UPDATE
12:00 PT — Rihanna just posted a photo of her hand holding an NFL football. NFL sources tell TMZ…she’s in!!!
UPDATE
The Super Bowl halftime show could be lit beyond words, as TMZ has learned that the NFL and Roc Nation are in talks with Rihanna as.
Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … there have been multiple discussions with Rihanna and her team. We don’t know if she’s firm, but our sources say the NFL could reveal who they locked up as early as Sunday afternoon via tweet.
Rihanna makes a lot of sense, because she’s a Roc Nation artist, so that’s an easy call for Jay Z. BTW, Rihanna has been teasing her new music for over a year, and if she’s ready to release it, there’s no better platform than the Super Bowl Halftime Show.
We’re told there were also discussions with another artist, but it’s not one or the other — in other words, there would be at least 2 artists on stage.
TMZ.com
That’s interesting…Rihanna turned down an offer to headline the 2020 Super Bowl halftime show due to her opposition to the manner Colin Kaepernick was treated by the NFL.
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Taylor Swift turned down Super Bowl offer and won’t make headlines until albums are re-recorded
TMZ broke the story… the NFL asked Taylor Swift a few months ago to headline the Halftime Show, but she accepted a pass.
We’re told she’d love to make the Super Bowl, but only after re-recording her first 6 albums, and she’s only re-recorded 2 so far.