Rihanna performs first present in eight years at billionaire’s marriage ceremony
Rihanna performed her first full reside present in nearly eight years final evening (March 1) at a pre-wedding ceremony in India – watch footage and see the setlist under.
The singer was reportedly paid $6million (£4.7million) to carry out a non-public live performance celebrating the wedding of Anant Ambani, the youngest son of Indian billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani, and his accomplice Radhika Service provider (through TMZ).
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Happening in Ambani’s hometown of Jamnagar, the extravagant three-day occasion hosted a 19-song gig from Rihanna – marking her first full-length efficiency since 2016 (through Setlist.FM).
The present included reside renditions of hits resembling ‘We Discovered Love’, ‘Umbrella’, ‘Keep’, ‘Impolite Boy’, ‘Diamonds’, ‘Work’ and ‘All Of The Lights’.
“I’m right here tonight in honour of Anant and Radhika, thanks for having me right here. God bless your union, I want you all one of the best, congratulations,” Rihanna mentioned onstage, in line with The National.
Following the efficiency, the star informed reporters: “The present was one of the best. I haven’t carried out an actual present in eight years.” Try a number of fan-shot movies right here:
Rihanna all the time seems to be so completely happy when she performs Diamonds 🥹 💎 pic.twitter.com/i0IkDoOpDM
— 🕊️ Jay Jay (@holynoapostle) March 1, 2024
Rihanna performing “Umbrella” in India tonight. pic.twitter.com/poPQlinPXd
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Rihanna performing UMBRELLA ☔️ pic.twitter.com/8K0ctRhnlE
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Rihanna performing “Impolite Boy” / “Work” in India tonight. pic.twitter.com/QCJOKYXSbF
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Rihanna performing “We Discovered Love” in India tonight.
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Rihanna performing “We Discovered Love” in India tonight.
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Rihanna performing “Work” in India tonight. https://t.co/gmw1ff2LcP
— FentyStats (@FentyStats) March 1, 2024
rihanna singing ‘keep’… she sounds so good pic.twitter.com/yFmsavAlU7
— 2000s (@PopCulture2000s) March 1, 2024
Rihanna sang ‘flip up the lights yeah child’ they usually made it pitch darkish 😭🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/tmzOwaudnW
— SwatKat💃 (@swatic12) March 2, 2024
Rihanna is value 1 Billion . And he or she is made a marriage perform singer by the ambanis ! Wealth can do actually something ! pic.twitter.com/tlKg5R3p5j
— Prashanth Rangaswamy (@itisprashanth) March 2, 2024
Rihanna performing “Wild Ideas” in India tonight. pic.twitter.com/cg14CVCmfM
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Rihanna twerking in Jamnagar at Anant & Radhika’s marriage ceremony was not on my 2024 checklist 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/XZfMCkHNRB
— Chai-Shai (@aashishsarda07) March 2, 2024
It’s been 2 months to 2024 and we already received to See Rihanna dancing on Zingaat😭 pic.twitter.com/SZTvPsTGHE
— whydahi(Himesh’s model) (@vaidehihihaha) March 2, 2024
Rihanna performing B!tch Higher Have My cash, Wild Ideas and Work and extra final evening at Ambani’s pre-wedding in India🇮🇳. HQ video .@rihanna
She killed this efficiency and look gorgeous.🇮🇳🫶🔥💚👑 pic.twitter.com/M6LgANy8DY
— ☈❤️🔥 (@MuthuG4L) March 2, 2024
Rihanna performing “Pose” in India tonight. pic.twitter.com/AqHZD6b9GW
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Rihanna singing “Keep” in India tonight. https://t.co/DnI7i2aL8i
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Rihanna in India. pic.twitter.com/oFjX0rCvcB
— Pop Base (@PopBase) March 2, 2024
A more in-depth have a look at Rihanna’s stage for her efficiency in India at the moment 🇮🇳🎤
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Rihanna’s dancers for her efficiency in India at the moment 🇮🇳🎤 pic.twitter.com/AETtAVOVl0
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Rihanna’s efficiency in India might be confirmed on a giant display screen close to the venue 🇮🇳🎤 pic.twitter.com/hgNsS89ngP
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It’s mentioned that the guestlist for the pre-wedding get together included a number of Bollywood stars, enterprise leaders, politicians and Indian cricketers. Fb founder Mark Zuckerberg was amongst these noticed arriving in Jamnagar, positioned within the state of Gujarat.
Ambani and Service provider are as a consequence of tie the knot in Mumbai this July. Mukesh spent over $100million (£79million) for his daughter Isha’s marriage ceremony in 2018, which included a non-public present from Beyoncé.
Rihanna’s setlist was:
‘Consideration’
‘Bitch Higher Have My Cash’
‘Wild Ideas’
‘Pour It Up’
‘Pose’
‘Birthday Cake’
‘Man Down’
‘Impolite Boy’
‘Work’
‘Wanted Me’
‘The place Have You Been’
‘We Discovered Love’
‘Umbrella’
‘Keep’
‘All Of The Lights’
‘Run This City’
‘Desperado’
‘Woo’
‘Diamonds’
Final yr noticed Rihanna headline the 2023 Tremendous Bowl Halftime Present and ship a strong efficiency of her 2022 music ‘Raise Me Up’ on the Oscars.
In December, the singer teased {that a} full comeback was on the horizon after she was reported to have signed a brand new take care of Stay Nation.
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“Properly we’re all the time gonna return on tour,” she mentioned. “[But] I really feel I need to do a tour when there’s new music. We already know what that’s gonna be, with the songs that I’ve carried out on my final tour. That was a very long time in the past.”
She continued: “I really feel prefer it’s solely truthful that my followers get what they’ve been ready on, which is new music. After that, let’s similar to, blow all the pieces up.”
Rihanna’s eighth and newest full-length album, ‘Anti’, was launched in 2016.
Final month, A$AP Rocky revealed that his accomplice Rihanna was nonetheless “engaged on” her highly-anticipated ninth report.
Rihanna is at present among the many rumoured acts for Glastonbury 2024. In October, the pageant’s co-organiser Emily Eavis teased that there could possibly be two feminine headliners closing the Pyramid Stage this summer season.
Eavis had beforehand defined that Weapons N’ Roses had been booked to high the invoice final yr after an unnamed feminine headliner was compelled to cancel as a result of she “modified her touring plans”. She mentioned she hoped to safe them throughout the subsequent 5 years.