*More people watched Rihanna’s halftime show than they did the actual game, according to reports.
Fox Sports’ public relations account revealed in a Tweet on Monday that the Super Bowl averaged 113 million viewers across all platforms. Rihanna’s halftime performance averaged 118.7 million viewers and was the second-most-watched halftime show behind Katy Perry’s performance in 2015.
The Super Bowl halftime show on Feb. 12 marked Rihanna’s first solo appearance in seven years. The global superstar served up a melody of her hits that has led to a major boost in the streaming of her music, Variety reports.
The outlet writes, “Her overall streams on Spotify spiked more than 640% across the United States, according to streaming data observed between the Halftime performance on Feb. 12 and Feb. 5 (6-7 p.m. ET).”
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Sunday’s #SBLVII #AppleMusicHalftime show featuring #Rihanna delivered 118.7 million viewers. pic.twitter.com/VCCccEWWAW
— FOX Sports PR (@FOXSportsPR) February 13, 2023
Among the tracks, Rihanna performed during halftime were “B___h Better Have My Money,” “We Found Love,” “Rude Boy,” “Work,” and “Diamonds.” Per Discover Music, via Yahoo, streams of “B___h Better Have My Money” increased by more than 2,600 percent following the Big Game, while “Diamonds” streams are up by more than 1,400 percent, and “Rude Boy” and “We Found Love” have increased in plays by 1,170 percent and 1,160, respectively.
The entertainer was visibly pregnant with her second child during her halftime performance and her representative later confirmed that RiRi and her boyfriend A$AP Rocky are having another baby. Last May, the couple welcomed her first child together, a boy.
Rihanna spoke about motherhood during an interview ahead of her halftime show performance.
“When you become a mom, there is something that just happens where you feel like you can take on the world,” Rihanna said, CNN reports.
“The Super Bowl is one of the big stages in the world, so as scary as that was – because I haven’t been on stage in seven years – there’s something exhilarating about the challenge of it all,” said Rihanna. “It’s important for me to do this this year. It’s important for representation. It’s important for my son to see that.”
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