Jay-Z has reportedly picked himself to carry out the Super Bowl halftime present when the massive sport takes place at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Feb. 14, 2027, according to Puck.
The Brooklyn rap icon — who is the decision-maker for Super Bowl halftime expertise after his leisure firm Roc Nation reached an settlement with the NFL in 2019 — has lengthy been a more compelling possibility than Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber, both of whom were in talks for the gig, a number of sources informed the outlet.
Jay-Z, who has yet to handle the report, will hit the stage to carry out two exhibits Friday and Saturday at SoFi Stadium, where he could announce the Super Bowl halftime information.
Jay-Z poses at the Met Gala in New York City on May 4, 2026. REUTERS
Bieber, who headlined Coachella in April, and Harry Styles were Roc Nation’s frontrunner picks for the halftime present in September, per TMZ.
Jay-Z has never carried out at the Super Bowl.
Beyonce, his spouse and the mom of their three youngsters, headlined the halftime present at Super Bowl 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana — and she returned as a particular visitor alongside Bruno Mars during Coldplay’s headlining efficiency atSuper Bowl 2016 in Santa Clara.
Jay-Z, a 25-time Grammy winner, hasn’t launched an album since 2017’s “4:44,” which went double-platinum.
Miley Cyrus performs onstage at Bass Persuades Live at Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California, Friday, October 16, 2026. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live Nation
In August, Roc Nation publicly dismissed hypothesis that Jay-Z had accomplished a new album.
“‘Album done’ … Fake news,” Roc Nation shared in a message on Instagram Stories at the time, as seen in screen-grabs on-line.
It came after music government Ray Daniels claimed on his podcast that Jay-Z’s follow-up to “4:44” was “completely done,” including that a supply confirmed the file was pending potential model partnerships, according to Hypebeast.
Justin Bieber performs on the Coachella Stage during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif., Sunday, April 12, 2026. Getty Images for Coachella
Hov’s many chart topping hits have carried through the take a look at of time.
The 56-year-old is also recent off a profitable 2026 run of dwell exhibits.
In July, his two sold-out concert events at Yankee Stadium introduced in $42 million — and he took residence $12 million for a sold-out present in Paris last month, per Puck.
Jay-Z, who based Roc Nation in 2008, and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell prolonged their deal in 2024 for another 5 years.
Their 2019 partnership agreed on the NFL bringing in Roc Nation to improve the league’s dwell sport experiences and lead social justice initiatives.