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The Weeknd Will Headline The Super Bowl Halftime Show

<p>Roommates&comma; if you are a fan of The Weeknd&comma; then today is a moment for you&excl; The Canadian crooner took to his <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;p&sol;CHf3tCLBZLV&sol;&quest;utm&lowbar;source&equals;ig&lowbar;web&lowbar;copy&lowbar;link">Instagram<&sol;a> account moments ago to confirm he will be gracing the NFL Super Bowl stage come February 2021&period; A stage that heavy hitters like Beyonce&comma; Bruno Mars&comma; NSYNC&comma; Britney Spears&comma; Coldplay&comma; Maroon 5&comma; Lady Gaga and so many more have all graced&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>If you remember&comma; just last year&comma; Jennifer Lopez and Shakira brought some Latin flava to the Super Bowl halftime show and tapped other Latin sensations Bad Bunny and J&period;Balvin for their performance&period; Many people took to social media afterwards to proclaim that may have been the best halftime show in recent years&comma; despite garnering <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;j-lo-and-shakiras-halftime-show-garnered-1300-fcc-complaints&sol;">1&comma;300 FCC complaints<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Clearly going into a post Covid-19 halftime show&comma; The Weeknd may need to tailor his performance&period; He spoke briefly about the announcement&comma; saying&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We all grow up watching the world’s biggest acts playing the Super Bowl&comma; and one can only dream of being in that position&period;&&num;8221&semi; He included&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I’m humbled&comma; honored and ecstatic to be the center of that infamous stage this year&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The move comes after the NFL has tried to make strides towards inclusivity and change&period; For decades the show has primarily featured rock and pop acts&period; In fact&comma; this will be the second year that Jay-Z&&num;8217&semi;s Roc Nation will be producing the halftime show&period; In a statement&comma; Jay-Z said&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The Weeknd has introduced a sound all his own&period; His soulful uniqueness has defined a new generation of greatness in music and artistry&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Weeknd has had a big year so far &comma;with his smash hit &&num;8216&semi;Blinding Lights&&num;8217&semi; that won him MTV&&num;8217&semi;s Video Music Award&&num;8217&semi;s most prestigious award&comma; &&num;8216&semi;Video of the Year&period;&&num;8217&semi; I think it&&num;8217&semi;s safe to say&comma; we&&num;8217&semi;re all interested in what The Weeknd may have up his sleeve&excl; The halftime show will be in Tampa&comma; Florida&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"p1">Want tea directly in your text inbox&quest; Hit us up at 917-722-8057 or <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;my&period;community&period;com&sol;theshaderoom"><span class&equals;"s1">click here to join&excl;<&sol;span><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; center&semi;&semi;"> <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-container" data-ver&equals;"1&period;3&period;10" data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"70302" data-show&lowbar;count&equals;"true" data-enable&lowbar;share&equals;"onclick" data-behavior&equals;"regular" data-animation&equals;"true" data-share&lowbar;url&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;the-weeknd-will-headline-the-super-bowl-halftime-show&sol;" data-secure&equals;"270d31e518"> <div class&equals;"wpra-call-to-action" style&equals;"color&colon; 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