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Super Bowl LXI will be in Los Angeles at SoFi Stadium.
There’s no guarantee the Rams will play in this season’s Super Bowl, but Jay-Z has officially been announced as the halftime performer.
“From ‘Reasonable Doubt’ to standing on the Super Bowl Halftime stage, this has been a journey,” Jay-Z said in a statement to Complex. “Thirty years of music, work, and culture on the world’s biggest stage. This run continues to be a dream come true.”
Apple Music shared the official news during Monday Night Football’s matchup between the Eagles and Cowboys. The black and white video showed Jay-Z sitting in the stands at SoFi with a goat on his lap, likely a reference to the storied rapper and producer’s reputation as the greatest of all time.
NFL has partnered with Roc Nation, Jay-Z’s entertainment company, as its Super Bowl live music entertainment strategist since 2020.
“When we first reached an agreement with Roc Nation to produce the show, I had just one request: that JAY-Z take the stage himself one day, whenever the moment felt right to him,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said.
Jay-Z, a New York native, already got a taste of what the Apple Music halftime show will be like as he performed at SoFi Stadium on Oct. 23 and 24 as part of his Jay-Z 30 Concert Series celebrating his 30-year career.
Super Bowl LXI will be on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14. Perhaps that will be motivation for Jay-Z to bring out his wife, Beyoncé, as one of his guests.
