{"id":77920,"date":"2022-09-25T19:49:05","date_gmt":"2022-09-25T19:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/rihanna-to-headline-2023-super-bowl-halftime-show\/"},"modified":"2022-09-25T19:49:05","modified_gmt":"2022-09-25T19:49:05","slug":"rihanna-to-headline-2023-super-bowl-halftime-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/rihanna-to-headline-2023-super-bowl-halftime-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Rihanna to Headline 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"mntl-sc-page_1-0\" data-sc-sticky-offset=\"90\" data-sc-ad-label-height=\"24\" data-sc-ad-track-spacing=\"100\" data-sc-min-track-height=\"250\" data-sc-max-track-height=\"600\" data-sc-breakpoint=\"50em\" data-sc-load-immediate=\"4\" data-sc-content-positions=\"[1, 1250, 1550, 1950, 2350, 2750, 3150, 3550, 3950]\" data-bind-scroll-on-start=\"true\" wp_automatic_readability=\"155.33863685229\">\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\n<p>Rihanna will be headlining the Super Bowl Halftime Show in February 2023.\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-2\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\n<p>The music icon, 34, shared an image on Instagram Sunday hinting that she will perform during the NFL event next year.\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-4\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\n<p>In the photo, what appears to be Rihanna&#8217;s hand holds up a football.  The &#8220;Umbrella&#8221; singer captioned the post with a single period.\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-6\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\n<p>Roc Nation later posted the same image on its respective Instagram account, writing, &#8220;Let&#8217;s GO,&#8221; and tagging Rihanna and the NFL, while adding the hashtag &#8220;#SBLVII.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-8\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\n<p>Representatives for Rihanna, the NFL and Roc Nation did not immediately respond to PEOPLE&#8217;s request for comment.\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-10\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\n<strong><em>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>  to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/em><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-12-iframe\" class=\"mntl-sc-block-embed--iframe lazyload\" allowfullscreen=\"false\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" title=\"\" data-expand=\"300\" data-src=\"\/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fp%2FCi8KpteuaJU&amp;id=mntl-sc-block_1-0-12-iframe&amp;options=e30%3D&amp;docId=6743735\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-embed mntl-sc-block-embed --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp related-link mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-featuredlink mntl-sc-block-featuredlink mntl-block --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-16\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\n<p>&#8220;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,&#8221; Jay- Z, who previously signed a deal with the NFL to head the league&#8217;s musical entertainment, said in a statement, per <em>The Hollywood Reporter.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-18\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\n<p>&#8220;We are thrilled to welcome Rihanna to the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show stage,&#8221; Seth Dudowsky, NFL Head of Music, added in his own statement, per the outlet.  &#8220;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.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-20\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\n<strong><em>Want to get the biggest stories from <\/em>PEOPLE<em> every weekday?<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>  Subscribe to our new podcast<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>PEOPLE Every Day, to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.<\/em><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-22\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\n<p>On Friday, PEOPLE confirmed that despite rumors and a report insinuating otherwise, singer-songwriter Taylor Swift would not be leading the Super Bowl LVII halftime show.  Some Swiftes quickly ran with reports, questioning whether Swift \u2014 who has starred in past commercials for Apple Music \u2014 would be playing the show, which will be replacing Pepsi with Apple Music as next year&#8217;s sponsor.\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-24\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\n<p>Rihanna has the right amount of career-defining hits to take on the evening.  The singer and businesswoman has a total of 14 No.  1 songs on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, as well as 31 top 10 tracks in general.  Every first No.  1, &#8220;SOS,&#8221; hit the top of the charts in 2006, while her most recent chart-topper &#8220;Work&#8221; did the same a decade later.\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-26\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\n<p>Notably, the superstar hasn&#8217;t released a new album in six years since the drop of her fan-beloved eighth studio album, <em>Anti<\/em>, which also spawned hits like &#8220;Kiss It Better,&#8221; &#8220;Needed Me,&#8221; and &#8220;Love on the Brain.&#8221;  In the years since, Rihanna has become the youngest self-made billionaire woman in the country, thanks to her continued successes with her Fenty Beauty cosmetics line and her Savage x Fenty lingerie line, and saw the birth of her first child with A$AP Rocky in 2022.\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-28\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\n<p>The Super Bowl LVII halftime show sponsorship from Apple Music is part of a multi-year deal with the NFL, the league announced earlier this week.  Pepsi had previously announced that it would no longer be returning as a sponsor following its initial sponsorship at the 2007 show starring Prince and an eventual ten-year agreement that began in 2013.\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-30\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\n<p>Tire manufacturer Bridgestone also sponsored the show for the five years in between 2007 and 2013. The halftime show previously handed out sponsorships as a one-off yearly agreement with advertisers such as Coca-Cola and Oscar Mayer before that.\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-32\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\n<p>&#8220;We are proud to welcome Apple Music to the NFL family as our new partner for the iconic Super Bowl Halftime Show,&#8221; Nana-Yaw Asamoah, SVP of Partner Strategy for the NFL, shared in a release.  &#8220;We couldn&#8217;t think of a more appropriate partner for the world&#8217;s most-watched musical performance than Apple Music, a service that entertains, inspires and motivates millions of people around the world through the intersection of music and technology.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-34-iframe\" class=\"mntl-sc-block-embed--iframe lazyload\" allowfullscreen=\"false\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" title=\"\" data-expand=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Ftwitter%2Fstatus%2F1573395671939416065&amp;id=mntl-sc-block_1-0-34-iframe&amp;options=e30%3D&amp;docId=6743735\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block-embed--twitter mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-embed mntl-sc-block-embed --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-36\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\n<p>Last year&#8217;s Super Bowl halftime crew of Dr.  Dre, Eminem, 50 Cent, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar, marking a special moment for Dre as the grouping ran through decades of smashes.  Dre, 56, said ahead of the performance that it would be &#8220;one of the biggest thrills of my career.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp related-link mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-featuredlink mntl-sc-block-featuredlink mntl-block --><br \/>\n<!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block --><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-40\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\n<p>The Super Bowl will kick off on the evening of Feb.  12, and will be played at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html -->\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rihanna will be headlining the Super Bowl Halftime Show in February 2023. The music icon, 34, shared an image on Instagram Sunday hinting that she will perform during the NFL event next year. In the photo, what appears to be Rihanna&#8217;s hand holds up a football. The &#8220;Umbrella&#8221; singer captioned the post with a single &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/rihanna-to-headline-2023-super-bowl-halftime-show\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Rihanna to Headline 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":77955,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/super-bowl-lvii-rihanna-to-perform-at-the-2023-halftime-show\/","url_meta":{"origin":77920,"position":0},"title":"Super Bowl LVII: Rihanna to perform at the 2023 Halftime Show","date":"September 25, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"The news comes after both Rihanna and the NFL tweeted a picture of the musician's hand holding a football Sunday afternoon, sparking speculation that she would be the halftime performer. \"Rihanna is a generational talent, a woman of humble beginnings who has surpassed expectations at every turn,\" Jay-Z said in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Entertainment&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":77945,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/rihanna-named-2023-super-bowl-halftime-performer-the-hollywood-reporter\/","url_meta":{"origin":77920,"position":1},"title":"Rihanna Named 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Performer \u2013 The Hollywood Reporter","date":"September 25, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"The 2023 Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show has found its main act. 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