Jay-Z to perform at Super Bowl LXI halftime show in February 2027

Left · 2Jay-Z will perform at the Apple Music Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show on Feb. 14, 2027, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. 1 2 Left · 1According to The Hollywood Reporter, the news was announced during halftime of the Cowboys vs. Eagles Monday Night Football game, when ABC commentator Scott Van Pelt said, "It will be Jay-Z in SoFi on [Valentine's Day]." Analyst Jason Kelce called him "the GOAT". The Hollywood Reporter also says Puck was first to report the news. 2 Left · 2In a statement, Jay-Z said: "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." 1 2

Left · 2NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said that when the league first agreed with Roc Nation to produce the show, he had one request: that Jay-Z take the stage himself one day, whenever the moment felt right to him. Oliver Schusser, Apple's vice president of music and international content, said Apple was thrilled that Jay-Z would take the stage himself. 1 2 Left · 2Variety reports that the show will air on ESPN, ABC and Disney+ and on mobile devices with NFL+, with Spanish-language coverage on ESPN Deportes, Disney+ and Univision. Roc Nation will executive produce and Hamish Hamilton will direct. The Hollywood Reporter says the game will air on ABC and ESPN. 1 2 Left · 1Variety describes the announcement as following a 2026 anniversary run billed "Jay-Z 30": a Roots Picnic headline set in late May, three sold-out Yankee Stadium shows in July for the 25th anniversary of "The Blueprint" and the 30th of "Reasonable Doubt", shows in Paris and London, the Rick Rubin docuseries "Jay-Z in 8", and two closing nights at SoFi Stadium the previous weekend with guests including Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Blue Ivy Carter. 1

Left · 1Jay-Z already curates the show through Roc Nation, in a deal with the NFL that began in 2019 and was renewed in 2024. The Hollywood Reporter says that, given his ties to NFL leadership, it was "inevitable" he would headline at some point. 2 Left · 1The Hollywood Reporter recalls that the 2019 deal followed the NFL's treatment of Colin Kaepernick, and that Jay-Z, who first backed Kaepernick, later fell out with him. Kaepernick told NBC News in September 2026 that Jay-Z had "built the alignment with the NFL, the NFL that has blackballed me". 2 Left · 1He follows Bad Bunny, whose Super Bowl LX show in February 2026 won seven Emmys, according to Variety, and drew an average of 128.2 million viewers, above the game's overall average of 124.9 million but below the 133.5 million for Kendrick Lamar in 2025. 1