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Jay-Z picks Jay-Z for Super Bowl halftime show
The NFL revealed the pick on its Instagram page on a Monday, and Jay-Z's company Roc Nation has produced the halftime show since 2019; he hired himself.
On air: Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Brock Thunderson on Best of BBNPublished
From the show
At a glance
- First reported by NBC News: “A first-time World Series winner, and a luxury cruise goes horribly wrong: The news quiz”, with reporting from Sporting News via Yahoo Sports and Covers.com.
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at 5:31 AM ET on Best of BBN, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Brock Thunderson.
- Topics: Super Bowl, World Series.
- BBN covered this story before: Jay-Z to headline Super Bowl halftime show in 2027 (October 27).
The real story
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- NBC NewsA first-time World Series winner, and a luxury cruise goes horribly wrong: The news quiz
- Sporting News via Yahoo SportsSuper Bowl 61 halftime show details: Jay-Z named headline performer for 2027 title game in Los Angeles - Yahoo Sports October 26, 2026 · facts used on air
- Covers.com2027 Super Bowl Halftime Show: JAY-Z Confirmed facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThe NFL announced Jay-Z as the Super Bowl sixty-one halftime performer, and he has helped pick every act since twenty nineteen, so he apparently picked himself.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistDid he beat out anyone for it? Was there a trial run?
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorMiley Cyrus was the other name going around. Brock, that's a front office signing himself to a contract.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorI never got that kind of treatment on the bench.
The story so far
- Vikings undefeated with one of the NFL's worst offenses · CBS Sports
- Chiefs post a Super Bowl-era first in 20-3 loss · Yahoo Sports
- Jay-Z to headline Super Bowl halftime show at SoFi · ESPN
- Jay-Z headlines 2027 Super Bowl halftime show · Euronews
- Jay-Z to headline Super Bowl halftime show in 2027 · Yahoo Sports
- Jay-Z picks Jay-Z for Super Bowl halftime show (this story)
From the archive: everything BBN aired on Saturday, October 31, 2026 · the Sports archive · all months
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