Rihanna will perform during the 2023 NFL Super Bowl LVII halftime show at State Farm Stadium

On February 12, Rihanna will perform in the Super Bowl LVII halftime show at State Farm Stadium outside of Phoenix, Arizona.

The nine Grammy Award-winning billionaire, 34, sent a photo to Instagram on Sunday afternoon showing her tattooed palm holding an authentic NFL football.

Taylor Swift was supposed to perform as the headline performer at halftime, according to rumours that persisted until the NFL officially confirmed them.

Only a few minutes later, the league announced their star performer by posting the identical image to all of their social media accounts with the comment, “Let’s GO @badgalriri @rocnation #SBLBII @applemusic @nflonfox.”

After ten years with Pepsi, Apple Music will sponsor Super Bowl LVII. In addition, Jay-Roc Z’s Nation is back for a third time to assist in producing the halftime show.

“Rihanna is a generational talent, a woman of humble beginnings who has surpassed expectations at every turn. A person born on the small island of Barbados who became one of the most prominent artists ever. Self-made in business and entertainment,” said Shawn “Carter, according to an NFL press release.

NFL Head of Music Seth Dudowsky said, “We are thrilled to welcome Rihanna to the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show stage,” “Rihanna is a once in a generation artist who has been a cultural force throughout her career. We look forward to collaborating with Rihanna, Roc Nation and Apple Music to bring fans another historic Halftime Show performance.”

Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar performed in the Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show, which made history by being nominated for five Creative Arts Emmys, including Outstanding Variety Special (Live), a first for the show.

The Weeknd, Jennifer Lopez, Shakira, Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Bruno Mars, Prince, Madonna, and other artists have performed at the Super Bowl halftime show in the past.

In May, rapper A$AP Rocky and singer Rihanna gave birth to a child.

The pair has been friends for a long time and announced their relationship in 2020. She is the “love of his life,” he said to GQ last year.

“[It’s] so much better when you got the one,” he said. “She amounts to probably, like, a million of the other ones. I think when you know, you know. She’s the one.”

Her music, beauty, and fashion endeavours helped her reach the $1.4 billion net worth milestone in July, earning her the title of the youngest self-made female billionaire by Forbes.

In addition to owning a 30% share in Savage X Fenty, Rihanna also owns 50% of Fenty Beauty. According to reports, just her cosmetics line brought approximately $550 million in 2020.