Rihanna followers, rejoice! The wait for brand spanking 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 newest 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 information 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 “Elevate Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Perpetually. Although it’s not a full album and even her unique track, the monitor provides followers slightly one thing to carry them over. She hasn’t launched music since her LP, Anti, dropped practically 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 known as “Larger Love” by DJ Khaled, Cardi B, and DESI TRILL was launched earlier this yr and are a part of the album.
Rihanna first introduced her involvement within the venture on the 2023 CinemaCon, joking about recording in her third trimester. Now pregnant together with her third little one, she just lately confirmed on the Met Gala purple carpet that her being pregnant gained’t cease her from creating music, or maybe, even capturing music movies.
With The Smurfs set to hit theaters July 18, followers can count on 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. Make sure to pre-save the track with the hyperlink right here.
