Rihanna CONFIRMS she’ll be at the heart of Super Bowl LVII… after turning down the NFL in 2019
Rihanna has confirmed that she will be the headliner on the 2023 Super Bowl mid-show.
The singer announced the big news on Sunday by sharing a snap of her tattooed arm holding a soccer ball. The post received nearly 700k likes in the first 20 minutes, including one from Lizzo, who wrote ‘scream’.
This comes after singer Diamonds turned down the opportunity to perform at the 2019 Super Bowl.
Big news: Rihanna announced she’ll be making headlines for the 2023 Super Bowl halftime show with this winning photo on social media on Sunday
The superstar said she turned down the invitation because of the way Colin Kaepernick was treated.
The 49-year-old former San Francisco player refused to stand singing the US national anthem at the start of games to protest police brutality and racial inequality. After he became a free agent, no team signed him.
The quarterback sued the NFL in November 2017, accusing team owners of collusion in not hiring him.
Negotiations: The sales agency cited sources with direct knowledge of the negotiations, who claimed that many discussions had taken place to reach an agreement and a decision could be made soon. given.
2019: The Diamonds singer was invited to perform at the game in 2019 but turned it down because of Colin Kaepernick’s treatment
The lawsuit was withdrawn two years later after Kaepernick and the NFL reached a confidentiality agreement. He hasn’t signed it yet.
In explaining her decision at the time, the Grammy winner told Vogue, ‘I can’t do that. For what? Who benefits from that? Not my people. ‘
“I can’t be a ticket seller,” she said. “I can’t be a spoiler. There are things in that organization that I do not agree with at all, and I do not intend to go and serve them in any way. ‘
Protest: The 49-year-old former San Francisco player refused to stand to sing the US national anthem at the start of the game to protest police brutality and racial inequality. After he became a free agent, no team signed him
Music: Rihanna took a break from performing after the birth of her son in May. She has talked about new music releases, but is focusing on her Fenty makeup brand lately.
The passage of time may have assuaged the leader’s concerns about performing at the Super Bowl and an announcement could be imminent.
Rihanna took a break from performing after giving birth to her son in May.
She’s talked about new music releases, but most of her time lately has been focused on makeup brand Fenty and supporting boyfriend A$AP Rocky at his concerts.
Source: | Dailymail.co.uk
