Please don’t stop the music, fans pleaded — and Rihanna listened.
The Barbados-born singer and mogul made a much-anticipated musical comeback this week, releasing her first solo single in six years: the song Lift Me Up for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, an upcoming sequel to the 2018 superhero blockbuster.
An instrumental version of the song is also available on streaming platforms.
Rihanna is one of the best-selling female musical artists of all time, but she went on a years-long, unofficial hiatus from music to focus on her Fenty Beauty cosmetics company.
The new song — pairing the pop star’s vocals with a delicate piano arrangement
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