Halftime Hov: JAŸ-Z Officially Named Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show Headliner

NFL / JAY-Z / Apple MusicJAŸ-Z has spent years helping shape the Super Bowl halftime show. Now, Hov is stepping into the spotlight himself. As spotted on Complex, the NFL, Apple Music, and Roc Nation have officially announced that the Brooklyn rapper will headline the Apple Music Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show. The performance is scheduled for February 14, 2027, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. ESPN revealed the news Monday night, October 26, during its broadcast of the Dallas Cowboys–Philadelphia Eagles game, after last week’s reports that he was preparing to take the gig.The announcement leaned into Hov’s place in the GOAT conversation. A black-and-white promotional video features him seated in stadium stands with a goat on his lap and others beside him. With “Public Service Announcement” providing the soundtrack, the creative makes the greatest-of-all-time reference literal, accompanied by the message “GOAT’S OUT OF THE BAG.”In the accompanying press statement, JAŸ-Z reflected on the journey from his debut album, Reasonable Doubt, to the Super Bowl stage, framing the booking as another milestone in three decades of music and cultural influence. “This run continues to be a...