The Super Bowl Passes on EDM Again as Jay Z Names Himself Halftime Performer

The NFL and Apple Music dropped a bombshell during Monday Night Football: rap titan Jay-Z will officially headline the Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on February 14th. In a controversial move that was announced via Apple Music, since Jay Z’s label RocNation is the Super Jay-Z and his entertainment company, Roc Nation, has helped produce and select performers for the Super Bowl halftime show since 2019. It essentially means that Jay-Z picked himself to headline the show; the 24-time Grammy winner was met with intense controversy and debate online.

The main source of backlash…