Fans feeling blue and waiting for new music from Rihanna have something to be excited about. The latest trailer for the upcoming Smurfs film featured snippets of the singer’s new song, “Friend of Mine.”
On her post on X, the “We Found Love” singer shared the trailer and announced the song will drop this Friday, May 16, and will be included in the film’s official soundtrack.
The Afrobeats-influenced dance track comes after “Lift Me Up” in 2022, which was part of the soundtrack for Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. It has also been nine years since she released her last studio album, Anti, back in 2016.
Early in February, the singer gave an update on her highly anticipated ninth album, where she noted her enthusiasm for the new direction for her sound, saying she can’t release anything mediocre.
Based on the Belgian comic book series, the live-action animated musical features Rihanna as Smurfette, John Goodman as Papa Smurf, Nick Offerman as Ken, Nick Kroll as Brainy Smurf, Xolo Maridueña as Clumsy Smurf, Maya Erskine as Vanity Smurf, Sandra Oh as Moxie, Kurt Russell as Ron, and James Corden as an unnamed Smurf.
Directed by Chris Miller (Puss in Boots, Shrek the Third), Smurfs follows the Smurfs on a mission into the real world, led by Smurfette, as they try to save and rescue Papa Smurf from evil wizards Razamel and Gargamel.
Listen to Rihanna’s “Friend Of Mine” from the Smurfs Movie Soundtrack below:
Smurfs hits Philippine theaters on July 16.
