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  "id": 16691052,
  "title": "Super Bowl 61 halftime show details: Jay-Z named headline performer for 2027 title game in Los Angeles",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/super-bowl-61-halftime-show-details-jay-z-named-headline-performer",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-27T01:58:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
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    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/super-bowl-61-halftime-show-015333603.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The NFL has announced Jay-Z as the headline performer for the Super Bowl 61 halftime show, set to take place on February 14, 2027, at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. Jay-Z, a renowned rapper and music producer, is known for his influential impact on the music industry, with 13 solo studio albums and 25 Grammy wins. This will be the second time Los Angeles hosts the Super Bowl halftime show, following the 2022 event headlined by Rihanna. Jay-Z has not performed in a Super Bowl halftime show before, but his wife Beyoncé headlined the 2013, 2016, and 2024 shows.",
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        "outlet": "NYT Arts",
        "title": "Jay-Z Announced as 2027 Super Bowl Halftime Show Performer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/jay-z-announced-as-2027-super-bowl-halftime-show-performer",
        "published": "2026-10-27T01:50:36.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Jay-Z to Perform at Apple Music 2027 Super Bowl Halftime Show",
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        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "Jay-Z to Headline Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show",
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        "published": "2026-10-27T01:51:31.000Z"
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        "title": "Jay Z & Apple Make It Official! Hova’s Headlining The Super Bowl Halftime Show",
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        "published": "2026-10-27T02:05:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Billboard",
        "title": "Jay-Z to Headline 2027 Super Bowl Halftime Show: ‘GOAT’s Out of the Bag’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/jay-z-to-headline-2027-super-bowl-halftime-show-goats-out-of-the-bag",
        "published": "2026-10-27T02:07:07.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Pitchfork",
        "title": "Jay-Z Confirmed for Super Bowl 2027 Halftime Show",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/jay-z-confirmed-for-super-bowl-2027-halftime-show",
        "published": "2026-10-27T02:21:32.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "NFL-Jay-Z to headline next year's Super Bowl halftime show",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/nfl-jay-z-to-headline-next-years-super-bowl-halftime-show",
        "published": "2026-10-27T02:22:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Consequence",
        "title": "JAY-Z Officially Announced As 2027 Super Bowl Halftime Show Headline Act",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/jay-z-officially-announced-as-2027-super-bowl-halftime-show-headline",
        "published": "2026-10-27T02:25:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Jay-Z to headline 2027 Super Bowl halftime show",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/jay-z-to-headline-2027-super-bowl-halftime-show-16697588",
        "published": "2026-10-27T02:55:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Jay-Z to headline 2027 Super Bowl halftime show",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/jay-z-to-headline-2027-super-bowl-halftime-show-16701625",
        "published": "2026-10-27T03:03:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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