Rihanna has revealed her hopes she signed up for her son and to represent black women and immigrants.
The icon, 34 is set to take to the stage on Sunday for Super Bowl LVII after agreeing to the show just three months after giving birth.
The singer recently revealed that she was initially apprehensive to say yes to the show but agreed because of her son. When the opportunity first came her way, Rihanna recalled that she was unsure.
During an interview at Apple Music’s Super Bowl press conference, she said: ‘To go on the biggest stage in seven years, there’s something thrilling about the challenge of it all. It’s important for the representation and it’s important for my son to see that.
‘I was like, ‘You sure? I’m three months postpartum. Should I be making major decisions like this right now? I might regret this,’ according to Mirror.
The singer said becoming a mom gave her the energy to take on the big event, especially with her 9-month-old son watching on.
‘When you become a mom, there’s something that just happens where you feel like you could take on the world — you can do anything.
‘And the Super Bowl is one of the biggest stages in the world, so as scary as that was … there’s something exhilarating about the challenge of it all,’ she said.
‘It’s important for my son to see that.’
According to WION, the Grammy-winning singer stated that performing at one of the world’s biggest stages is important as a form of representation for ‘immigrants, represent for my country, Barbados, [and] represent for Black women everywhere.’
‘That’s key for people to see the possibilities. And I’m honored to be here. I’m honored to be doing this year,’ she added.
Rihanna, 34, spoke Thursday at the Phoenix Convention Center days before Sunday’s Big Game and her halftime performance.
Rihanna did not reveal the lineup of the songs she would be performing but she did mention that was the list was being reworked to make her 13-minute-long performance memorable.
‘The setlist was the biggest challenge. That was the hardest part — deciding how to maximize 13 minutes, but also celebrate. That’s what the show’s going to be — it’s going to be a celebration of my catalog in the best way,’ she said.
‘I think we did a pretty good job at narrowing it down.’
The singer also admitted that she was nervous about performing live after so many years. Rihanna toured last in 2016 when her album ‘Anti’ was released.
Rihanna had declined to perform in the 2019 Super Bowl halftime show out of solidarity with Colin Kaepernick.
The 34-year-old and her partner A$AP Rocky welcomed their son in May last year – but they’re yet to announce the name of their baby, who is now almost nine-months-old.
