Yesterday, Rihanna essentially came out of music retirement when she announced she was going to be the 2023 Super Bowl halftime show performer.


Twitter: @rihanna

For context, starting in 1991, the halftime show became a really big thing with really big names. Before that, it was basically all marching bands.

Because I was curious, here are all the Super Bowl performers from the past 31 years.

1991: New Kids on the Block

1994: Clint Black, Tanya Tucker, Travis Tritt, and the Judds

They also had these cowgirl dancers:

And it looks like Stevie Wonder came out at the end:

1995: Tony Bennett and Patti LaBelle

1997: The Blues Brothers, James Brown, and ZZ Top

Los Del Río of “Macarena” fame also opened the preshow:

1998: Queen Latifah, Boyz II Men, Martha Reeves, the Temptations, and Smokey Robinson

1999: Stevie Wonder, Gloria Estefan, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, and Savion Glover

And here’s Big Bad Voodoo Daddy:

2000: Phil Collins, Toni Braxton, Christina Aguilera, and Enrique Iglesias

2001: Aerosmith and NSYNC with Britney Spears, Mary J. Blige, and Nelly

2003: Shania Twain, No Doubt, and Sting

2004: Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake with P. Diddy, Nelly, and Kid Rock

Jessica Simpson also introduced it*:

2008: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

2009: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

2011: The Black Eyed Peas

Usher and Slash also came out:

LMFAO, Nicki Minaj, M.I.A., and CeeLo Green also came out:

Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams from Destiny’s Child also came out:

The Red Hot Chili Peppers also came out:

Missy Elliott and Lenny Kravitz also came out:

Beyoncé, Bruno Mars, and Mark Ronson also came out:

Travis Scott and Big Boi also came out:

2020: Shakira and Jennifer Lopez

J Balvin and Bad Bunny also came out:

2022: Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar

Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/halftime-show-performers