Rihanna Set To Perform At Super Bowl Half-Time Show In 2023

Pop superstar Rihanna will perform at the Super Bowl half-time show in 2023.

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The NFL announced that the singer, who opted not to participate in the 2019 Super Bowl halftime performance in solidarity of Colin Kaepernick, will headline the 2023 Super Bowl.

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It had been rumoured that American singing sensation Taylor Swift was in line to headline the show.

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Rihanna has also confirmed that she'll be headlining the 2023 Super Bowl half-time show - and NFL fans couldn't be happier about it.

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On Instagram, Rihanna shared a photo of an outstretched arm clutching an NFL football.

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The upcoming halftime show will be held at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona and will be sponsored by Apple Music instead of Pepsi, which has sponsored it for years.

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Rihanna previously stated that she declined a similar chance to perform in the 2019 Super Bowl,

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Rihanna declined the chance to perform at the Super Bowl in 2019 which was ultimately headlined by Maroon 5, claiming she didn't like how Colin Kaepernick, had been treated.

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Many artists supported Kaepernick, the former quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, who knelt during the national anthem in 2016 to protest police brutality against Black people.

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In a dispute that was ultimately resolved in early 2019, Kaepernick accused the NFL with conspiring to keep him out of the league.

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