• Rihanna said there are "probably about 39 versions" of her Super Bowl halftime setlist in a press conference Thursday.
  • The pop star said her halftime show will "celebrate" her catalog of music. 
  • The show is Rihanna's first live performance in five years. 

Rihanna said in a press conference Thursday that there are "probably about 39 versions" of her Super Bowl LVII halftime show. 

"Every little change counts," she said, noting that every time she wanted an element of the music changed or a song added or removed, the setlist had to be altered.

In an Apple Music broadcast shared on the NFL's Twitter, the singer said the setlist's "biggest challenge" was distilling her large catalog of music into a short amount of time.

Rihanna also said that "deciding how to maximize 13 minutes" of a halftime show while "celebrating" her music career was key. 

"That's what this show is going to be. It's going to be a celebration of my catalog," she said. 

The halftime show is Rihanna's first live performance in five years. According to Billboard, the icon hasn't hit the stage since the 2018 Grammys. 

Rihanna's has quite the catalog of music to choose from for her performance. 

Since the release of her first single in 2005, radio hit "Pon de Replay," the singer has had 14 No. 1 singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, including "Umbrella," "Love the Way You Lie," "Diamonds," and "S&M" featuring Britney Spears.

There's an opportunity for many performers to join her on stage ranging from Calvin Harris and Drake to Eminem. The latter appeared at last year's halftime show.

Rihanna's eighth studio album, "Anti," was released in 2016, but the singer has released a dozen songs since then, including "This Is What You Came For" and "Lift Me Up," an emotional ballad from 2022's "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" soundtrack.

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