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Rihanna confirmed this Sunday her performance at the Super Bowl LVII halftime show, which will take place on February 12 at the State Farm Stadium en Glendale, Arizona. The NFL also simultaneously announced the presentation of the artist from Barbados.
Through a publication on her social networks, the successful singer uploaded a photo holding the official NFL ball. “I’m going to the Super Bowl” Rihanna shared on Twitter.
The interpreter of hits like ‘We Found Love’ and ‘Umbrella’ became a mother on May 13 in the city of Los Angeles. She is her first child with the rapper A$AP Rocky.
Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg y 50 Centthe great artists who have marked rap and hip-hop in the US, performed this year before more than 70,000 spectators at SoFi Stadium during the Super Bowl LVI show.
Dr. Dre and company put on a strong performance to show that rapping can work at one of the world’s biggest sporting events.
One of the most remembered moments of the night was the performance of eminem, who performed a couple of his hits. She apparently called out the NFL by taking a knee during “Lose Yourself”, although the league later said it knew it would happen.
Eminem remained on one of his knees for a few minutes as Dre sat at a piano performing “I Ain’t Mad at Cha” by the late Tupac Shakur.
The Super Bowl LV entre Kansas City Chiefs y Tampa Bay Buccaneers had to The Weeknd as the star of the halftime show. Roc Nation and Emmy-nominated producer Jesse Collins executive produced the show.
The artist, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, joined a list of famous musicians who have performed at Super Bowl halftime, such as Madonna, Beyoncé, Coldplay, Katy Perry, U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson and last year’s celebrated show by Shakira and Jennifer Lopez, among others.
In the 2020 edition, on stage at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Shakira y JLo surprised with their presentation in conjunction with a 15-minute show in which they performed hits such as ‘Jenny from the Block’, ‘On the Floor’, ‘Hips Don’t Lie’, ‘Waiting For Tonight’ and ‘Whenever, Wherever’ ; also accompanied by J Balvin y Bad Bunny.
Despite the fact that the presentation of the Colombian and the Puerto Rican was one of the most viewed in the live broadcast in the history of the event and, moreover, three days later it had already accumulated 85 million views on YouTubeit was recently known that Jennifer Lopez was not so happy with the idea of sharing the stage with Shakira.
JLo’s statements appear in the documentary he made with Netflix, ‘Jennifer Lopez: Halftime‘, in which you can see behind the scenes of the great preparation he had for the Super Bowl halftime with the Colombian singer.
The NFL announced on Friday that Apple Music is your new partner for the Super Bowl LVII show, which will take place at the end of this season at the State Farm Stadiumheadquarters of the Arizona Cardinals.
“We’re proud to welcome Apple Music to the NFL family as our newest partner for the iconic Super Bowl halftime show,” said NFL Senior Vice President of Partner Strategy Nana-Yaw Asamoah.
The executive highlighted the reach of Apple Music, which offers an experience with a catalog of more than 90 million songs and sound powered by ‘Spatial Audio’.
“We couldn’t think of a more appropriate partner for the world’s most watched musical performance than Apple Music; a service that entertains, inspires and motivates millions of people around the world through music and technology”, he added.
More than 120 million viewers around the world watched the halftime show from the last Super Bowl, which was won by the Rams last February and featured Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar.
The intermission show presentation of that game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, received three Creative Emmy Awards.
A success highlighted by the vice president of Apple Music and Beats, Oliver Schusser.
“Music and sports hold a special place in our hearts, so we’re so excited to have Apple Music be a part of the bigger stage in music and football. We look forward to even more epic performances next year,” said Schusser.
In the most recent editions of the Super Bowl, stars such as The Weeknd, Beyoncé, Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry, among others, have shone with their performances.
(With information from EFE)
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