Downward Angle Symbol A symbol in the form of an angle pointing downwards. Rihanna photographed during her appearance at the 95th Academy Awards in 2023. Kevin Winter/Getty Images
- Rihanna performed at the private wedding reception of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani's son.
- It was their first full live show in nearly eight years, not counting the 2023 Super Bowl.
- There was intense speculation about how much she earned, with estimates topping $5 million.
It's the concert we all would have loved to be at, but unfortunately had to watch through grainy cell phone camera footage: Rihanna's one-night-only comeback.
The 36-year-old singer performed her first full live show in nearly eight years – not counting her 15-minute appearance at the 2023 Super Bowl halftime show and the 2023 Oscars – at the pre-wedding party of youngest child Anant Ambani Son of Indian multi-billionaire Mukesh Ambani and his future wife Radhika Merchant.
For over 1,200 lucky guests – including Mark Zuckerberg, Ivanka Trump and Bollywood stars – the singer took the stage in Jamnagar, India, to perform a concert-length, 19-song set, including hits like “Her Career Launcher.” Umbrella” and No. 1 hits “Diamonds” and “Work,” according to NME.
The show also included live renditions of the songs “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 in honor of Anant and Radhika. Thank you for having me here. God bless your connection. I wish you all the best. “Congratulations,” she said to the couple, according to The National.
It is estimated that Rihanna received a salary between $5 and $9 million
There is intense speculation about how much Rihanna was paid for her performance. According to anonymous sources cited by India Today, her appearance fee is between $8 million and $9 million.
The Chron now estimated the starting price for the gig at $6 million.
Neither of these are likely to be entirely far-fetched assumptions, considering the budget for the pre-wedding bash is around $120 million, the Chron claimed, citing unnamed sources.
Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, Isha Piramal, Rihanna, Shloka Mehta Ambani, Akash Ambani and Radhika Merchant react on stage during Anant and Radhika's pre-wedding celebrations. Reliance Industries/Portal
There's no question that the three-day party, which runs until Monday, is extremely extravagant, even compared to Indian weddings.
The elder Ambani, chairman of Fortune 500 company Reliance Industries, has an estimated net worth of $113 billion, and it shows in the drone show, the decorations, and the flowers and festivities yet to come (including the wedding itself, which is planned). July) that no expense was spared.
According to The Guardian, the Ambani family reportedly spent over $100 million on the pre-wedding ceremony of daughter Isha Ambani and her now-husband Anand Piramal.
Booking megastars 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 entertained guests who attended Akash Ambani – the soon-to-be-wed Ambani's older brother – and Shloka Mehta's pre-wedding bash in Switzerland. The couple also had Adam Levine serenade them at the post-wedding bash.