By Jd Preslicka, Theresa Henderson, Christine Nader
March 6, 20024
Rihanna performed for the first time in years for the richest family in Jamnagar, India this past Friday.
The singer performed for soon-to-be newlyweds, Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant and their 1,200 guests. Ambani is the son of multi-billionaire Mukesh Ambani, the chairman of Reliance Industries. Merchant is the daughter of Viren Merchant, CEO of Encore Healthcare Pvt. LTD.
Mukesh Ambani is the world’s ninth-richest man and the richest man in the continent of Asia. This isn’t the first time a celebrity performed for the Ambani family. For Mukesh’s daughter’s wedding in 2018, Beyonce performed during the ceremony.
Other celebrities such as Mark Zuckerburg, Bill Gates, Ivanka Trump, Sunder Pichai, and other well-known names in India were also guests at this event.
Although the singer did perform at the Superbowl last year and the Grammy Awards in 2018, this was her first performance in eight years. She performed a total of 19 songs for the guests at the event including “Work” and “Diamond”. She was paid 6 million dollars for her performance last Friday.
According to Billboard, the singer was spotted by paparazzi telling them how she felt after the performance. “The show was the best,” she said to paparazzi. “I haven’t done a real show in 8 years.”
Rihanna’s latest album “Anti” was released back in 2016 and the last time she did a tour. She toured 70 countries during her Anti tour and performed 75 shows. Since then, the singer has taken a break from music.
Rihanna has been focusing on her two successful brands, Fenty Beauty, that launched in September 2017, and SavageXFenty that launched in May 2018. She has now become a fashion icon in the past couple of years. The singer is now one of America’s youngest billionaires mainly for her successful makeup brand.
The Fenty Mongul is now a mother of two with two boys, RZA and Riot, who she shares with her boyfriend, ASAP Rocky. It is now rumored that she might be expecting baby number 3.
During her performance, she was seen with a mysterious bump underneath her dress. Some people believe she could be pregnant again with her third child or it could be postpartum from her second son she had this past August.
Riri is currently still working on her makeup and lingerie brands. For now, there is no update for any new music or concerts from her.
