Rihanna's 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show Announcement is Dream Come True for Fans
Comeback
6 whole years later Rihanna the singer is COMING BACK!! pic.twitter.com/kn673AxDvK
— Fenty Cop (@FentyCop) September 25, 2022
RIHANNA IS BACK pic.twitter.com/w6Wp5tXKxE
— Rihanna Navy Brasil (@RNavyBrazil) September 25, 2022
While Rihanna has not been absent from pop culture by any means, many fans are treating this performance as the beginning of a comeback. In fact, many jokingly referred to her as "Rihanna the singer," distinguishing her from the fashion and makeup mogul she has been acting as for the last few years.
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Now I can't wait for the Superbowl https://t.co/FecRIgAJ5R
— Francis Francis (@Francisspice) September 25, 2022
Many fans were hesitant to believe the news, but once Roc Nation issued a press release they finally let themselves get excited. The details made this whole situation feel real to them at last.
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rihanna performing her makeup brand live at the 2023 super bowl halftime show pic.twitter.com/5aTMzQfWaw
— A+ (@aplus16d) September 25, 2022
Some fans joked that the press release hadn't necessarily confirmed that Rihanna would be performing music at this halftime show. They speculated that maybe she was going to "perform" a live makeup demonstration instead.
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if she doesn’t release a new song before performing at the SUPER BOWL, that album is legitimately never coming.
— keenan (@keenan_main) September 25, 2022
After having their hopes dashed so many times before, fans were extremely hesitant in speculating that this show meant new music as well.
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picturing Rihanna doing this at the superbowl and I'm excited all over again pic.twitter.com/3aMaTO9MeE
— toss a coin to your witcher (@itsayosigns) September 25, 2022
Rihanna doing the SuperBowl, Nicki Minaj in the Top10 with a solo song for weeks & Beyoncé with a classic new album.
It’s 2010 again.
— 𝗙𝗔🅱️𝗜𝗢ᴺᴹ (@FABIOTHEEBARB) September 25, 2022
Fans immediately revisited Rihanna's old performances to begin speculating and daydreaming about what this new show might look like. If she didn't release new music, they hoped that she would at least fit their favorite songs into her 15-minute set. Meanwhile, with the success of some of Rihanna's peers, fans felt like the music industry itself was on a nostalgia trip.
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Justin loves him some Rihanna lmao pic.twitter.com/R8H7FX3or2
— ᴍɪᴍɪ’ꜱ ʀᴇɪɢɴ ᴡ*ɴ’ᴛ ʟᴇᴛ 🆙 (@TheMimiReign) September 25, 2022
Fans weren't the only ones taken aback by this news. They had fun combing through other stars' reactions to this bombshell.
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I CAN'T BELIEVE RIHANNA IS COMING pic.twitter.com/AYzpIn96t4
— rafa carter (@beyfobic) September 25, 2022
I LIVED TO SEE A RIHANNA COMEBACK pic.twitter.com/gKbayHBr4j
— Meg⁷ 🍨 (@serenityfaiths) September 25, 2022
Finally, many fans were in shock as they never believed this was how Rihanna would kick off a musical comeback. They treated the news as excitedly as they would a development in their personal lives.
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