After rumors spread that Taylor Swift had agreed to perform at the Super Bowl, the starlet took to social media to deny the claims. But just a few days later, Rihanna confirmed that she will be headlining the halftime show.
As football season officially kicked off, fans couldn’t help guessing who might perform at the big game in February. And for non football fans, the identity of the Super Bowl’s halftime performer is more exciting than the game itself.
Rihanna will be joining the ranks of past halftime show performers, including Prince, Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney. The “Needed Me” singer recently had a baby with rapper A$AP Rocky and has been out of the music scene for while. With her last album, “ANTI,” released in 2016, fans have been desperately waiting for more.
“We are thrilled to welcome Rihanna to the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show stage,” Seth Dudowsky, NFL Head of Music, told The Hollywood Reporter.
While the new mother is enjoying her family time, she’s recently been spotted coming out of a studio late at night, suggesting that the Grammy Award winner is indeed recording new music. Now, many are wondering if her halftime show will be an opportunity to debut new music.
The “Kiss it Better” singer has had 14 number one songs on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts. She’s won nine Grammy Awards, 12 Billboard music Awards, 13 American Music Awards and 7 MTV Video Music Awards.
“Rihanna is a generational talent, a woman of humble beginnings who has surpassed expectations at every turn. A person born on the small island of Barbados who became one of the most prominent artists ever. Self-made in business and entertainment,” said Jay-Z, whose Roc Nation partners with the NFL. to The Hollywood Reporter.
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