Rihanna‘s performance for the private pre-wedding bash of billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s son left everybody with out an invitation resentful.
Rihanna appeared on stage in India on Friday night time for her first large stay efficiency since her 2023 Super Bowl set. Footage of her singing uncommon fan favorites — together with 2012’s “Stay,” her career-launching “Umbrella” and “Consideration,” a music she shares with SZA — started circulating on X because of a handful of gracious attendees who recorded a lot of the efficiency.
Rihanna tied in components of her quick-cut Super Bowl setlist, even borrowing among the dance strikes choreographed by Parris Goebel, as she sang “Work,” Wild Thoughts,” “Birthday Cake,” “Pour It Up,” and “Pose” in the identical order she did final February.
There have been no wardrobe adjustments, however she wore a blinding, bead-embroidered inexperienced robe and closed the night time sporting a sizzling pink headpiece. The Ambani household joined her on stage for a photograph and hugs after the final music.
The live performance, held within the household’s hometown of Jamnagar in India, was the primary night time of a three-day occasion to have fun the marriage — which isn’t set to occur till later this summer time — of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant. According to a number of reviews, numerous high-profile individuals together with Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and Disney CEO Bob Iger are on the visitor record.
So how a lot cash does it take to get Rihanna out of retirement?
The Daily Mail has estimated a beginning value of six million which wouldn’t be a far-fetched guess seeing that the Ambani household reportedly spent over $100 million for Anant’s sister Isha’s wedding ceremony in 2018. The ceremony featured a efficiency by Beyoncé.
Anant is the youngest little one of Mukesh Ambani, the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries, which has stakes in telecom, oil and fuel, together with retail and monetary companies. Forbes estimates his internet price is round $116 billion.