After rumors and excitement swirled over the weekend, Rihanna made it official Sunday afternoon that she is going to return to the stage and perform several of her chart-topping hits during halftime at Super Bowl LVII.

Rihanna is the primary artist to be booked under recent halftime show sponsor Apple Music, in collaboration with Roc Nation. Happening at Glendale, Arizona’s State Farm Stadium on Feb. 12, 2023, the show is bound to be probably the most exciting quarter-hour of the Super Bowl – no matter what teams make it to the sphere.

It’s been quite a while since Rihanna fans have had a possibility to see her perform live. In actual fact, Rihanna has turned down this very opportunity before, opting out of the 2019 show in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick. The RIAA Certified Diamond artist has spent the years since her 2016 Anti World Tour specializing in her other brands and projects, including Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin, Savage X Fenty Lingerie…not to say a recent baby.

No word yet on if this performance marks the arrival of recent music (though fan fingers are crossed!) but we’re sure we will anticipate a litany of hits, starting from her early Music of the Sun era to her record-breaking Anti recent classics.

In fact, it wouldn’t be a Super Bowl show without some surprises and collaborations. Here’s who we predict should hit the stage with everyone’s favorite “Bad Gal” this performance.

01

A$AP Rocky

In fact, the collaborator on her most vital project ever, her newborn son, should make an appearance to support the love of his life during considered one of the largest performances of her profession. Though the duo has yet to officially collaborate on any music, Rihanna has graced videos for the Harlem-by-way-of-The-Bronx rapper’s singles “D.M.B.” and “Fashion Killa.” In fact, there’s still time for the couple to hit the studio together and convey us the track we never knew we would have liked.

02

Pharrell

Rihanna’s big rap debut in N.E.R.D.’s Lemon was considered one of the defining tracks of 2017. With a bit help from the legend that’s Pharrell Williams, fans could finally get to see Rihanna perform it live for the primary time since its release five years ago.

03

Calvin Harris

Rih’s collaborations with Harris have bred a few of her biggest hits, “We Found Love” and “This Is What You Got here For.” We’d like to see the songstress briefly step into her EDM bag in grand fashion on considered one of the largest stages in entertainment.

04

Ye

Ye (Kanye West) and Rihanna have made musical magic together on tracks like “All the Lights,” “Famous,” “FourFiveSeconds,” and “Run This Town.” We’d like to see them and convey a few of that mid-2010s nostalgia to the stage after each spending a lot time in other fashion and beauty-related ventures.

05

Drake

These two made considered one of the largest hits of 2016 with “Work,” but that was removed from their first collaboration. We’re unsure where their relationship stands as of late after their transient stint of dating in 2015/2016, but with hits like “What’s my Name,” “Take Care,” and “Too Good” of their arsenal, it could only make sense for these two to let bygones be and reunite on the stage once more.

06

Jay-Z

As the pinnacle of Roc Nation and the party chargeable for linking the NFL to the culture, it could only be right for Jay to grace the stage with Rih for his or her hits “Umbrella,” “Talk That Talk,” and “Run This Town.”