Pop superstar Rihanna will headline the half-time show at February is Super Bowl in Arizona the NFL has announced .The nine-time Grammy winner broke the news by posting a photo of an NFL branded football to Twitter .Organisers called the 34 year old a generational talent in a press release issued on Sunday night.
The show is one of the most coveted slots in music, with this year's 14-minute spectacle drawing in more than 120 million viewers, the NFL said .The all star line up included Dre Snoop Dog Eminem, Mary J Blige and Kendrick Lamar. The show earned an Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special Live.
"Rihanna is a once in a generation artist who has been a cultural force throughout her career the NFL is head of Music Seth Dudo wsky said .And Jay Z whose Roc Nation entertainment company will help organise the performance, called the star a woman of humble beginnings who has surpassed expectations at every turn .A person born on the small island of Barbados who became one of the most prominent artists ever. Self made in business and entertainment he added.
hanna is move marks a sharp about turn from the singer, who turned down an offer to headline the show in 2019 to show solidarity with the NFL star Colin Kaepernick .A former starting quarterback with the San Francisco 49ers, Kaepernick has not played in the league since 2016 after his decision to kneel during the pre-game national anthem helped to launch a global movement against racism .He later filed a lawsuit against the NFL, alleging that the leagues owner is were colluding to exile him from the sport Rihanna said at the time that she would have been an enablerif she had accepted the slot.
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