Rihanna Has The Second-Most Watched Super Bowl Halftime Show
Rihanna’s Super Bowl Halftime performance pulled in an average of 118.7 million viewers, making it the second-most-watched halftime show on record, behind Katy Perry’s 2015 performance. RiRi took the stage…
GLENDALE, ARIZONA – FEBRUARY 12: Rihanna performs onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.
(Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)Rihanna's Super Bowl Halftime performance pulled in an average of 118.7 million viewers, making it the second-most-watched halftime show on record, behind Katy Perry’s 2015 performance. RiRi took the stage Sunday night (Feb. 12) and wore a red outfit that showed off her growing belly. Fans speculated that Rihanna could be pregnant but minutes after she left the stage a rep for the superstar confirmed that she is expecting baby No. 2 with boyfriend A$AP Rocky. The two welcomed their first child, a baby boy whose name has not yet been named public, back in May.
"When I first got the call to do it again this year, I was like, [hisses] 'You sure?' I’m three months postpartum," RiRi previously said in the Super Bowl Halftime press conference last week, per Billboard. "Should I be making major decisions like this right now? I might regret this. But when you become a mom, there’s something that just happens where you feel like you can take on the world. The Super Bowl is one of the biggest stages in the world, so as scary as that was because I haven’t been on stage in seven years, there’s something exhilarating about the challenge of it all … It’s important for my son to see that."
She previously turned down the gig in 2019 due to the 49ers quarterback Colin Kapernick's treatment by the NFL. She told Vogue at the time, "I just couldn't be a sellout. I couldn't be an enabler. There's things within that organization that I do not agree with at all, and I was not about to go and be of service to them in any way."
During her Super Bowl performance, she performed a medley of 12 of her greatest hits, starting with "Bitch Better Have My Money" and ending with her 2012 hit "Diamonds" while suspended in the air.
Take a look at her full performance below:
Rihanna left no crumbs during her Super Bowl LVII Halftime performance on Sunday (Feb. 12). While many fans were distracted by speculation that RiRi could be pregnant with her second child, which was later confirmed by her rep, others praised Rihanna on her first live performance since her 2016 Anti World Tour.
RiRi covered several of her biggest hits during her performance and ended it with one of her most popular singles "Diamonds." Take a look at the full set list and photos from her stellar Super Bowl performance below:
Set list:
"Bitch Better Have My Money"
"Where Have You Been"
"Only Girl"
"We Found Love"
"Rude Boy"
"Work"
"Wild Thoughts"
"Pour It Up"
"All Of The Lights"
"Run This Town"
"Diamonds"
Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show
(Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)GLENDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 12: Rihanna performs onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.
Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show
(Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)GLENDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 12: Rihanna performs onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.
Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show
(Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)GLENDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 12: Rihanna performs onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.
Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show
(Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)GLENDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 12: Rihanna performs onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.
Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show
(Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)GLENDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 12: Rihanna performs onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.
Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show
(Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)GLENDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 12: Rihanna performs onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.
Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show
(Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)GLENDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 12: Rihanna performs onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.
Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show
(Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)GLENDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 12: Rihanna performs onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.
Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show
(Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)GLENDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 12: Rihanna performs onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.
Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show
(Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)GLENDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 12: Rihanna performs onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.
Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show
(Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)GLENDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 12: Rihanna performs onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.
Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show
(Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)GLENDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 12: Rihanna performs onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.
Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show
(Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)GLENDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 12: Rihanna performs onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.
Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show
(Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)GLENDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 12: Rihanna performs onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.
Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show
(Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)GLENDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 12: Rihanna performs onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.
Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show
(Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)GLENDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 12: Rihanna performs onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.
Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show
(Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)GLENDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 12: Rihanna performs onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.
Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show
(Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)GLENDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 12: Rihanna performs onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.
Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show
(Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)GLENDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 12: Rihanna performs onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.
Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show
(Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)GLENDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 12: Rihanna performs onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.
Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show
(Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)GLENDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 12: Rihanna performs onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.
Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show
(Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)GLENDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 12: Rihanna performs onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.
