Taylor Swift Turns Down Offer to Play 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show

Submitted by ftyftghryht t3_zwqc36 in Music

Swift reportedly rejected the NFL’s offer so she can focus on re-recording her Big Machine albums

The Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show takes place on Sunday, February 12, 2023, and despite rumors, Taylor Swift will not be performing at the Arizona event, TMZ and People report. According to TMZ, Swift was asked to perform at the NFL’s show, but declined the opportunity so that she can continue the process of re-recording her back catalog.

Super Bowl LVII takes place at Glendale, Arizona’s State Farm Stadium. This past February, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent, and Anderson .Paak performed during the Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show in Inglewood, California.

The Super Bowl halftime show will follow the October 21 release of Taylor Swift’s new album Midnights. The new LP will follow the musician’s Red (Taylor’s Version), Fearless (Taylor’s Version), and Evermore.

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ftyftghryht OP t1_j1w5g30 wrote

I’ve read the comments, and the two best are GWAR and Weird Al.

“GWAR with special guest Weird Al”

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NightMan27 t1_j1x3wsw wrote

Pretty sure Rihanna is already confirmed to play the superbowl this seems like a non-story

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corjoca t1_j1zba1g wrote

Ya Swift said in September she wasn’t interested and Rihanna agreed to do it in October.

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OfficerHotpantz t1_j1wjo26 wrote

May be an unpopular opinion, but I think blink 182 would be a great pick.

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YoungMoneyLarson57 t1_j1x29x3 wrote

Literally any rock band would be great.How long has it been since we’ve had a rock band?RHCP was the last right?Or was it The Who?

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DanglyPants t1_j1z4nan wrote

RHCP was a guest and just sang Give It Away. Genuine question, does that count?

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YoungMoneyLarson57 t1_j1z7ric wrote

It’s amazing to me that the people who run the NFL don’t realize that most people who watch football are either Rock or Rap fans,not many are anything else.Of course I guess the Super Bowl caters to more than just football fans

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DanglyPants t1_j20wp57 wrote

I wish madden would have more rock on their soundtracks too. It’s mostly rap. Weird that rock doesn’t get as much attention.

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YoungMoneyLarson57 t1_j2150u9 wrote

I think rock is weird because it’s like I don’t know anyone on the planet that doesn’t like a single rock song,it’s literally the most mainstream genre out there but for whatever reason the media likes to pretend that it’s not.

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Gunter-Karl t1_j1x4p4k wrote

Has Green Day done the half time show? I think they could pull it off.

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mooninuranus t1_j1xcs51 wrote

You reckon American Idiot would go down well at the Superbowl?

Don’t reckon they’d do it tbh.

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Gunter-Karl t1_j1xcw4z wrote

Absolutely! It would be perfect actually. But yeah, they'd probably leave that one out.

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DJVanillaBear t1_j1xdz4g wrote

Green Day has always been a political band. I can’t imagine nfl wants them on front and center to the world. They just got over the whole kneeling media shitstorm.

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LawdyDaa t1_j1y6gxl wrote

Eitherway they could play dookie hits and we’d all be happy. Except I reckon for people who don’t tolerate questioning your government ever even in art form lol

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A40 t1_j1wb0i0 wrote

It's getting late.. the only remaining Bowl options are a Christian KISS cover band going by "HUGZ" and a part-time busker from North Dakota who mostly does polkas...

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Legitimate_Web_7245 t1_j1xndgk wrote

I wanna pray all night and witness every day!

Dr. Salvation,

Love book,

Nashville, church city,

God House,

Christian 16,

Hard to convert woman,

Black Jesus,

Save me,

Israelite Lady

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Tac0Tuesday t1_j1xekne wrote

This opens up an opportunity for the Melvins!

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Fluffy_Munchkin t1_j1x5my5 wrote

Oh goodie, someone call Meshuggah or Devin Townsend.

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dogsarefun t1_j1xttph wrote

They should get American Football

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FrenchMaisNon t1_j1wgywb wrote

How about a super gay artist with dancers dressed with only short shorts, shoulder pads and a helmet grinding each other for 45 minutes?

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nokumura t1_j1xdyvl wrote

I think Charli XCX has something else going on that night.

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LawdyDaa t1_j1y6lb8 wrote

Lil nas would put on a show but also make the majority of the football crowd very insecure lol

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Crummyregent052 t1_j1zhlww wrote

Shit I was thinking Elton John but then I remembered he's English so the NFL probably doesn't want him and vice versa.

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LawdyDaa t1_j20int9 wrote

I can see it now, Elton John making foot-ball jokes as banter between songs. “Where’s the goal posts? Boys, I don’t think this field is regulation size. Silly Americans. Anyway, here’s tiny dancer.”

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Crummyregent052 t1_j20p4d3 wrote

Dammit now I genuinely want Elton John to play the Superbowl halftime show.

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grimdog73 t1_j1xw6rb wrote

sweet...now get Metallica ffs!

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Vecii t1_j1xinmz wrote

They should get Kanye. That should get some attention.

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itamarka t1_j1xkqlk wrote

Yeah definitely a good idea to let a racist lunatic have a platform and an Audience of millions

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LawdyDaa t1_j1y6shz wrote

Even if we weren’t joking and he wasn’t an open anti Semite, he can barely perform anymore. That thing he did with drake, the benefit concert, was his best in years and he still was out of breath, barely able to rap his verses for most of it. The music is great, but he’s old and tired and entering crazy bigoted grandpa mode.

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DroneOfDoom t1_j1xksw1 wrote

100 gecs for the Superbowl. I will accept no substitutes.

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Playful-Chemistry-99 t1_j1znwjb wrote

What better way to celebrate American football than by having French metal legends Gojira play the halftime show?

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Crummyregent052 t1_j1zhx9g wrote

Miles Davis for 2022 Superbowl halftime show????

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ford7885 t1_j217ix4 wrote

Here's an idea...

Why don't they try getting an actual band that plays instruments again. Like that unbelievable string of talent they had in the Super Bowls of the 2000s. I swear that after the horrible performance by What's Left of The Who in 2010 (Daltrey sounded like he was dead, honestly) they must have made some decision to never have a show that wasn't all taped and/or autotuned horseshit ever again. But I would say 12 years of that garbage is more than enough.

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attention21 t1_j1wg9aw wrote

At least after the 2022 halftime; they’ve got no where to go but up

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