Jay-Z will headline the Super Bowl LXI halftime show at SoFi Stadium on Feb. 14, after producing it since the 2020 game, it was announced tonight. “From ‘Reasonable Doubt’ to standing on the Super Bowl halftime stage, this has been a journey,” the hip-hop artist whose real name is Shawn Carter said in a statement released Monday, referring to his debut studio album released in 1996.
“Thirty years of music, work, and culture on the world’s biggest stage. This run continues to be a dream come true.”
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement that when the league reached an agreement in 2019 with Roc Nation, the entertainment company founded by Jay-Z, to produce the Super Bowl halftime show, “I had just one request: that Jay-Z take the stage himself one day, whenever the moment felt right to him.
“I couldn’t be more excited for fans around the world to experience the artistry, creativity and cultural impact he will bring to the Super Bowl stage.”
