Rihanna is all set to headline the Super Bowl Halftime Show 2023! The fans of Love The Way You Lie singer can’t keep their calm and excitement and they seem pretty thrilled to see queen RiRi perform on the stage.
Super Bowl Halftime Show will be the first time that Rihanna will be taking over the stage since the arrival of her baby boy. Continue reading further to catch more insights about Rihanna’s performance.
Rihanna is set to perform at the Super Bowl Halftime Show 2023
Yes, you read that right. Rihanna is all geared up to perform at the Super Bowl Halftime Show. On Sunday, she confirmed the news by posting a picture on the social media platform Instagram.
The Love On The Brain singer posted a picture of an NFL football on her Instagram account. She simply captioned the snap, “.”. Soon afterward, the official page of Netflix also confirmed that Rihanna will be performing at the Super Bowl Halftime Show.
Seth Dudowsky, NFL Head of Music, put out a statement that read, “We are thrilled to welcome Rihanna to the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show stage. Rihanna is a once-in-a-generation artist who has been a cultural force throughout her career. We look forward to collaborating with Rihanna, Roc Nation, and Apple Music to bring fans another historic Halftime Show performance.”
How did the celebs react to the great news?
As soon as Rihanna announced on the social networking platform Instagram that she will be performing at the Super Bowl Halftime Show 2023, many of her fans and friends stopped by the comment sections of the post to express their happiness.
The About Damn Time singer Lizzo wrote, “Screaming” meanwhile Love Yourself crooner Justin Bieber added, “The queen is back.” The A Girl Like Grace star Ryan Destiny further added, ‘Omg STOP.’
The Parent Trap actress Lindsay Lohan dropped a couple of red heart emojis in the comments section of the post. The In The Name of Love singer Bebe Rexha penned, “This is about to be a movie.”
The White Tiger star Priyanka Chopra wrote, “Yasssssss😍.” The talk show host Andy Cohen expressed his excitement by writing, “Holy Shit. Finally some good news.” Turkish social media influencer Kerimcan Durmaz commented, “Waittt!!! Whaaaaaat???😍😭omg!!!! This is happening!!!!!!!!”
Has Rihanna performed at the Super Bowl Halftime Show before?
The answer to the above question is a big no. To date, the We Found Love singer has not performed at the extravagant and annual event. It has been stated that in the past she did get a golden opportunity to perform at the Super Bowl Halftime Show but she turned down the offer due to her solidarity with Colin Kaepernick.
During an earlier interaction with Vogue magazine, Robyn Rihanna Fenty NH popularly known as Rihanna spilled the beans on the whole situation. At that time, she revealed the reason behind turning down the offer to perform at the Super Bowl Halftime Show.
The Barbadian singer told the publication, “I couldn’t dare do that. For what? Who gains from that? Not my people. I just couldn’t be a sellout. I couldn’t be an enabler. There are things within that organization that I do not agree with at all, and I was not about to go and be of service to them in any way.”
The Super Bowl Halftime Show 2023 will be taking place at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on February 12, 2023. Are you excited to see Rihanna perform at the Super Bowl Halftime Show 2023? Kindly let us know your thoughts in the comments section below. Don’t forget to stay tuned with us for the latest updates from the world of showbiz.