‘We made it everybody’: Rihanna fans ecstatic as singer to release first music in six years for Black Panther

Rihanna has delighted fans as it was announced that she will release her first new music in six years this week.

The track will feature on the soundtrack for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and will be released on Friday (28 October).

The news was announced by Marvel, after the official Twitter account shared a video confirming the highly anticipated news of Rihanna’s return.

The short clip shows the title of the film, followed by the letter “R” with the date October 28 2022 underneath.

Rihanna confirmed the news by commenting emojis on Marvel’s Instagram post.

Fans of the singer have taken to Twitter to share their excitement at the singer’s return to music.

“Rihanna’s coming back to music this Friday with the Black Panther soundtrack? The Oscars and Grammys are HERS,” one fan wrote.

“I’m going to be the most unbearable person when Rihanna releases new music on Friday,” shared another.

“After nearly seven years, we made it everybody,” wrote another fan.

“I have waited so long for this moment Lord, Rihanna is BACK,” one tweet read.

The “Umbrella” singer has been on a hiatus from music since 2016, when she released her Grammy-nominated album Anti.

Since then, the 34-year-old has found immense success with her beauty and lingerie brands, Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin and Savage x Fenty.

With these ventures making Rihanna a billionaire, many had doubted whether she would return to music at all.

Rihanna’s musical comeback comes ahead of her headline performance at the Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show next February.

Other singers expected to be a part of the Wakanda Forever soundtrack include Tems and Kendrick Lamar.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever isreleased in cinemas on 11 November 2022.