In the end, Just Sam was confirmed as the new American Idol champion, and she celebrated with her grandma via video chat from her performance space at her home. Rihanna previously turned down an offer to headline at the Super Bowl halftime show in 2019 in a show of solidarity with Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback who was the first NFL player to take a knee in protest of police brutality in 2016.The first-ever remote finale (due to the coronavirus pandemic) saw a final five face-off between Dillon James, Francisco Martin, Just Sam, Arthur Gunn and Jonny West, who each performed during two rounds, giving them two chances to win over voters and capture America's heart.
Most notably, Rihanna used the opening song to reveal a baby bump, with representatives later confirming that the singer is pregnant with her second child. Other highlights from Rihanna’s halftime show included the choreography during ‘Rude Boy’, and the finale song ‘Diamonds’, which saw the singer perform on the stadium’s rafters as fans shone their phone torches. The singer’s career-spanning set marked her first live performance in seven years, and included smash hits like ‘Bitch Better Have My Money’, ‘We Found Love’, ‘Umbrella’ and ‘Pour It Up’. Rihanna later took to the stage as the headliner of the Super Bowl LVII halftime show. Derulo, who performed at the same event last year, was joined on the TikTok Tailgate bill by fellow headliners The Black Keys, who performed their 2022 ‘Dropout Boogie’ single ‘Wild Child’, among other tracks. Derulo opened the pre-Super Bowl show with the ‘Tattoos’ single ‘Talk Dirty’.
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