Rihanna Was Paid (Almost) Nothing for Super Bowl Halftime Show - Here's Why

performing at last year’s Super Bowl halftime show souped up her already legendary career to new heights.“It was a straight peak,” Blige — rocking a green and white Versace catsuit — told The Post at Jay-Z’s 40/40 Club in Manhattan. “The Super Bowl just took me to another level, you know, where people that I never thought would be looking at me are watching me.

Dancing with the Stars pro Peta Murgatroyd put her own spin on Rihanna‘s Halftime Show performance from the 2023 Super Bowl.

Jen Shah reported to a Texas federal prison Friday to begin serving her 6 ½ year sentence for participating in a nationwide telemarketing scheme. "Jennifer Shah has arrived at the Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Bryan, Texas, and is in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons," a spokesperson for the Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed to Fox News Digital.

NSYNC‘s JC Chasez is giving his take on the modern boy bands of today.

Kelly Ripa has ensconced herself behind the desk at — from auditioning for four months and ultimately becoming Regis Philbin's permanent co-host, to later joining forces with the likes of Michael Strahan and Ryan Seacrest.Following Philbin's departure in November 2011, there was a revolving door of guest co-hosts — from Jerry Seinfeld, Neil Patrick Harris and Michael Bublé to Seth Meyers, Mary J. Blige and Andy Cohen — before producers landed on Strahan as Ripa's next permanent co-host.

The former "Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" star Jen Shah is showing off her new tattoo ahead of her prison sentencing.  Shah is scheduled to report to prison on Friday, and she wanted to permanently honor her family before being put behind bars. Her youngest son, Omar, also joined his mother in getting some new ink.

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 is getting real about motherhood and her decision to perform at the Super Bowl after a years-long hiatus!

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 has explained her decision to agree to perform at the Super Bowl after infamously turning previous offers from the NFL down.The star rejected the organisation’s approach for her to be the Halftime Show performer in 2018. That move was made in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback who was shut out of the league after taking a knee to protest police brutality during the US national anthem at games.In a new interview with British Vogue, Rihanna acknowledged there were still issues with the system and society. “There’s still a lot of mending to be done in my eyes,” she said.

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.

Olivia Wilde is responding after facing backlash for calling A$AP Rocky «hot» during Rihanna's Super Bowl LVII halftime performance Sunday. Wilde took to her Instagram Stories in to share a since-deleted snap, in which she shared her adoration for the rapper.«If I thought he was hot before, this really put me over the edge,» the  director wrote above a video of Rocky filming RiRi during Sunday's show.It didn't take fans long to take to Twitter to comment on Wilde's post, calling it «inappropriate.» «She’s really living up to that last name [of] hers,» one Twitter user quipped of the newly single Wilde.«This is so inappropriate,» another wrote.

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.

Rihanna is pregnant with her second child. At her awaited Super Bowl halftime performance, she wore a red outfit that emphasized her pregnant belly, and made the reveal to a thrilled audience.

Super Bowl 2023 is finally here! Hosted in the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, the final game of the NFL season will pit the Philadelphia Eagles against the Kansas City Chiefs, making for an exciting occasion for sports and culture fans all over the world.Aside from the exciting game, the Super Bowl is one of the most watched televised broadcasts, featuring impressive commercials with all manner of stars. Topping it all off, this year’s Halftime show features Rihanna, marking her official comeback to music after an extended absence. Super Bowl 2023: Everything you should know about this year’s big gameLatino NFL players representing the culture in the history of footballCelebrities rooting for the Eagles or Chiefs this Super Bowl SundayRihanna is the halftime show’s headliner, performing a 13-minute set that featured some of her greatest hits.

Shining bright like a diamond!

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 turned the world upside down when she took the stage for her highly anticipated Super Bowl LVII halftime performance on Sunday night and revealed that she and her partner, A$AP Rocky, are expecting baby no. 2.

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.