The Super Bowl halftime display is part of the most-watched TV event of the twelvemonth — it's sometimes viewed additional than the equivalent itself.
That's why the choice of performer is important: It's the biggest phase in the country.
For the next Super Bowl, Jay-Z was chosen by, well, himself, to execute at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, residence of the Los Angeles Chargers and the Los Angeles Rams. This is amazing news for any fans of the "99 Problems" rapper who missed the "Jay-Z 30" tour, which celebrated the 30th commemoration of his debut album, "Reasonable Doubt," and the 25th commemoration of his landmark album, "The Blueprint."
"From 'Reasonable Doubt' to position on the Super Bowl halftime stage, this has been a journey," the rapper stated in a statement. "Thirty years of music, work, and civilization on the world's biggest stage. This run continues to be a aspiration arrive true."
Of course, it doesn't hurt that his wife, Beyoncé, power be compelled to associate her hubby onstage to execute one of their iconic duets.
While next year's display is certain to be iconic, we have several suggestions for performers for the next brace of years, from Stevie Wonder to Olivia Rodrigo.
Ariana Grande has many prosperous albums, and she continually brings the vocals.
Grande has eight albums value of hits, including "The Way," "Problem," "Thank U Next," "Into You," "Everyday," "Positions," "The Boy Is Mine," "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)," "Hate That I Made You Love Me," affirmative the entire "Wicked" soundtrack ... the catalog goes on. Many of her hits contain collaborations alongside another elephantine stars, akin Nicki Minaj, Lizzo, Childish Gambino, Future, Jessie J, Zedd, and Missy Elliot, which would create for a awesome halftime show.
The Super Bowl halftime display is fair the next logical stage in her quest for earth domination, and we're current for it.
It's amazing that Taylor Swift, arguably the biggest musical creator in the world, has never headlined the halftime show.
Everyone knows Taylor Swift can put on a show, whether you affection her or dislike her. Just think concerning the Eras Tour. Imagine that flat of manufacturing at the Super Bowl.
Swift is additionally known for her cross-genre music — she could execute songs that petition to everyone.
And now that she officially owns all her own music and has released a few reward songs to add to her 12th album, "The Life of a Showgirl," Swift has additional satisfied than always to drag from.
However, she has said that she won't do the Super Bowl during her husband, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, is motionless playing football, so we power have to delay a brace of years.
We're all motionless obsessed alongside Queen, who have been touring alongside Adam Lambert as the guide singer for additional than a decade.
The NFL loves a traditional rock performance, as evidenced by former performers specified as The Who, the Rolling Stones, Tom Petty, and more. But Queen, arguably among the most theatrical rock bands of all time, has never taken the stage.
Lambert toured alongside Queen for years and equal performed alongside them at the 2019 Oscars, so he is plainly fan-approved as the band's guide singer. Just image an complete stadium stomping alongside to "We Will Rock You" — it's a guaranteed fine time.
Pink is celebrated for her airborne stunts during performances — fair image her hanging from a stadium ceiling.
After her moving performance at the 2018 Grammys, Pink showed that she can do both: grave performances and high-flying spectacles.
Over 20 years following her debut gathering (and motionless cranking out hits akin "Can We Pretend," "Walk Me Home," and "Never Gonna Not Dance Again"), Pink is additional than capable of headlining the halftime show.
Britney Spears appeared alongside Justin Timberlake (in his NSYNC days) in 2001. She should have headlined the display before he did.
In the words of Spears herself, she's "a put-on-a-show benevolent of girl." One of the most iconic live performances of all period engaged Spears and a gigantic python. There's no bounds to what she could do on a Super Bowl-sized budget.
Now that she's been released from her restrictive conservatorship, Spears is liberated to execute (or not!) if she wants to, and there would be no improved location than the Super Bowl.
Justin Bieber is firmly rear at the top of the charts, so he has the two new songs and plentifulness of hits to drag from.
It's been a good few years for the Biebs. He released two albums ("Swag" and "Swag II") and was announced as among the headliners of Coachella in 2026. It would've been chill for him to do the Super Bowl display as well, but we foretell he'll be releasing hits for years to come.
Besides his jams akin "What Do U Mean," "Sorry," "Where Are U Now," "Baby," "Boyfriend," "Daisies," and "Yukon," Bieber additionally has a firm stable of collaborators he could bring onstage alongside him — of course, Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee for "Despacito," but additionally Chance the Rapper, Quavo, DJ Khaled and Lil Wayne for "I'm the One," and "No Brainer," Post Malone for "Forever," The Kid Laroi for "Stay," Daniel Caesar and Giveon for "Peaches," and equal Billie Eilish on their type of "Bad Guy."
Miley Cyrus plainly knows how to put on a show.
The "Bangerz" tour volition continually be celebrated for one thing: Miley Cyrus entering through a gigantic type of her caput and sliding downward her tongue.
Cyrus has continually known how to get group talking, starting alongside her pole-dancing at the VMAs during "Party in the USA" and her twerking on Robin Thicke.
After a subdued album, "Younger Now," the wilder flank of her is rear alongside a vengeance, alongside her eye-popping music video for "Mother's Daughter" and the heartbreak bop "Flowers," an ode to being sole and loving it.
Her 2020 gathering "Plastic Hearts" was her archetypal foray into genuine rock music, and — as we cognize — there's nothing the NFL loves additional than rock 'n' roll. She could equal bring out Talking Heads to execute "Psycho Killer," which she covered in 2024.
"Bass Persuades" power not be her strongest work, but as our own Callie Ahlgrim has pointed out, it doesn't matter: "Miley is in a association of her own."
Janet Jackson deserves to create a return.
Janet Jackson volition everlastingly be known as the first-ever Super Bowl casualty of a wardrobe malfunction. But she's so much additional than that: an amazing dancer and a gifted vocalist, for starters.
And she's paid for "Nipplegate" always since, equal although it wasn't her fault. According to Rolling Stone, CBS rescinded Jackson's invitation to the Grammys that year, during Timberlake attended ... and equal won. (He has since apologized for "falling short" and benefiting "from a scheme that condones misogyny and racism.")
If we're dreaming big, perchance Outkast could reunite on the Super Bowl stage.
Outkast consists of two of the top rappers of all time, Big Boi and André 3000. Those two provided us alongside several of the finest rap songs (or fair songs, in general) of all time, including "Hey Ya!," "Ms. Jackson," "So Fresh, So Clean," "B.O.B.," "Roses," and more.
As the 2022 Super Bowl Halftime Show proved, traditional rap and hip hop is becoming fair as "classic" as traditional rock and inspires the identical amount of nostalgia. What would be additional fun than seeing Outkast reunite for the archetypal period in complete a decade — they final performed together in 2016 — and on the biggest phase of the year?
Being the youngest headliner of the Super Bowl would fair be another document for Billie Eilish to break.
Eilish is already the youngest individual to win the big four at the Grammys (best new artist, song, record, and gathering of the year), the youngest individual to header Coachella, the youngest creator to record a theme for a Bond film ... the catalog goes on.
Bruno Mars is currently the youngest musician always to do it; he was 28 whenever he headlined in 2014. Eilish, who's now 24, motionless has several period to obtain the record. Perhaps whenever she releases her extremely anticipated fourth album, it'll be time.
Olivia Rodrigo could be another firm Gen Z candidate.
Rodrigo's third album, "You Seem Pretty Sad For a Girl So in Love," fair solidified what we already know: Rodrigo is a generational talent and a true rock star.
"Drop Dead," "Stupid Song," "Expectations" (with or without Chappell Roan), "Good 4 U," "Vampire," "Drivers License," and "Get Him Back!" are all bangers that would inhabit up a stadium.
Harry Styles is a Brit we'd affection to see — particularly if the Packers are in.
Styles, slightly inexplicably, is a Green Bay Packers fan and equal has the "G" tattooed on his body. That's true dedication.
The erstwhile boyband star's "Together, Together" tour is currently burning downward Madison Square Garden for a whopping 30 nights dispersed from August to November.
Besides his own fairly extended solo catalog and demonstrated capability to rock any stadium he's in, ideate the power of a One Direction reunion at the Super Bowl. Chills.
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Gabbi Shaw is a newsman on Business Insider's editorial partnerships team. She has covered entertainment, travel, food, and manner for Business Insider and Insider Inc.'s partners, including MSN, Apple News, and Yahoo since 2018, and her activity has taken her to iconic mansions of the Gilded Age, the Westminster Dog Show, Disney World, the Hamptons, and additional fast-food restaurants than she cares to remember.She graduated from Tulane University in 2017 alongside a flat in community health and now lives in New York City.
