For fourteen minutes at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, the biggest game of the American football season paused so one performer could take over the field entirely: Rihanna's Super Bowl LVII halftime show.
What is Super Bowl LVII Apple Music Halftime Show about?
Staged during the break in the championship game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs, the show places Rihanna on a raised, floating platform above the field, moving between segments as dancers in white surround her on suspended stages of their own. The set moves through a run of her best-known singles rather than following a single narrative arc, building from moodier tracks into full-scale, high-energy numbers as the platform rises and the formations below shift with each song. It marks Rihanna's first live performance in several years and her first major stage appearance after starting a family, a fact that added extra attention to the broadcast well beyond the usual halftime audience. The production leans on scale rather than guest appearances, with no featured co-performers sharing the stage, keeping the full fourteen minutes centered on one voice and one show design built specifically for the stadium's massive footprint.
Cast & crew
Rihanna is the only credited performer, carrying the entire segment on her own rather than sharing the stage with guest artists, a choice that is uncommon for a show of this scale and size. The dance ensemble supporting her moves in synchronized formation across multiple elevated platforms, but no individual dancers are billed separately, keeping the spotlight fixed on the lead performance from the opening seconds to the close.
Context & significance
The Super Bowl halftime show has grown over the decades from a marching-band tradition into one of the most closely watched live music events in the world, often drawing a bigger audience than the game itself for the few minutes it runs. This particular show, staged in February 2023, became one of the most talked-about entries in that history, both for its stagecraft and for the personal milestone it represented for the artist headlining it. It now sits in K-Time's catalog as a short, self-contained watch for anyone who wants to revisit the performance outside of a full game broadcast.
Where & how to watch
This halftime show is available to stream on K-Time with a free account login; browsing this page and reading about the performance does not require signing in. K-Time's Farsi-first design and subtitle tools make it simple for Persian-speaking viewers around the world to search for and enjoy short live-event clips like this one alongside the rest of the catalog.