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  "id": 16695295,
  "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",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-27T02:21:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Pitchfork",
    "slug": "pitchfork",
    "url": "https://pitchfork.com/story/jay-z-confirmed-for-super-bowl-2027-halftime-show/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jay-Z has been confirmed as the headliner for the Super Bowl 2027 halftime show. The event will take place on February 14 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. ESPN will broadcast the game for the first time, while ABC will air it for the first time since 2006. Jay-Z, who serves as the NFL's live music entertainment strategist since 2019 and operates as a producer with final say on the headliner, has expressed excitement about the opportunity. He told Entertainment Tonight, \"This has been a journey. Thirty years of music, work, and culture on the world's biggest stage. This run continues to be a dream come true.\"",
  "summary": "The Roc Nation founder will headline his own event at California’s SoFi Stadium on Valentine’s Day",
  "key_points": [],
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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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Jay-Z to Perform at Apple Music 2027 Super Bowl Halftime Show",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/jay-z-to-perform-at-apple-music-2027-super-bowl-halftime-show",
        "published": "2026-10-27T01:50:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "Jay-Z to Headline Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/jay-z-to-headline-super-bowl-lxi-halftime-show",
        "published": "2026-10-27T01:51:31.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Jay-Z to Headline 2027 Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/jay-z-to-headline-2027-super-bowl-lxi-halftime-show",
        "published": "2026-10-27T01:54:13.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-27T01:57:57.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-27T01:58:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Jay Z & Apple Make It Official! Hova’s Headlining The Super Bowl Halftime Show",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/jay-z-apple-make-it-official-hovas-headlining-the-super-bowl-halftime",
        "published": "2026-10-27T01:59:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "TVLine",
        "title": "Jay-Z To Headline Super Bowl 61 Halftime Show In February",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/jay-z-to-headline-super-bowl-61-halftime-show-in-february",
        "published": "2026-10-27T02:05:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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": "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"
      },
      {
        "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."
}