How about that Rihanna concert sandwiched by a football game?
At least thatâs what the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show felt like with her as the featured performer.
Dressed all in red, including red lipstick, she kicked off the performance flying high over the field on a floating stage singing âB**ch Better Have My Money.â
What followed was some of her biggest hits, including âWe Found Love,â âRude Boy,â âWork,â âOnly Girl (In the World)â and âUmbrella.â
She also included her verses on the Kanye West hit âAll of the Lightsâ and âRun This Town,â her song with West and Jay-Z.
Rihanna closed it out with âDiamondsâ and sparked speculation that she may be expecting as she rubbed her abdomen during the song.
CNN has reached out to Rihannaâs publicist for comment.
Following her performance, a representative for the Rihanna confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that she is pregnant.
In the days leading up to the show, Rihanna shared some thoughts about the challenges in putting together the halftime performance.
She said during a conversation with Apple Music that one of the hardest parts was narrowing down which of her songs to perform.
âThe set list was the biggest challenge. That was the hardest, hardest part,â she said. âDeciding how to maximize 13 minutes but also celebrate, thatâs what the show is gonna be. Itâs going to be a celebration of my catalog in the best way that we could have put it together.â
âTrying to cram 17 years of work into 13 minutesâ has proven to be âdifficult,â she said.
In an episode of the iHeart/NFL podcast âThe Process with Nate Burlesonâ released on Super Bowl Sunday, Rihanna said Princeâs 2007 half time performance is one of her favorites and she âwatched Beyonceâs halftime performances a couple of timesâ to prepare.
âShe is a beast and a whole other level,â Rihanna said. âJust to be inspired, really.â
The mother of a young son said sheâs being very picky about the projects sheâs taking on since the birth of her first child in May 2022. She said yes to playing the Super Bowl and recording the now Oscar-nominated single âLift Me Upâ from the âBlack Panther: Wakanda Foreverâ soundtrack.
So what does that mean for the new music that fans have been begging her to deliver for years?
âI donât know!â she said. âI want to just put music out and have fun with it but if it has to be an album, that might take some time.â