Rapper Jay-Z to Headline Super Bowl Halftime Show

American rapper Jay-Z will take the stage at the Super Bowl halftime show in February. The Super Bowl is the annual championship game of American football, and each year world-famous musicians perform during its halftime break. For many people the show is as closely associated with the event as the game itself.

Jay-Z has not previously performed on this stage himself, even though the company he founded, Roc Nation, has been responsible for selecting the halftime headliner since 2019. This year it was decided that the time had come for the rapper himself.

Announcement after a concert tour

The news comes shortly after Jay-Z finished a concert tour dedicated to the 30th anniversary of his debut album. In his statement, the musician reflected on that journey: "From Reasonable Doubt to standing on the Super Bowl stage – it has been a long road. Thirty years of music, work and culture on the world's biggest stage. It is still a dream come true."

Speculation about surprise guests

Traditionally, surprise guests also perform alongside the main headliner at the halftime show. Speculation is already under way that the rapper's wife, singer Beyoncé, could take part. The source offers no official confirmation of this.

The announcement of the halftime headliner usually draws attention because the performance is one of the main musical events of the American football season. In Jay-Z's case it also marks a symbolic point in his career: from a debut album to a stage he himself called the biggest in the world.