Rumors are swirling that Rihanna will bring out Taylor Swift during her upcoming Super Bowl halftime show performance.
The Barbados native is leading the much-anticipated performance at Super Bowl LVII, which will be held on February 12, 2023.
Rihanna will be performing on stage for the first time since performing at the Grammy Awards in 2018.
Super Bowl halftime shows are known for their surprise guests, so speculation is rife that Rihanna has some guest stars lined up.
Will Taylor Swift Perform With Rihanna At The Super Bowl Halftime Show?
There have been several clues that Rihanna will bring Swift out during her show and fans are full of excitement about the rumor.
Here are all the clues.
A trailer for Rihanna's performance includes a reference to Taylor Swift that fans think is a clue about the guest performance.
Rihanna dropped the trailer for her halftime show, which began with a voice-over saying “It's been 2,190 days.”
While this was previously thought to be a reference to Rihanna's long musical hiatus, Swifty heard something different.
Avid Swift fans noticed that the same number appeared in Swift's song “Glitch”.
“Glitched” goes the song, “It's been 2,190 days since our love blackout.”
While the number may simply be a coincidence, some fans think that the 2,190 days of shared usage is an indication that Swift will join Rihanna's performance.
Taylor Swift was rumored to perform at the Super Bowl before Rihanna was confirmed.
Even before Rihanna confirmed her upcoming performance in September 2022 – a football with an Instagram of her tattooed arm – Swift was prepared to make headlines.
variety magazine It was reported that Swift was expected to perform now that Apple Music is an official sponsor of the show. Apple Music was once The only streaming platform with Swift's music.
Apple Music's sponsorship comes as Pepsi ends its 10-year run as a sponsor of The Haltime Show. Given that Swift has a partnership with Pepsi's rival Coca-Cola fans speculated that the change in sponsor would free Swift to perform at the show.
Taylor Swift has used NFL games to promote her music before.
Posting on Twitter on October 20, 2022, Swift announced that she would share a teaser trailer for her Midnights album during the third quarter of Thursday Night Football.
In a video, Swift said, “If you watch Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime, I'm going to get a first look at one of the secret projects I've been working hard on for a very long time, getting I am.” Ready for Midnight's album.
He added that fans would see the work, if they tuned in, “before Midnight's album comes out.”
His newfound connection to the NFL could mean he's involved in the Super Bowl as well.
Taylor Swift's ‘Eras' tour will kick off at the stadium where the Super Bowl took place.
Swift announced that she would perform at 20 different NFL locations for her 27-date ‘Era' tour.
The Eras Tour begins on March 18, 2023 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The stadium, which is home to the Arizona Cardinals, is the same venue where the Super Bowl is being held a month earlier.
Swift will also visit other NFL stadiums for the tour, including Detroit, Atlanta, Tampa, and Chicago.
She will end the US leg of the tour by performing for two nights at Sophie Stadium in Los Angeles.
Taylor Swift wrote a song for Rihanna.
A joint Super Bowl performance wouldn't be possible without some kind of collaboration, right? Luckily, Swift and Rihanna have indirectly worked together before.
While dating Calvin Harris, Swift collaborated on a song with DJ pseudonym Nils Søberg.
The 2016 track, “This Is What You Came For,” ended up being a hit by Rihanna and Harris.
The under-the-radar collaboration may be another clue that the two pop stars may be singing together at the Super Bowl.
Alexandra Blogger is a writer for YourTango's news and entertainment team. She covers celebrity gossip, pop culture analysis, and all things entertainment industry.
