Several outlets reported that Drake was never offered the opportunity, conflicting with multiple claims stating otherwise.

JAY-Z and Roc Nation entered a partnership with the NFL in 2019 that tasked him with being the league’s “live music entertainment strategist” and to assist with social-justi

Jay-Z has been choosing the Super Bowl halftime headliner every year since his entertainment company, Roc Nation, partnered with the NFL in 2019. Jesse Collins, an executive producer behind the Super Bowl halftime show, also recently shared that it’s Jay-Z who selects the halftime headliner.

When Kendrick Lamar announced on Sept. 8 that he would be headlining the Apple Music halftime show at Super Bowl LIX, sports and music fans were immediately divided. Thousands were thrilled that the Compton native had been picked to return to the coveted stage two years after performing on football’s biggest night,

The 2024 NFL season is now underway, and it was recently revealed that a five-time Grammy Award-winning artist turned down the opportunity to perform at this year's Super Bowl Halftime Show, not once but twice. On September 8, the NFL announced that Kendrick Lamar would be headlining this season’s Super Bowl Halftime Show.

With his performance at the Super Bowl halftime show, many consider Kendrick Lamar to have decisively defeated Drake. The rivalry between Drake and Kendrick Lamar shaped pop culture during the summer,

By headlining at the Super Bowl halftime show, many believe that Kendrick Lamar has unequivocally defeated Drake. Kendrick Lamar will perform at the 2025 Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime show in New Orleans on February 9,

The two artists have largely gone their separate ways over the last few months, with most considering Lamar the winner after dropping a No. 1 hit with "Not Like Us." Lamar carried that momentum into the Super Bowl halftime show,