Rihanna Can Take a Bow After Her Epic Super Bowl Halftime Show

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After the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs finished playing the first half of Super Bowl LVII on Feb. 12, the evening’s real performer took center stage. Rihanna headed onto the field at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona for the halftime show. And yes, she was shining bright like a diamond.

Dressed in a red-hot ensemble, Rihanna performed a medley of her hits, including “Bitch Better Have My Money,” “Where Have You Been,” “Only Girl (In the World),” “We Found Love,” and “Rude Boy.” She then moved on to even more fan favorites like “Work,” “Wild Thoughts,” “Pour It Up,” “All of the Lights” and “Run This Town”—and the transitions from one song to the next were smoother than limousine. But that wasn’t all. The nine-time Grammy winner also belted out tracks like “Umbrella” and “Diamonds.”

Of course, her epic performance should come as no surprise to anyone. After all, Rihanna had put in the work, work, work, work, work, work to deliver a truly unforgettable show.

“You’re trying to cram 17 years of work into 13 minutes, so it’s difficult,” she told Nadeska during an Apple Music Halftime Show press conference on Feb. 9. “Some songs we had to lose because of that, and that’s going to be OK. But I think we did a pretty good job of narrowing it down….There’s probably about 39 versions of the set list right now.”

After that showstopping performance, fans might ask Rihanna where have you been? But to be fair, 34-year-old has been rather busy. In addition to growing her Fenty empire, RiRi welcomed her first child with A$AP Rocky last spring.