The last five years the United States has been marked by demonstrations against police violence against people with dark skin, a movement that even affected the organization of the Super Bowl in 2019.
It was in this year when several artists and even Rihanna, who was going to present the halftime show, did not attend the event after, in 2018, the player Colin Kaepernik was suspended after refusing to stand during the national anthem in protest. to the racism that still prevails in the North American nation.
“I couldn’t, nor did I want to, risk participating in something like this. […] I couldn’t sell myself that way, for me and for all those who have supported me and have followed me for years,” the Barbadian native singer had assured it on that occasion.
It was because of this conflict of principles that Rihanna’s fans could not see her return to the stage, since the woman left music in 2016 and began to dedicate herself to her makeup and lingerie companies, as published by Cope.
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Despite her previous refusal, the artist and businesswoman surprised her Instagram followers by posting a photo of her tattooed hand holding an American football with the acronym of the NFL (National Football League) in September. .
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Although not everything is rosy, because media such as Cadena 100 assure that, for the organizers of the Super Bowl, that the singer agreed was a whole negotiation process.
One of the most anticipated things for this edition is witnessing the return of the Barbadian, who will face the spotlight at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on February 12.
Today, Rihanna remains one of the most popular singers in the world regardless of the fact that she has put music aside and, in addition to managing her Fenty brand, she is the mother of the little one she had in 2022 with the rapper ASAP Rocky.
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