Queen of the Universe: Rihanna releases a cosmic music video for 'Sledgehammer'

Rihanna releases a cosmic music video for "Sledgehammer" from "Star Trek Beyond" soundtrack. It solely features RiRi standing on a barren planet before she goes to space and turns into a celestial being. She rocks tribal makeup and a flowing ensemble.
Shot entirely in IMAX, the music video for the song co-written by Sia Furler is directed by "The Runaways" helmer Floria Sigismondi. It was filmed in the Trona Pinnacles outside of Los Angeles. The imagery from the movie due Stateside on July 22 is added to the video as well.
"We used the broken moon, we used the swarm ships, and we used [Starbase] Yorktown - that's the big floating thing that looks like a planet but is actually a base where people live," Sigismondi told Entertainment Weekly. "We tried to incorporate those elements but create a standalone piece where Rihanna is a mystical being on this otherworldly planet.