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home truths, and our gal has delivered once again—opening up about what she said to achieve silence before . Fans became with what Adele had said to calm everybody down before the show began, with many a lip-reading expert wading in to try and work it out.During a recent performance at her Weekends with Adele Las Vegas residency, the singer explained exactly how she shut everyone up before RiRi took the stage.

Rihanna‘s performance at the Super Bowl halftime show featured a subtle tribute to André Leon Talley, the late editor-at-large of Vogue.The pop star made her highly-anticipated live return at this year’s NFL final, which took place at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona last Sunday (February 12).She delivered a career-spanning 13-minute set, including hits such as ‘We Found Love’, ‘Only Girl (In The World)’ and ‘Rude Boy’. The show saw Rihanna perform on a red stage and hover above the field on a moving platform.As Billboard reports, the singer sported a bright red sleeping bag coat by Alaïa for the final two tracks (2007’s ‘Umbrella’ and 2012’s ‘Diamonds’).

Cara Delevingne is sharing her appreciation for Rihanna, following her highly anticipated performance at the Super Bowl. The supermodel shared her thoughts about the halftime show, after online users shared mixed reactions about the performance, and her unexpected pregnancy reveal.“I felt so grateful to be there,” Cara confessed to James Corden during her recent interview on The Late Late Show.

Rihanna‘s Super Bowl Halftime performance.The pop sensation performed a career-spanning set in Glendale, Arizona on Sunday (February 12), her first live performance in five years.The singer kicked off with ‘Bitch Better Have My Money’ before she performed a host of hits including ‘Where Have You Been’, ‘We Found Love’, ‘Umbrella’ and ‘Diamonds’.Signing the show was 20-year-old Justina Miles, a deaf American Sign Language performer, who also signed the pre-show performance of ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’, sung by actress Sheryl Lee Ralph.During the performance, Miles – who is the first female deaf performer to be enlisted for the Super Bowl show – could be seen enthusiastically dancing and signing along to Rihanna’s biggest hits.“Rihanna’s sign language interpreter deserves a raise she was giving it her all,” one Twitter user wrote. Another person said Miles “phenomenally absorbed all of the Rihanna energy.”“The sign language interpreter ate that UPP,” a third said.

As far as celebrity pregnancy announcements go, Rihanna might have just topped it. Moments before performing her mega mix of hits at Sunday’s Super Bowl, RiRi, 34, revealed that she is pregnant with her second child.The Diamonds singer had made hints that she’d be bringing someone along with her after five years off stage. Nine months after the birth of her first son who she shares with A$AP Rocky, fans speculated that it could be a guest spot from Jay-Z, Drake or Eminem.

Rihanna announced that she was expecting her second child during her performance at the 2023 Super Bowl - but kept the news tightly under wraps until the final moment. Now, one of her backup dancers has revealed how she kept the secret throughout rehearsals.

Rihanna‘s performance at the Super Bowl Halftime show on Sunday evening was as serviceable as one could expect from a celebrity who has transcended modern pop stardom. Her first live performance in seven years did not contain a trace of original new music, but she did reveal that she was pregnant with her second child.

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Rihanna owns the news cycle, this time thanks to her incredible Super Bowl performance on Sunday night.MORE: Rihanna had the best response to question about Prince Harry and Meghan MarkleThe Diamonds hitmaker not only blew millions of viewers away with her hit-packed halftime show, but used the opportunity to announce her second pregnancy to the world.The star had yet another reason to celebrate after the show as well, thanks to a historical musical feat.VIDEO: Inside Pregnant Rihanna's family life with A$AP Rocky and their baby sonImmediately after her performance, Rihanna's Apple Music listeners worldwide jumped up a staggering 331 per cent - notably more than any of last year's Super Bowl performers, Jennifer Lopez and Shakira. MORE: A$AP Rocky's reaction to Rihanna's baby reveal is going viral on TikTok - watchREAD: What is Rihanna's baby son's name? All we know about the singer's first childIt was also the biggest hour in Apple Music history an hour after her halftime show, according to Apple, the new sponsor of the halftime show. But that's not the only history Rihanna made last night. The Barbados-born singer was also the first-ever singer to perform at the Super Bowl while pregnant.The Fenty founder - who shares a son - born in May 2022 - with A$AP - was supported by her family during the night too, with her little boy and partner in the stadium cheering her on.

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Rihanna wears an all-black look while leaving the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on Sunday night (February 12).

Rihanna turned the 2023 Super Bowl halftime show into a pregnancy announcement, and now, fans are wondering how she even pulled off the surprise feat.

Rihanna is pregnant with her second child. At her awaited Super Bowl halftime performance, she wore a red outfit that emphasized her pregnant belly, and made the reveal to a thrilled audience.

have to do with show? So glad you asked.The Spider-Man co-stars and share a connection to Rihanna thanks to an episode of Lip Sync Battle that aired in 2017, in which Holland nailed a mashup of “Singin' in the Rain” and Rihanna's “Umbrella.”  (Zendaya, who performed Bruno Mars's “24k Magic,” didn't stand a chance.) In the months leading up to the Super Bowl, which took place in Arizona on February 12, Rihanna fans speculated that she would bring some surprise guests on stage—with including Jay-Z, Pharrell, and Eminem. Tomdaya fans, however, wondered if the special guest might be Holland. RiRi ultimately performed solo (not counting the baby she ), but Zendaya still managed to pay tribute to her boyfriend's epic performance on Instagram.

Dave Grohl really appreciates Canada.In a Super Bowl commercial for Crown Royal, the Foo Fighters frontman paid homage to the Great North for bringing the world musical greats Rush and Joni Mitchell, comedy stars like Martin Short and for introducing the world to the paint roller and poutine.However, at the time of publication, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group does not have any shows lined up above the Northern border this year.As of now, Foo Fighters are sticking to the U.S. and headlining five (!) festivals from May through September.That even includes a stop at Atlantic City’s beach-based Sea.Hear.Now Festival on Sept.

highly anticipated halftime performance — and the announcement of her pregnancy — but some viewers were distracted by one part of the show many seemed to have missed.It appeared that during her first time back onstage in seven years, the “Lift Me Up” singer grabbed her crotch and then smelled her hand.Before the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles, the pop icon performed some of her greatest hits, kicking off her show with “Bitch Better Have My Money” followed by a jam-packed setlist including “Work,” “Diamonds,” “Only Girl (In the World),” “We Found Love” and “Pour It Up.”But as she was singing “Rude Boy,” some fans at home noticed Rihanna doing the bizarre move.“So is it me or did Rihanna just grab her junk and then smell it and taste it?” one social media watchdog questioned. “Way to stay classy!”“Did Rihanna just scratch her crotch then smell her fingers?” another shocked viewer asked.“Gotta make sure her water didn’t break,” someone quipped.“Low energy and disgusting.

Sheryl Lee Ralph wowed viewers on Sunday during the Super Bowl LVII pre-game show when she gave a rousing rendition of «Lift Every Voice and Sing,» a hymn that is often referred to as the Black National Anthem. The 66-year-old star surprised many fans with her vocal abilities, belting out the moving song while wearing a bold red-and-black Harbison Studio jumpsuit with an attached train. Ralph teased the moment on Instagram prior to stepping out onto the field at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. «It is no coincidence that I will be singing the Black National Anthem, Lift Every Voice and Sing at the Super Bowl on the same date it was first publicly performed 123 years ago (February 12, 1900),» she shared. «Happy Black History Month!»Despite being praised for her performance, Ralph also became the subject of online speculation that she had actually lip-synced the song for the broadcast. When asked about it by, Ralph replied, “Does it matter? Does it matter? No.