2023, Super Bowl LVII-- Rihanna 2022, Super Bowl LVI -- Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar featuring 50 Cent and Anderson .Paak 2021, Super Bowl LV -- The Weeknd Rihanna gave a memorable Halftime performance at Super Bowl LVII. These are the facts and hidden Easter eggs behind the epic show in Phoenix, Arizona. Rihanna Super Bowl Halftime show: facts and hidden Easter eggs Adding to the excitement of her Super Bowl 57 appearance is the fact Rihanna hasn't consistently released music in some time. She last went on tour in 2016, the same year she released her last “I’m really excited to have Barbados on the Super Bowl stage. Rihanna previously turned down the NFL’s request to perform at the famous halftime show in 2019 , showing solidarity with Colin While most artists use a Super Bowl halftime appearance to launch a new album, Rihanna has been adamant that her follow-up to 2016’s “Anti-“ is not finished. She didn’t even perform “Lift Me Up,” her contribution to the “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” soundtrack, which is currently nominated for an Oscar. Rihanna performs at the Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona Ezra Shaw—Getty Images. Read more: Rihanna’s 25 Best Fashion Moments of All Time. Rihanna performs during the halftime show at the NFL Super Bowl 57 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo Rihanna performs during Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show at State Farm Stadium on Feb. 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona. Kevin Mazur/GI for Roc Nation Once one of the most prolific working hitmakers, Rihanna put her music career mostly on mute after 2016’s Anti, and nothing about this Super Bowl suggests she’s hurrying into a new chapter Back in 2019, Rihanna turned down performing at the Super Bowl Halftime Show (in support of Colin Kaepernick‘s beef with the pro football league). Fast forward to 2023 — and the Forbes’ 100 Most Powerful Woman is now set to tear the house down at the NFL Championship game. Here is the complete list of previous Super Bowl halftime performers and themes: 2025: Kendrick Lamar with special guest SZA 2024: Usher with special guests Alicia Keys, Jermaine Dupri, H.E.R The Super Bowl halftime show, an unpaid performance lasting about 12 to 15 minutes, has attracted the biggest music artists including Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Usher, Maroon 5, and Justin Timberlake. It is synonymous with the event, sometimes overshadowing the game, making it one of the most in-demand television spot in television history. NEW ORLEANS — Throughout the years, the Super Bowl halftime show has proven to sometimes be more memorable than the game itself. A wardrobe malfunction turned national incident. A perfectly Rihanna's triumphant comeback performance at Super Bowl LVII checked every box on her fans' wishlists: She sang all her hits ("Work," "Umbrella," and "Diamonds" included), brought a "surprise Rihanna's performance attained more than 121 million viewers across TV and digital platforms, overtaking the NBC airing of Katy Perry's Super Bowl XLIX halftime show (2015) to become the most-watched halftime show in U.S. television history and marking the first time since the latter to record consecutive years of Super Bowl halftime show and [Part IV: “We Found Love”] [Verse] Yellow diamonds in the light And we're standing side by side As your shadow crosses mine What it takes to come alive [Pre-Chorus] It's the way I'm feeling, I Dre added during a different pre-Super Bowl interview: "We’re going to open more doors for hip-hop artists in the future and making sure that the NFL understands that this is what it should have been long time ago." That much has been accomplished, as Kendrick Lamar is set to perform at the Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show this coming February. The Super Bowl halftime show, an unpaid performance lasting about 12 to 15 minutes, has attracted the biggest music artists including Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Usher, Maroon 5, and Justin Timberlake. It The Super Bowl is the second-largest food consumption day in the U.S., after Thanksgiving. The NFL uses Roman numerals to number each Super Bowl, except for Super Bowl 50. The most-watched Super Bowl was Super Bowl XLIX, with 114.4 million viewers. The Super Bowl has never gone into overtime until Super Bowl LI. Super Bowl and Pop Culture 6. Rihanna's pregnancy revealed (2023) Performing the Super Bowl halftime show is a lot of pressure and takes dedication, time, lots of planning and the stamina to keep up with the fast pace while
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