In her first show since 2018, the singer has no special attendance and travels through almost all of her hits
Rihanna is back. After nearly five years without a show, the singer was the star attraction of the halftime show super bowl. Beginning her presentation on a suspended platform, Rihanna flew throughout nearly the entire presentation that featured the biggest hits of her career, such as Bitch better have my money, where you been and only girl in the world.
Dressed in red and white, Rihanna stopped the Super Bowl stadium for the duration of her performance. At halftime of the Philadelphia Eagles duel, the singer began her presentation “flying” and rocked the stadium with Work and Run this town, used in the teaser released before the show.
During the more than 15-minute show, Rihanna transported the audience back to the 2010s with her huge global hits of the time, such as Here Have You Been (2011), Only Girl (2010), We Found Love (2011) and Umbrella.
Just before starting to sing Rude Boy, Rihanna got a little closer to Brazil by inserting a funk beat at the beginning of the song.
The show of the first half and its history
An NFL representative told the British Independent newspaper that the organizer of the event does not pay a fee for the presence of the artists, but “covers all costs related to the show and pays the union’s fixed price to the artists”. It is a practically negligible value compared to the millionaire figures with which the big names in music are used.
The idea is that the exposure time – an almost 15-minute show – is rewarding for the guests who show up, since a 30-second spot is estimated to cost the equivalent of $7 million for brands that they want to do it. Super Bowl halftime announcement.
The Super Bowl halftime show began to gain large proportions starting in the 1990s. Until then, since the first edition of the event in 1967, it was common to have college marching bands, as well as some exceptional appearances, such as those of Ella Fitzgerald and Chubby Checker.
In the following decades names like Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, Phil Collins, Christina Aguilera, Aerosmith, Nsync, U2, Paul McCartney, Rolling Stones, Prince, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Beyoncé, Madonna, Katy Perry, Bruno Mars, Coldplay, Lady Gaga , Maroon 5, Shakira and Jennifer Lopez performed during halftime of the Super Bowl.
Source: Terra
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