Last week, a number of sources reported that Jay-Z had effectively selected himself as the headliner for next year's Super Bowl Halftime Show. Jay's company Roc Nation has produced every Halftime Show since 2020, so Jay effectively selected himself here. The reaction to the news of Jay as headliner has not been unanimously positive, but any backlash wasn't enough to prevent the inevitable. Today, the NFL has confirmed it: Jay-Z is going to the Super Bowl.

An extremely brief teaser video has Jay-Z, filmed in crisp black and white, sitting in an empty stadium and scowling in the general direction of the camera as Just Blaze's piano notes from "Public Service Announcement (Interlude)" ring out.…