Rihanna returns to music with first solo single in 6 years

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