The nine-time Grammy winner will headline February's event in Arizona, the NFL has announced.
Rihanna's move marks a sharp about turn from the singer, who turned down an offer to headline the show in 2019 to show solidarity with the NFL star Colin Kaepernick.
A former starting quarterback with the San Francisco 49ers, Kaepernick hasn't played in the league since 2016 after his decision to kneel during the pre-game national anthem helped to launch a global movement against racism. He later filed a lawsuit against the NFL, alleging that the leagues owner's were colluding to exile him from the sport."I just couldn't be a sell-out," she told Vogue magazine. "There's things within that organisation that I do not agree with at all, and I was not about to go and be of service to them in any way."
Earlier this week, US media reported that Taylor Swift had turned down an offer to headline the show, choosing instead to continue re-recording several albums. Swift announced plans last year to re-release her first six albums to have complete control over her music. The move followed the 2019 acquisition of her master recordings by music mogul Scooter Braun and his subsequent sale of them to an investment fund.More on this story
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