Rihanna confirmed to headline Tremendous Bowl 2023 halftime present
Rihanna has confirmed she is going to headline the Tremendous Bowl 2023 halftime present subsequent February, marking her first time headlining the occasion.
Along with a press release launched by Halftime Present government producers Roc Nation, Rihanna herself confirmed the information in a submit to her Instagram earlier at this time (Sunday September 25), sharing a photograph of an NFL-branded soccer.
Roc Nation founder Jay-Z referred to as Rihanna “a generational expertise”. “[She is] A lady of humble beginnings who has surpassed expectations at each flip,” the rapper mentioned. “An individual born on the small island of Barbados who grew to become some of the distinguished artists ever. Self-made in enterprise and leisure.”
NFL Head of Music Seth Dudowsky mentioned they had been “thrilled” to welcome Rihanna because the Halftime Present’s headliner. “Rihanna is a once-in-a-generation artist who has been a cultural power all through her profession,” Dudowsky mentioned. “We stay up for collaborating with Rihanna, Roc Nation and Apple Music to deliver followers one other historic Halftime Present efficiency.”
The Tremendous Bowl LVII takes place on February 12, 2023, on the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. It will likely be the primary yr that Apple Music will function a sponsor for the halftime present, changing the NFL’s long-time accomplice, Pepsi.
Introduced by the NFL final week at midnight (by way of Variety), the brand new partnership prompted hypothesis that Taylor Swift – whose forthcoming album is known as ‘Midnight’ – was being thought of as a possible headliner.
These rumours had been later reported to be false, Swift mentioned to have turned down the supply as a result of she “didn’t wish to carry out till she completed re-recording all of her first six albums”.
In 2018, Rihanna was supplied the prospect to headline the 2019 Halftime Present. She turned the supply down in a bid to point out solidarity with Colin Kaepernick, the previous San Francisco 49ers quarterback, who was the primary NFL participant to take a knee in protest in opposition to police brutality in 2016.
Notably, Rihanna hasn’t launched an album since 2016, when she dropped her eighth studio album ‘Anti’. The artist hasn’t carried out dwell since her look on the 2018 Grammy Awards.
Final yr’s Tremendous Bowl was headlined by Dr. Dre with particular visitor performers Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg and Mary J. Blige.