Rihanna is racking up reasons to celebrate — and now, so are her fans.
On Wednesday, the singer took to social media to share the trailer for the upcoming ‘Smurfs’ movie and revealed that the film will feature her newest single, ‘Friend Like Mine.’ The new song marks the first time in three years that the singer has released new music.
In the post, Rihanna shared the trailer for the upcoming movie — out July 18th — that was complete with clips of the song and scenes of her in a recording studio.
And luckily, fans won’t have to wait until July to hear the song in full, as it’ll be released on Friday.
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The “Bad Girl” singer, 37, is also a producer on the ‘Smurfs’ film and will be starring in it alongside Sandra Oh, John Goodman, James Corden, and Nick Offerman.
Prior to ‘Friend of Mine,’ Rihanna released a single in 2022, ‘Lift Me Up,’ which was off of the ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ soundtrack. Her last album was released in 2016.
The announcement also follows the news of the iconic singer’s pregnancy, which she unveiled at the Met Gala this month. This will be her third child with rapper A$AP Rocky.
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The pair are already parents to RZA, born in May 2022, and Riot, born in August 2023. She famously revealed her pregnancy with Riot while performing at that year’s Super Bowl halftime show.
The first ‘Smurfs’ movie, ‘Smurfs: The Lost Village,’ came out in 2017.
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