Super Bowl 2023: This was Rihanna’s breakout show

In addition to the long list of trailers that the Super Bowl brought us, there was another event that had the world waiting for this Monday morning: Rihanna’s show at halftime of the match. Barbados was making a comeback after her album ‘Anti’ in 2016 culminated her last musical phase before an indefinite hiatus.

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To the beat of her best hip-hop (“Bitch Better Have my Money”), one of the stars of “Ocean’s 8” began the performance that lasted up to thirteen minutes, the time the NFL has allotted to this space. Despite the fact that many rumors claimed that the artist would be accompanied by Britney Spears or Shakira, such a dream never came true. Rihanna was alone wrapped up in her corps de ballet and the tummy she wore.

The pregnancy of her second child it was announced from above. The gut, wrapped in a red tracksuit by the Spanish firm Loewe, dazzled the more than one hundred million people the NFL tried to attract that night from the first moment.

Rihanna has been a part of several films, such as ‘Battleship’ or, in the musical aspect, ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’, for which she was nominated for an Oscar. However, few performances will be able to top her performance last night. With barely time to digest that the nine-time Grammy Award winner was back, the notes of a question fans have asked themselves during her six-year absence, “Where Have You Been,” began.

In the following three minutes of performance, spectators were able to enjoy the tribute to the most sung songs of first part of his discography: “Only Girl (in the World)”, “We Found Love” and, one of the oldest and most faithful songs to the “essence of Riri” that played, “Rude Boy”.

Another eye-catching thing about the live show is the spectacular staging of the dancers. They proved that a good twerk beat like ‘Work’ can be done just as well as a warm ‘Wild Thoughts’ with which they left the audience speechless. This phase, the most urban of the artist, concluded with “Pour It Up” and a quick make-up touch-up. Fenty, of course. She couldn’t pass up the opportunity to put business aside, this facet already seems intrinsic in his “entrepreneurial personality”.

‘All of the Lights’, with this song began the final part of his reflecting show the quietest period of his discographybut no less powerful for this. Tip’s vocals on “Home” also performed “Run This Town,” a song she co-stars with show producer, rapper, and Beyoncé’s own husband, Jay-Z.

Just three minutes before the end of the performance, the first chords of “Umbrella” began to play and no, it was not up to Tom Holland to make his guest appearance. Rihanna did it, singing “under her umbrella” as the crowd at SoFi Stadium cheered with her until the very end, when filled the Californian sky with diamonds. Rihanna is back and boy did she. With a complete tour of her works that led her to make her stellar reunion with music known to the whole world.

As expected, they claim forgotten songs. A trashy “Love On The Brain” or an epic “Princess of China” with Coldplay was missing. However, if the capricious audience agreed on one thing, it was that please, “Don’t Stop The Music.”

The most inclusive anthem

‘Abbott College’ actress Sheryl Lee Ralph also had her moment of glory before the final between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs. The interpreter sang what is known as the black national anthem, “Lift up every voice and sing.” Ralph occupied a position that artists such as Lady Gaga, Alicia Keys or Demi Lovato had already taken at the time.

.@thesherylralph with an incredible rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing”. #SBLVII pic.twitter.com/3iho2kTssr

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Sheryl Lee Ralph with an amazing rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing”. #SBLVII

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“Troy Kotsur played the national anthem in sign language with Chris Stapleton at the Super Bowl. Everyone needs to see it!”

“Lift Every Voice and Sing” resonated with the entire black community, a decision Lee felt it was important to point out at a press conference in the days leading up to the event: “To me, that shows a lot of effort by the NFL to be truly inclusive, to say, ‘We’re going to represent all people. […] What a great way to bring us all together.”said Ralph, though that wasn’t the only hymn played. Chris Stapleton performed the original anthem and Academy Award winner Troy Kotsur accompanied him by interpreting him in sign language.