Rihanna Set to Headline Super Bowl and Everyone’s Making the Same Joke

The Super Bowl is inching closer, and now everyone who tunes in for something other than the sport itself is getting a first look at what to anticipate at this year’s half-time show — Rihanna.

Rumors that the “Diamonds” singer would be keeping audiences entertained come February’s game started to swirl in recent days, so Rihanna herself took to Instagram to confirm the news on Sunday, sharing a picture of what appears to be her hand holding up an NFL football.

Super Bowl LVII will be the first time RiRi has headlined the annual event, and her backlog of recognizable and well-loved songs will undoubtedly make for a spectacular show.

At the same time, fans who have been anxiously awaiting new music since the release of Anti all the way back in 2016 were ready to use this opportunity to once again joke about how Rihanna seems willing to do just about anything other than finish her next album at this point in her career.

Now, that doesn’t mean people aren’t psyched for the event. This will be Rihanna’s first live performance in five years — and those who keep holding out hope that she isn’t abandoning her music career are eager to find out if this is the beginning of the next chapter for that aspect of her life.

Dr. Dre, who was among the performers at last year’s Super Bowl, has already stepped forward to publicly congratulate Rihanna on landing the gig and offer up some advice.

“She has the opportunity to really blow us away,” he said, before suggesting to just “put the right people around you, and have fun.”

And then maybe get back to work on that album, RiRi!

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