Jay-Z Will Headline Super Bowl Halftime Show
Jay-Z will perform at Super Bowl LXI on February 14 at SoFi Stadium. It will be his first time headlining the halftime show.
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Jay-Z will headline the Super Bowl LXI halftime show for the first time. The game is set for February 14, Valentine’s Day, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
He is the founder of Roc Nation, the company that books the halftime show. He has also served as the NFL’s live music entertainment strategist since 2019 and has final say on the headliner.
Jay-Z said in a statement that the moment marks a long journey from his first album, Reasonable Doubt, to the Super Bowl stage. He called it a dream come true after 30 years of music, work, and culture.
ESPN will televise the game for the first time, and ABC will also air it for the first time since 2006. The announcement comes after last year’s Bad Bunny halftime show.
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