Rihanna’s fans have been begging her to release new music for years, but it seems the only thing to get Rihanna into the recording studio is (another) new Smurfs movie. However, the song she came out with, “Friend of Mine,” is not cutting it for fans, some of whom are calling it “unlistenable” and “god awful.” Keep reading for more information.
Rihanna Releases New Song For Smurfs Movie
The latest film from the Smurfs franchise, simply titled Smurfs, is coming out July 18th, but the “Friend of Mine” music video was released as a teaser for the film. Though Rihanna stuns in the music video, walking through a life-sized Smurf village in a belted leather trench coat, the music itself is a bit of a let down.
Fans have complained that she barely sings any lyrics, with the song mostly just repeating the line, “You feel like a friend of mine.” There’s also some pretty extensive autotune usage, which fans are calling “unnecessary” in the comment section of the YouTube video. It’s safe to say that fans were wanting more and Rihanna failed to deliver.
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Social Media Reactions
Members of the Rihanna fandom were not afraid to tell the pop star that they were hoping for more. "She literally saying the equivalent words of 5 seconds and told the producers to stretch it out into a 3 minute song," one person wrote. "This is horrible."
"She gave us 8 lines, 2 that were repeated and 1 that was super chopper lmao not clowning us," another said.
"We waited years for THIS?!?" one fan asked. "COME ON, RIRI!!! YOU BETTER THAN THIS!!!"
"At this point, I'll take it," another added,
"If you told me this was a fan made AI song, I'd believe it," a final user posted.
