Jamaican-American actor Sheryl Lee Ralph will be joining Barbadian Billionaire beauty Rihanna for the Super Bowl performance, as she sings “Lift Every Voice and Sing” at the pregame show of Super Bowl LVII.
Last November Ralph also joined Rihanna in her Savage Fenty Show Vol. 4 on Amazon Prime.
Rihanna will headline the big ticket event after Taylor Swift reportedly turned down the offer until she is done re-recording her music from her first six albums.
Apple Music has taken over as the sponsor of the Super Bowl Halftime Show from Pepsi, with a deal worth $50 million per year. The choice of the Diamonds singer as this year’s headliner is expected to appeal to younger NFL fans, as those in the Gen-Z demographic are more than twice as likely to listen to Hip-Hop and Rap music.
A Luminate consumer report, found that NFL fans are 12% more likely to listen to music and are 17% more likely to use audio streaming services. What’s more, they are 38% more likely to watch a live stream of a music performance or concert.
Country singer Chris Stapleton will be singing the national anthem and Babyface will also be singing “America the Beautiful” for the pregame show. Additionally.
Sources say there will be a flyover by the US Navy during the national anthem to celebrate 50 years of women flying. Troy Kotsur will perform the national anthem in American Sign Language, Colin Denny will sign “America the Beautiful” and Justin Miles will sign “Lift Every Voice and Sing” as well as the halftime show.
