The return of Rihanna performing live took place in an unexpected place this weekend.
The Grammy-winning singer, 36, performed in Jamnagar, India, Friday as part of the festivities preceding the wedding of Anant Ambani, son of Asia's richest man, Mukesh Ambani.
The three-day celebration took place four months before Ambani's upcoming wedding in July, and the guest list of nearly 1,200 people included Bill Gates, Mark ZuckerbergAnd Ivanka Trump, according to the Associated Press. It's unclear how much Rihanna was paid for her performance, but according to ForbesMukesh Ambani has an estimated net worth of $117 billion.
Videos posted on social media gave a glimpse of Rihanna's fashion show, which included performances of her hits. »Umbrella” And “Stay“This was Rihanna's first full concert since 2016. She performed during the Super Bowl Halftime Show and the Oscars in 2023.
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Speaking to her fans in India, Rihanna said the show was “the best”, according to a clip shared on TikTok. “I haven’t done a real show in eight years,” she noted.
But videos of Rihanna's performance sparked mixed reactions on social media, with some fans suggesting she had phoned in during the show. “Please she doesn’t even remember what a performance looks like,” one user said written theformerly Twitter, adding: “She forgot she was a singer.”
Another user job“The rent was due. She didn't care.”
In 2018, Beyoncé in the same way gave a private concert as part of the pre-wedding celebrations of Isha Ambani, Mukesh Ambani's daughter.
Rihanna hasn't released a new studio album since 2016's “Anti.” Since then, she's welcomed two children with A$AP Rockyhaving revealed her second pregnancy at the 2023 Super Bowl. In a video shared on social networks Last month, A$AP Rocky said Rihanna was “working” on releasing new music.
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Rihanna says “Good Morning America” in 2023, that it was a “challenge” to make the Super Bowl after being off the road for years. In December, she teased in a Entertainment tonight interview that she would go back on tour when she released new music.
“It’s only fair that my fans get what they expect, which is new music,” she said. “After that, let’s blow it all up.”
Contributor: Saman Shafiq
