Rihanna promises a 'jam-packed' Super Bowl halftime show

did you know Rihanna underwent military training in Barbados because we sure didn't for the stars, full history and what to expect from her Super Bowl halftime show. Stick around. Rihanna was born on february 20th of 1988 as Robyn, Rihanna Fenty, yep, that's right. Rihanna is actually her middle name, Fenty grew up in the Barbados as the oldest of three and was interested in music from *** very young age. Her favorite john was to listen to growing up were reggae, caribbean music, R and B and american hip hop. Rihanna had *** bit of *** rough childhood as her father struggled with addiction and her parents divorced when she was 14 years old along with this Rihanna dealt with crippling migraines for years while growing up, apparently she even attempted to hide this from friends and classmates so she would seem normal. And it was when Rihanna was 11, she went through training with the Barbados cadets corps, *** program that would set up teens for military success. All this to say that she's always been tough at just 15, Rihanna and two of her friends ended up getting an audition in front of Evan Rogers who saw her talent immediately *** little less than *** year later, Rihanna left Barbados and moved to Connecticut with her producer to start recording her demo album. Eventually Rogers ended up landing Rihanna an audition in front of jay Z and def Jam Records and here's how she felt going into it. Actually, really scary. I'll never forget that day. Um I met with jay Z and before I met him, I was really nervous like I was shaking but he's such *** cool guy. The atmosphere was really comfortable and Rihanna blue jays away. So much so in fact that he signed her on the spot just *** few months later, re re released her first single in 2005 pon de replay, *** reggae club remix that hit number two on the top billboard 100. Pretty good for your first single. This established Rihanna as the next up and coming pop artists as the singer went on to pump out three more albums, Music of the Sun, *** girl like me and Good Girl Gone Bad And with Good Girl Gone Bad came *** shift in return image and music as the title suggests, Rihanna shed her teenage style and transformed into the bad risque artists. She's known as Today. Now since her original rise to fame, Rihanna has been up to quite *** lot. The artist has acted in multiple films including Battleships and Oceans Aid. And she went through *** very rough breakup with chris Brown, who as we all know now abused her and was exposed to be the dirt bag of human. He is after this Rihanna went on to become *** spokesperson for domestic abuse, inspiring survivors all over the world to speak up and out. She also launched her own lingerie line under the name Savage X Fenty which has gained *** ton of acclaim for being incredibly inclusive in their sizing options, not to mention welcoming her first kid *** son in May of 2022 with father and fellow rapper ASAP Rocky. Now let's get into the Super Bowl, Rihanna took *** break from music after releasing her last album Anti in 2016 to focus on her entrepreneurial efforts. While this was disappointing to fans around the world, it looks like we're about to get *** glimpse of Rihanna in all her musical glow One more time, Rihanna has signed on to perform at the 2023 Super Bowl halftime show. This show could be interesting for *** couple reasons. It's the first half time show in *** decade to not be sponsored by Pepsi as apple music will instead take the reins and knowing Rana's close ties to jay Z Kanye West and Eminem, there's *** chance you might see some of these names and more Pop up on stage. Are you excited for the halftime show of 2023? Did we miss anything in Rihanna's rise to stardom? Let us know what you think and what you want to hear about next

Related video above: Rihanna's rise to stardom & Super Bowl performanceRihanna is putting in the work ahead of her Super Bowl halftime show, focusing so hard on what she promises will be "a jam-packed show" that her upcoming birthday and Valentine's Day almost slipped her mind."The setlist was the biggest challenge. That was the hardest, hardest part. Deciding how to maximize 13 minutes but also celebrate — that's what this show is going to be. It's going to be a celebration of my catalog in the best way that we could have put it together," Rihanna said.At a media preview Thursday ahead of Sunday's matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs, the music superstar and new mom said her appearance — her first live event in seven years — feels "like it could have only been now."The singer said she was initially unsure about taking on the challenge of performing during a time when she was three months postpartum and wondered "should I be making major decisions like this right now? I might regret this.""But when you become a mom, there's something that just happens where you feel like you can take on the world, you can do anything," Rihanna said. "The Super Bowl is one of the biggest stages of the world. As scary as that was, because I hadn't been on stage in seven years, there's something exhilarating about the challenge of it all."A nine-time Grammy Award-winner, Rihanna has 14 No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hits, including "We Found Love," "Work," "Umbrella" and "Disturbia." She and rapper A$AP Rocky recently welcomed her first child."At the end of the day, if it flops or it flies, my name has to stand by that. And so I really get involved with every aspect of anything I do," she said.Halftime performance sponsor Apple Music held a moderated event Thursday, but moderator Nadeska Alexis was the only journalist allowed to ask Rihanna questions.Rihanna joins a list of celebrated entertainers who have played during Super Bowl halftime shows, including Beyoncé, Madonna, Coldplay, Katy Perry, U2, Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Shakira and The Weeknd. Last year, hip-hop was celebrated with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar all performing.The singer had previously declined to perform in the 2019 halftime show out of solidarity with Colin Kaepernick. But she has said that the timing and circumstances this time around were right for her.Country music star Chris Stapleton will sing the national anthem, while R&B legend Babyface will perform "America the Beautiful." Actor-singer Sheryl Lee Ralph will also perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing." When asked who they were cheering for on Sunday, Ralph said she was rooting for the Eagles while Stapleton and Babyface said they were backing Rihanna.Ralph applauded the NFL for making an effort toward being inclusive and "represent all people" through the three songs."On a day, Super Bowl Sunday, 200 million people coming together to sit and experience it here, what a time and what a way to bring us all together," she said. "I'm very pleased and very happy to be able to be on the 40-yard line."Babyface said he first started singing "America the Beautiful" as a sophomore for a play in high school."It's hard to believe that so many years ago, which is a lot of years ago, that I'm here to sing 'America the Beautiful,'" he said. "Back then, my mom was in the audience and she couldn't believe I was up there on the stage singing. Like the shy kid who actually got up there singing. To think of her looking at this now and see me at this moment singing 'America the Beautiful,' it's full circle."Oscar winner Troy Kotsur will perform the national anthem in American sign language. Colin Denny will sign "America the Beautiful" and "Lift Every Voice and Sing" will be signed by Justina Miles.Through an interpreter, Kotsur said performing makes him feel prouder to be an American. Miles said "Lift Every Voice and Sing" represents resilience."The national anthem never really resonated with me personally, but the Black national anthem is really inspiring and empowering," Miles said. "This song is so positive and so beautiful. You don't really hear or see it very often. There's many folks who don't even know the Black national anthem even exist. It's not only for me to share this experience with the whole world, but to really bring that empowerment to millions of Black, deaf people all over the country who've never seen that before."Apple Music this year replaced Pepsi, which sponsored the show for the past 10 years. Terms were not announced, but analysts had expected the league to get at least $50 million per year for the rights.

Related video above: Rihanna's rise to stardom & Super Bowl performance

Rihanna is putting in the work ahead of her Super Bowl halftime show, focusing so hard on what she promises will be "a jam-packed show" that her upcoming birthday and Valentine's Day almost slipped her mind.

"The setlist was the biggest challenge. That was the hardest, hardest part. Deciding how to maximize 13 minutes but also celebrate — that's what this show is going to be. It's going to be a celebration of my catalog in the best way that we could have put it together," Rihanna said.

At a media preview Thursday ahead of Sunday's matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs, the music superstar and new mom said her appearance — her first live event in seven years — feels "like it could have only been now."

The singer said she was initially unsure about taking on the challenge of performing during a time when she was three months postpartum and wondered "should I be making major decisions like this right now? I might regret this."

"But when you become a mom, there's something that just happens where you feel like you can take on the world, you can do anything," Rihanna said. "The Super Bowl is one of the biggest stages of the world. As scary as that was, because I hadn't been on stage in seven years, there's something exhilarating about the challenge of it all."

A nine-time Grammy Award-winner, Rihanna has 14 No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hits, including "We Found Love," "Work," "Umbrella" and "Disturbia." She and rapper A$AP Rocky recently welcomed her first child.

"At the end of the day, if it flops or it flies, my name has to stand by that. And so I really get involved with every aspect of anything I do," she said.

Halftime performance sponsor Apple Music held a moderated event Thursday, but moderator Nadeska Alexis was the only journalist allowed to ask Rihanna questions.

Rihanna joins a list of celebrated entertainers who have played during Super Bowl halftime shows, including Beyoncé, Madonna, Coldplay, Katy Perry, U2, Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Shakira and The Weeknd. Last year, hip-hop was celebrated with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar all performing.

The singer had previously declined to perform in the 2019 halftime show out of solidarity with Colin Kaepernick. But she has said that the timing and circumstances this time around were right for her.

Country music star Chris Stapleton will sing the national anthem, while R&B legend Babyface will perform "America the Beautiful." Actor-singer Sheryl Lee Ralph will also perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing." When asked who they were cheering for on Sunday, Ralph said she was rooting for the Eagles while Stapleton and Babyface said they were backing Rihanna.

Ralph applauded the NFL for making an effort toward being inclusive and "represent all people" through the three songs.

"On a day, Super Bowl Sunday, 200 million people coming together to sit and experience it here, what a time and what a way to bring us all together," she said. "I'm very pleased and very happy to be able to be on the 40-yard line."

Babyface said he first started singing "America the Beautiful" as a sophomore for a play in high school.

"It's hard to believe that so many years ago, which is a lot of years ago, that I'm here to sing 'America the Beautiful,'" he said. "Back then, my mom was in the audience and she couldn't believe I was up there on the stage singing. Like the shy kid who actually got up there singing. To think of her looking at this now and see me at this moment singing 'America the Beautiful,' it's full circle."

Oscar winner Troy Kotsur will perform the national anthem in American sign language. Colin Denny will sign "America the Beautiful" and "Lift Every Voice and Sing" will be signed by Justina Miles.

Through an interpreter, Kotsur said performing makes him feel prouder to be an American. Miles said "Lift Every Voice and Sing" represents resilience.

"The national anthem never really resonated with me personally, but the Black national anthem is really inspiring and empowering," Miles said. "This song is so positive and so beautiful. You don't really hear or see it very often. There's many folks who don't even know the Black national anthem even exist. It's not only for me to share this experience with the whole world, but to really bring that empowerment to millions of Black, deaf people all over the country who've never seen that before."

Apple Music this year replaced Pepsi, which sponsored the show for the past 10 years. Terms were not announced, but analysts had expected the league to get at least $50 million per year for the rights.

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