Rihanna Returns to Music, Briefly
The singer and businesswoman, who has spent the last seven years mostly off the stage, used the halftime show to play a dozen songs, acknowledge her non-musical endeavors, and reveal that she is expecting a child.
The singer and mogul, who had spent the previous seven years primarily away from the stage, used the halftime show to play a dozen songs, make reference to her non-musical endeavors, and reveal that she is expecting a child.
Following Rihanna's exit from the State Farm Stadium stage during the Super Bowl LVII halftime show on Sunday night in Glendale, Arizona, her agent confirmed what the singer's performance had hinted at: the artist is expecting her second child.
As far as pregnancy announcements go, it didn't quite reach Beyoncé's belly rub at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards' theatrical level. Nevertheless, for Rihanna, who gave birth to her first kid last year, it was a performance genius move — possibly the only one that could top and reinterpret the performance she had just given.
Since "Anti" in 2016, Rihanna hasn't put out a new album. Many of her devoted fan base interpreted her decision to perform at the Super Bowl this year as a sign that she would be putting out new music soon. She might reveal a new single, album, or possibly a tour.
Instead, she claimed that despite all of the awaited anticipation, she had a private life to return to on one of pop music's biggest platforms. So even if her performance on stage had been a little drained, there were more crucial issues to pay attention to.
Rihanna simply played snatches of 12 classics in 13 minutes; these are well-known songs that don't call for a lot of fluff or bombast.
