Rihanna attends the Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on Jan. 22, 2024 in Paris. Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images
Rihanna made her return to the stage at a pre-wedding gig for Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant in Jamnagar, India, on Friday (March 1).
The singer and Fenty mogul performed at a lavish party that was part of a multi-day celebration for the soon-to-be newlyweds, who will officially tie the knot July 12 in Mumbai. The nearly 1,200-person guest list included Rihanna as well as Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Sunder Picha, Ivanka Trump and Bollywood celebrity Shah Rukh Khan, the AP reports.
Ambani is the son of multi-billionaire Mukesh Ambani, the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries, and Nita Ambani, founder of the Reliance Foundation. Merchant is the daughter of Viren Merchant, CEO of Encore Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., and entrepreneur Shaila Merchant.
“The show was the best,” Rihanna was seen saying on camera post-concert, while being approached by paparazzi. “I haven’t done a real show in eight years.”
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Although Rihanna performed for the Super Bowl halftime show and at the Oscars last year, she hasn’t put on a full concert since her Anti World Tour in 2016. There were reportedly 19 songs on Friday night’s set list.
The Ambani dynasty is well-known for extravagant wedding festivities. When Mukesh’s daughter Isha got married in 2018, Beyoncé performed at the ceremony, and when the business titan’s oldest son Akash tied the knot in 2019, Coldplay’s Chris Martin and the Chainsmokers were hired.
See clips of Rihanna in India below, including videos of her performing “Bitch Better Have My Money,” “Work,” “Umbrella,” “Stay,” “All of the Lights,” “We Found Love,” “Diamonds” and more.
Rihanna in India 🤍 pic.twitter.com/K44nZ6JBL0
— 𝖌𝖆𝖇 (@gabgonebad) March 2, 2024
rihanna is back 😭 pic.twitter.com/7dDRGyzNGO
— 𝖌𝖆𝖇 (@gabgonebad) March 2, 2024
Rihanna performing “Work” in India tonight. https://t.co/gmw1ff2LcP
— FentyStats (@FentyStats) March 1, 2024
Rihanna sentindo cada palavra de Umbrella 😭 https://t.co/fZMQ2MU6Xy
— Rihanna Online (@RihannaOnlineBR) March 1, 2024
Rihanna – Stay (Índia Show). pic.twitter.com/q427qWzjo9
— ʀɪʜᴀɴɴᴀ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛs (@rihannamoments_) March 1, 2024
Rihanna doing her little dance 😭 pic.twitter.com/gv5Dggqwju
— ᴹᴵᴹᴵ’ˢ ☈ᴱᴵᴳᴺ ᵂᴼᴺᵀ ᴸᴱ☥ ᵁᴾ (@TheMimiReign) March 1, 2024
Another angle of Rihanna was performing ‘We Found Love’ in Ambani’s pre-wedding ceremony in India. 🔥❤️🇮🇳💃 pic.twitter.com/yPKrxKicb9
— ☈❤️🔥 (@MuthuG4L) March 2, 2024
National Hero Rihanna Shines Bright Like a Diamond in India with her multimillion dollar performance. pic.twitter.com/F3YUai3WO3
— Jamaica Live (@JamaicaLivenews) March 2, 2024
Rihanna in India 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/WWxWz5gU4C
— 🐬 @𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗷𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗯𝗼𝘆 (@OneJoblessBoy) March 2, 2024