Hit after hit made fans nostalgic and reminded us once again what we have been missing since the last 6 odd years!
Rihanna’s return to perform at the Super Bowl LVII Halftime show was highly anticipated and she made sure she lived up to it, dropping banger after banger from her catalog. While she didn’t have any guest collaborators joining her like most super bowl performers do, she proudly sported a baby bump announcing her new baby is on the way on one of the largest stages globally!
After welcoming her first child with A$AP Rocky only 9 months ago, queen Riri showed off her baby bump and stroked her belly multiple times during the performance literally breaking the internet with speculation ablaze that baby no.2 was on the way for her, before confirming the news shortly after.
While Rihanna had hinted in a pre-game interview with Nate Burleson that she had a surprise in store for fans, no one figured the “thinking about bringing someone” was not in reference to a special guest, but her baby bump!
While Rihanna didn’t drop any new music or bring out any special guests, her power packed tracklist featured her biggest hits like “Work”, “Rudeboy”, “Wild Thoughts” and a ton more. You can watch the her full 14-minute performance at the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime show on NFL’s Youtube channel below!
Speaking about the power of motherhood during her pre-show press run, she said, “When you become a mom, there is something that just happens where you feel like you can take on the world.” She went on to say, “The Super Bowl is one of the big 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 me to do this this year. It’s important for representation. It’s important for my son to see that.”
In another interview with Michael Strahan for Good Morning America which aired on Monday morning, the day after her performance she shared how she herself is also excited about putting out new music which her fans have really really wanted from her, but she didn’t have any firm updates to share about the same just yet. Check out a part of the interview below!
.@rihanna to @michaelstrahan: “I’m excited to actually put new music out, but I don't have any updates for you on that yet.”
Watch their full interview: https://t.co/SizDzijMVI#SBLVII pic.twitter.com/Yv8uXun11v
— Good Morning America (@GMA) February 13, 2023
While last night’s performance left fans wanting Rihanna to return to releasing new music and touring sooner than ever, it now inevitably looks like that wait till we see her return in full steam will now be longer as she welcomes her second little one! Congratulations to the queen on a stellar performance while being pregnant, proving she can in fact do it all!
H/T – Billboard
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