Rihanna’s extremely anticipated Tremendous Bowl LVII Halftime Present efficiency was nicely well worth the wait.
The pop icon headlined the primary Apple Music-sponsored halftime present on Sunday at State Farm Enviornment in Glendale, Arizona. Wearing a purple jumpsuit and standing on a dangling platform, she opened her 13-minute set with 2015’s “Bitch Higher Have My Cash.”
She then carried out a medley of her genre-spanning hits, together with “The place Have You Been,” “Solely Lady (Within the World),” “We Discovered Love,” “Impolite Boy,” ‘Work,” “Wild Ideas,” “Pour It Up,” “All the Lights,” “Run This City” and “Umbrella.”
Closing out together with her No. 1 hit “Diamonds,” Rihanna returned to the suspended platform to hover throughout the sector as she belted, “Shine brilliant like a diamond.” The track is lifted from her 2012 album, Unapologetic, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. It marked her first No. 1 on that chart.
Whereas the singer was on stage, followers on social media started speculating that she is pregnant, particularly when she seemingly rubbed her stomach.
The Hollywood Reporter reviews that Rihanna’s rep confirmed to them that she is certainly anticipating her second little one with rapper A$AP Rocky.
The couple welcomed their first little one in Might 2022.
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Forward of her efficiency, Rihanna sat down with Nadeska of Apple Music to debate her return to the stage. Through the dialog, she defined how creating the setlist was the largest problem in getting ready for the Tremendous Bowl.
“That was the toughest half. Deciding how one can maximize 13 minutes, but in addition have fun. That’s what this present’s gonna be, it’s gonna be a celebration of my catalog in the easiest way we might have put it collectively,” Rihanna advised Apple Music.
“And also you solely have 13 minutes, that’s the problem, so that you’re making an attempt to cram 17 years of labor into 13 minutes. So it’s tough. You already know, some songs now we have to lose due to that, and that’s gonna be okay. However I feel we did a fairly good job of narrowing it down.”
In the identical interview, Rihanna described the place she is headed musically: “I’m feeling open to exploring, discovering, creating, issues which might be new, issues which might be totally different, issues which might be off, bizarre, may not ever make sense to my followers, , the folks that know the music that I put out. I simply need to play. I need to have enjoyable. I need to have enjoyable with music,” she advised Nadeska.
The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation introduced Rihanna because the halftime present headliner in September 2022. “Rihanna is a generational expertise, a lady of humble beginnings who has surpassed expectations at each flip,” stated JAY-Z, founding father of Roc Nation. “An individual born on the small island of Barbados who grew to become one of the vital distinguished artists ever. Self-made in enterprise and leisure.”
NFL Head of Music Seth Dudowsky, added, “We’re thrilled to welcome Rihanna to the Apple Music Tremendous Bowl Halftime Present stage. Rihanna is a as soon as in a era artist who has been a cultural power all through her profession. We look ahead to collaborating with Rihanna, Roc Nation and Apple Music to convey followers one other historic Halftime Present efficiency.”
Oliver Schusser, vice chairman of Apple Music and Beats, said, “Rihanna is an unbelievable recording artist who’s a favourite for a lot of thousands and thousands of Apple Music clients world wide. We’re excited to accomplice with Rihanna, Roc Nation and the NFL to convey music and sports activities followers a momentous present — what an unbelievable artist for the inaugural Apple Music Tremendous Bowl Halftime Present.”
Rihanna’s efficiency on the Tremendous Bowl marked her first time on stage in 5 years. She carried out on the 2018 Grammy Awards DJ Khaled and Bryson Tiller.
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