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Lions Thanksgiving halftime show to feature legendary hip-hop group

Eminem and manager Paul Rosenberg are executive producers of the show, now in year two of a three-year deal; the game kicks off at one Eastern.

On air: Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Kenji Moonfield on Weekend Edition
Published 12:34 PM ET, Sunday, November 1, 2026

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First reported by Yahoo Sports: “Lions Thanksgiving halftime show to feature legendary hip-hop group”, with reporting from Detroit Lions and Detroit News.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 12:34 PM ET on Weekend Edition, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Kenji Moonfield.

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Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorWu-Tang Clan will headline the Lions' Thanksgiving halftime show, and the group is in the middle of a farewell tour called Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the farewell tour ends in Detroit, on a Thursday, between the stuffing and the nap.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorIt's the eighty-seventh Thanksgiving Day Classic against the Bears, Thursday, November twenty-sixth, one o'clock Eastern, on CBS.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorI'm telling you, that's a blockbuster signing.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWho books it?
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorEminem and his manager Paul Rosenberg are executive producers.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorIt's year two of a three-year deal, and last year was Jack White, with Eminem popping up as a surprise guest.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo Detroit books halftime like a contender and plays the first half like a rebuild.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorLions CEO Rich Haddad calls them one of the greatest performers in music.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorHall of Fame on November fourteenth, and I assume the Lions are saying, great, can you fit us in before the pie?
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentEveryone's holding a phone at halftime, so the final chamber gets filmed vertically.