Rihanna wants to return to music to honour late Chadwick Boseman 

Singer Rihanna has recently admitted that her new song is in honour of late actor Chadwick Boseman.

The singer who released ‘Lift Me Up’ last week, was enlisted for a soundtrack contribution to Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the upcoming 2022 sequel to Black Panther (2018) which saw Boseman star as T’Challa, the king of Wakanda.

Boseman died at the age of 43 in 2020 from cancer. He starred in other Marvel films including Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019) prior to his death.

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Director Ryan Coogler said at a recent press event [via ScreenRant] that Rihanna wanted to contribute to the soundtrack “for Chad”. 

Announcing the new song, Rihanna shared a snippet on social media, writing: “Lift me up. 10.28.22.” The singer announced she was expecting her first child as she was photographed debuting her baby bump during an outing with her boyfriend A$AP in Harlem, New York.

The loved-up couple were spotted stopping their walk to hug and exchange a kiss. The star first sparked pregnancy rumours back in November 2021, when she accepted her National Hero of Barbados award.

She denied she was expecting at the time in a response to a fan on Twitter. Rihanna welcomed her first child in May but has yet to confirm her baby’s name and gender.