Rihanna Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show 2023: What Is In the Setlist?

Rihanna's long-awaited and highly-anticipated performance at the Super Bowl LVII halftime show is just around the corner-here are some of the songs that could be included in the setlist.

According to the singer herself, her setlist will be a "celebration" of her discography while her set at the halftime show will serve as her official comeback to the music industry.

While fans were hyped and enthused to have Rihanna back onstage, she was a little bit apprehensive about it at first.

"When I first got the call to do it again this year I was like, 'Are you sure? I'm three months postpartum. Should I be making major decisions like this right now? I might regret this,'" she revealed in an interview.

One of the major decisions she had to make after agreeing to headline the show was to decide which songs she would include in her setlist.

"Some songs we have to lose because of that, and that's going to be okay," she said.

"We did a pretty good job at narrowing it down. There's probably been about 39 versions of the setlist right now. We're on our 39th. Every little change counts."

Rihanna is making sure that everything will be perfect for the big day, after all, she isn't just doing this for herself.

"That's a big part of why it's important for me to do this show. Representing for my country, Barbados. Representing for Black women everywhere. That's really important," the Barbadian singer explained.

Additionally, she noted that putting together such an important and massive show meant losing precious time with her son, so she had to make it count.

When you become a mom there's something that happens where you feel like you can take on the world and can do anything. The Super Bowl is one of the biggest stages in the world. As scary as it was, because I haven't been on stage in seven years, there's something exhilarating about the challenge of it all. It's important for me to do this year. It's important for my son to see that."

Rihanna's Setlist

Rihanna has a number of songs that fans deemed should be included in the Super Bowl halftime show setlist, but as she had mentioned, choosing songs that will fit her 13-minute performance will be "difficult."

Billboard listed all her chart-topping songs that could possibly make it into the setlist, like her 2006 single "SOS," which peaked at No. 1 for three weeks in 2006.

A club favorite is the EDM-heavy song "Where Have You Been," which peaked at No. 5 in 2012.

Who could forget "Don't Stop the Music"? Released in 2007, the banger peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Here's an idea for an opener: "What's My Name?" The song collaborated with Drake, was released over a decade ago, and peaked at No. 1.

Here are some honorable mentions that should be included in Rihanna's "celebratory" setlist: "Only Girl (In The World)," "This IS What You Came For," "Rude Boy," "Disturbia," "Umbrella," and "We Found Love" featuring Calvin Harris.

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