Super Bowl LVII will kick off this weekend, and predictions are flooding in for the matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs. From who’ll win the Lombardi trophy to the ultimate rating to MVP to prop bets and every little thing in between, followers and consultants are making their guesses for every little thing that may happen throughout the sport.
With predictions coming in about all elements of the massive occasion, it solely is smart that we must always predict what the halftime present might be like. Superstar artist Rihanna might be performing in a extremely anticipated halftime present. Not a lot has been spoiled in regards to the efficiency up to now, so her setlist and whether or not she may have any particular friends be part of her on stage stay to be seen.
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Ahead of the massive efficiency, we took all the information, the statistics and historical past of the halftime performances to offer you all a prediction of what we expect will occur on Sunday. If right, we are going to settle for all reward. If mistaken? We simply can overlook these predictions ever occurred.
Which tune will Rihanna sing first?
Rihanna has 14 No. 1 hits, plus 31 songs within the prime 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, with a complete of 360 weeks within the prime 10. So she has a lot of songs, and standard ones, to select from.
Some favorites for her to start out with are “Diamonds,” “Don’t Stop the Music” and “We Found Love.” The opening of “Diamonds” permits for a gradual construct into the setlist and the visible choices with a tune about diamonds are countless. A glittering stadium, followers being given bracelets that mild up or mild results on the stage would make for a robust begin. It is one in every of her hottest songs, charting for 3 consecutive weeks within the Top 100, peaking at No. 1. Considering whoever wins the Super Bowl will get numerous diamonds on their championship ring, it will be a really becoming begin to the efficiency.
If Rihanna needs to construct the present and steadily get to the extra upbeat songs, her newest recording, “Lift Me,” can be a superb place to start out. During Thursday’s interview in regards to the halftime present, Rihanna put an emphasis on illustration, eager to be that individual for Black ladies, immigrants and other people from the Caribbean to see “the probabilities” of what they are often. We count on her efficiency to echo the significance she places on illustration.
Which tune will Rihanna sing final?
When considering of which tune Rihanna would shut with, we took lots of issues into consideration. There must be a component of drama, hype and it’ll doubtless be a chart topper. “Run This Town” is a stable guess for her opening tune, particularly since on the Thursday forward of the Super Bowl she launched a documentary on Apple Music titled after the tune and used the tune within the preview. “Run This Town” is an final hype anthem by Jay-Z, who has collaborated with the NFL for a number of years in planning the halftime present, that closely options Rihanna. If she does have a particular visitor we will see it taking place proper at first or the very finish, and it would not be stunning if it was Jay-Z (extra on that under) so every little thing does line up for this tune.
While the songs Rihanna performs shouldn’t have to be instantly associated to the largest soccer sport of the yr, the lyrics to “Run This Town” very a lot mirror what each the Eagles and Chiefs are trying to do on Sunday. The lyrics (“Victory’s inside the mile, Almost there, do not surrender now, Only factor that is on my thoughts, Is who’s gonna run this city tonight”) couldn’t work extra completely with the occasion, so making it first or final would make a huge impact.
Which songs will Rihanna carry out?
Discussing the halftime present simply days earlier than the sport, Rihanna didn’t give an excessive amount of away about her setlist, however did say she has made many modifications as they’ve ready the present.
“The setlist was the largest problem. That was the toughest hardest half. Deciding learn how to maximize 13 minutes. … I believe we did a fairly good job at narrowing it down,” she stated, including that making an attempt to cram 17 years price of music in such a short while is troublesome.
“There’s most likely about 39 variations of the setlist proper now,” Rihanna stated.
When requested about her favourite albums to report, she gave a shoutout to “Loud” and “Diamonds,” however stated her all-time favourite is “ANTI,” so our guess is we are going to see at the least one tune from every album.
Below are six chosen songs we expect (and am hoping) she performs, however from the sound of her interview it may actually be any mixture of songs she chooses.
“Umbrella””Run This Town””Cheers (Drink to That)””Don’t Stop the Music””Pon de Replay””Diamonds”
Which particular visitor(s) will she convey out?
When one headliner is introduced for the halftime present, there will not be all the time particular friends introduced out. Neither Lady Gaga (2017) nor The Who (2010) introduced any particular friends after they did their halftime exhibits.
If Rihanna does convey out a particular visitor, I can see her including somebody from Roc Nation, who has partnered with the NFL for the halftime present performances. Roc Nation was based by Jay-Z, who’s credited as one of many main gamers in discovering Rihanna, so the halftime efficiency may be very a lot all within the household.
Rihanna and Jay-Z even have songs collectively, together with “Run This Town,” “Umbrella” and “Talk That Talk,” so it will make sense for them to hitch collectively for the efficiency. If Jay-Z does make an look, I’d count on it to be quick.
Rihanna has achieved collaborations with lots of artists, together with Drake, Future, DJ Khaled, Emimem, Shakira, Coldplay, Calvin Harris, SZA and Ne-Yo to call a couple of. Drake is a attain so far as we’re involved and do not predict he would make an look. Eminem, Shakira and Coldplay have all already achieved Super Bowl performances, with Eminem and Shakira performing since Roc Nation’s collaboration with the NFL.
Halftime present daring predictions
What everybody needs from Rihanna is new music. Any new music. Her followers, referred to as the “Rihanna Navy,” have joked that they are going to take any style from the singer. Rihanna has not carried out in seven years and has not launched an album since 2016, when she dropped “ANTI.”
During her interview forward of the sport, Rihanna was hush on whether or not new music might be coming, but when there was ever a time to make an announcement, proper after the most-watched musical efficiency of the yr can be it. I may see a tweet that rocks the web asserting new music, a single, an album or perhaps a tour.
She did give some data on how she is feeling in regards to the music facet of her profession going ahead. “Musically I’m feeling open. I’m feeling open to exploring discovering creating issues {that a} new issues which can be completely different,” Rihanna stated. “I simply wish to play. I simply wish to have enjoyable … with music.”
What particular results will the efficiency have?
Rihanna might not have taken the stage shortly, however as one of many largest musical stars of her time, there isn’t a doubt the present might be massive. A rain impact throughout “Umbrella” is an concept many individuals have been predicting.
“From the time it begins it simply by no means ends,” Rihanna stated, stopping herself and smiling, including “Now I’m saying an excessive amount of, however it’s a jam packed present.”
What time is Rihanna anticipated to be on?
The sport is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. ET, which implies the halftime present will doubtless be someplace round 8 p.m. ET. An precise time can’t be predicted as a result of nature of not realizing how lengthy the primary half will final, so the time is an estimate.
