Lift her up! Ronald Fenty is “ecstatic” that daughter Rihanna is expecting baby No. 2 — an announcement that he heard along with the rest of the world during her Super Bowl LVII performance.
13.02.2023 - 18:08 / thefader.com
Rihanna will take the stage at halftime tonight, as the Kansas City Chiefs battle the Philadelphia Eagles for the Super Bowl LVII title. The game kicks off at 6:30 p.m.
EST at the State Farm Arena in Glendale, Arizona, stream live on Fox and via the Fox Sports app. The Barbadian R&B superstar and fashion mogul, whose last album Anti dropped in 2016, was announced as the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show headliner in September.
Since then, she’s shared two new songs — “Lift Me Up” and “Born Again” — both released as part of the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack. “Lift Me Up” was nominated for Best Original Song at both the 2023 Golden Globes and Academy Awards.
Read Next: Rihanna says she’s changed her Super Bowl Halftime Show set 39 times Last month, Apple Music released the official Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show trailer. And on Thursday, Rihanna revealed at a press conference that tonight’s setlist went through at least 39 iterations before reaching its final form.
.Lift her up! Ronald Fenty is “ecstatic” that daughter Rihanna is expecting baby No. 2 — an announcement that he heard along with the rest of the world during her Super Bowl LVII performance.
Rihanna’s lauded Super Bowl halftime show.The Chiefs wound up winning the big game – beating the Philadelphia Eagles by just three points (with a total of 38 against the Eagles’ 35) – while Rihanna’s short set drew in 118.7million viewers, making it the second most-watched halftime show in Super Bowl history (Katy Perry’s 2015 appearance topped 121million).But in the pursuit of keeping their eyes on the prize, Mahomes told Jimmy Kimmel, the Chiefs weren’t allowed to watch the pop star slay hits like ‘Rude Boy’ and ‘Umbrella’. “I heard [the show] was great,” the quarterback said during his recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, “but coach [Andy] Reid told us, he said, ‘If you go out to watch the performance, just keep walking, because you’re not playing the rest of the game.’”Kimmel then referenced the news that Rihanna is pregnant – a revelation made apparent during her Super Bowl performance – suggesting that she should name the child after Mahomes.
Rihanna made history at this year's Super Bowl halftime show when she became the first pregnant woman to perform at the big game. The high-flying performance also served as a pregnancy reveal and baby bump debut, shocking fans around the world.ET's Kevin Frazier spoke with the halftime show director, Hamish Hamilton, about the fireworks-filled extravaganza, and how they kept both the secret of Rihanna's pregnancy -- and Rihanna herself — safe.The incredible performance began with Rihanna hovering more than 60 feet in their air on a suspended platform above the field at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, where she kicked things off singing «B***h Better Have My Money.»«For her, I’m sure it was really scary, because, you know, she's not fond of heights either.
Rihanna made history at this year's Super Bowl halftime show when she became the first pregnant woman to perform at the big game. The high-flying performance also served as a pregnancy reveal and baby bump debut, shocking fans around the world.ET's Kevin Frazier spoke with the halftime show director, Hamish Hamilton, about the fireworks-filled extravaganza, and how they kept both the secret of Rihanna's pregnancy -- and Rihanna herself — safe.The incredible performance began with Rihanna hovering more than 60 feet in their air on a suspended platform above the field at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, where she kicked things off singing «B***h Better Have My Money.»«For her, I’m sure it was really scary, because, you know, she's not fond of heights either.
The Kansas City Chiefs had no chance of pouring it up with Rihanna.
Patrick Mahomes and his Kansas City Chiefs teammates weren’t among the millions watching Rihanna’s Super Bowl Halftime performance on Sunday.
Rihanna‘s heavily-anticipated halftime show performance.According to statistics gathered from both Nielsen Fast National data and Adobe Analytics, as reported by Fortune, the performance averaged 118.7million viewers. This officially makes it the second most-watched Super Bowl halftime show of all time, behind Katy Perry‘s 2015 performance – which still holds the record at an average of 121million.Furthermore, Rihanna’s appearance out-performed the Super Bowl itself as a whole, which saw the Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Philadelphia Eagles.
Howard Stern has never been one to bite his tongue.
halftime show in Arizona on Sunday — though some viewers ridiculed her multi-level extravaganza.The “SOS” singer — who used the performance to low-key announce her second pregnancy with boyfriend A$AP Rocky — was praised in some corners and received backlash from others. The red-clad crooner could have used an “Umbrella,” however, to protect her from the cascade of memes mocking her greatest-hits set.“Me walking past someone and releasing the biggest fart of my life,” someone quipped in the caption for a video of RiRi — who turns 35 on Feb.
Rihanna returned to the stage for her first live performance in five years during the 2023 Super Bowl Haltime Show on Sunday, with a representative confirming after that the singer is pregnant with her second child. This makes her the first artist to play the Super Bowl Halftime Show while pregnant.
Adele couldn’t be bothered during the Super Bowl Halftime Show!
Rihanna had her reasons for keeping her pregnancy a surprise right up until the Super Bowl!
highly anticipated halftime performance — and the announcement of her pregnancy — but some viewers were distracted by one part of the show many seemed to have missed.It appeared that during her first time back onstage in seven years, the “Lift Me Up” singer grabbed her crotch and then smelled her hand.Before the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles, the pop icon performed some of her greatest hits, kicking off her show with “Bitch Better Have My Money” followed by a jam-packed setlist including “Work,” “Diamonds,” “Only Girl (In the World),” “We Found Love” and “Pour It Up.”But as she was singing “Rude Boy,” some fans at home noticed Rihanna doing the bizarre move.“So is it me or did Rihanna just grab her junk and then smell it and taste it?” one social media watchdog questioned. “Way to stay classy!”“Did Rihanna just scratch her crotch then smell her fingers?” another shocked viewer asked.“Gotta make sure her water didn’t break,” someone quipped.“Low energy and disgusting.
Rihanna wasn’t the only one making history during Apple Music’s Super Bowl Halftime show. American sign language (ASL) interpreter Justina Miles gave a historic performance that went viral, fully embracing RiRi’s setlist of hits as she danced and signed for deaf viewers.
anticipation for Rihanna’s Super Bowl halftime show — midway through the big game, which saw the Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Philadelphia Eagles, 38-35 — was ratcheted up so high simply because the 34-year-old singer is practically coming out of semi-retirement as a performer.This was a moment that the Navy — as Rihanna’s fans are known — has been waiting for, even if it happened in a surprise club cameo downtown at S.O.B.’s.Instead, that comeback performance happened on the biggest of all stages at State Farm Arena in Glendale, Arizona. And the superstar delivered the biggest of surprises — not with any guest performers, but with the revelation that her second child is on the way.
Rihanna wowed America on Sunday when she surprised everyone with her baby bump reveal amid her epic Super Bowl LVII halftime show — and she’s thrilled by how well it all went off.
Rihanna is not ready to stop the music just yet! The 34-year-old singer shut down the Super Bowl LVII on Sunday with her headline-making Super Bowl LVII halftime show, complete with a pregnancy reveal. Once the epic performance went off without a hitch, RiRi let loose backstage with a group her friends. In a video captured by one of her longtime pals, Rihanna is seen wearing the same red jumpsuit she wore during her halftime performance, dancing and celebrating backstage. Her pals cheer her on, waving the flag of Barbados in the background. A post shared by @mdollas11It was a huge night for the GRAMMY winner, who dominated the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, and managed to subtly reveal that she is expecting her second child in the process. ET confirmed the news with her rep shortly after. A source told ET, «She knows it was a performance to remember and that is what she wanted.
Rihanna revealed her pregnancy during the 2023 Super Bowl and fans think that she hinted at it days ago.
Donald Trump has criticised Rihanna in a rant about her performance at the Super Bowl Halftime show.The pop star delivered a career-spanning set at last night’s (February 12) Super Bowl Halftime show in Glendale, Arizona, her first live performance in five years.The singer kicked off with ‘Bitch Better Have My Money’ before she performed a host of hits including ‘Where Have You Been’, ‘We Found Love’, ‘Umbrella’ and ‘Diamonds’.SHE’S BAAAACK
Dropping hints? Pregnant Rihanna shocked fans by revealing her baby bump at the 2023 Super Bowl — but she may have given a few subtle clues before the big game.