Rihanna Unveils Smurfs Single Friend Of Mine – Her First New Music In 3 Years

Rihanna performing at the 2023 Super BowlWe never expected to be thanking the pop gods for a new film about The Smurfs… but whatever it takes for us to get new music from Rihanna, we’ll support it.On Friday morning, Rih unveiled her first new song in three years, releasing Friend Of Mine, the first of her new original songs to be featured on the soundtrack of the upcoming Smurfs film, in which she voices Smurfette.Just hours after its release, Friend Of Mine had already sparked a range of opinions from fans.On one hand, it’s definitely a bit of a low-key banger, with some dance-friendly production... but there’s also no getting away from the fact that despite clocking in at over three minutes, it’s effectively the same chorus repeated twice.And given how long Rihanna has kept the world waiting for new music, the Navy, as you might expect, has a range of opinions...I’m audibly laughing cuz girl what is this😂😭I know she had to be laughing when they made this and decided to put it out😭 #FriendOfMinepic.twitter.com/V2bFKhO3Ha— • shahhdell🌻• (@shadell1701) May 16, 2025Are we sure this Friend Of Mine business isn't like a prank or inside joke that we're just not enjoying because we don't understand it. pic.twitter.com/tVafTO48Vq— Sisa (@TheTitanBaddie) May 16, 2025So Rihanna got in the studio, recorded one line, then they decided to make said song 95% instrumental while she’s just repeating the same thing pic.twitter.com/UmO3VljYXu— Mello 🆘 (@Mellosctrl) May 16, 2025friend of mine is rihanna’s worst song ever omfg pic.twitter.com/ZLiujM4E1l— foreign 🩻 (@clubpantheress) May 16, 2025Rihanna needed 7 writers for Friend of Mine…I can’t take this anymore. 20 years in the Rihanna Navy and the disrespect I am given… pic.twitter.com/tSp4yUuhZk— PJ Harrington (@pjharrington_) May 16, 2025I hate that friend of mine by rihanna is literally one sentence repeated twice I feel like now she just being disrespectful with this music shit like it’s actually crazy 😂😂— MeiyoYayo (@MeiyoYayo) May 16, 2025wait, you mean Rihanna’s Friend of mine isn’t AI or a Prank? pic.twitter.com/84Ic1rFxvi— skinny legend? (@wale__awe) May 16, 2025just remembered her saying all of this was to gain cool points from her kids. oh aight. pic.twitter.com/UwEvkJfY6h— Rosa Parks stan. (@abefenty) May 16, 2025RZA and Riot when Rihanna played them “Friend of Mine.” #SmurfsMoviepic.twitter.com/ueNLWCYIv7— ☈O✨ (@_romeko) May 16, 2025Rihanna says “friend of mine” 40 times in the song and it’s only 3 and a half minutes long. The song just repeats itself. I know it’s for kids but ANYONE can write better than this.— Cobin 🪩🫶💛 (@c0bin) May 16, 2025Friend of Mine being 90% beat and 10% chorus.. but it’s definitely something fun for the kids ig😭 pic.twitter.com/66zrsgHrbv— wild beach ↯ (@dojafenty) May 16, 2025Send this to those people who‘ll hate on Rihanna’s “Friend Of Mine“.Note that I dropped this before I could listen to the song. IT‘S A DAMN KIDS SONG OUT OF A MOVIE SOUNDTRACK. IT IS NOT RIHANNA‘S SOLO LEAD COMEBACK, SHE‘S JUST HAVING FUN WHILE GETTING THEM COINS. Boring? So… pic.twitter.com/Sa81S1ua1G— Burak (@buKahra) May 15, 2025I hope RZA and RIOT love this song bcs she clearly made it for them and not us. And it’s okay 🥲 #FriendOfMinepic.twitter.com/dLlZJZgici— Diego (@diegloow) May 16, 2025#FriendOfMine is for kids. Ya’ll want her to have a song full of lyrics, how will the children who are learning to talk memorize a song full of sentences. She did what she had to do for the kids to be able to sing. WHY ARE YOU MAD? You’re not the target audience. ITS FOR THE KIDS pic.twitter.com/IlU0SzR43J— RihannaImpact (@rihanna_impact) May 16, 2025idk I like “friend of mine” by rihanna— tae. (@tae_billionaire) May 16, 2025Okay Rihanna! Friend of Mine is cunty! “Feel like a friend, friend!” pic.twitter.com/dUdDYXKReB— bamSLAM (@baMbus3000) May 16, 2025Friend of Mine by Rihanna got me like: pic.twitter.com/IQ88njZR9i— ✨ (@jass_fenty) May 16, 2025ooh i think the word here is déjà vutrust me here tonight, bet you'll feel like a friend of mine pic.twitter.com/4AKDeR7ZiG— Fun Fashion Friend (@okay__work) May 16, 2025But you feel like a friend of mine. pic.twitter.com/K2UTFG9VxM— Kryse Essence Hall (@DontBePoorGirl) May 16, 2025Nice one Ri ! I know it’s mainly for RZA, Riot and R… but it doubles up as party banger for oldies, no doubt. 👌🏽#Friendofmine#SmurfsMovie— “Kissin’ pink” 💋 (@londid53) May 16, 2025Rihanna repeated one fucking like but I’m still living shsjsjsjsjsj. Lmao but she played in our faces tho pic.twitter.com/CA9BNhgYr8— Bae (@bae_baenicki) May 16, 2025Listening to the new Rihanna song for the Smurfs movie and its actually pretty good I love the beat but there's only like 5 words in the song just repeating the whole time😭 I'm gonna need her to release an extended version with more verses cause...— Music Society (@musicsociety13) May 16, 2025Take a listen to Rihanna’s new song Friend Of Mine for yourself below:It’s now been almost a decade since Rihanna released her most recent album, Anti, which spawned the hit single Work and landed six nominations at the Grammys.Over the last nine years, the Umbrella singer has treated fans to only a handful of new songs, instead taking her career in a new direction as a beauty and lingerie mogul.She last released two songs in 2022 for the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack, earning her first Oscar nomination for the song Lift Me Up.Earlier this month, Rihanna revealed on the Met Gala red carpet that she and her partner, fellow musician A$AP Rocky, are expecting their third child.However, she has insisted that her pregnancy shouldn’t affect the release of her long-awaited ninth album, claiming: “I can [still] sing!”Rihanna talked to @etnow about if her pregnancy puts R9 album on pause:“Nooo, maybe couple videos, but I can sing” pic.twitter.com/VmlCA2cNdd— Fenty Headlines (@FentyHeadlines) May 6, 2025When the first trailer for The Smurfs premiered back in February, it was teased that the soundtrack would feature several new cuts from Rihanna, including, apparently, a cover of Belinda Carlile’s classic Heaven Is A Place On Earth.The animated film’s all-star cast also includes Hannah Waddingham, Oscar winner Octavia Spencer, Natasha Lyonne, James Corden, Dan Levy, Amy Sedaris and Nick Offerman.READ MORE:Rihanna And Ciara Put 'Good Luck Booking That Stage You Speak Of' Beef Behind Them At The Met GalaA$AP Rocky Shares Heartwarming Family Tradition He And Rihanna Will Carry On With Third ChildWe Can't Stop Watching This Video Of Rihanna Struggling With Her Phone Camera At Paris Fashion Week

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