Rihanna Praised For 'Excellent' 2023 Super Bowl Performance: See Twitter Reactions

Rihanna wowed her fans and the audience during her 2023 Super Bowl Halftime performance at the State Farm Arena in Glendale, Arizona, Sunday.

Rihanna took the stage in an all red ensemble surrounded by futuristic dancers all in white as she performed live on stage for the first time since the 2018 Grammys.

Her set included several of her greatest hits, starting with "B-tch Better Have My Money" and ending with "Diamonds." She also performed "Rude Boy," "We Found Love," "Only Girl (In the World)," "Work" and "Umbrella."

Viewers took to social media to shower Rihanna's performance with praise.

"Excellent halftime performance! Short but sweet," Da Hakam commented on a YouTube clip of the performance.

"SHE LITERALLY KILLED THIS PERFORMANCE OMFGG I LOVE HER," another commenter wrote.

"Her vocals gave me chills, especially when she started singing ['Diamonds']," another fan added.

On Twitter, LeBron James reacted to Rihanna's Super Bowl Halftime Show, writing, "Rih got so many killer tracks!!!!" alongside fire and clapping emojis.

"Suspended in the air at the Super Bowl opening the halftime show by singing 'B-tch Better Have My Money.' An all-time serve," journalist Kevin Fallon tweeted.

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Before the game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs began, a number of fans and celebrities took to social media to show their support for Rihanna and share their excitement over the singer's return to the stage.

"Remembering good times and wishing you the best vibes for tonight's show, Rih," Shakira tweeted alongside a photo of her and Rihanna.

"Rihanna really making me watch football," a Twitter user wrote alongside a meme of a woman crying.

"I swear to god I'm at this Super Bowl party just waiting on half time," a third commenter added.

In a previous interview with CBS Sports, Rihanna admitted that she was so focused on preparing for her halftime performance that she almost forgot she will be celebrating her 35th birthday on Feb. 20.

"I've been so focused on the Super Bowl, I totally forgot that my birthday is coming up. I totally forgot about Valentine's Day. I am just like Super Bowl, Super Bowl, Super Bowl," she explained.

She continued, "It's a lot of preparation, a lot of moving parts. This is the week that it really is being tested. Everyone, we're just tightening up everything. Everybody is dialing in, everybody is tuning up, and a lot of moving parts. I mean, it's literally like three to four hundred people breaking the stage down and building it back up and getting it out in eight minutes. It's incredible."

Rihanna's performance at the Super Bowl was also her first as a mom.

"It's important for me to do this this year. It's important for representation. It's important for my son to see that," the singer, who welcomed her son with A$AP Rocky in May 2022, added.