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Yeah, I'm always amazed that people think "I have no idea who this person is" is some sort of indictment on the celebrity, because you're just saying you're not hip at all... but to not know who RIHANNA is and to proudly proclaim it... How can you be on the internet at all in the past 15 years and not know who Rihanna is? She's a huge star and pretty famously a billionaire. You'd have to have been consciously avoiding pop culture for the last decade and a half to not know the name Rihanna.
I was scrolling through these comments just to see if anyone would actually say "i have no idea who this is" and thought, SURELY, that couldn't happen here... but here we are. Maybe it's a joke?
Yeah, I don’t really keep up with the latest news on billionaires and celebrities. Just not my scene.

But ,hey, I’m a pretty hep cat who keeps up with all the jive that the young kids use, daddio! Mellow your groove!

And it’s not a joke. I have never heard of her.
 
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I have heard of her but I also realized the other day that I am generally unaware of popular contemporary music since Fall 2021 and the release of the original iPod after which time I never listened to the radio again and paid little attention to pop music because everything I needed was on the iPod.
Yeah, it’s never been easier to completely ignore popular music when I have access to some of the greatest recordings ever made on my fancy pocket computer. Since Apple Music is essentially the only way I consume music, I pretty much ignore anything modern and popular because there are other things that I’m really into. With all the streaming services available (TV and music) audiences have never been more fragmented as they are today. I’m sometimes amazed that any popular music can gain traction in a world where audiences can indulge whatever music genre and musician they like without corporate popular music to decide for them.
 
The surprise is that it'll be a stealth reveal of Apple Classical, and she's going to sing art songs from Franz Schubert.
 
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The SB halftime show is the pinnacle of absurdity for what is supposed to be a championship football game. It’s not a game anymore. It’s a three ring circus meant for as many advertisers as possible to cash in on the lowest common denominator of spectators.
Your capitalism dollars at work!
 
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The SB halftime show is the pinnacle of absurdity for what is supposed to be a championship football game. It’s not a game anymore. It’s a three ring circus meant for as many advertisers as possible to cash in on the lowest common denominator of spectators.
Yeah, I mean, it's not like you were promised 3 hrs of Masterpiece Theater or some thorough accounting of how your Smithsonian Dollars are being allocated. It's celebrated for the capitalist trashpalooza that it is to the degree that it's kind of meta at this point.
 
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Does Rihannas sing "we found love in a homeless place" the song came out 2013 me thinks.
that and the Coldplay songs are the only ones I know by her
OH!!!
Since i'm not watch the boring travesty of the Super Bowl, can I watch this on my tv?
the Gen 4-5 from 2022....
thanks in advance!
 
Yeah, I mean, it's not like you were promised 3 hrs of Masterpiece Theater or some thorough accounting of how your Smithsonian Dollars are being allocated. It's celebrated for the capitalist trashpalooza that it is to the degree that it's kind of meta at this point.
some intellects and fools found the SuperBore half times shows to be vulgar and sexists these past years.
ask Benny Hill
we can't see girls wiggle their asses on TV anymore except on the "Halftime show®..... sponsored by ATT™"
 
Do you live in a cave? Asking seriously. Rihanna is one of the biggest music acts of the last 25 years. I like a few of her songs but by no means a super fan, but how could you not know who she is?
I can’t read her name without singing in my head “umbrella eh eh eh”.
I’m not a superfan but she’s fantastic!
 


Apple Music is the official sponsor of the Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show taking place this Sunday at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Rihanna will be the headline singer at the show, and Apple is heavily promoting her upcoming performance.

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At 9 a.m. Pacific Time, Apple Music Radio's Nadeska Alexis will interview Rihanna. A live stream is available in the Apple Music app.

Apple has also shared an iPhone wallpaper and Apple Watch face with Rihanna that can be downloaded in the Shazam app on a screen that pops up or by searching for Rihanna and tapping her concert page, but it is not appearing for all users. There are also new #AppleMusic and #AppleMusicHalftime hashflags with a pink Apple logo on Twitter.

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Apple shared more ways that Rihanna fans can experience and celebrate her performance across Apple Music in a press release last month.

The Super Bowl kicks off at 3:30 p.m. Pacific Time on Sunday.

(Thanks, Chris Weaver!)

Article Link: Apple Music Halftime Show: Rihanna Interview, iPhone Wallpaper, and More
If there's any justice, Janet Jackson should make a surprise guest appearance with Rihanna!
It was shameful how she was treated when she was just standing there while Justin Tiberlake ripped her wardrobe off in the supposed "malfunction". Justin was invited back and Janet was blacklisted.
 
If there's any justice, Janet Jackson should make a surprise guest appearance with Rihanna!
It was shameful how she was treated when she was just standing there while Justin Tiberlake ripped her wardrobe off in the supposed "malfunction". Justin was invited back and Janet was blacklisted.
ya know, Justin never said "Timbbbbbbbber!" before his antics!
 
More Faddish Style than Timeless Substance.

Brought to you by the makers of iOS7
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PS this is a meant to be a cheeky commentary on today's "pop" or "popular" music (and gawdawful iOS7 that still stings) than a specific diss on Rihanna.

Will we see a star like Rihanna perform at the Superbowl 35-40 years after the height of her peak, like The Rolling Stones, the Who, etc.

Time will tell. :)

I mean to be fair, Rihanna isn’t exactly at the peak of her career.
Her first album released 18 years ago and she’s been cranking out number ones for almost 2 decades, but she hasn’t released a new album in over seven years.
She arguably can already be called a music legend.
 
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More Faddish Style than Timeless Substance.

Brought to you by the makers of iOS7
.

PS this is a meant to be a cheeky commentary on today's "pop" or "popular" music (and gawdawful iOS7 that still stings) than a specific diss on Rihanna.

Will we see a star like Rihanna perform at the Superbowl 35-40 years after the height of her peak, like The Rolling Stones, the Who, etc.

Time will tell. :)
I promise you black America doesn’t give a damn about “The Who” or “The Rolling Stones,” just like you don’t care for Rihanna, a self-made billionaire music and fashion mogul 😂
 
Does Rihannas sing "we found love in a homeless place" the song came out 2013 me thinks.
that and the Coldplay songs are the only ones I know by her
OH!!!
Since i'm not watch the boring travesty of the Super Bowl, can I watch this on my tv?
the Gen 4-5 from 2022....
thanks in advance!
“We Found Love” (her biggest hit) and “Princess of China”? Yes.
 
Do you live in a cave? Asking seriously. Rihanna is one of the biggest music acts of the last 25 years. I like a few of her songs but by no means a super fan, but how could you not know who she is?

I can’t name the best pro wrestler, best hockey player, best running back, best point guard, best wide receiver, best golfer.

Rihanna hasn’t been visible since Chris Brown beat the F out of her in the Lambo.

Some people don’t follow female pop stars.

I can’t even even name a billboard number 1 hit for the past 10 years and I’m a music nerd.

I can’t name a TikTok star or Instagram influencer.

I can’t name a single famous gamer or pro poker player.

The vitriol towards this guy for not knowing who Rihanna is hilarious.

What a horrible choice. I agree with the comment that she’s probably dropping a new album on AM.
 
Nerver heard of that girl, and I am taking pride in it.

I have better things to do then listening to mainstream sh-it.
So I am going to forget that Apple even advertised this, through MR.

I think it's offensive for you to call her a "girl" just because you're out of touch with popular culture. True she's been busy becoming a billionaire the past few years but, it's hard to believe this is true. Unless less you're a boomer. Then that makes sense. You still should not be calling a grown woman a girl regardless of your musical taste. This isn't 1950's Jim Crow south.
 
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I can’t name the best pro wrestler, best hockey player, best running back, best point guard, best wide receiver, best golfer.

Rihanna hasn’t been visible since Chris Brown beat the F out of her in the Lambo.

Some people don’t follow female pop stars.

I can’t even even name a billboard number 1 hit for the past 10 years and I’m a music nerd.

I can’t name a TikTok star or Instagram influencer.

I can’t name a single famous gamer or pro poker player.

The vitriol towards this guy for not knowing who Rihanna is hilarious.

What a horrible choice. I agree with the comment that she’s probably dropping a new album on AM.
Who is a better choice? They had old white guys with guitars for years, and no one watched that. It was always a bathroom break. When they started booking huge pop acts again, starting with the Black Eyed Peas, people started tuning back in to the halftime show. They have to book someone that commands attention so they can sell ads at a premium.
 
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