Photo: Mike Coppola / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/Getty Images via AFP/FileSource: AFPSuperstar Rihanna will headline the Super Bowl halftime show in February, the main event sponsor Apple Music announced Sunday. @rihanna will take the stage for the first ever Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show on 2.12.23," Apple Music said in a tweet featuring a photo of the musician's raised hand holding a football. Rihanna's Super Bowl performance will follow an impeccably choreographed 2022 halftime show that featured rap legends including Dr. Dre, Snoop Dog and Eminem. Apple Music announced in September that it would be the main sponsor of the event, ousting Pepsi and reportedly paying $50 million for the privilege. The 2022 Super Bowl, in which the Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals, drew an average of 112.3 million viewers on television and streaming, according to NBC Sports.

Source: Daily Nation September 26, 2022 02:00 UTC