Roc Nation Records has released the second song from the upcoming animated feature Smurfs. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services is Friend of Mine co-written (with Elijah Noll, Elkan, Jason “Tenroc” Cornet, Jonathan Bellion, Lee Stashenko & Pete Nappi) performed by Rihanna who also stars in the film as Smurfette. A CD version is available to order on Amazon. Also check out the official lyric video after the jump. The label has previously released a first track (Higher Love by Desi Trill feat. DJ Khaled, Cardi B, Natania & Subhi) from the soundtrack for the Paramount Animation production in February and will release a full soundtrack album on June 13. Smurfs is directed by Chris Miller and also stars James Corden, Nick Offerman, Kurt Russell, Daniel Levy, JP Karliak, Natasha Lyonne, Amy Sedaris, Sandra Oh, Octavia Spencer, Nick Kroll, Hannah Waddingham, Maya Erskine, Alex Winter, Xolo Maridueña, Billie Lourd and John Goodman.
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Rihanna to Perform ‘Lift Me Up’ at Oscars
Executive producers Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner announced today that Rihanna will perform the Academy Award-nominated song Lift Me Up from Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever at the 95th Oscar, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, on Sunday, March 12, 2023. The song, which is written by Tems, Rihanna herself, Coogler & the film’s composer Ludwig Göransson, is one of the five nominated songs in the Original Song category.
Rihanna’s Original Song ‘Born Again’ from ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Released
Roc Nation Records, Def Jam Recordings & Hollywood Records have released an additional song from Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music platforms is the end credits song Born Again co-written (with James Fauntleroy, Terius Nash (aka The-Dream), Busiswa Gqulu & Ludwig Göransson) and performed by Rihanna. Also listen to the full track after the jump. The song has also been added to the official soundtrack album, which also features Rihanna’s other song Lift Me Up and is available to stream/download here and will be coming out physically next Friday (click here to pre-order).
Rihanna’s Original Song ‘Lift Me Up’ from ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Released
Roc Nation Records, Def Jam Recordings & Hollywood Records have released the original song Life Me Up from Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The track co-written (with Tems, the film’s composer Ludwig Göransson and director Ryan Coogler) and performed by Rihanna is now available to stream/download as a digital single (which also includes an instrumental version) on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon. Also listen to the full song below. A full soundtrack album featuring more songs from and inspired by the movie will be released next Friday, November 4 and a separate album featuring will be coming out the following week.
‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ to Feature Original Song ‘Lift Me Up’ by Rihanna
Rihanna announced today that she has recorded an original song for Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The track, entitled Lift Me Up, is written by Tems, Academy Award winner Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna herself and director Ryan Coogler. Göransson also produced the song, which was recorded in five countries and will be released as a digital single this Friday, October 28 by Roc Nation Records, Def Jam Recordings & Hollywood Records. Check back on this page to listen to the song and for more information about the full “song” soundtrack release, which is set for November 4. A 3-track prologue single for the movie has previously been released this past summer.
Will Bates Scoring Peter Berg’s Rihanna Documentary
Will Bates (Unbelievable, The Magicians, Away, I Origins, The Looming Tower, Nightflyers) is scoring the upcoming, currently untitled documentary about pop star and business mogul Rihanna. The film is directed by Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights, Lone Survivor, Deepwater Horizon) and provides a glimpse into the evolution of one of the world’s most well-known pop artists. The movie will offer private insights into Rihanna’s personality, sense of humor, work ethic, family and love. Matthew Goldberg & Brandon Carroll (Serena, State of Play) serve as executive producers on the Film 45 production.
Rihanna’s ‘Sledgehammer’ from ‘Star Trek Beyond’ Released
Roc Nation Records has released the original song Sledgehammer from the upcoming sci-fi adventure Star Trek Beyond. The track is performed by Rihanna who previously contributed songs to DreamWorks Animation’s Home. Sledgehammer is now available to download as a single on Amazon. Listen to the track, which is also featured in the film’s latest trailer, after the jump. As previously reported, Varese Sarabande will release the movie’s official soundtrack album featuring the score by Michael Giacchino. Star Trek Beyond directed by Justin Lin and starring Chris Pine, Zoe Saldana, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Sofia Boutella and Idris Elba will be released nationwide on July 22 by Paramount Pictures.
DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Home’ Soundtrack Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for DreamWorks Animation’s feature Home have been revealed. The album features the songs from the film performed by Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Coffee, Kiesza, Charli XCX and Jacob Plant. The soundtrack will be released digitally on March 24, 2015 by Roc Nation Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. Home is directed by Tim Johnson (Over the Hedge) and features the voices of Jim Parsons, Steve Martin, Rihanna and Jennifer Lopez. The animated feature based on Adam Rex’s book The True Meaning of Smekday centers on a friendly alien race that invades Earth and begins to efficiently reorganize the planet.
Rihanna’s ‘Towards the Sun’ from DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Home’ Released
Westbury Road Entertainment has released the original song Towards the Sun from DreamWorks Animation’s feature Home. The song is performed by Rihanna who contributes several tracks to the film’s soundtrack. Visit iTunes to download the song. Listen to the track after the jump and check back on this page for the details of the full soundtrack album. Home is directed by Tim Johnson (Over the Hedge) and features the voice talent of Jim Parsons, Steve Martin, Rihanna and Jennifer Lopez. The movie is based on Adam Rex’s book The True Meaning of Smekday and centers on a friendly alien race that invades Earth and begins to efficiently reorganize the planet. The animated feature will be released nationwide on March 27, 2015 by 20th Century Fox.
Rihanna to Perform Original Songs for DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Home’
Jeffrey Katzenberg announced today in a call to investors that Rihanna will be performing new original songs for DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming feature Home. She will also be creating a concept album based on the movie. The singer and actress also is also among the voice talent of the film directed by Tim Johnson (Antz, Over the Hedge). The animated feature’s voice cast also includes Steve Martin, Jennifer Lopez and Jim Parsons. The movie is based on the book The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex and centers on a friendly alien race that invades Earth and begins to efficiently reorganize the planet.