Jay-Z will headline the Super Bowl halftime show at California’s SoFi Stadium on February 14, 2027. The appointment was announced by Apple Music, the NFL and Roc Nation, with Hamish Hamilton directing the broadcast. It follows the rapper’s thirtieth-anniversary celebrations for Reasonable Doubt and will mark his first performance on the Super Bowl halftime stage.
American rapper Jay-Z will headline the Super Bowl LXI halftime show at SoFi Stadium in California on February 14, 2027. Apple Music, the National Football League and entertainment company Roc Nation announced the appointment. It will be his first performance on the Super Bowl halftime stage. The announcement follows his 2026 concerts celebrating thirty years since his debut album Reasonable Doubt.[1], [2]
Roc Nation will executive produce the telecast and act as strategic entertainment adviser for the live performance. Hamish Hamilton will direct. ESPN and ABC will televise the event, with streaming on Disney+ and mobile access through NFL+. Spanish-language coverage will run on ESPN Deportes and Disney+, while Univision will offer a separate presentation. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said he had previously asked Jay-Z to perform when the time felt right.[1]
Jay-Z linked the forthcoming performance to his thirty-year career in his announcement statement. His Jay-Z 30 programme included three Yankee Stadium concerts and appearances in London, Paris and Los Angeles. He was the first hip-hop artist inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, has won four Emmy Awards and twenty-five Grammys, and joined the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021. Recent halftime performers include Bad Bunny, Kendrick Lamar, Usher and Rihanna.[1]
