Rihanna promises a ‘jam-packed’ Super Bowl halftime show

Rihanna, who recently had a baby with rapper A$AP Rocky, hasn’t performed on stage in seven years. It feels “like it could have only been now.” (AP Photos)

PHOENIX — Rihanna is putting in the work ahead of her Super Bowl halftime show, focusing so hard on what she promises will be “a jam-packed show” that her upcoming birthday and Valentine’s Day almost slipped her mind.

“The setlist was the biggest challenge. That was the hardest, hardest part. Deciding how to maximize 13 minutes but also celebrate — that’s what this show is going to be. It’s going to be a celebration of my catalog in the best way that we could have put it together,” Rihanna said.