Rihanna

Billboard reported that, just on the day of Lady Gaga's 2017 performance, her digital album and song sales went up 1000 percent.

Rihanna said the setlist changed 39 (!) times during rehearsals.

Before joining T&C, she was the deputy managing editor at [Hey Alma](https://www.heyalma.com/), a Jewish culture site. Kickoff for the Super Bowl takes place at 6:30 p.m. [check local listings](https://www.cabletv.com/blog/what-channel-is-fox) for what channel Fox is on. "When I first got the call to do it again this year I was like, 'Are you sure? "When you become a mom there’s something that happens where you feel like you can take on the world and can do anything. Tonight's show will be just 13 minutes long, and Rihanna said there were 39 different versions of the setlist.

The musician became a billionaire in 2021 and is now the second-wealthiest female entertainer, after Oprah.

And I'm honored to be here, and I'm honored to be doing this, this year." "Representing for immigrants, representing for my country, Barbados, representing for Black women everywhere," Rihanna said. The Fenty line generated more than $550 million in sales in 2020, Forbes noted. While music is what made Rihanna famous, it's her Fenty beauty line that has taken her wealth into the stratosphere. [Rihanna on her long-awaited return to the stage after 7 years: "To come back from 0 to Super Bowl, that's kind of nuts"](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rihanna-super-bowl-half-time/) [Here's a sneak peek at some of this year's Super Bowl ads](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/super-bowl-2023-lvii-ads-football-nfl/) [Rihanna takes the stage](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rihanna-super-bowl-half-time/) at the Super Bowl Halftime Show on Sunday, she will embody not only a musician who scaled the charts to become a global superstar but also an even rarer accomplishment: She's one of the world's few self-made [female billionaires](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rihanna-billionaire-fenty-beauty/).

A halftime show that Rihanna promises will be 'jam-packed' will sit at the center of the celebrity supplements to Super Bowl 57.

This being the Super Bowl, one anthem is not enough. Oddsmakers have put the over-under on Stapleton's "Star Spangled Banner" at 2 minutes, 5 seconds. "The national anthem's not an easy song for singers.

And Kiwi dancer and choreographer to the stars Parris Goebel has choreographed the performance, with the setlist and possible guest performers still a closely ...

Goebel marked the occasion by sharing black and white snaps of herself and Rihanna on Instagram, writing, “A little girl from Barbados and a little girl from New Zealand grew up into boss b****es and took over the Super Bowl half time show together. The game itself kicks off at 12:30pm NZT. “There’s something exhilarating about the challenge of it all. “When you become a mom, there’s something that just happens where you feel like you can take on the world, you can do anything. The Super Bowl is one of the biggest stages of the world,” Rihanna said ahead of the show. We far from home but we made it!!!!

Rihanna's performance at this year's Super Bowl is among its most thrilling aspects. After a six-year hiatus, the nine-time Grammy Award-winning singer will ...

I'm really excited to have Barbados on the Super Bowl stage." I could have never guessed that I would have made it here, so it's a celebration of that. Rihanna has since clarified that she uses her performance to stand in for immigrants and black women. After a six-year hiatus, the nine-time Grammy Award-winning singer will return to the stage. "RiRi, I love you so much," the 47-year-old said.Congratulations in advance. I can't wait to see it.

CBS' Nate Burleson asked Rihanna about the halftime show, and knowing she would not give too much away he asked if there were generally any surprises in store.

[NFL](/nfl/) for the halftime show and also is credited with being a major player in discovering Rihanna. Burleson also asked the question on every Rihanna's fan mind: Is she putting out any new music soon? Performers often bring out special guests for the halftime show, and while no announcement has been made, that does not mean there won't be a surprise.

A halftime show that Rihanna promises will be "jam-packed" will sit at the center of the celebrity supplements to Super Bowl 57.

This being the Super Bowl, one anthem is not enough. Oddsmakers have put the over-under on Stapleton's "Star Spangled Banner" at 2 minutes, 5 seconds. "The national anthem's not an easy song for singers.

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky, both 34, have the kind of collaboration that brings music to the ears. These days, Rihanna and A$AP Rocky — whose legal name is ...

In the summer of 2020, Rihanna and Rocky collaborated on the launch of her Fenty Skin band. The outlet reported that Rocky was taken into custody after he arrived in Los Angeles from a vacation with Rihanna in Barbados, where she is from. Not even during what should be one of the most beautiful and celebrated times in one’s life,” she wrote in a tweet at the time. [In September 2018, Rocky attended the annual charity](https://www.vogue.com/article/rihanna-asap-rocky-clara-lionel-foundation-diamond-ball-new-york-fashion-week-party) event to show his support rocking an all-black suit and white sneakers. The word on Rihanna and Rocky's relationship status was still up in the air at this time. The original tune was a part of Rihanna’s sixth studio album, “Talk That Talk.” For the remix, Rocky lent his skills to the song’s first verse, which he rapped. Weeks after Rihanna reportedly gave birth, Rocky told [Dazed](https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/56145/1/asap-rocky-rihanna-gucci-fatherhood) magazine of his hopes to “raise open-minded children” and “not people who discriminate.” “I wanted to take on the challenge, and I wanted to do something that would force me to get back onstage.” without feeling like it was an occupation or an obligated job agreement, I feel like that experience is like none other,” Rocky said. “I’m not trying to describe a saint,” he said at the time. For so long, the couple appeared to define their relationship as being a good friendship. [Rihanna was seen with a baby bump in New York City and ](https://www.today.com/popculture/popculture/rihanna-expecting-1st-child-ap-rocky-rcna14212)Rocky by her side.

Rihanna's dad Ronald Fenty said his daughter would be enraged if he revealed the name of her baby son, which she has kept from the public since having the ...

From one Super Bowl halftime show star to another: Shakira is sending her best wishes to Rihanna before she headlines Sunday's halftime set.

Super Bowl LVII’s broadcast began live on Fox and Fox Deportes on Sunday at 6:30 p.m. It’s gonna be a celebration of my catalog in the best way that we could have put it together. “And you’re gonna see on Sunday, from the time it starts, it just never ends until the very last second. but I think we did a pretty good job of narrowing it down. 9), giving fans a preview of what’s to come. “Remembering good times and wishing you the best vibes for tonight’s show, Rih!” Shakira wrote on her social media accounts Sunday (Feb.

Rihanna is already worth a ton of money, but even though she won't get paid for performing at the Super Bowl, the halftime show ends up being very ...

[Apple Music Sing](https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2022/12/apple-introduces-apple-music-sing/) feature allows fans to take the mic on their favorite Rihanna songs, be it solos, perform duets, sing backup, and more, on all compatible iPhone and iPad models as well as the new Apple TV 4K. [the new mom](https://www.glamour.com/story/rihanna-gave-birth-to-a-baby-boy) said during a press conference for her halftime show late last week, which is being produced by Apple Music for the first time. Then there's the success of Fenty Beauty, w [orth an estimated $2.8 billion](https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisadellatto/2023/02/10/why-rihanna-wont-get-paid-for-her-super-bowl-halftime-show/?sh=7c25b8125622&utm_campaign=socialflowForbesMainFB&utm_medium=social&utm_source=ForbesMainFacebook&fbclid=IwAR1g7t85lnTxT3BzF6T-12ART48kvZ68cQ0LrWfMl_2QQrNxvgchZsLfhO0&mibextid=Zxz2cZ). [Shakira and Jennifer Lopez performed in 2020](https://www.glamour.com/story/super-bowl-jennifer-lopez-shakira-controversy), they saw 267% and 187% streaming gains in the week following their performance, [according to Billboard](https://www.billboard.com/lists/super-bowl-halftime-shows-music-sales/2022-dr-dre-snoop-dogg-eminem-mary-j-blige-kendrick-lamar/). (Rihanna credited [her Fenty highlighter](https://www.glamour.com/gallery/fenty-beauty-reviews) with making her look glowing and awake for her Apple Music press conference after several sleepless nights prepping for the halftime show.) Of course, there's also the lingerie brand [Savage X Fenty](https://www.forbes.com/sites/tanyaklich/2022/03/11/rihannas-savage-x-fenty-lingerie-weighing-an-ipo-at-a-3-billion-valuation/?sh=1294f77d21f0), which has been a huge part of Rihanna’s estimated $1.4 billion fortune. Three years before that, Lady Gaga saw [a 1000% increase](https://www.billboard.com/lists/super-bowl-halftime-shows-music-sales/2022-dr-dre-snoop-dogg-eminem-mary-j-blige-kendrick-lamar/) in song and album sales after she took the stage.

Super Bowl halftime-show viewers will notice a new sponsor when Rihanna takes the stage for the live extravaganza: Apple Music. The high-profile sponsorship ...

The Super Bowl LVII halftime show should be an awesome one, with the great Rihanna set to perform in Arizona. And while the Chiefs and Eagles are playing a ...

Rihanna's dad, Ronald Fenty, says she's already gone through a "few names" for her son—but that she would "have his head" if he shared them.

Ronald is a big fan of A$AP Rocky as a partner for his daughter/father to his grandson. And what would happen if he broke the code of silence on the baby name front? And, by the way, full disclosure: totally paraphrased that the-football-game-is-the-opening-act bit from him (and it's so much better coming from a doting dad): "Everybody is saying that football is just opening up for her — it’s the Rihanna show. Of course, since Ronald has no interest in being shunned at all future Fenty family gatherings, he stopped short of sharing any of those "few names." [Rihanna Bowl](https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a42768472/adele-super-bowl-for-rihanna/) we're all already counting down to, how about an whole bunch of updates about Rihanna's personal life? The rare, on-the-record source in question happens to be none other than Rihanna's dad, Ronald Fenty, who traveled from Barbados to the U.S.

Rihanna returned to the stage for the first time in seven years for a Super Bowl halftime performance that wowed fans with a baby bump.

The rapper/business mogul, who has aligned himself with the NFL to [expand the cultural influence](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/mike-freeman/2022/02/09/nfl-jay-z-social-justice-efforts-failure-super-bowl-2022/6664093001/) of the league, helped sign Rihanna to Def Jam Records when she was 16 and scored a massive hit with her on 2008’s Grammy-winning “Umbrella.” Rihanna remains a top name at Jay-Z’s Roc Nation label and entertainment firm. [according to the Recording Industry Association of America](https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=rihanna#search_section)), and her Super Bowl debut squeezed as many [her 14 No. Quick segues into "Where Have You Been" and "Only Girl (In the World)" led to a fireworks display during "We Found Love," her fizzy banger with Calvin Harris. Since "Anti," the nine-time Grammy Award winner has mostly dedicated her time to boosting the profile of Fenty Beauty, which she started in 2017. [Maybe the rawest unplugged show ever](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/02/12/foo-fighters-dave-grohl-unplugs-pre-super-bowl-concert/11242290002/) [The 20 best Rihanna songs ever (from 'We Found Love' to 'Umbrella')](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/02/10/rihanna-best-songs-ever-ranked/11223998002/) "Is Rihanna pregnant again" became a breakout term on Google Trends during the performance, as Rihanna gently patted her stomach at one point, prompting excited speculation among fans. [See Eagles coach Nick Sirianni moved to tears](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/02/12/super-bowl-57-national-anthem-chris-stapleton-sheryl-lee-ralph/11214856002/) [according to Forbes.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/08/04/rihanna-billionaire-forbes-richest-female-musician-fenty-beauty/5480614001/) And, of course, her distinctive fashion style. [Super Bowl halftime headliner.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/10/18/rihanna-super-bowl-halftime-show-2023-new-music/10477741002/) [more than $1 billion](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/08/04/rihanna-billionaire-forbes-richest-female-musician-fenty-beauty/5480614001/) and, as of last year, [a mom](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2022/05/19/rihanna-baby-singer-asap-rocky-welcome-first-child/6646816001/).

Rihanna delivered a glitzy performance during the Super Bowl halftime show, where she revealed she is pregnant.

[fourth “Savage X Fenty”](https://www.rollingstone.com/product-recommendations/lifestyle/watch-savage-x-fenty-show-live-stream-amazon-prime-1064126/) fashion show last November and, most notably, released some new music. [last appearing onstage at the 2018 Grammys](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/grammys-2018-dj-khaled-rihanna-nod-to-harlem-renaissance-for-wild-thoughts-197391/) to perform “Wild Thoughts” with DJ Khaled. [was announced last year](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rihanna-headline-super-bowl-57-halftime-show-1234599498/), Jay said, “Rihanna is a generational talent, a woman of humble beginnings who has surpassed expectations at every turn. She showcased her vocal range as she brought things down a notch for “We Found Love” as she descended to Earth to dance on the field with her bevy of dancers. A person born on the small island of Barbados who became one of the most prominent artists ever. In 13 minutes, the singer reminded the world of why she remains a musical queen, even when she hasn’t released an album since 2016.

Rihanna did not bring any other artists to the stage, preferring to frame the set as a celebration of her dominant pop career. The performance also served ...

[The Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/rihanna-entertainment-sports-motherhood-music-14ea73006505a33793e3af992b083a2c) in an interview shortly after she was announced as the halftime headliner, “Super Bowl is one thing. The staging was dramatic and visually striking, as Rihanna hovered over the crowd on an elevated platform that descended from above, and some of her dancers remained poised above the field throughout the set. Despite performing parts of several songs that feature high-profile rappers — “Work,” her hit single with Drake; “Umbrella,” which features Jay-Z; and Kanye West’s “All of the Lights,” on which Rihanna guests — she did not bring any other artists to the stage, preferring to frame the set as a celebration of her dominant pop career. Ever the savvy businesswoman, her halftime performance featured a bit of product placement, when she paused for a moment to reapply some Fenty Beauty powder. 1 smashes like “We Found Love,” “Diamonds” and “Only Girl (in the World),” leaning into the up-tempo and dancier sides of her catalog. The performance also served as a pregnancy reveal.

From her pregnancy reveal to her set list, here's what you need to know about Rihanna's halftime show performance for the 2023 Super Bowl.

Neither of those happened, but the Super Bowl Halftime Show marked her long-awaited return to music, and now the world waits to see what happens next. [historic game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs](https://time.com/6254557/super-bowl-2023-black-quarterbacks-mahomes-hurts/) was settled, the true winner of Super Bowl LVII was [Rihanna](https://time.com/6251429/rihanna-fashion-best-moments/), who made her triumphant return to [live performance](https://time.com/6250929/best-rihanna-performances-super-bowl/) on the biggest of stages: the Halftime Show. As fans took in her performance, much of the conversation focused, as it so often does in our gossip-centric culture, on her postpartum body. Her long-awaited show had been hyped for months leading up to tonight’s musical comeback, and fans were satisfied with the results. While it’s become customary for most Halftime headliners to feature special guests during their shows, Rihanna broke with tradition and was the sole performer during the performance, relying instead on the impeccable talents of her dozens of backup dancers, who wined, body-rolled, and dropped it low. While her epic performance more than delivered the show-stopping celebration of her many hits that [her fans had anticipated](https://time.com/6253747/rihanna-super-bowl-halftime-show-predictions/), it was also filled with plenty of surprises—including choreography from her frequent collaborator Parris Goebel, a cheeky Fenty product placement, and a well-placed belly rub that set the Internet ablaze with pregnancy speculations, as well as criticism that so much focus shifted from her musical return to the status of her postpartum body. Rihanna’s look consisted of a striking red bodysuit with a matching red patent breastplate from Loewe, worn under a jumpsuit in the same bright shade. For one thing, prolifically: immediately after the performance, Twitter would not load tweets for a couple of minutes. Her electrifying performance signaled that even though it’s been seven years since we’ve had a new album from Rihanna, the bad gal can still bring it when it comes to putting on a show. During the show, the word “pregnant” began trending on Twitter, with viewers reading into a belly rub she did while singing the lyric “life inside” and a quote she gave during a pre-show interview in which she said, “I’m thinking about bringing someone.” Others criticized the speculation and the mass effort to investigate a woman’s reproductive status, saying that the moment should be about her return to music and what this means for her career, not about her body. The sporty, futuristic look was complemented by white Hazmat suit-esque costumes her backup dancers wore, paired with reflective sunglasses and mesh undershirts. “I’m three months postpartum, like, should I be making major decisions like this now?’ Like, ‘I might regret this,’” she said.

Rihanna performs onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona. AFP / Gregory ...

It's important for my son to see this," she added. I could have never guessed that I would have made it here, so it's a celebration of that. "It's important for me to do this, this year. As scary as that was because I haven't been on stage in seven years, there's something exhilarating about the challenge of it all," she told a media presentation last week. Representatives for the singer confirmed the speculation to trade magazines Rolling Stone and The Hollywood Reporter: Rihanna is pregnant with her second child. The 34-year-old Rihanna gave birth to their first child, a boy, on May 13 last year.

GLENDALE (AFP) — Rihanna made her long-awaited return to the stage at the Super Bowl with a career-spanning medley of pop bangers, but it was her baby bump ...

“Wild Thoughts” “Run This Town” and, of course, “Umbrella” and “Diamonds” rounded out the show. But in accepting the coveted slot this time around, the Barbados-born singer said it was “important for representation.” “Rude Boy,” “Bitch Better Have My Money,” “Work” and “All of the Lights” were also on the setlist, as a sea of dancers performed stunning acrobatics.

A well-placed belly rub inspired speculation during the performance, with a rep confirming the news following the show.

[said in an interview](https://twitter.com/shannonsharpeee/status/1624564765174665216) that she was “thinking about bringing someone,” which many interpreted, in retrospect, as the singer hinting at the news. [Super Bowl Halftime Show performance](https://time.com/6253747/rihanna-super-bowl-halftime-show-predictions/), Rihanna took the stage with a half-zipped bright red jumpsuit. Rihanna also said that being a new mom made her feel like “you could take on the world — you can do anything.” There was also speculation that Rihanna was hinting at a pregnancy after she rubbed her belly during the performance. During a press conference with the show’s sponsor, Apple Music, leading up to her performance, Rihanna spoke about being offered the opportunity to take the Super Bowl Halftime stage three months after giving birth to her son. I might regret this,’” she said during the event.

Rihanna performed hits like Umbrella, Only Girl, and We Found Love at Super Bowl LVII — all with a baby bump.

And then just like she entered the stadium, she planted herself on one of those death-defying platforms and ascended high above the field, powering through “ [Umbrella](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvBfHwUxHIk)” and “ [Diamonds](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWA2pjMjpBs),” two of the biggest singles of her career. [Rude Boy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e82VE8UtW8A),” “ [Work](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL1UzIK-flA),” and “ [Pour It Up](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehcVomMexkY).” With the cameras up close, she cracked a wry smile here and flashed a squint there. [All of the Lights](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAfFfqiYLp0)” and “ [Run This Town](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztygmWtWCjQ),” solo, deigning to bring on collaborators Jay-Z and [Kanye West](https://www.vox.com/culture/23398795/kanye-west-ye-antisemitic-bigot-white-lives-matter-tucker-carlson-art-vs-artist) for what would have been quintessential Super Bowl cameos. As she transitioned to her final set of songs, one of the dancers handed her what seemed to be a Fenty compact (internet sleuths deduced it was her brand’s $34 [blotting powder](https://www.sephora.com/product/invisimatte-blotting-powder-P39784685)) and the makeup entrepreneur dusted her nose and undereyes. The dancers cleared. [ Rihanna’s reps confirmed she is pregnant](https://twitter.com/rollingstone/status/1624958333462405131?s=46&t=VdU_G3Di9GbVdPqTnB7N1A) with her second child after a speculative social media frenzy ( [that belly rub](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/amberjamieson/rihanna-pregnant-super-bowl-half-time-show) did mean something!). The direction and camera work were on point, with wide shots capturing the scale and grandeur of the floating stages. She is a hitmaker; it’s about the sound. This year, multiple platforms were suspended and lowered, lifted, and lowered again and again in synchronization with her run of songs; the set looked like a giant audio equalizer. Her voice is an engine that can take any song in any genre to the top of the charts. The next single, the next makeup drop, the next outfit: Rihanna is one of the few humans in this overexposed, over-curated world that people simply cannot get enough of. Rihanna doesn’t need more money, but whatever Rihanna wants, she gets, with millions of fans cheering her on.

After seven years largely away from the stage, the singer and mogul used the halftime show to perform a dozen hits, nod to her nonmusical business and ...

And for Rihanna, playing halftime is a milestone befitting the scope of her achievements. Rihanna — one of the crucial pop hitmakers of the 21st century — needs the Super Bowl less than the Super Bowl needs her, and her performance was a master class in doing exactly enough. So in its marketing, the Super Bowl amplified how it was a coup to land her most visible effort in years. But the involvement of The event was the event. There was little variation in tone or energy, no aesthetic nods to the lightly themed set list. But for Rihanna, who [last year gave birth to her first child](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/07/style/rihanna-pregnancy-fashion.html), it was a stroke of performance savvy nonetheless — maybe the only gesture that could outshine, and reframe, the show she had just given. And she had not performed a show of this scale since 2016. Rihanna’s hits are plentiful — she has charted more than 60 times on the Billboard Hot 100 — and they are varied. During “Work,” she led them as if she were a tutor calling out moves but not participating in them. In 13 minutes, Rihanna casually performed snippets of 12 hits, universally known songs that don’t require much in the way of fluffing or bombast. She followed that song immediately with “Run This Town,” another collaboration with Ye (and Jay-Z).

Rihanna made her long-awaited return to the stage at the Super Bowl with a career-spanning medley of pop bangers, but it was her baby bump that dominated ...

“Wild Thoughts” “Run This Town” and, of course, “Umbrella” and “Diamonds” rounded out the show. “Rude Boy,” “Bitch Better Have My Money,” “Work” and “All of the Lights” were also on the set, as a sea of dancers performed stunning acrobatics. She delivered her club smashes including “Where Have You Been” to “Only Girl (In the World)” and the time-tested “We Found Love.”

The singer surprised fans as she delivered a hit-heavy performance at the half-time show.

Fans of Rihanna admit the singer doesn't necessarily have the best voice in music. And surely everybody can all be grateful that her set wasn't dragged down by her most recent release - Lift Me Up from the soundtrack to Marvel's Wakanda Forever. In the late noughties and early 2010s, she churned out chart-toppers faster than the industry's top songwriters could compose them. But monster hits such as Rude Boy were balanced with the somewhat harder-edged and lesser-known Pour It Up. Model Cara Delevingne was among the attendees sporting one on Sunday. I couldn't be an enabler," she said at the time. Instead, Rihanna deployed some her biggest hits as she hurtled towards the end of her set, climaxing with her ode to British weather, Umbrella, and the rousing, anthemic Diamonds. But what has set Rihanna apart from some of her peers is the sheer number of hits she has to her name. Weird but whatever." "I just couldn't be a sellout. [her representatives confirmed](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/rihanna-pregnant-rep-confirms-super-bowl-halftime-show-1235323383/) the singer was indeed pregnant with her second child. The singer rattled through several of her most recognisable hits, front-loading her set with some of her most danceable and up-tempo numbers including Only Girl (In The World) and the excellent Where Have You Been.

GLENDALE: Rihanna made her long-awaited return to the stage at the Super Bowl with a career-spanning medley of pop bangers, but it was her baby bump that ...

The evening marked a reversal after Rihanna had previously turned down the gig in protest of the National Football League's handling of race issues. The 34-year-old welcomed her first child, a son, with rapper A$AP Rocky in May. The megastar appeared in the stadium midair on a floating stage, donning a clingy, all-red ensemble featuring a molded bustier -- and a belt below what many viewers deduced was another mini RiRi in the making.

She's pregnant and once again setting the rules for maternity fashion.

(Alaïa had a very good Super Bowl; Rihanna also wore a crocodile print skirt and a shearling leather jacket from the brand for her pregame news conference.) The calculation is that the potential payoff is worth the risk. (Also, yes, Valentine’s Day, but she generally thinks more globally than a Hallmark moment.) It painted a picture that could be read from the farthest reaches of the football arena. (Who knows how many?) Even Oscar nominees don’t have quite so many brands willing to gamble on the chance that a celebrity’s favor will fall on them. Or like some sort of avant-garde fertility goddess, drenched in a color with all sorts of potent associations related to the female body — especially the pregnant female body. [Rihanna’s style](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/07/style/rihanna-pregnancy-fashion.html) was largely defined by what she didn’t wear (anything that obscured her bump), in State Farm Stadium she was almost entirely covered up.

The megastar appeared in the stadium midair on a floating stage, donning a clingy, all-red ensemble featuring a molded bustier — and a belt below what many ...

(CNN) — How about that Rihanna concert sandwiched by a football game? At least that's what the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show felt like with her ...

"I want to just put music out and have fun with it but if it has to be an album, that might take some time." "Just to be inspired, really." "The set list was the biggest challenge.

She's pregnant and once again setting the rules for maternity fashion.

(Alaïa had a very good Super Bowl; Rihanna also wore a crocodile print skirt and a shearling leather jacket from the brand for her pregame news conference.) The calculation is that the potential payoff is worth the risk. (Also, yes, Valentine’s Day, but she generally thinks more globally than a Hallmark moment.) It painted a picture that could be read from the farthest reaches of the football arena. (Who knows how many?) Even Oscar nominees don’t have quite so many brands willing to gamble on the chance that a celebrity’s favor will fall on them. [Rihanna’s style](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/07/style/rihanna-pregnancy-fashion.html) was largely defined by what she didn’t wear (anything that obscured her bump), in State Farm Stadium she was almost entirely covered up. Or like some sort of avant-garde fertility goddess, drenched in a color with all sorts of potent associations related to the female body — especially the pregnant female body.

There were no costume changes this year, but Rihanna nonetheless stunned Super Bowl LVII in a custom all-red ensemble by luxury labels Loewe and Alaïa.

And with the star spending much of the intervening time building her lingerie and beauty empire, fashion-watchers had speculated that she might wear items from her Savage X Fenty line. (At the halftime show press conference Thursday, Rihanna had also opted for an aviator jacket by Alaïa, which just days ago opened a New York boutique after more than 30 years without brick-and-mortar presence in the city.) Rihanna completed the outfit with a pair of red sneakers from Maison Margiela's collaboration with sport shoe brand, Salomon. The garment was almost entirely unzipped to reveal a matching silk jersey catsuit and sculpted leather corset (and, of course, a baby bump, as later confirmed to The 34-year-old soon discarded the scarf, before embarking on a medley of hits including "Rude Boy" and "Umbrella." This time it was a red leather maxi puffer coat — also with integrated gloves — designed by the label's creative director Pieter Mulier.

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky both rock bold styles together wherever they go – here's a peek at their shared love for fashion and the trends that they're setting ...

But she didn't prove as big a draw as last year's Super Bowl halftime performers, led by Dr. Dre. Early numbers from Samba TV, a TV technology company that ...

Rihanna still drew substantially more viewers than the halftime performer two years ago, The Weeknd. “Rihanna’s star power has only continued to grow since her last tour and album release more than half a decade ago,” noted Samba TV founder and CEO Ashwin Navin. Early numbers from Samba TV, a TV technology company that provides real-time analytics, found that Rihanna’s audience was slightly smaller than last year. That’s up from 36.5 million the previous year. It appears to be up versus last year, with 36.7 million households viewing the contest between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles. But she didn’t prove as big a draw as last year’s Super Bowl halftime performers, led by Dr.

Rihanna announced her second pregnancy during the Super Bowl Halftime Show. She and A$AP Rocky have one child, born May 2022.

And while we have no idea how far along she is, she did warn us all earlier this year not to be expecting a new album. Did she touch her belly during “BBHMM” or “Diamonds”? Little did we know she meant a dang baby bump.

Rihanna headlined the Super Bowl halftime show in a body-hugging red Loewe jumpsuit with matching Loewe bustier and Alaïa jacket. Fans speculated whether or ...

(We’ve also reached out to Rihanna’s team for comment and will update here when we hear back.) (By the way, A$AP Rocky was caught [recording some of his girlfriend’s performance](https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1624948494124601345) on his cell phone from the sidelines and it’s all very cute.) Rihanna didn’t explicitly announce that she’s pregnant during the set though, and the body-hugging red Loewe jumpsuit, paired with a matching Loewe bustier and [Alaïa jacket](https://twitter.com/VVFriedman/status/1624949449138098177) and MM6 Maison Margiela x Salomon Cross Low sneakers, made it a bit tough to tell for sure. [talked](https://www.thecut.com/2023/02/rihanna-work-life-balance-new-mom.html) about juggling new motherhood and her career, telling Apple Music’s Nadeska, “The balance is almost impossible. [her first child](https://www.thecut.com/2022/05/rihanna-reportedly-had-her-baby.html), a boy, with A$AP Rocky, in May of last year. The singer and beauty mogul hasn’t performed live in years, so the second “Bitch Better Have My Money” (the first of many hits she performed tonight) started blasting through that arena, fans/the world/probably Adele because she was in the audience naturally lost their shit. [Rihanna](https://www.thecut.com/2023/01/rihanna-super-bowl-halftime.html)’s Super Bowl Halftime performance was always going to overshadow any silly little game, super or not.

The singer gave much of her halftime show performance atop seven suspended platforms. It was all in the name of protecting the grass.

[Tifway 419 hybrid Bermuda grass](https://krturfgrass.com/product/tifway-419-bermuda/) on a tray that is [rolled outside](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzEXaeOORgc) into the sun during the week and rolled back under the stadium’s dome for game days (the dome also opens to give it light). (Some call this tool “the thumper”—and yes you can [imagine Dune](https://dune.fandom.com/wiki/Thumper#:~:text=A%20thumper%20is%20a%20short,last%20for%20approximately%20one%20hour.).) It does this by dropping a 2.25-kilogram hammer into the ground and returning a numerical measurement, called a Gmax, for how quickly it stops. It’s watered and mowed daily, and there’s a tool, the [Clegg Impact Tester](https://pioneerathletics.com/clegg-impact-tester), that checks its density to make sure it’s the safest possible surface for football. Preserving that field, says Phil Bogle, the NFL’s director of game operations, is the league’s main objective when it comes to the halftime show, “so that when the athletes get out there they can do their thing without any concern for field conditions.” [called upon the league](https://apnews.com/article/new-york-jets-carolina-panthers-nfl-sports-aaron-rodgers-1d22c7efbe62ff9d58d1df1a1f45ee47) to switch every field to grass, claiming it’s easier on their bodies. And while the LED-lit platforms, which were arranged in different positions as the singer moved through hits ranging from “Bitch Better Have My Money” to “Rude Boy,” looked cool as hell, they also served a very practical purpose: They kept her off the grass.

Donald Trump called Rihanna's Super Bowl halftime performance an “epic fail” after the former president also previously claimed the pop star would be ...

[Vogue](https://www.vogue.com/article/rihanna-cover-november-2019?utm_social-type=owned&mbid=social_twitter&utm_source=twitter&utm_brand=vogue&utm_medium=social&verso=true) the following year, she once again addressed The Apprentice star, specifically his response to the back-to-back mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton which he claimed were the result of a “mental illness problem.” Rihanna told the magazine, “It is devastating. It’s completely racist.” She continued, “Put an Arab man with that same weapon in that same Walmart and there is no way that Trump would sit there and address it publicly as a mental health problem.” The pop star concluded, “The most mentally ill human being in America right now seems to be the president.” And the fact that it’s classified as something different because of the color of their skin? [revealed that she is pregnant with her second child](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2023/02/rihanna-confirms-shes-pregnant-after-2023-super-bowl) with boyfriend ASAP Rocky, should come as no surprise given that days before she even hit the stage at Arizona's State Farm Stadium Trump was already sharing his negative opinions about her. In a cover story for representative, who took issue with Rihanna being chosen for the Super Bowl due to her liberal politics.

Rolling out seven albums in eight years, Rihanna dominated pop, embracing emerging trends, serving big-tent bops in lean years for R&B singers, and doing songs ...

She held court dressed in blood red, surrounded by a swirl of dancers in white, soft-launching a new kid by hosting a kind of metaphysical conception to the tune of “Work” and “Wild Thoughts,” joining Beyoncé and Cardi B in their use of television to share the reveal, the latest in a lengthy succession of [women](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQKQEY6KDzE&t=117s) [giving](https://twitter.com/craigspoplife/status/1624961931202203649) [memorable](https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8beae) [performances](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhdTAwkDu1Q) [while](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxRNtNpJPVw) [pregnant](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5JjcJAg_P0). [Beyoncé stunted so hard ](https://youtu.be/SDPITj1wlkg?t=89)that we often forget she wasn’t the headliner, or Michael Jackson’s memorable [two-minute statue pose](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsopN7JKUVs) from 1993, or the flawless 1991 [“Star-Spangled Banner”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAYKTMQl7MQ) from Whitney Houston. [Coldplay](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Uw6ZkbsAH8) to [Jeezy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xcwd_Nz6Zog). You either know buddy can sing the soul loose from your body, or [you fuck around and find out](https://youtu.be/V-FYmUIvE10?t=197).) What Rihanna’s Super Bowl show did expertly communicate is that she is a tenacious self-starter who played the fame game so well that she made it from a [bungalow](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLeGYlx5pSQ) to a [billion](https://www.forbes.com/sites/maddieberg/2021/08/04/fentys-fortune-rihanna-is-now-officially-a-billionaire/?sh=3dda38eb7c96) in less than 20 years, and her singles still slam, and we could probably stop asking after R9 for a little while. The usual suspects — “We Found Love,” “Only Girl (In the World),” “Diamonds,” “Umbrella” — made their expected appearances, but opening that show with “Bitch Better Have My Money” was bold, and leaving ballads like “Take a Bow” and “Stay” at home in favor of the raunchier “Rude Boy” and “Pour It Up” gave the spectacle a faintly reckless air that counterbalanced the hard-fought seamlessness displayed as the star was shuttled onto and off of the moving platform, which resembled the Battlefield level from Super Smash Bros. [Simpler time](https://www.vulture.com/2022/12/kanye-west-dropped-brands-adidas-gap-what-did-ye-say.html).) [almost 40 drafts](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rihanna-super-bowl-press-conference-halftime-show-1234676685/) of the set list in the planning stages, and throughout the 13-song medley, there was the sense she could’ve played 20 more hits. Four medleys showcased her casual excellence in [singing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hqpw9dtKChg) [across](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9Ygppti7YI) [genres](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUyEZzFyz9U), in the process tracing her evolution from teenage sensation to dance-music icon at ease in the listless sequence of psych-rock jams, soul songs, and ballads heard on the same year’s Anti. [naysayers](https://twitter.com/rihanna/status/203576093385568256). It’s a testament to the Barbadian icon’s mettle, to a career dedicated to making the difficult look doable, that all of this intrigue could be stuffed into a confident, relaxed performance that saw the singer float in the air on a suspended platform while barreling through songs from various corners of her expansive catalogue. 2005’s “Pon de Replay” was our first sampling of the voice, a delicate but raspy thing blessed with a formidable vibrato and a depth of range that snuck up on us when she trotted effortlessly across the high notes in 2006’s “Tainted Love” flip “S.O.S.” and 2007’s New Order interpolation [Rihanna](https://www.vulture.com/tags/rihanna/) perform on television or anywhere else was at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards ceremony, where she was named Video Vanguard.

Rihanna didn't introduce a new song during her Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show performance but she did introduce a new pregnancy.

It's important for my son to see that." "It's important for me to do this this year. It's important for representation.

Rihanna is perhaps the only pop star so relaxed and unencumbered by expectations that she could turn such a high-stakes occasion into a jaunt.

As she moves further and further away from the merry-go-round of the album-release calendar, her mystique has only continued to grow. She has taken the stage in support of her lingerie brand more frequently than she has performed her music live. Pregnancy is the latest element of her public persona to inspire just as much gasping Internet-wide awe as any new music could. From one angle, the confusion of the moment represented a distraction from the musical performance. Formed partly in an attempt to revamp the N.F.L.’s image in the wake of its mistreatment of Kaepernick, the partnership has, at least gesturally, altered the makeup of the halftime show: Last year’s was a gallingly belated celebration of hip-hop history, and the first time the genre had been featured prominently at the Super Bowl. [Anti](https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/rihannas-anti-album)” in 2016, Rihanna has become adept at sustaining, and even growing, her celebrity status without being particularly interested in the duties of a pop star. [Super Bowl](https://www.newyorker.com/sports/replay/super-bowl-lvii-was-a-story-of-two-great-quarterbacks-until-the-end) on account of the N.F.L.’s treatment of [Colin Kaepernick](https://www.newyorker.com/sports/sporting-scene/the-nfls-change-of-tone-and-the-limits-of-merely-listening), Rihanna has since changed her tune, thanks to a partnership between the league and Jay-Z’s sprawling entertainment company, Roc Nation. [pregnant with her first child](https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/is-rihannas-pregnancy-all-bump-and-no-grind), in 2022, she came out of relative hiding by staging a paparazzi shoot in New York City that showed her belly peeking out of a hot-pink vintage Chanel jacket, adorned with hanging jewels. [Beyoncé](https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-beyonce-grammys-were-awkward) pioneered this sort of pregnancy announcement at the V.M.A.s in 2011, flinging open her sequined blazer and exaggeratedly rubbing her bump at the end of a performance of “Love On Top.” Rihanna, who is the anti-Beyoncé in her resistance to calculation and choreography, barely grazed her bump with her hands, prompting millions to wonder on social media if she was actually pregnant, or if they were experiencing a fever dream. And yet Rihanna is perhaps the only pop star so relaxed and unencumbered by expectations that she could turn such a high-stakes occasion into a cool and casual jaunt. And it would also, unbeknownst to viewers before the broadcast, double as a pregnancy announcement for the pop star, who is now expecting her second child. Rihanna, who has not released a new album since 2016’s “Anti,” would be taking the stage for the first time in several years.

A fashion critic from The Times's Style section writes: On Sunday night, the most watched fashion show of New York Fashion Week took place — in Arizona.

What did you think of it? Did you watch the show? What did you think?