Jay-Z to headline 2027 Super Bowl halftime show

The man who has helped produce the Super Bowl halftime show is stepping into the spotlight: Jay-Z will headline the show himself.The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced Monday night that Jay-Z will be the featured performer for the halftime festivities on Feb. 14 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.The announcement included a short video of Jay-Z sitting in SoFi Stadium surrounded by goats with the caption "GOAT's out of the bag."After days of speculation, Jay-Z is set to return to the stadium where he closed his "Jay-Z 30" concerts over the weekend. The run began with three shows at Yankee Stadium in New York, continued in London and ended in Southern California.Jay-Z's Roc Nation has partnered with the NFL since 2019 to advise on and help produce the league's entertainment presentations, including the Super Bowl halftime show.

At the time, Jay-Z said he had told NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, "If this is about me performing at the Super Bowl, then we can just end this conversation now."Seven years later, Jay-Z is ready to perform after all.Since then, the headlining halftime show performers have included Shakira and Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar and The Weeknd, among others.Jay-Z, born Shawn Carter, has won 25 Grammy Awards and received 89 nominations, the second-most in history behind his wife, Beyoncé — who