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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!
Jennifer Lopez and Shakira’s 2022 halftime show review
You have to wonder whether Adam Levine was watching. Jennifer Lopez and Shakira didn’t so much erase as obliterate the Maroon 5 frontman’s excruciating Super Bowl halftime show with a high-octane, all-guns-blazing performance that went big on Latin pride.
Shakira’s rock-heavy opener felt like a direct riposte to the tired notion that men are the only ones who can put on a show – if anything, it’s the precise opposite. James Bond-worthy visuals rippled across the stage as Shakira wielded an electric guitar for “Empire”, before J-Lo touched down from the Empire State building – a nod to her native Bronx – for a frenzied and superbly choreographed series of dance routines that put many younger artists (Lopez is 50) to shame.
Read our review of last year’s Super Bowl halftime show
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Two pop stars put on a dazzling spectacle that celebrated Latin pride
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Rihanna watched Beyonce’s halftime show to be inspired
Rihanna says she watched Beyoncé‘s 2013 Super Bowl halftime show as she prepared for her own performance.
“Oh my god – yes! I watched Beyonce’s halftime performances a couple of times,” shge said in an interview on Sunday on new podcast The Process with Nate Burleson, hosted by Emmy winner and retired NFL star Nate Burleson.
“She is a beast and a whole other level. Just to be inspired, really,” Rihanna added as she prepares for her first live performance in five years.
Beyoncé headlined the halftime show in 2013 with a medley of hits and a long awaited reunion with Destiny’s Child’s Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams.
Beyoncé also made a surprise appearance at the halftime show in 2016 performing “Formation” during Coldplay’s set.
Cable outage strikes Philadelphia hours before Eagles face Kansas City Chiefs
Philadelphia Eagles fans are furious after a cable and internet outage struck a large part of the city just hours before the team faces off against the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl.
Customers of Comcast’s Xfinity internet and cable service began reporting connection problems around midday in the Fishtown neighbourhood of the city, BillyPenn reports.
Communications giant Comcast is headquartered in Philadelphia.
Super Bowl 2023: Cable outage hits Philadelphia hours before Eagles play
Outage began in early afternoon, with fix promised by game time
Abbott Elementary’s Sheryl Lee Ralph to sing Black national anthem at Super Bowl
Abbott Elementary star Sheryl Lee Ralph will be singing the Black national anthem at the Super Bowl.
The actor, who plays teacher Barbara Howard on Quinta Brunson’s hit mockumentary, made headlines last September when she sang during her Emmys acceptance speech for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.
Ralph will show off her vocal skills once again at the biggest event in American football, with a performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” tonight.
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Abbott Elementary’s Sheryl Lee Ralph will sing Black national anthem at Super Bowl
Rihanna is headlining the halftime show at the biggest event in American football
‘Ready, Set, Rihanna’: Kerry Washington shows off singer’s halftime merch
Kerry Washington is counting down to Rihanna’s Super Bowl halftime show, which marks the nine-time Grammy-winning artist’s eagerly anticipated return to live music.
The Scandal star tweeted a photograph of herself, wearing a t-shirt from Rihanna’s 17-piece Savage x Fenty collection inspired by the Super Bowl.
The t-shirt reads: “Rihanna concert interrupted by a football game, weird but whatever”
Who is singing the national anthem at the Super Bowl?
Super Bowl 2023 has kicked off, with the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs facing off in a hotly-anticipated game to end the NFL season.
Beyond the sporting action, there’s enough entertainment to keep millions of fans glued to their TVs on Super Bowl night (12 February).
Rihanna is set to make her grand return to live music as the headlining act for this year’s halftime show.
However, other musical acts will also be performing at the Super Bowl LVII; here’s everything you need to know, including who is singing the national anthem this year:
Damar Hamlin honoured
Damar Hamlin was honoured on the field ahead of the 2023 Super Bowl alongside the medical team who saved his life.
The Buffalo Bills safety was joined by the athletic and medical staff from his team and the Bengals as well as the team from the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.
This was his third appearance in the build-up to Super Bowl LVII in Glendale, Arizona, taking to the field at the State Farm Stadium before the kick-off of the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles.
It has only been just over a month since Hamlin went into cardiac arrest and needed to be resuscitated on the field in Cincinnati.
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Damar Hamlin and medical team honoured on field ahead of Super Bowl 2023
Buffalo Bills safety appeared at State Farm Stadium before game
We’re off! The countdown to Rihanna’s halftime show has begun
With the Super Bowl officially underway, Rihanna fans are excitedly counting down to her halftime show tonight.
With the first half of the game estimated to last 90 minutes, viewers in the UK can expect to see the halftime show to begin at 1am on Monday 13 February. The performance will be 13 minutes long.
Here’s how you can watch Rihanna’s return to the stage:
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