Allow us to reintroduce the Super Bowl 61 halftime headliner: Jay-Z.
The rapper will take the stage at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, as the main act during the big game’s Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show, Apple Music confirmed on Monday.
The event will take place on Sunday, February 14, 2027, and will be simulcast on ABC and ESPN.
Jay-Z’s Roc Nation produces the annual halftime concert, a multiyear partnership that started in 2019 and that was re-upped in 2024.
No word yet on who might join Jay-Z on stage. In addition to being married to Beyoncé, Jay-Z oversees Roc Nation’s artist roster, which includes Megan Thee Stallion, John Legend, Rihanna, Alicia Keys, and Christina Aguilera. He also has collaborated with acts as varied as Mariah Carey, Justin Timberlake, Lil’ Wayne, and Linkin Park.
Highlights of Jay-Z’s distinguished musical career
Jay-Z, aka Sean Carter, is a prolific hip-hop artist and co-founder and chairman of Roc Nation. The accolades he has stacked up over the course of his decades-long music career include 25 Grammys, seven Billboard Music Awards, three American Music Awards, 21 BET Hip-Hop Awards, and three Emmys — including one for last year’s halftime show starring Bad Bunny.
Billboard and Vibe named him the Greatest Rapper of All Time in 2023. In 2017, he became the first hip-hop artist inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame; in 2021, he was the first living solo rapper inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The New York Times Magazine named him one of the 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters.
Jay-Z also was the subject of “Jay-Z in 8,” HBO’s eight-part documentary series in which the rapper and businessman sat down with music producer Rick Rubin to go deep on Jay-Z’s discography.
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