Rihanna to drop new song for the ‘Smurfs' movie
Ammon News - Rihanna fans who are desperate for new music don't need to feel blue any longer — the superstar finally has a new song coming out soon, recorded for the Smurfs movie soundtrack.
As revealed Wednesday (May 14) with the release of the film's new trailer, Ri will drop a track called 'Friend of Mine' on Friday (May 16). The teaser also features snippets of the song, which finds the Fenty mogul singing over a dreamy Afrobeats-inspired dance track, 'You're looking like a friend of mine.'
Starring Ri as the voice of Smurfette opposite John Goodman, James Corden, Nick Offerman, Sandra Oh and more, the Smurfs movie is set to hit theaters July 18. In addition to the 'Umbrella' singer's new song, its soundtrack will also feature Tyla as well as a song called 'Higher Love' by DJ Khaled, Cardi B and DESI TRILL, which dropped in February.
The new teaser opens with a shot of Rihanna — aptly wearing a blue jacket and blue beads in her hair — dancing in the studio as she records some of Smurfette's lines. It then shows a preview of the film's storyline, with the residents of Smurf Village traveling to the real world to save Papa Smurf (Goodman) after he's kidnapped by evil wizard Gargamel (J. P. Karliak).
'Friend of Mine' will mark Ri's first release since 2022's 'Lift Me Up' from the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack. She hasn't dropped an album since 2016's Anti, which spent two weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Billboard
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