Rihanna makes her grand return to music tonight with the release of ‘Lift Me Up.’
The stirring track will arrive as the lead single from the soundtrack for ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.’
As reported, the song was written by Rih alongside Tems, Ludwig Göransson, and the film’s director Ryan Coogler; it was recorded in five countries and produced by Göransson.
With anticipation sky-high for the diva’s first original release as a lead artist since 2016, the superstar has unlocked the official cover for the track. Check it out above.
That Grape Juice also had an early listen to the song (and another new Rih number) upon attending a preview screening of the film.
Head below for our initial reactions…
Per TGJ’s Chet Kincaid:
TWO Rihanna songs play during the end credits. She is in top ballad form singing over a minimal yet cinematic instrumental in ‘Lift Me Up’ that was co-✍️🏾with @TemsBaby. ‘Born Again’ is also a ballad & features Rih’s signature isms.✍️🏾by The-Dream x J. Fauntleroy #WakandaForever pic.twitter.com/sslnYZn5RJ
— ThatGrapeJuice (Sam) (@thatgrapejuice) October 27, 2022
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This won’t be enough to stop Taylor’s reign.
Boooooooooooo!!! 🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅
Not with 1.6 million first-week album sales
Adele made 3M in one week but Rih still Queen Lmao
We are speaking on Taylor’s current reign.
Unless she surpasses adele’s then she cant reign lmaoo
When you’re richer than most privileged artists and still making major waves musically while being dead $$exy at it then you know you that b*tch lmaoo
Not as major as 1.6m first week. Try again.
Why can’t I disappear into obscurity again? It was so nice when I was MIA. Sigh 😔
I was non-stop partying for the week whilst my parents had my daughter so I was way too wrecked to read this rubbish. My eyes were too blurry for a start. Amazing week!
After releasing 20 versions to greatly increase streams and bundling it with food plus paid ad views to get fake sales for a mediocre album lmaoo
People still bought them. It shows their dedication. Stay mad.
Bundles don’t count towards sales either. Billboard implemented that rule back in 2018.
Cant believe you party to taylor. You boring af
Where did I say I party to Taylor?
More than a million of those sales are PURE SALES 💋 Your faves could never.
So, you dont party to taylor??
No. I heard Anti-Hero on the radio in the car the day of the album’s release though and knew instantly it was Taylor and I LOVED IT!!!!
Adele made 3m in one week but the post is about Queen Rih
3.3m. Yup. We love Adele.
To each their own i guess. Maybe it relates to you in one way
It’s just a good song. To me it is anyway. But yes, to each their own. If we all liked the same thing, the world would be a very boring place 🙂
Really? So, What does your man like??
He’s quite easy with music. I wouldn’t say he’s a Taylor fan, but he’ll happily nod along to it in the car and tap the wheel while it plays 🤣
Hot mess as usual! Somebody is trying to be Billie Eillish
There is just no room for this in a Taylor Swift world 🙄
How disappointing! We are expecting some uptempo bangers not boring ass ballads, also it ain’t winter season yet hunnie💅🏾
Yes Diva, exactly 💯 Queen and Diva do not approve.
Why would she release a twerk anthem for The Black Panther LMAOOOO y’all are not real
And who cares what do you expect? No one darling 🙂
Thats real music to my ears not this boring trailer trash s***
“Best believe I’m still bejeweled, when I walk in the room, I can still make the whole place shimmer!” 💯🤳🏽💋 Yaaaaaaaaaaas Taylor! 💃🏽
15th #1 single incoming y’all flop favs could never fr…😘
Midnights has done 1m+ in PURE SALES alone in 4 days…
Only generic people care about sales. Sales are for generic music mostly, and that’s what Taylor does the best.
Making generic music, with zero meaning, zero emotions, lyrics for 7 years old princesses, made for sales. So of course it’s selling because she wants to sell it and she knows you will buy this generic songs, cause there’s so many generic people around.
There is only no meaning or emotion for fools like you.
Flop lmaooo
So you dont??
I heard Anti-Hero in the car on the radio after 5 nights of no sleep. When I party, I don’t tend to listen to ANY music. I’m too busy doing… other things.
What things??
“It’s me, hi, I’m the problem, it’s me.
At teatime, everybody agrees.
I’ll stare directly at the sun but never in the mirror.
It must be exhausting always rooting for the anti-hero.”
💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽
The Female POP star who is WORTH more than ur FAVs.
Rihanna releases music when she need a little extra pocket change while ur FAVs is jumping through hoops to reach Rihanna’s “status”.
A Successful music career and Entrepreneur.
Queens are ALWAYS 10 steps ahead!!!
Rihanna will never do a million PURE in a week. Ever. Try again.
As for her money? Thank her child slàve labor camps. She is an evil w*****.
All those PURE sales among Taylor and she still ain’t worth more than Queen Rhi, lol
And? She’s worth more musically, hunnie 💋
Musically, lol
The wealthiest ppl are NOT Musicians. This is why I said Rihanna is 10 steps ahead and IS the Female POP star who is WORTH more than ur FAVs.
We’re talking about music, hunnie 💋
Don’t try it, hunnie 💋
No ur talkin’ about Music, I’m talkin’ about POP stars who are WORTH more.
Always deflecting and moving the goal post, hunnie. We talking music, hunnie. But you tried it, hunnie 💋
You know Taylor always sells more than Rihanna, hunnie 💋
Queen Rihanna is WORTH more and that’s another statement of mine you will NOT refute.
Now that’s the TRUE TEA!!!
Because of child s***** labor, you won’t refute that, hunnie 💋
Yet you purchase items made by s l a v e labor.
So you are part of the problem.
You will never look like Christina Aguilera, hunnie 💋
You are the one bragging about money made from s***** labor, hunnie 💋
Making music is Taylors job so, i guess she does it to earn more money? Its right to say that rihanna is steps ahead
LOL!
Who is moving the goalpost?? You went from music to s l a v e labor because you CAN’T refute my statement.
Now ur making ASSUMPTIONS.
You are all over the place.
Taylor sells tons more records than Rihanna, hunnie 💋 That is all.
Refute THAT, hunnie 💋
I’m all over the place? Girl, I’m high! What you want from me, hunnie? 🤣
You really are a dumb biittcchh
You really are bothered.
Taylor is a peasant to Queen Rih financially lets not even talk about this lmaoo
Because of treating people like peasants, hunnie. Child s***** labor camps that she pays pennies, hunnie.
Yet you purchase items made by s l a v e labor.
So you are part of the problem.
I have never purchased Rihanna’s cheap tacky make-up or clothing, hunnie 💋
S l a v e labor is widespread hon.
And if you are apart of any of it….you are part of the problem.
Taylor still sells more records than Rihanna, hunnie 💋
And Rihanna is still WOTH more.. 💋
That’s Queen tings
Since you dunno what that look like.
Worth*
So we both agree. Taylor sells more records and Rihanna is worth more money. We got there in the end, hunnie! 💋
I never disagreed with Taylor selling more records than Rihanna.
You’re the one who is moving the goalpost, bringing up s l a v e labor and making baseless assumptions.
Well now we on the same page, hunnie 💋
Sorry darling I know that the truth hurts. Everything about Taylor is fake. She just played the game right, together with her team.
And yes, she just doesn’t know how to emote. She is not talented, but rather extremely smart and that’s it. But it’s ok, go watch her videos, to find some new Easter eggs, you probably missed some 😂
We will NEVER be on the same page hunnie. But I’m glad you acknowledged who the real Queen is.
Hint:
It’s the one who can sell more than just records.
Queen Rih can literall buy errthing taylor owns and still remain a billionaire lmaoo
Try ambien, i mean 5 days w/o sleep? Ar u kidding
Well, I had an hour of sleep and two slices of pizza from Dominos on the Friday. I go hard, hunnie! 💋
Wow! I love Go Hard by Jeezy And Rihanna
Tiry ambien, i mean 5 days w/o sleep. A r u kidding or
This song will debut #83, hunnie 💋
Shayla is getting the f*** dragged in here 🤣🤣🤣🤣
And Monica’s career was dragged to its grave when All Eyez On Me was only released in Japan and shelved in 2002, hunnie 💋
Litebrite
January 12, 2022
You’re extremely delusional. Monica’s label paid for an expensive MJ sample, just for the lead single to bomb and subsequent album to be shelved. She then released After The Storm, 3 singles/videos just to go gold? Lol. Full Flop???? Brandy released ONE single and video while pregnant and still went platinum. I’d stfu if I were you.
Yawnnnnn Monica is stilll richer and more relevant then you will ever be. You big mad🤣
You big mad because you delusional.
….WHERE TRENCHES?! lmaoooooooooo! 🤣
Trenches is shelved ashy idc anymore 🤣🤣🤣 you’ll be the first to stream whenever she drops a new album😘 trannnieee
Don’t act you dc, h***! I told yo stupid ass it was shelved and you just kept crying “it’s coming! It’s coming trannieee!” lmaoooooooooo! 🤣
Your the only one PRESSED about it🤣🤣 don’t be mad at me because you getting dragged hoeeeee
Dragged by who, h***? Never that lmaoooooooooo 🤣
I told yo stupid ass Trenches would stay in the trenches. No one would buy it so makes no sense to release it. There is zero interest in album from Monica in 2022 💋
“I’m watching in plain view. You caught up, entangled in the web of the world. I wish I could save you! Deep down you’re an angel but street life it trained you. Now listen to your girl! Don’t let the game keep playing you! Oh-oh-oh-oh! Gang gang gang! Oh-oh-oh-oh! Gang gang gang!” 🤣
PRESSED!!!
GANG GANG GANG!
Isn’t Monica currently getting bent over by Kodak black lmaooo
Your grandmother is bent over by the neighborhood junkie 🤣🤣
And Chloe’s release is the same day 🤣 Chloe really chose the wrong mentor. This is like if Justin Bieber would’ve chosen Justin Timberlake instead of usher.
Billionaire. Queen Of caribbea
Tongue shitt