Could Jay-Z be angling for a Collision Course -style spectacle with his Apple Music Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show next February, or should fans expect a strictly solo affair?

Both options seem plausible, particularly in light of the guests-heavy approach HOV took with his run of anniversary-celebrating shows in key cities around the globe this year. Those performances, unanimously acclaimed and rife with surprise guests , could, in theory, have been rough drafts for what the 25-time Grammy winner is cooking up for SoFi Stadium. Alternatively, Jay could be looking to shrewdly buck such expectations by stripping things down for the 12 or so minutes he’ll have on the Super Bowl stage come February.

An announcement video shared by Apple Music, Roc Nation, and the NFL on Monday (Oct. 26) saw HOV hanging out in the stands while flanked by a sedate group of goats.…