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Harry Styles, Justin Bieber lead Jay-Z’s Super Bowl short list for 2027 Halftime Show
ClutchPoints ^ | September 15, 2026 | Shounak Chakrabarti

Posted on 09/15/2026 6:31:02 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

The Super Bowl halftime show has evolved into a worldwide entertainment phenomenon as well as a football event, and the NFL might be setting very ambitious goals for 2027. Popular pop icons Justin Bieber and Harry Styles are reportedly among the leading names on Jay-Z's Roc Nation wish list. Super Bowl LXI is currently scheduled to take place on Feb. 14 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.

TMZ Sports recently reported that, according to their sources, both Bieber and Styles are high on Roc Nation's short list. The Jay-Z company is partnered with the NFL as the league's live music entertainment strategist, with Jay-Z having the final say on the halftime show performer. TMZ Sports also noted that, despite the speculation, neither Styles nor Bieber has been approached about the show. The source also mentioned that both music stars are unlikely to take the gig once approached.

Interestingly, the NFL does not pay the Super Bowl halftime show performers. Instead, the norm is that artists usually take the gig for exposure and to get an increase in streaming revenue and ticket sales. Earlier this year, Bieber was a part of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final halftime show.

Scheduled to take place in Feb. 2027, Super Bowl LXI is still almost five months away. However, the NFL usually announces the Super Bowl halftime show performers by late September. The last Super Bowl to take place at SoFi Stadium was in 2022; where the halftime show featured Snoop Dogg, Dr.Dre, Eminem, 60 Cent, Kendrick Lamar, and more. The 2026 Super Bowl LX featured Bad Bunny as the star act.

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1 posted on 09/15/2026 6:31:02 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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They need to bring back the gay rabbit dude. Ratings will soar! Either way, I won’t be watching.


2 posted on 09/15/2026 6:32:22 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: MinorityRepublican

Looks like The Puppy Bowl, again.


3 posted on 09/15/2026 6:32:51 PM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: MinorityRepublican

Not homo enough for the commissioner, try again.


4 posted on 09/15/2026 6:33:02 PM PDT by decal (They won't stop, so they'll have to be stopped)
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They must be doing bad after that last one if the short list is white dudes.


5 posted on 09/15/2026 6:33:23 PM PDT by proust (All posts made under this handle are, for the intents and purposes of the author, considered satire.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

What? They ain’t gonna have Dead Rabbit again?...............


6 posted on 09/15/2026 6:42:56 PM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Jay Z has single handedly destroyed the Super Bowl halftime shows.


7 posted on 09/15/2026 6:43:10 PM PDT by Ciaphas Cain
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To: MinorityRepublican

At least they speak English.


8 posted on 09/15/2026 6:46:00 PM PDT by bwest
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There’s enough time between now and February for Justin’s Agent to run into Target or Ross and buy a pair of suspenders for Justin to wear during his performances.

He still seems to have problems keeping his pants from sliding down and displaying his underwear while he moves about the stage. As though we were still in year 1999. When a wardrobe malfunction happens over and over, it’s no longer a malfunction. Here lately, Justin often seems groggy and detached while in public. High or buzzed from something.


9 posted on 09/15/2026 6:56:24 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: MinorityRepublican

How about a nice Pop Warner football game instead of all that garbage. How would a music concert look if we interrupted it with a football game during intermission?


10 posted on 09/15/2026 6:57:48 PM PDT by laweeks (///)
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11 posted on 09/15/2026 7:03:57 PM PDT by chief lee runamok (Full-time flâneur, bullish on bikes)
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To: laweeks

Bring back Up With People!


12 posted on 09/15/2026 7:05:21 PM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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I guess they thought the only reason anybody objected the bunny guy is that we’re a bunch of racists. So have two white rappers do the show.


13 posted on 09/15/2026 7:06:48 PM PDT by DouglasKC
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I can’t wait to miss it.


14 posted on 09/15/2026 7:11:20 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: MinorityRepublican

Marching bands.


15 posted on 09/15/2026 7:22:03 PM PDT by Chickensoup
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Judging by the past years, good halftime shows at the Superbowl have been outlawed.

How about having the US Marine band instead of these a-holes for once?

2026 LX Bad Bunny
2025 LIX Kendrick Lamar, with SZA
2024 LVIII Usher, with Alicia Keys, Ludacris, Lil Jon, H.E.R., will.i.am, Jermaine Dupri
2023 LVII Rihanna
2022 LVI Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige & Kendrick Lamar, with 50 Cent and Anderson .Paak
2021 LV The Weeknd
2020 LIV Shakira & Jennifer Lopez, with Bad Bunny and J Balvin
2019 LIII Maroon 5, with Travis Scott and Big Boi
2018 LII Justin Timberlake
2017 LI Lady Gaga
2016 50 Coldplay, with Beyoncé and Bruno Mars
2015 XLIX Katy Perry, with Lenny Kravitz and Missy Elliott
2014 XLVIII Bruno Mars, with Red Hot Chili Peppers
2013 XLVII Beyoncé, with Destiny’s Child
2012 XLVI Madonna, with LMFAO, Nicki Minaj, M.I.A. and CeeLo Green


16 posted on 09/15/2026 8:03:34 PM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
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Bieber was a part of the 2026 FIFA...

FIFA
Faggots
In
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17 posted on 09/15/2026 8:38:42 PM PDT by real saxophonist (Phil Weiser claps on 1 and 3. So does Jena Griswold.)
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Up With People? I’d rather not deal with them. In my Drum Corps days, they and we led off many parades, and, well, I’d rather not deal with them.


18 posted on 09/15/2026 8:43:05 PM PDT by real saxophonist (Phil Weiser claps on 1 and 3. So does Jena Griswold.)
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How about having the US Marine band instead of these a-holes for once?

Actually, the U.S. Marine Drum & Bugle Corps would be a better option for a halftime show.

But they'd probably get this treatment.

I've never seen something so disrespectful.

And the funny thing is, none of those players would get through day 3 of Receiving, let alone make it to Training.

19 posted on 09/15/2026 9:03:35 PM PDT by real saxophonist (Phil Weiser claps on 1 and 3. So does Jena Griswold.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Jay-Z sux, fuk him.


20 posted on 09/15/2026 9:08:04 PM PDT by Texas_Jarhead
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