Super Bowl halftime show : Pregnant Rihanna admits ‘no updates’ on plans for new music as fans reel
Pop star delivered a mesmerising performance of hits including ‘Diamonds’ and ‘Only Girl in the World’
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Your support makes all the difference.Rihanna put on a spectacular performance for the 2023 Super Bowl halftime show at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
The nine-time Grammy winner made her return to live music after a five-year hiatus at the US event, performing hits including “Diamonds”, “Only Girl in the World” and “B**** Better Have My Money”. A representative confirmed the singer is pregnant with her second child soon after the performance.
In an interview with Good Morning America ahead of her iconic show, she told host Michael Strahan that she’s “excited to actually put new music out”.
However, she admitted that she doesn’t have “any updates” to give at the moment.
Country star Chris Stapleton opened proceedings by performing the national anthem, which has earned praise from fans online. Viewers were also wowed by actor Troy Kotsur’s sign language performance to the national anthem.
Other performances include Babyface singing “America The Beautiful” and Sheryl Lee Ralph giving her rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing”.
And it wouldn’t be the Super Bowl without brands vying for consumer attention with memorable, star-studded ads.
Some 100 million people are expected to watch the spectacle in the US alone.
Follow along below!
Rihanna took her chance to do some clever advertising
Considering the singer was performing on one of the biggest stages there is, she conveniently found time to fix her make-up during the show – using her own brand Fenty Beauty.
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Rihanna is ‘excited’ to put out new music
Ahead of her jaw-dropping return to music, Rihanna sat down with Good Morning America’s Michael Strahan.
The nine-time Grammy winner absolutely knows fans want “more” from her: more music; another album.
“They are waiting,” she laughingly acknowledged. “I am excited to actually put new music out, but I don’t have any updates for you on that yet.”
Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul also throw it back
This Super Bowl was really a nostalgic trip exclusive for the Millennials. Not only did Rihanna grace the halftime stage to re-wedge some of her early classic earworms, but Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul teamed up one last time.
For all the Breaking Bad fans out there, Cranston and Paul reunited with Raymond Cruz for one final showdown.
Dave Grohl reminds Americans to be grateful
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl took a moment to remind us that although football has become synonymous with America, Canada is the true inventor of the beautiful game.
And not only do Americans have their neighbours up north to thank for football, but without them, we would all be without peanut butter, paint rollers, batteries, egg cartoon and more importantly Martin Short, Seth Meyers and Catherine O’Hara.
Alicia Silverstone recreates Clueless in Super Bowl ad
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Search for Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty surges
Since Rihanna’s incredible and genius use of her Fenty Beauty products during her halftime performance, interest in her makeup brand has soared to around 833 per cent.
Sign language interpreter ‘stole the show’, rave viewers
During Rihanna’s performance, Justina Miles gave an eye-catching show herself.
The 20-year-old is the first female deaf performer at the show, and was tasked with interpreting the Grammy-winning singer’s performance at the 2023 Super Bowl.
Take a look back at some of the best Super Bowl halftime show’s
Rihanna is the latest to add herself to a distinguished list of all-time best Super Bowl halftime performances.
Why don’t you take a walk down memory lane to see who The Independent’s Roisin O’Connor felt gave the 10 best shows in the game’s over half-century history.
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