Super Bowl halftime show headliners from 2020 to 2027: Shakira to Jay-Z
The NFL has announced that Jay-Z will headline the Super Bowl LXI halftime show in 2027. This concludes a series of performances curated by Roc Nation since 2019, featuring artists like Shakira, Rihanna, and Kendrick Lamar.
Why it matters
The Super Bowl halftime show is a major cultural and commercial event, and this announcement marks a significant milestone in the NFL's partnership with Roc Nation.
Jay-Z will headline Super Bowl LXI at SoFi Stadium on February 14, 2027, the NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced on Monday, October 26. It ends a long wait for a man who has shaped this stage from the background since 2019. He joins a list that runs from Shakira and Jennifer Lopez through The Weeknd, Rihanna, Usher, Kendrick Lamar and Bad Bunny. Here is every headliner, what each show did, and where halftime is heading.All the headliners of the Super Bowl halftime show from 2020 to 2027Eight shows are now done or scheduled. Shakira and Jennifer Lopez played Super Bowl LIV in Miami in 2020. The Weeknd took Tampa in 2021. In 2022, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar shared the SoFi Stadium stage. Rihanna followed in Glendale in 2023, then Usher in Las Vegas in 2024.
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