Overview
- The NFL announced Tuesday that Jay-Z will headline the Super Bowl LXI halftime show on Feb. 14, 2027 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
- Commissioner Roger Goodell praised the choice and said the league long hoped Jay-Z would perform after the 2019 partnership gave Roc Nation oversight of halftime production.
- Jay-Z called the appearance a “dream realized” and framed it as the capstone to 30 years of music while he has spent the past year playing large stadium dates and promoting a career-spanning documentary.
- Critics including Colin Kaepernick have renewed objections to Jay-Z’s NFL partnership, disputing whether the collaboration undercuts protest goals and reopening debate over settlement terms and confidentiality claims.
- The game will be broadcast on ABC with simultaneous feeds on ESPN and Disney+ and follows a year when Bad Bunny’s halftime set reportedly drew about 128 million viewers, a factor that increases both the show’s reach and public scrutiny of NFL entertainment ties.