Rihanna and Sza Return
posted by Kinaya Gibson | November 8, 2022 | In Arts and Culture, NewsOctober 28 was an exciting night for music fans because of the long-awaited drops from two prominent Black women in the music industry: Rihanna and Sza.
Rihanna, the Barbadian singer, who has become a respected businesswoman, released a single and music video, “Lift Me Up,” for the soundtrack of the upcoming Marvel film, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” The movie is the sequel to the highly successful Black Panther film released in 2018. The single written by Nigerian singer and songwriter, Tems, is a tribute to the late actor Chadwick Boseman who played the Black Panther in the first film. Rihanna makes a powerful return to the music world with her melodic singing that lifts fans up all around the world. The music video is set on a beach in during a beautiful sunset, and creates a real tearjerker for those who loved Boseman.
Fans of Rihanna are now anticipating her upcoming album release after her last album, “Anti,” released back in 2016. She is also set to perform for the 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show. She said in an on-the-spot interview with a TMZ reporter that “I am nervous, but I’m excited.”
In the meantime, fans will be able to hear Rihanna again when “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” hits theaters on November 11, 2022.
Another hiatus was broken after singer-songwriter Sza, released her newest single “Shirt” after first teasing back in October 7, 2020, via an Instagram story. The snippet she posted quickly became a huge TikTok dance trend that had fans eagerly waiting for her to drop the entire song.
However, fans also have also been waiting for her to drop her sophomore album after her debut album, “CTRL,” dropped in June 2017.
Unfortunately, fans will not be getting an album anytime soon because there have been no album release updates due to label complication with RCA and Top Dawg Entertainment, who, according to Sza and Rolling Stone, are to blame for the album being held back. Until then fans can continue to enjoy the action-packed music video starring Sza and Lakeith Stanfield.
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