- Rihanna performed at the private pre-wedding party of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani's son.
- This was her first full live show in almost eight years, excluding the 2023 Super Bowl.
- There has been much speculation about how much she was paid, with estimates putting it at more than $5 million.
It's Rihanna's one-night-only comeback, the concert everyone wanted to go to but unfortunately had to watch through grainy cell phone footage.
The 36-year-old singer appeared at the pre-wedding party of youngest Anant Ambani for the first time in nearly eight years, apart from a 15-minute slot at the 2023 Super Bowl halftime show and 2023 Academy Awards performance. They performed a full live show. He is the son of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani and his soon-to-be wife Radhika Merchant.
The singer took to the stage in India's Jamnagar for more than 1,200 lucky guests, including Mark Zuckerberg, Ivanka Trump and stars of Bollywood, to perform hits including the hit that launched her career. They performed a concert set of 19 songs. According to NME, it includes “Umbrella'' and No. 1 hits “Diamonds'' and “Work.''
The show also included live performances of “We Found Love,” “Stay,” “Rude Boy” and “All Of The Lights,” and ended with the entire Ambani family joining Rihanna on stage.
“I am here tonight to pay my respects to Ananth and Radhika. Thank you for being here. May God bless you both on your marriage. All the best,” she wrote, according to The National. I wish you all the best and congratulations,'' he reportedly told the couple.
According to estimates, Rihanna received a salary between $5 million and $9 million.
There's been a lot of speculation about how much Rihanna was paid for her performance. According to anonymous sources cited by India Today, her fee for the role is between $8 million and $9 million.
Meanwhile, the Daily Mail estimated the starting price for the gig at $6 million.
Neither is a completely far-fetched speculation, considering the budget for the pre-wedding celebration is likely $120 million, the Daily Mail claimed, citing anonymous sources. .
The three-day party, which continues until Monday, is undoubtedly extremely lavish even by Indian wedding standards.
The elder Mr. Ambani, chairman of Fortune 500 company Reliance Industries, has an estimated net worth of $113 billion, but it's clear that everything from drone shows to decorations, flowers and celebrations are still to come (including the planned wedding itself). (including) July), no expense was spared.
The Ambani family reportedly spent more than $100 million ahead of daughter Isha Ambani's wedding to her current husband Anand Piramal, according to The Guardian.
Booking Megastar is also something the family has done before. Beyoncé performed at Anant's sister's wedding in 2018.
A year later, in 2019, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin and The Chainsmokers attended Ambani's soon-to-be-married brother Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta's pre-wedding party in Switzerland. entertained guests who attended. The couple also had Adam Levine serenade them at their post-wedding celebration.
