Rihanna

The singer, who declined to perform in 2019 out of solidarity with Colin Kaepernick, will headline February's show.

Rihanna earlier said she turned down a similar opportunity for the 2019 Super Bowl that was ultimately headlined by Maroon 5. The Super Bowl will take place at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. [declined to perform in the 2019 Super Bowl halftime show](https://www.npr.org/2019/01/18/686391728/even-with-rappers-set-to-perform-super-bowl-s-halftime-show-remains-tone-deaf) out of solidarity with Colin Kaepernick, will headline the 2023 Super Bowl, the NFL announced Sunday along with Jay-Z's Roc Nation and Apple Music.

Singer declined to play the show in 2019, in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick. Announcing the news, Jay-Z praised her for surpassing expectations 'at every ...

With sales of more than 250 million records worldwide, Rihanna ranks as one of the bestselling female artists ever. Rihanna earlier said she turned down a similar opportunity for the 2019 Super Bowl, which was ultimately headlined by Maroon 5. There’s things within that organization that I do not agree with at all, and I was not about to go and be of service to them in any way,” she said of the league. “A person born on the small island of Barbados who became one of the most prominent artists ever. I couldn’t be an enabler. I just couldn’t be a sellout.

Pop star Rihanna has previously said no to performing at the Super Bowl. Next year she'll be the headliner.

Jay-Z had also turned down an offer to perform in 2017. The Super Bowl is arguably the biggest stage a performer can grace, and is seen by hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Self-made in business and entertainment." The singer rejected an offer to perform in the 2019 halftime show out of solidarity with former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Last year she was named a national hero of the Caribbean island of Barbados, where she was born and raised. "A person born on the small island of Barbados who became one of the most prominent artists ever.

The NFL announced that Rihanna is slated to perform in the Super Bowl LVII halftime show at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb.

Not my people." "For what? "I couldn't dare do that," she said.