Rihanna’s return to the stage as the headliner for Apple Music’s first Super Bowl Halftime Show is only days away. The Bajan legend sat down with Nadeska Alexis ahead of her highly anticipated performance to discuss how she’s been preparing on the world’s greatest stage after an extended layoff and as a new parent.
“I have yet to sleep. We were working at the venue all last night and I kinda just stayed there and ended up in a prep and somehow, I’m here at a press conference right now […] I’ve been so focused on the Super Bowl that I forgot my birthday’s coming up. I totally forgot about Valentine’s Day. It’s a lot of preparation, a lot of moving parts,” Rih stated during her opening remarks.
“It’s literally like three to four hundred people breaking the stage down and building it back up and getting it out in eight minutes. It’s almost impossible [but] we’re excited to do the Super Bowl,” said the Fenty beauty mogul, later indicating that she will begin the most “crucial” rehearsal to date later today.
The doting new mother’s son factored into her decision to perform during the Halftime Show. “When you become a mom, there’s something that just happens where you feel you can take on the world. You can do anything […] So, as scary as that was ’cause I haven’t been on the stage in seven years, there’s something exhilarating about the challenge of it all and it’s important for me to do this this year. It’s important for representation and it’s important for my son to see that.”
Overall, Rihanna intends to maximize her 13-minute set and described it as a “celebration of [her] catalogue in the best way that [she] could have put it together.” She even hinted that there are 39 versions of the set list.
In addition to hyping the concert, Rih labelled a special dedication to her hometown “Run This Town,” a play on her 2009 collaboration with Jay-Z and Kanye West.
Watch the whole press conference below, including a part with openers Babyface slated to perform “America the Beautiful,” Sheryl Lee Ralph ready to sing “Lift Every Voice And Sing,” and Chris Stapleton set to sing the National Anthem.
The Philadelphia Eagles will face the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII on Sunday, Feb. 12 at 3:30 p.m. PT.
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