Rihanna “Pregames” Her Natty Bowl Halftime Unusual in Fresh Teaser

Rihanna‘s extremely anticipated Natty Bowl halftime efficiency came and went on Feb. 12, but it indubitably left an affect, especially brooding concerning the massive name used the efficiency to speak her 2nd pregnancy to the arena. In her Feb. 15 interview with British Vogue, Rihanna unpacked precisely why she permitted the massive gig after years of turning down the NFL’s halftime point out offer.

“There’s tranquil a range of mending to be done in my eyes,” Rihanna acknowledged concerning the NFL’s remedy of Colin Kaepernick after his tranquil on-self-discipline order in opposition to police brutality throughout the 2016 season. “Nonetheless it indubitably’s extremely effective to break these doorways, and occupy representation at such a excessive, excessive level and a fixed level. Two Natty Bowls again-to-again representing the urban community, globally. It’s extremely effective. It sends a terribly solid message.”

One amongst the largest causes Rihanna was moved to accept the offer was her unique role as a mother (she and her boyfriend A$AP Rocky welcomed their first minute one in Would possibly possibly well also fair 2022). “Elevating a younger Black man is one amongst the scariest obligations in life. You are delight in, ‘What am I leaving my youngsters to? Here is the planet they’re gonna be residing on?'” she acknowledged. “All of these issues in actual fact initiating to hit in every other case.”

Motherhood has made Rihanna in actual fact feel delight in she can rob on something else, including performing on the Natty Bowl whereas pregnant (despite the undeniable reality that that wasn’t section of the conception when she permitted the gig). “It be this radiant that it is most likely you’ll per chance possibly enact something else, even issues that seem the craziest, delight in, ‘I could utter yes to the Natty Bowl in the guts of postpartum?’ What the heck am I thinking? Nonetheless it is most likely you’ll per chance possibly very smartly be geeked on a danger delight in that due to the what your physique correct did. You feel this sense of ‘Nothing is very now no longer going,'” she acknowledged. “It was nearly delight in an out-of-physique trip. I in actual fact occupy now no longer been on stage in seven years. Seven years! From zero to Natty Bowl? That is mental.”

Ahead of the massive evening, one amongst Rihanna’s biggest concerns was the same as followers’: what songs will she embody on her setlist? Throughout the massive name’s press conference with Apple Song on Feb. 9, she admitted, “The gap listing was the largest danger.” “That was the hardest, hardest section — deciding easy suggestions to maximize 13 minutes but to boot celebrate,” she shared. “That is what this point out’s gonna be, or now no longer it is gonna be a occasion of my catalog in the handiest device we’d’ve attach aside it collectively.”

Rihanna eminent that she had to “cram 17 years of labor into 13 minutes, so or now no longer it is tough.” She then elaborated on what she teased because the thirty ninth version of the space listing, pronouncing, “Some songs we had to lose due to the of that, and that is the reason gonna be OK. Nonetheless I ponder we did a moderately fair job of narrowing it down.”

The singer acknowledged she’s responsive to the significance of her headlining gig — “representing for Barbados, representing for Black girls folk in every single space. That is truly significant. That is key for folk to gaze the possibilities.”

She also addressed the continued fervor for news about if — and when — she’ll initiating unique music beyond her last single. “Im feeling initiating to exploring, discovering, creating issues that are unique, issues that are varied, issues that are off, queer, could per chance per chance possibly now no longer ever manufacture sense to my followers and the folk that know the music I attach aside out,” she acknowledged. “I correct occupy to play. I occupy to occupy enjoyable with music.”

On Jan. 27, Rihanna released a 12-2nd teaser on Twitter showcasing her pregame vogue for the Natty Bowl. In the clip, the “Umbrella” singer reveals off an outfit from her Savage X Fenty Sport Day Series whereas dramatic music performs in the background.

The video came correct about a weeks after Apple Song, the NFL’s unique partner for the Natty Bowl halftime point out, released a 30-2nd trailer titled “Rihanna Is Lend a hand,” teasing the headlining point out on Jan. 13. The immediate clip substances a silhouette of Rihanna as she walks into a darkish, empty room whereas loads of sound bites inquiring about her return play in the background.

“It be been 2,190 days,” one stutter says, whereas yet every other chimes in with, “Dude, Rihanna, we occupy waited for you.” A third stutter then publicizes, “It be been six years since the 9-time Grammy winner dropped an album,” unless, finally, a highlight focuses on Rihanna and her 2016 notice “Wanted Me” drops.

Fans weren’t the handiest ones looking ahead to Rihanna’s massive halftime point out. On Jan. 8, the NFL and Apple Song shared a joint video on Instagram of Rihanna wearing a hoodie alongside with her tattooed hand retaining a football on it, captioned, “5 weeks from as of late 🔥🔥 #AppleMusicHalftime.” The clip in the initiating looked on the “Anti” singer’s Instagram Reviews earlier that day.

Furthermore, Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty model also shared photos of most recent merch on Instagram on Jan. 8 in strengthen of her halftime point out. “A @badgalriri concert throughout a football game? Snort less. #SavageXGameDay,” one caption reads.

The NFL announced Rihanna’s efficiency, also the main-ever Apple Song Natty Bowl halftime point out, on Sept. 25, 2022, confirming rumors of her being the midgame entertainment for the Kansas City Chiefs (now the 2023 Natty Bowl champions) and Philadelphia Eagles’ face-off in Glendale, AZ.

On Oct. 4, 2022, a TMZ cameraperson caught up with Rihanna at Los Angeles grocery store Bristol Farms and requested how she’s feeling concerning the efficiency. In response, she admitted to being “anxious” but to boot, in the outlet’s phrases, “mad” concerning the gig.

Rihanna before the entirety shared the news alongside with her followers via a submit that contains her hand retaining up an NFL football. Although she didn’t add a caption, the NFL rapidly confirmed the announcement on Twitter, writing, “Let’s GO – @rihanna @rocnation #SBLVII @AppleMusic @NFLonFox.”

The famed singer had massive footwear to absorb this year — now no longer that the Grammy winner had something else to fright about. In 2022, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Dr. Dre, and 50 Cent collaborated for an myth hip-hop halftime efficiency, and the year prior, The Weeknd helmed the point out. Other most recent headliners occupy incorporated Shakira, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, and Katy Perry.