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Rihanna Is Headlining The Super Bowl, Confirms On IG

Author Laila Abuelhawa
Singer Rihanna performs on day 3 of the 2016 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival Weekend 1 at the Empire Polo Club on April 17, 2016 in Indio, California.

Rihanna has confirmed she will be headlining the Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show in February 2023. She was something of a surprise, as she has taken a step back from music as of late. She has not released any new music since 2016 and has just had a baby with A$AP Rocky. Further, she has turned down an offer to play the Halftime Show in 2018, according to Rolling Stone.

The singer and beauty mogul shared a picture of her arm carrying an NFL-branded football on her Instagram on Sunday (September 25). Her caption only read “.”

Per Variety, Jay-Z said in the official announcement, “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.” In 2019, Jay-Z partnered with the NFL “to enhance the NFL’s live game experiences and to amplify the league’s social justice efforts.”

Seth Dudowsky, NFL’s head of music added, “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.”

The Halftime performance announcement is sure to re-ignite the fire for fans of RiRi to expect new music, and may well be her way of announcing new music. On the other hand, it may simply be a one-off performance.

GALLERY: Rihanna's Top 25 Songs Ranked

Rihanna has had an impressive 13 years in the industry. She is not only a singer; she is also an actress, a fashion designer, a business owner and a philanthropist.

So far in her career, she’s won multiple GRAMMY’s, Billboard Music Awards, American Music Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, the CFDA Fashion Icon award, and Time has also named her one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World twice. And at the young age of 31, she is just getting started. 

Rihanna has had countless hits, number one songs, and record-breaking albums. But which song is the best? It’s impossible to choose one, so we’ve chosen 25. Here are Rihanna’s top twenty-five songs.

 

Laila Abuelhawa is the Top 40 and Hip-Hop pop culture writer for Beasley Media Group. Being with the company for over three years, Laila's fierce and fabulous red-carpet rankings have earned her a feature on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert!' Her favorite stories are those surrounding the latest in celebrity fashion, television and film rankings, and how the world reacts to major celebrity news. With a background in journalism, Laila's stories ensure accuracy and offer background information on stars that you wouldn't have otherwise known. She prides herself in covering stories that inform the public about what is currently happening and what is to come in the ever-changing, ever-evolving media landscape.

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