Jay-Z will headline the Apple Music Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show on February 14, 2027 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, and the job was his to give. The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced it Monday night during halftime of the Cowboys and Eagles game on Monday Night Football.
That is the official announcement video from Apple Music. Jay-Z has never headlined a Super Bowl halftime show before. He has spent the last seven years helping pick the people who do.
From Reasonable Doubt to standing on the Super Bowl Halftime stage, this has been a journey. Thirty years of music, work, and culture on the world’s biggest stage. This run continues to be a dream come true.
Jay-Z, in the announcement statement
Roc Nation, the company Jay-Z founded, has run the halftime show with the NFL since 2019. The headliners on his watch include Rihanna, Usher, Kendrick Lamar and Bad Bunny. Commissioner Roger Goodell said Monday that when the league first made the deal with Roc Nation, his one request was that Jay-Z take the stage himself one day.
The announcement lands at the end of his JAY-Z 30 year, the anniversary run for “Reasonable Doubt” and “The Blueprint” that played Yankee Stadium, London and Paris. He closed the live run at SoFi on October 23 and 24, the same building he takes over in February. A Puck report on October 20 said he had picked himself over Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber, and Monday night made it official.
Nobody else is confirmed for the show yet. The argument online started before the announcement even finished, with half the timeline asking who he brings out and the other half asking whether the man who books the show should book himself. February 14 is where both questions get answered.
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