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The singer shared the release of the music video on her social media. On Twitter she wrote, Wakanda ForeveRRRR!!! #LiftMeUp music video out NOW
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Wakanda ForeveRRRR!!! #LiftMeUp music video out NOW 🙅🏾♀️🖤 https://t.co/xeQomUDH4x pic.twitter.com/dSsvFeEl9W
— Rihanna (@rihanna) October 28, 2022
Only Rihanna knowns how to make heads turn. The single came as a surprise to many with her cryptic tweet earlier in the week. She shared the song's title, date of release and a short clip of her vocals. Naturally, this broke the Internet has fans have been waiting since 2016 for new music from Rihanna with her last album, Anti being released in the same year.
lift me up
— Rihanna (@rihanna) October 26, 2022
10.28.22 pic.twitter.com/hIvhUQP8Bj
The music video may have come as a shock but Rihanna did share a visually clip with a single emoji and no caption, the day lift me up released. Another cryptic post, in Rihanna style!
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Lift me up released ahead of the premiere of the sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The film will premiere on the 11 November 2022.
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Now that the track, lift me up and it's accompanied music video is out, here's what tweeps are saying.
The official music video for "Lift Me Up" by @rihanna debuts with over 6.43 MILLION views in its first 24 hours on YouTube. pic.twitter.com/NO9h2rw1re
— Rihanna Charts (@RFentyCharts) October 30, 2022
Rihanna #LiftMeUp music video has now surpassed 10 MILLION views on Youtube pic.twitter.com/vgQAtjbtxJ
— Rihanna Facts (@Nevernyny) October 30, 2022
.@rihanna’s “Lift Me Up” has surpassed @Beyonce’s “BREAK MY SOUL” and is now the second female song with the most #1’s on Apple Music this year.
— 😹 (@navybih) October 30, 2022
pic.twitter.com/8ERLwYrbsT https://t.co/7juXShLLEN
Rihanna in #LiftMeUp music video 😍 pic.twitter.com/u2v7H2MFed
— FentyStats (@FentyStats) October 28, 2022
#LiftMeUp views on YouTube:
— Bardi In Hawaii 👠 (@ifuseekbardi) October 30, 2022
- music video — 10.84m
- visualizer — 7.1m
- audio — 1.9m
- others — 2,56m
Total: 22.4 million views — #Rihanna pic.twitter.com/vu4O3H2ScE
Rihanna got me in the feels w Lift Me Up pic.twitter.com/IAgLoofI17
— Rihanna (@RIRIVOGUEE) October 29, 2022
i've been healed. #Rihanna #LiftMeUp pic.twitter.com/9ON8h8aZSX
— han ᥫ᭡ dian stan account (@melodiesofhan) October 28, 2022
didn’t realize how much i missed hearing rihanna’s voice and new music from her until it all hit me when i pressed play on lift me up
— tejal (@tejschaos) October 28, 2022