Rihanna Drew Inspiration From Beyoncé For Her Super Bowl Halftime Performance

Rihanna has been studying Beyoncé’s Super Bowl halftime show performances ahead of her own.

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The singer revealed she's been watching footage of Beyoncé’s past performances to be inspired.

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Beyoncé has performed in the game twice in the past; in 2013 and 2016.

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Rihanna explained that it's been hard to come up with the choice of song to be performed on the show.

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She explained that her catalog of songs from her 15-year career is hard to streamline into a 13-minute performance.

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The "Diamonds" singer also pointed out that it's not been easy balancing work with motherhood and the Superbowl.

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She's so focused on the game that she even forgot about her upcoming birthday and valentine's day.

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Her long-time collaborator Shakira wished her well ahead of her performance.

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She uploaded a photo of both of them smiling on Instagram and captioned it with a goodwill message for Rihanna.

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