{"id":8605,"date":"2026-07-13T13:13:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/rihanna-surprises-fans-with-her-first-performance-in-years-at-jay-z-concert\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T13:13:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:13:33","slug":"rihanna-surprises-fans-with-her-first-performance-in-years-at-jay-z-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/rihanna-surprises-fans-with-her-first-performance-in-years-at-jay-z-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"Rihanna surprises fans with her first performance in years at Jay-Z concert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F07%2F134256567.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Bad Gal is back!<\/p>\n<p>Rihanna surprised fans by hitting the stage to perform at <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/07\/ticket-sales\/want-to-see-jay-z-at-yankee-stadium-ticket-prices-are-dropping\/\">Jay-Z\u2019s \u201cExtra Innings\u201d concert<\/a> at Yankee Stadium in Brooklyn, New York.<\/p>\n<p>Early Monday morning, the \u201cDiamonds\u201d singer sang the hook to Jay\u2019s 2009 hit \u201cRun This Town.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rihanna (seen above) performed for the first time in years at Jay-Z\u2019s third Yankee Stadium concert. <span class=\"credit\">rocnation\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">rocnation\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>After they finished that performance, Rihanna told the sold-out crowd \u2014 which included her boyfriend, A$AP Rocky, and their <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/09\/24\/parents\/rihanna-and-aap-rocky-welcome-their-third-baby\/\">10-month-old daughter, Rocki<\/a> \u2014 \u201cY\u2019all know I\u2019m rusty, right? It\u2019s been a while. Y\u2019all with me right now?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Fenty Beauty founder, 38, then performed her 2015 track \u201cBitch Better Have My Money.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before exiting the stage, Rihanna told the audience: \u201cI missed this s\u2013t, y\u2019all! New York, I love you guys!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">rocnation\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">X\/crispypunxni<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The \u201cNeede Me\u201d songstress hasn\u2019t had a live show since March 2024, when she performed a private, 90-minute concert in India at the lavish <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/07\/12\/celebrity-news\/inside-anant-ambanis-three-day-600m-wedding-attended-by-kim-kardashian\/\">pre-wedding festivities<\/a> of Indian billionaire heir Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant.<\/p>\n<p>Before that, Rihanna <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/02\/12\/rihanna-performs-super-bowl-2023-halftime-show\/\">performed a medley of her hits<\/a> \u2014 while <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/02\/12\/rihanna-confirms-shes-pregnant-with-baby-no-2-at-super-bowl\/\">pregnant with her second son<\/a>, Riot \u2014 at the 2023 Super Bowl halftime show.<\/p>\n<p>Jay-Z\u2019s third and final concert at Yankee Stadium was initially supposed to start at 8 p.m. on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Roc Nation<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">rocnation\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, the show was <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/13\/entertainment\/jay-zs-final-yankee-stadium-concert-marred-by-hours-long-delays-amid-security-breach-reports\/\">delayed for hours<\/a> due to hordes of fans breaking through security and forcing the iconic Bronx venue into lockdown.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201c99 Problems\u201d emcee, born Shawn Carter, didn\u2019t take the stage until 12.15 a.m. Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Jay-Z, 56, apologized for the chaotic scenes when he took to the stage, telling the crowd that there were \u201clike 10,000 people outside, and we closed all the doors, and somebody rushed the door. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">redcouchwithburn\/TikTok<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">rocnation\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThey closed the door for you guys\u2019 safety and everyone\u2019s safety outside,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want to start the music and people get trampled. I\u2019m really sorry for the inconvenience, but I had to make sure everyone was OK. I appreciate your patience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Several other stars joined the hip-hop mogul onstage Monday, including Pharrell, Teyana Taylor, Usher, Jermaine Dupri and, of course, Jay\u2019s megastar wife, Beyonc\u00e9, who also <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/11\/entertainment\/jay-z-brings-out-beyonce-and-blue-ivy-14-at-reasonable-doubt-30th-anniversary-show\/\">joined him for night one of his Yankee Stadium shows<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/13\/entertainment\/rihanna-surprises-fans-with-her-first-performance-in-years-at-jay-z-concert\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bad Gal is back! 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