Grammy-winning superstar and billionaire beauty mogul Rihanna has been teasing her long-awaited ninth studio album for nearly a decade. In the years since the release of her 2016 album Anti, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rihanna fans who are desperate for new music don’t need to feel blue any longer — the superstar finally has a new song coming out ...

Rihanna is making her grand return to music — but not in the way you’d expect. On May 14, the singer and Fenty entrepreneur announced her new single “Friend of Mine,” which will be a part of the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. “Friend of Mine” launches atop the Dance Digital Song Sales chart ...

Good news, bad news: Rihanna decided to gift us with a banger (yay!), but she did it to promote the Smurfs movie she’s starring in this summer, so we’re no closer to R9 (boo). “Friend of Mine,” ...

Marina Watts is a Digital Writer, Music at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has previously appeared on Bustle, The US Sun, Newsweek and OK! Magazine. Rihanna finally has new ...

Rihanna is back with “Friend Of Mine,” her first new song since 2022’s “Lift Me Up.” Like its predecessor, “Friend Of Mine” hails from an upcoming film soundtrack for Smurfs, in which she’ll also play ...

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Rihanna has dropped a new single, “Friend of Mine.” The upbeat, Afrobeats-inspired dance track was written for forthcoming animated movie Smurfs, in which the singer voices Smurfette. A video for the ...

Karly B. is a music news journalist at Collider, specializing in the Western and Asian music industries. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Digital Media and Web Technology, she has dedicated part ...

*Pop icon and beauty mogul Rihanna has unveiled the official video for “Friend Of Mine,” the second single from Paramount Animation’s upcoming “Smurfs” movie soundtrack. The feel‑good anthem arrives ...

When we said we wanted Rihanna to go back to music, a new song from the Smurfs movie soundtrack isn't exactly what we meant, but we'll take it. The singer-turned beauty mogul-turned actor dropped her ...