Rihanna is Almost Ready to Take the Stage at the Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show On Sunday After 7 Years Away From the Stage 

Words Phadria Prendergast

Bajan billionaire Rihanna took part in the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII halftime show press conference on Thursday morning at the Phoenix Centre where she stunned in look 33 from Alaïa’s SS23 collection, custom-made Gianvitto Rossi snake-print strappy heels, custom MARIA TASH earrings and a custom Chrome Hearts bracelet. 

Rihanna joked about not yet being able to sleep in preparation for Sunday’s show, whilst shamelessly plugging her FENTY BEAUTY brand (which propelled her into billions), claiming that her highlighter was “definitely helping.” We don’t blame you Rih. 

“I’ve been so focused on the Super Bowl, I totally forgot that my birthday is coming up,” the singer and businesswoman also revealed during the interview. 

With less than 2 days to go, her long-awaited performance had possibly garnered far more excitement from fans who wanted to see the self-acclaimed bad gal take the stage than there was for the actual game itself. 

“The Super Bowl is one of the biggest stages in the world so, as scary as that was because I haven’t been on stage in 7 years, there’s something exhilarating about the challenge of it all. It’s important for me to do this, this year. It’s important for representation. It’s important for my son to see that,” she admitted. 

On putting the show together, she commented “the setlist was the biggest challenge.” It wasn’t the easiest of tasks to maximise a 13-minute performance slot when you’re Rihanna. “It’s going to be a celebration of my catalogue in the best way that we could have put it together.” Overall, she felt that she had done a good job alongside her team in narrowing down her 17-year catalogue — even amongst a whopping 39 different set list changes.

The Kansas City Chiefs will face off against the Philadelphia Eagles at State Farm Stadium when Super Bowl LVII kicks off Sunday at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT.