Rihanna, and not Taylor Swift, will headline the 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show.
The Barbados pop star will take the stage during Super Bowl LVII on February 12th, 2023 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, the NFL announced on Sunday. It’ll mark her first time headlining the halftime show.
“We are thrilled to welcome Rihanna to the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show stage,” NFL head of music Seth Dudowsky said in a statement. “Rihanna is a once in a generation artist who has been a cultural force throughout her career. We look forward to collaborating with Rihanna, Roc Nation and Apple Music to bring fans another historic Halftime Show performance.”
Late last week Variety reported that Taylor Swift was in line to headline the halftime show. A subsequent report from TMZ stated the Swift was offered the gig, but turned it down because she “didn’t want to perform until she finished rerecording all of her first 6 albums.”
