{"id":24644,"date":"2022-10-27T11:28:01","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T09:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1729030"},"modified":"2022-10-27T12:11:10","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T10:11:10","slug":"rihanna-did-black-panther-wakanda-forever-song-as-tribute-chadwick-boseman","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/rihanna-did-black-panther-wakanda-forever-song-as-tribute-chadwick-boseman\/","title":{"rendered":"Rihanna did Black Panther: Wakanda Forever song as tribute Chadwick Boseman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lidia Molina-Whyte\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 27 October 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Marvel\u2019s <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/black-panther-2-cinema-release-date-cast-plot-trailer-chadwick-boseman-marvel\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Black Panther: Wakanda Forever<\/a> is set to land in theatres next month, and though we don\u2019t know <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/new-black-panther-identity-theories\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">who will be the new Black Panther<\/a>, we do know Rihanna features in the film\u2019s soundtrack.<\/p>\n<p>The singer and entrepreneur surprised fans by sharing a snippet of the song on Twitter with its title and release date. The track, Lift Me Up, will be available on Friday 28th October.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a rather momentous occasion, considering Rihanna\u2019s last album was released in 2016. Wakanda Forever director Ryan Coogler, who co-produced the track, revealed at the film\u2019s world premiere that the \u201cimprobable\u201d collaboration was Rihanna\u2019s way of paying tribute to Chadwick Boseman.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">lift me up<br\/>10.28.22 <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/hIvhUQP8Bj&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/hIvhUQP8Bj<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Rihanna (@rihanna) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/rihanna\/status\/1585302326318813185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">October 26, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>The late actor played T\u2019Challa\/Black Panther before his passing aged 43 in 2020 of cancer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, I think it was Chad,\u201d Coogler told PA news agency on the red carpet. \u201cA lot of improbable things needed to happen for it to come through and Rihanna was very clear that she did that for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I May Destroy You star Michaela Coel also commented on Rihanna\u2019s involvement. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of incredible because Rihanna doesn\u2019t make music for any old person or project so it\u2019s huge,\u201d she said. Coel has joined the Wakanda Forever cast as Dora Milaje captain Aneka.<\/p>\n<p>Though fans will have to wait until Friday to listen to the full song, it can already be <a href=\"\/\/digital.defjam.com\/liftmeup&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">pre-saved<\/a> on Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal and Amazon.<\/p> <p><strong>Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is released in cinemas on Friday 11th November 2022. 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For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-safelink=\"&quot;true&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lidia Molina-Whyte Published: Thursday, 27 October 2022 at 12:00 am Marvel\u2019s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is set to land in theatres next month, and though we don\u2019t know who will be the new Black Panther, we do know Rihanna features in the film\u2019s soundtrack. 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