What songs will be on Rihanna’s setlist for the Super Bowl halftime show? Complete list
Rihanna will be the artist in charge of the Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show. These are the songs she could include in the halftime show.
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Expectations for the Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show are very high - especially as the main act has not performed live in over five years. Rihanna said she even surprised herself by agreeing to provide the musical interlude at Super Bowl LVII. “I can’t believe I even said yes,” she told ET last week. “Y’know, it was one of those things that even when I announced it, I was like, ‘OK, I can’t take it back’. Now, it’s like final. I can’t believe, what did I just get myself into because the Super Bowl is one of the biggest stages in the world. Its’ an entertainer’s dream to be on a stage like that”.
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The 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show will be Rihanna’s first public performance since December 2017 when she treated the public to a brief four-song show at the 4th Annual Holiday Concert and Toy Drive Giveaway in Watts, Los Angeles. On that occasion, she performed LOYALTY, L.E.M.O.N., Wild thoughts and Bitch better have my money. At State Farm Stadium on Sunday, she is likely to delve into her back catalogue of more well-known hits.
That won’t be an easy task for the artist, as she will have be selective about what songs she includes considering she will have to stay withing a strict running order and not run one second over her scheduled 13-minute slot.
In a press conference with Apple Music, RiRi opened up about all the hard work she’s put into her first live performance in seven years. “That was the hardest part, deciding how to maximize 13 minutes [...] You’re trying to cram 17 years of work into 13 minutes … but I think we did a good job of reducing it,” said the singer.
Rihanna also revealed that deciding on which of her hits she will perform and in what order has been difficult to make firm decision on. “We are on our 39th setlist... Every little change counts, whether you want to cut a guitar, mute something, add something, or just put a whole new song in or take a whole song out,” she said.
Rihanna Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show possible setlist
Rihanna’s had a tough job summing up her entire career in just 13 minutes, so she’s likely to focus on her biggest hits. According to Spotify’s ranking based on number of streams, the artist’s most popular songs are:
- Lift me up
- Love on the brain
- Umbrella
- Stay
- We found love
- Only girl (In the world)
- Needed Me
- S&M
- Diamonds
- This is what you came for
According to Apple Music, sponsor of the halftime show, these are RiRi's most popular songs:
- Needed me
- Work
- Love on the brain
- Umbrella
- Sex with me
- This is what you came for
- Kiss it better
- Stay
- Loveeeeeee Song
- Love the way you lie
Other songs that Rihanna could include that you should know about include: Don’t Stop the Music, Pon de Replay, The Monster (ft. Eminem), Where have you been, Rude Boy, Bitch Better Have My Money, FourFiveSeconds and What’s My Name.
As for the guests, Rihanna has not confirmed who they will be or if she will lead the show as a solo act. According to TMZ, if she invites someone to her halftime show, it would likely be an artist she has collaborated with in the past. Rihanna has worked with over 50 artists, including Sir Paul McCartney, Kanye West, Britney Spears, Coldplay, Calvin Harris, David Guetta, SZA, Bono, Jay-Z, Drake, and Nicki Minaj.
RiRi may even decide to invite her boyfriend and father of her son A$AP Rocky. After being asked about it by TMZ in October, the singer replied: “ Maybe.”