Rihanna reveals second pregnancy in historic Super Bowl halftime performance
Rihanna at Super Bowl
RiRi is back creatinghistory. On Sunday SuperBowl, Rihanna not only made a comeback to live performance after a six-year hiatus but also revealed she is expecting her second child. Rihanna became the first woman in the history of Super Bowl to have performed with a baby bump.
The megastar appeared in the stadium midair on a floating stage, donning a clingy, all-red ensemble featuring a moulded bustier -- and a belt below what many viewers deduced was another mini RiRi in the making.
Soon after her performance, representatives for the singer confirmed the speculation to trade magazines Rolling Stone and The Hollywood Reporter: Rihanna is pregnant with her second child.
The 34-year-old welcomed her first child, a son, with rapper A$AP Rocky in May 2022.
Musically speaking, fans who hoped for some fresh tracks were disappointed: Rihanna's night on the world's biggest stage offered a nostalgia tour of hits past. She delivered her club smashes including "Where Have You Been" to "Only Girl (In the World)" and the time-tested "We Found Love."
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"Rude Boy," "Bitch Better Have My Money," "Work" and "All of the Lights" were also on the setlist, as a sea of dancers performed stunning acrobatics.
"Wild Thoughts" "Run This Town" and, of course, "Umbrella" and "Diamonds" rounded out the show.
She did not, as many stars do, bring out any guest artists, commanding the stage all on her own and rightly so as this was her first live act since 2016.
The evening marked a reversal after Rihanna had previously turned down the gig in protest of the National Football League's handling of race issues.
But in accepting the coveted slot this time around, the Barbados-born singer said it was "important for representation. It's important for my son to see this."
Since releasing "Anti" in early 2016, Robyn Rihanna Fenty has taken a break from recording but has by no means taken it easy: she's become a billionaire, parlaying her music achievements into successful makeup, lingerie and high-fashion brands.
Since her last album Rihanna has performed occasional features and more recently recorded music for the "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" soundtrack. The song 'Lift Me Up' has fetched her a Oscar nomination in the Best Song category. But the album she's been teasing for years remains the stuff of myth -- and seemed it would stay so awhile longer.
(With agency inputs)
