Key Takeaways

Roger Goodell says Jay-Z always wanted to headline the Super Bowl halftime show but kept "putting it off" until the timing felt right.

Jay-Z will headline Super Bowl LXI on February 14, 2027, at SoFi Stadium, where he just wrapped his JAŸ-Z30 tour celebrating Reasonable Doubt and The Blueprint .

Goodell says Jay-Z, the NFL’s live entertainment strategist since 2019, already has a vision for the performance: "He already understands what he wants to do."

Roger Goddell has shared that Jay-Z always intended to headline the Super Bowl halftime show — he just needed to secure the right timing.

The NFL commissioner joined Apple Music's Ebro Darden and Eddie Francis on Thursday (October 29) to discuss the 25-time Grammy winner being announced as Super Bowl LXI halftime performer.…