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Rihanna is getting candid about balancing her busy work schedule as a new mother.
Speaking at a press convention Thursday forward of her Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show, the musician, 34, opened up about how her work-life steadiness has shifted since she welcomed her first child with boyfriend A$AP Rocky in May.
“It’s very different,” she instructed Apple Music’s Nadeska. “The balance is almost impossible because no matter how you look at it, work is always something that’s going to rob you of time with your child. That’s the currency now, that’s where it goes. The magnitude of how much it weighs.”
“When you make decisions of what you’re going to say yes to, it has to be worth it,” Rihanna defined, noting that her determination to carry out at Sunday’s Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show is value it to her “for sure.”
The “Umbrella” singer additionally shared how changing into a first-time mother helped give her the arrogance to tackle a main efficiency just like the halftime present.
“When you become a mom, there’s something that just happens where you feel like you can take on the world. You can do anything, and the Super Bowl is one of the biggest stages in the world,” mentioned Rihanna. “So, as scary as that was… there’s something exhilarating about the challenge of it all, and it’s important for me to do this this year. It’s important for representation. It’s important for my son to see that.”
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Last week, a supply instructed PEOPLE that Rihanna “can’t wait to kill it” at her halftime efficiency.
“She is ready for the Super Bowl,” mentioned the supply. “She is rehearsing right now. She’s very excited, ready and focused.”
Rihanna has additionally been centered on her function as a mother or father, added the insider.
“Last year was the most amazing year for her. She took a long break to focus on her baby boy,” the supply mentioned of her son, whose identify she has but to disclose.
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The supply added, “She is obsessed with him and feels fortunate that she has been able to slow down and just be a mom.”
The Grammy winner revealed in January 2022 that she was anticipating her first baby with Rocky. After she was photographed debuting her child bump in New York City, a supply instructed PEOPLE that Rihanna was “excited to be a mom” and “couldn’t be happier.”
“Everything Rihanna does, she does it her own way on her own timetable, and having a baby is no different,” the supply mentioned on the time. “They’re just like any other pair of parents-to-be. Yes, they happen to be famous, but they’re just the cutest, giddiest young couple that’s expecting kids.”
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