After nearly three years, Rihanna makes her return to music with her latest release, “Friend Of Mine” off the soundtrack to the forthcoming animated film, Smurf.

Over a house instrumental, the accompanying video finds Ri Ri channeling her role in the film, Smurfette singing the joys of her new companion. “Ooh, I think the word here is “déjà-vu” / Just met you tonight, but you feel like a friend of mine / Feel like a friend of mine, feel like a friend of mine.”

“Friend of Mine” marks Rihanna’s first music since 2022’s “Lift Me Up” from motion picture soundtrack to Marvel’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Most recently, the music star and business mogul announced her third child with boyfriend A$AP Rocky.