{"id":158754,"date":"2025-05-16T03:07:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T07:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/05\/16\/rihanna-is-looking-for-a-friend-of-mine-on-new-song-for-smurfs-soundtrack-stream-it-now\/"},"modified":"2025-05-16T03:07:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T07:07:36","slug":"rihanna-is-looking-for-a-friend-of-mine-on-new-song-for-smurfs-soundtrack-stream-it-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/05\/16\/rihanna-is-looking-for-a-friend-of-mine-on-new-song-for-smurfs-soundtrack-stream-it-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Rihanna Is Looking for a \u2018Friend of Mine\u2019 on New Song for \u2018Smurfs\u2019 Soundtrack: Stream It\u00a0Now"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tIt\u2019s taken years, but Rihanna<\/a> finally released a new song Friday (May 16) \u2014 \u201cFriend of Mine,\u201d recorded for the upcoming Smurfs <\/em>movie in which she voices Smurfette. <\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\tRihanna at The 2025 Met Gala Celebrating \"Superfine: Tailoring Black Style\" held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York, New York.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\tFeaturing the Fenty mogul singing over a happy-sounding Afrobeats-inspired dance track, complete with warm synths and rhythmic drums. A snippet of \u201cFriend of Mine\u201d was first premiered in a trailer for the Smurfs <\/em>film two days prior to the song\u2019s release, showing Ri\u2019s animated blue character singing and dancing to the track in Smurf Village.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cFriend of Mine\u201d will appear on the Smurfs <\/em>soundtrack, along with DJ Khaled, Cardi B and DESI TRILL\u2019s \u201cHigher Love,\u201d which dropped in February. Tyla is also set to contribute music to the film, which hits theaters July 18.<\/p>\n

\n\tAlso starring John Goodman, James Corden, Nick Offerman, Sandra Oh and more, the new Smurfs <\/em>will follow the residents of Smurf Village banding together to rescue Papa Smurf after he is captured by an evil wizard. In addition to voice acting and recording a song for the project, Ri also served as a producer.<\/p>\n

\n\tWhen announcing the film back in 2023 at CinemaCon, Rihanna \u2014 who was then pregnant with second son Riot Rose \u2014 told the crowd<\/a>, \u201cI get to show up in my PJs in my third trimester \u2026 I hope this gives me cool points with my kids one day.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe superstar is now going to be a mother of three, with Ri debuting her baby bump <\/a>at the 2025 Met Gala on May 5. She and partner A$AP Rocky are also parents to oldest son RZA.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cFriend of Mine\u201d marks Ri\u2019s first release since 2022\u2019s \u201cLift Me Up\u201d for the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever <\/em>soundtrack. She last dropped an album in 2016, with Anti <\/em>spending two weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200<\/a> that year.<\/p>\n

\n\tListen to \u201cFriend of Mine\u201d below.<\/p>\n

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