Jay-Z will headline the halftime show at Super Bowl LXI, the NFL and Apple Music confirmed during halftime of the Dallas Cowboys-Philadelphia Eagles game on Monday Night Football on October 26, 2026.
The game takes place on Sunday, February 14, 2027, at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, and will air on ABC and ESPN and stream on Disney+. It is the first time the 56-year-old rapper, whose company Roc Nation has produced the halftime show since 2019, will perform as its headliner. In a statement shared via Variety, he called the booking the continuation of a journey from his debut album Reasonable Doubt to the world’s biggest stage, describing it as a dream come true.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said that when the league first reached its agreement with Roc Nation, his one request was that Jay-Z take the stage himself one day, whenever the moment felt right to him. Apple Music’s Oliver Schusser called Jay-Z’s impact on global music culture profound and undeniable, and said the company was thrilled he would finally take the stage himself.
Jay-Z, a 25-time Grammy winner and 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, follows a high bar: Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX show became the most Emmy-awarded halftime show ever with seven wins, while Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX show is the most-watched halftime show of all time, according to Apple. A Road to Halftime series on Apple Music will carry exclusive content through the season.
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