Rihanna hints at new music in Super Bowl halftime show teaser: Watch the video

By Stephen Iervolino

Rihanna has heard the chatter about it being nearly seven years since she released an album, and she wants y'all to hush.

That's the gist of a teaser that dropped Friday morning promoting the nine-time Grammy winner and fashion mogul's reemergence on the music scene, on arguably the most visible stage there is: the Super Bowl halftime show.

The 30-second spot opens on a black set, split with a single catwalk made of light down the middle. Overlapping voices tout that it's been a while since we've gotten an album from the billionaire Barbadian superstar.

"RiRi where have you been?" a voice shouts, while another laments having been "impatiently waiting" for the singer's big return. As this happens, Rihanna strides toward the camera, fluffing a colorful shaggy coat over an all-black outfit and high heels, complemented with large hoop earrings and a matching necklace decorated with oversized crosses. Her hair is done up in tendril-like braids, and her eyes are framed by shimmery blue eye shadow.

As the voices reach a cacophonous crescendo, the catwalk turns into a spotlight, revealing her completely. Rihanna then slowly raises her finger to her lips to say "shh," as we hear a short snippet of her song "Needed Me," off 2016's "Anti."

The screen then goes black, with a text reading "Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show" and the logo of its first-time sponsor, Apple Music, appearing on the screen.

This year's Super Bowl halftime show will take place at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 12.