Feb 12 (Reuters) – Pop and R&B celebrity Rihanna made a grand return to the stage on Sunday, floating excessive above the Tremendous Bowl subject, dazzling the gang with a fast-paced medley of her hits and revealing that she is pregnant along with her second little one.
Wearing a scorching pink jumpsuit and dishevelled coat, Rihanna opened the largest showcase in music by singing “Bitch Higher Have My Cash” as she stood, with a noticeably rounded stomach, on a platform suspended within the air. She was steadily lowered to the bottom as she went by well-known songs from “Solely Lady (Within the World)” to “Impolite Boy” and “Work.”
Rihanna was surrounded all through the 13-minute efficiency by dozens of dancers in dishevelled white outfits.
It was the 34-year-old Grammy winner’s first stage efficiency in 5 years. Her final album, “Anti,” was launched in 2016.
Rihanna’s look led social media customers to take a position she was anticipating one other little one. A consultant for the singer confirmed after the present that Rihanna was certainly pregnant.
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The singer gave beginning to her first little one, a boy, with rapper A$AP Rocky in Could 2022. Rocky was noticed within the stadium crowd cheering on his girlfriend’s efficiency.
Rihanna concluded her Tremendous Bowl set with “Diamonds” as fireworks lit up the sky across the stadium.
Rihanna joined a listing of music luminaries who’ve carried out on the Tremendous Bowl, from Woman Gaga to Beyonce, Prince, Madonna and the Rolling Stones. The telecast normally attracts round 100 million viewers in the US alone.
Within the pre-game ceremony, nation star Chris Stapleton sang the U.S. nationwide anthem whereas Oscar-winning “CODA” star Troy Kotsur carried out the tune in American Signal Language.
Emmy-winning “Abbott Elementary” star Sheryl Lee Ralph sang “Elevate Each Voice and Sing,” a hymn that has develop into often known as the Black nationwide anthem, accompanied by a choir.
Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Enhancing by Christian Schmollinger and Bradley Perrett
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