Away from the stage, Rihanna prepares for the Super Bowl halftime show

Off the stage since 2016, Rihanna is getting ready to come back in style. She is the main attraction of the traditional Super Bowl halftime show – the final of the American football league in the United States.

The game is scheduled for Sunday (12), at 20:30 [horário de Brasília]. The match will be between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs.

At the event’s press conference, the singer said that all her attention is focused on the preparation of her presentation.

“I’ve been so focused on the Super Bowl that I totally forgot my birthday is coming up. I totally forgot about Valentine’s Day. It’s a lot of preparation. It’s a lot of things and this week is the week it’s really being tested,” she said.

One of Rihanna’s biggest challenges, she said during a conversation with Apple Music, is choosing which of her songs to play.

“The set list was the biggest challenge. That was the hardest part. Deciding how to maximize 13 minutes,” she said. “It’s going to be a celebration of my back catalog in the best way we could have put it together.”

Trying to cram 17 years of work into 13 minutes proved difficult, she said.

The singer, who had a child with fellow recording artist A$AP Rocky in 2022, said becoming a mother has given her strength.

“There’s something that just happens when you feel like you can conquer the world. You can do anything,” he said.

The Super Bowl is one of the biggest stages in the world, so as scary as it was because I haven’t been onstage in seven years, there’s something exciting about the challenge of it all.

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“It’s important for me to do that this year. It is important for representation. It’s important for my son to see that,” she said.

Rihanna’s last show was on her “ANTI” album tour in 2016.

In 2018, she performed at the Grammy Awards alongside Bryson Tiller and DJ Khaled.

According to rumors, Rihanna is expected to return to the stage for good and announce a world tour later this year.