These Are The Artists Who Turned Down Headlining The Super Bowl
Headlining the Super Bowl is a huge moment for a musican. As the Super Bowl is the most-watched televised event of the year, it has had incredible, legendary artists perform…
Justin Timberlake performs during the Pepsi Super Bowl LII Halftime Show at U.S. Bank Stadium on February 4, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Rob Carr/Getty ImagesHeadlining the Super Bowl is a huge moment for a musican. As the Super Bowl is the most-watched televised event of the year, it has had incredible, legendary artists perform for the halftime show. As we recently reported, Rihanna will headline Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona this coming February. Fans of RiRi are hoping this is her way of announcing new music is on the way, or it may be a one-off performance.
Rihanna famously turned down the Super Bowl in 2019. She's not the only artist to do that. But who are some others musical artists that have been offered the gig and turned it down? We have made a list of those who said "no" to performing on Game Day below:
Kanye West
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Live NationNEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 04: Kanye West performs during Puff Daddy and Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour at Madison Square Garden on September 4, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Live Nation)
Nicki Minaj
Arturo Holmes/Getty ImagesNEWARK, NEW JERSEY - AUGUST 28: Nicki Minaj performs onstage at the 2022 MTV VMAs at Prudential Center on August 28, 2022 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)
Dolly Parton
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for SXSWAUSTIN, TEXAS - MARCH 18: Dolly Parton performs on stage at ACL Live during Blockchain Creative Labs’ Dollyverse event at SXSW during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals on March 18, 2022 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for SXSW)
Backstreet Boys
Michael Loccisano/Getty ImagesNEW YORK, NY - JULY 13: (L-R) Howie D., Kevin Richardson, Nick Carter, AJ McLean and Brian Littrell of the Backstreet Boys perform on ABC's "Good Morning America" at SummerStage at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park on July 13, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
Outkast
Tim P. Whitby/Getty ImagesLONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 06: Big Boi and Andre 3000 of Outkast perform on stage at Wireless Festival at Finsbury Park on July 6, 2014 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images)
Adele
Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for AdeleLONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 02: Adele performs on stage as American Express present BST Hyde Park in Hyde Park on July 02, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for Adele)
Cardi B
Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesLOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 21: Cardi B, winner of the Favorite Hip-Hop Song award, poses in the Press Room at the 2021 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 21, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
Pink
Paul Kane/Getty ImagesPERTH, AUSTRALIA - JULY 03: Pink Performs on stage at Perth Arena on July 3, 2018 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)
Jay-Z
John Phillips/Getty Images for BFILONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 06: Producer Shawn Carter AKA Jay-Z attends "The Harder They Fall" World Premiere during the 65th BFI London Film Festival at The Royal Festival Hall on October 06, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images for BFI)
Taylor Swift
Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesTORONTO, ONTARIO - SEPTEMBER 09: (NO COVERS) Taylor Swift attends 'In Conversation With... Taylor Swift' during the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival at TIFF Bell Lightbox on September 09, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
