Rihanna – Sledgehammer (From The Motion Picture “Star Trek Beyond”)

On 26 June 2016, Rihanna hinted that she would release a new song, stating on Instagram, “Got something for y’all tomorrow”. Over two years ago, Rihanna tweeted,”You’re just another brick and I’m a sledgehammer”, hinting that she had been working on the song since 2014. A new trailer for Star Trek Beyond featuring “Sledgehammer”, was released on 27 June 2016, the same day that the song was released.

“Sledgehammer” is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna. It was released on June 27, 2016 as the lead single from upcoming Star Trek Beyond motion picture soundtrack. The song was written by Rihanna, Sia Furler and Jesse Shatkin. A music video for the song was released on 30 June 2016, and shows Rihanna performing magical acts on a foreign planet. The video was shot entirely on IMAX cameras, becoming the first music video to do so.

A music video for the song premiered 30 June 2016 in IMAX Theaters at 9:00 EST. The video was then released onto VEVO and Tidal an hour later. The music video was the first ever to be shot entirely with IMAX cameras. The music video features Rihanna dressed in a sci-fi costumes performing magic by moving boulders. At the end of the video Rihanna turns into a celestial god.