadwick Boseman. Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, known professionally as Tems, has thanked Rihanna for giving her the opportunity to pay tribute to Black Panther’s fallen hero, Chadwick Boseman in the song “Lift Me Up.”
The Rihanna drought finally ends with a heartfelt but generic entry for the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack.
[Tems](https://pitchfork.com/artists/tems/) and Panther writer-director Ryan Coogler as a tribute to the franchise’s late star, [Chadwick Boseman](https://pitchfork.com/news/black-panther-actor-chadwick-boseman-dead-at-43/). [Rihanna](https://pitchfork.com/artists/5310-rihanna/). “Lift Me Up” never transcends being perfectly fine soundtrack fodder, an analog to [Common](https://pitchfork.com/artists/806-common/) and [John Legend](https://pitchfork.com/artists/5848-john-legend/)’s Oscar-bait song “ [Glory](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUZOKvYcx_o).” But as an excuse to reintroduce an elusive pop icon, it’s all you need to stoke the masses. But outside of a [handful](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzCct3j-pH8) of [features](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gejbbL1AaJk), she’s been mostly quiet on the music front. Rihanna’s best songs run the gamut from [playful](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXmF4GbA86E) to [remorseful](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp4UwPZfRis) to [kiss-the-ring confident](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfN4PVaOU5Q), but they stand the test of time because of how her husky, indelible [voice](https://pitchfork.com/features/overtones/10052-is-rihanna-the-most-influential-pop-singer-of-the-past-decade/) slinks through every story and remakes it in her own image. The superstar has had a busy run since 2016’s [ANTI](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21540-anti/)—beefing up her Fenty clothing and makeup lines to become America’s youngest self-made billionaire, having a child, enduring a whole pandemic like the rest of us.