This Should Be the Year for a Country Super Bowl Halftime Show
Sure, there might be bigger things to worry about in life and country music. But if there ever was a year to feature country music on the Super Bowl Halftime Show, it would be this one. Regularly sidelined during the biggest game in sports and from the biggest audience assembled in media all year, with country music surging in the charts, now would be the perfect opportunity for country music’s return to the 50 yard line.
How long has it been since country music was featured during the the Super Bowl Halftime? By the time the kickoff happens on February 11th, 2024, it will have been thirty years. You have to go all the way back to 1994 when Clint Black, Tanya Tucker, Travis Tritt, and The Judds played the Super Bowl Halftime to find the last and really only time country music was featured during the Super Bowl Halftime.
For the record, Doug Kershaw also made a quick appearance in 1990 when the Super Bowl was in his native state of Louisiana, and Shania Twain who you could argue was well into her pop phase performed with No Doubt in 2003. But even that Shania Twain performance was over 20 years ago.
Since the Super Bowl Halftime Show became a big deal in 1991 with New Kids on the Block taking the field, country music has really only been featured predominantly once. When you consider that it’s one of America’s popular genres, this feels like a travesty.
All this summer, the story in music has been how country music is dominating the popular music landscape. Zach Bryan, Luke Combs, Morgan Wallen, and the viral success of Oliver Anthony have been topping the Billboard charts. You could add Jason Aldean in that gaggle as well, but that was short lived, and stemmed primarily from the controversy swirling around “Try That In A Small Town.”
You probably couldn’t expect Morgan Wallen to be tapped for a Super Bowl performance either, simply because of his high profile controversies, even though he has huge reach, and across a much more diverse audience than his critics would care to recognize. But even excluding Wallen, Luke Combs is massive at the moment, with his rendition of Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car” being one of the most popular songs of the year.
Could we even see someone like Zach Bryan do it? Why not, he’s massive at the moment, and selling out stadiums already. Billy Strings? He’s a major arena act himself, though his household name recognition might preclude him from being considered. Or, it could be an amalgam of country artists. Luke Combs has shown great leadership using his platform to showcase up-and-coming bands. Have him lead of cavalcade of cool country artists that represent the true country resurgence.
You could get Tyler Childers, Cody Jinks, Jason Isbell and/or Sturgill Simpson involved. Have Kacey Musgraves reprise her #1 song with Zach Bryan, “I Remember Everything.” And if you want to need diversity, Charley Crockett or Chapel Hart who killed it on America’s Got Talent are all viable options. Though this may make some cringe, have Darius Rucker play “Wagon Wheel” backed by Old Crow Medicine Show.
Or perhaps just invite Chris Stapleton to do his thing. He proved during last year’s Super Bowl National Anthem Performance why he’s one of the greatest performers of our time. Despite the lack of halftime performances, whenever country is handed the “Star Spangled Banner,” they kill it, like Mickey Guyton also did in 2022. When given an opportunity at the Super Bowl, country performers have shined. Carrie Underwood would not be a bad option either as a well-recognized artist.
But of course we all know what the barrier is to allowing a country artist to play the Super Bowl Halftime is, and it’s not popularity or talent. Hey, for the last few years, hip-hop has been dominating popular music, and they earned that slot. But in 2019 when the NFL partnered with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation as the official “Live Music Entertainment Strategists” it pretty much put country music on the outside looking in permanently.
But if they were ever going to give country music one year, 2023/2024 would be it. It’s been the year of country music, and with actual country playing a pivotal role in that. All the more reason to blow it out with a big Super Bowl Halftime performance.
Just throwing it out there, even if it’s a Hail Mary.
September 15, 2023 @ 9:43 am
I’d say the most likely scenario would be a duet show of Ed Sheeran & Luke Combs. You please the actual nfl crowd with combs and the people who just watch the super bowl with sheeran. They’ve done stuff and performed in the past together so I’d say it makes the most logical sense and has the most likelihood
September 15, 2023 @ 9:46 am
I kinda liked when the Super Bowl halftime entertainment consisted of a marching band, some USO or United Way charity recognition and a teen “Punt, Pass and Kick” competition. I think this should be the year to return to that! Having a some pop music spectacle on the field, with or without wardrobe malfunctions and mock porographic dances in the middle of the game, distracts and detracts from its legitimacy as a sports event.
September 15, 2023 @ 10:38 am
I haven’t followed the NFL in years, but it bothers me that so much is done to market the broadcast to people who have no real interest in the game itself.
September 15, 2023 @ 1:01 pm
Exactly. Sometimes it seems like football is actually # 3 in the day-after discussions after the concert act and the TV commercials that were shown during the telecast. There used to also be talk about how Super Sunday is the #1 day for wife-beating in the country until that was exposed as a hoax invented out of whole cloth by some feminist organization to raise money.
September 16, 2023 @ 7:18 am
We all know why country won’t be there!!! Don’t try to kid yourself! Country doesn’t grab its crouch!!!!
September 15, 2023 @ 9:47 am
As a 90s kid, I have to admit I enjoyed the 90s early 2000’s hip hop collaborative half time show with Eminem, Dr. Dre, Snoop, 50 cent and Mary J Blige. It’d also be awesome to see a round up of country stars from that era. The last time country was this popular and relevant before now was in that time frame. There are so many amazing options, but feel like you’d need to include the two biggest country stars of that time being Garth Brooks and Shania Twain.
September 16, 2023 @ 6:56 am
Garth Brooks is not an option. After the stunt he pulled in 1993, it’s believed the NFL swore to never have him back.
https://savingcountrymusic.com/garth-brooks-vs-the-super-bowl-country-history-x/
September 15, 2023 @ 9:53 am
That means they would have to allow live vocals for once in a long time.
September 15, 2023 @ 11:00 am
Typically the vocals are live but instruments aren’t. I knew a guy who worked on a recent SB halftime show and the band wanted to play live but they were told it was absolutely not an option.
September 15, 2023 @ 11:18 am
If vocals are live it’s obv for speaking to the crowd mainly and the singing vocals have heavy live pitch correction editing.
September 15, 2023 @ 2:38 pm
Prince wasn’t playing purple rain in the rain live?
September 15, 2023 @ 3:22 pm
Can’t speak for prince. I can’t imagine he faked. But also that was like 16 years ago.
September 15, 2023 @ 4:34 pm
Idk about Prince. Springsteen and the Stones were some of the last bands that performed with live vocals. All near the 20 yr mark from now. Jagger was great about performing without the aid of a wedge speaker. Pop music shifted to where absolute studio perfect quality vocals is expected. Even Taylor Swift has to perform with pre-recorded vocals and with live pitch correction. Churches use live pitch correction. We have fallen so far.
September 18, 2023 @ 6:00 pm
I didn’t think so then and I don’t think so now.
September 15, 2023 @ 4:35 pm
ZB most certainly does appear to use any pitch correction live. I applaud him and his fans for not accepting that.
September 15, 2023 @ 9:56 am
It’s a nice thought, but chances are if they did decide to go country for the halftime show it would be Luke Bryan, Walker Hayes, and Kelsea Ballerini.
September 15, 2023 @ 10:25 am
and…the promoters couldn’t resist the temptation of reuniting tyler hubbard with whatever the other dude in fgl is named, as their surprise finale, which would be the worst surprise of all time, Tom.
September 15, 2023 @ 10:11 am
Zach Bryan is too new, Morgan Wallen is too controversial, sadly Chris Stapleton would be too boring for a halftime show, but I could maybe see Luke Combs or Carrie Underwood doing it.
Side note – Faith Hill’s national anthem from 2000 is one of the all time greats. Up there with Whitney.
September 15, 2023 @ 7:09 pm
Zach Bryan is too new and also too boring. He ain’t got no bangers. There’s never been an Emo Super Bowl Halftime Show for a reason.
“sadly Chris Stapleton would be too boring for a halftime show”. This is not a good comment. Peep this:
– Chris opens with Tennessee Whiskey to give the entire audience and TV audience a frame of reference, it gets that out of the way and it’s also an easy banger.
– Now everyone knows this is that redneck banshee who can also play the shit out of guitar. Cue Cobb and Simpson who saunter out to recreate the SNL performance. They sufficiently shred with their axes and remind everyone of their guitar god status.
– Bring out Timberlake to do that bullshit song they dida while back, but it’s really a reason to bring out Janet for a good nostalgic flashing.
– At this point the crowd isn’t sure they’ve seen what they’ve seen, just like the first Nipplegate. Except this time they’re about to get their faces melted by a supermegacharged version of White Horse with an epic live version guitar solo. The final performance is greater than anything in Super Bowl history. Or maybe Zach can do better. Yeah.
September 17, 2023 @ 1:44 pm
say something is stupid
us taste sucks dude
September 15, 2023 @ 10:25 am
As much as I don’t care for him, always thought garth Brooks would be perfect for the halftime show.
September 16, 2023 @ 5:14 am
If they do go country, I suspect they will reach into the past for a big name to join a more current lineup. Garth would be first on their list, and second and third as well.
September 15, 2023 @ 10:28 am
I’ve always thought that the 2 most realistic options are Carrie Underwood or Garth. I’d add Chris Stapleton to that list now, though it’d probably be mostly collaborations.
Another great idea would be a 90s country medley similar to the 90s hip hop halftime show. You could choose from Garth (if he’d be willing to come for just 1 song), Brooks and Dunn, Reba, the (Dixie) Chicks, Alan, Wynonna, King George, etc. Just leave Billy Ray Cyrus the fuck out of it
September 15, 2023 @ 10:32 am
I don’t want to even begin to imagine the public reaction if Billy Strings was chosen as the halftime show headliner lmao. In all seriousness, Combs and Stapleton are probably the only ones with an actual chance. Even still though, the real fact is that the odds of this happening are incredibly slim. Most of the people who tune in primarily for the halftime show aren’t country music fans, the country music fans are already watching the game and will keep the game on regardless of who’s performing. It’s a money game, and the unfortunate truth is that a popstar/s and/or a rapper/s will always bring in more viewers than a country musician.
September 15, 2023 @ 10:57 am
The values espoused in country music and in the NFL don’t exactly align. The NFL is far more comfortable with WAP than they’d be with Courtesy of the Red White & Blue, and they would run screaming from Try That in a Small Town. Country artists are viewed as patriotic (for the most part) and patriotism in the NFL ends at the last note of the National Anthem. The best any country music fan can hope for the Super Bowl halftime show is Carrie Underwood or Dolly Parton, but both would end up singing rock anyway.
September 15, 2023 @ 11:03 am
My dream would be a Tom Petty-like set from Chris Stapleton. Just pick four and play them all the way through. No medley. And kick it off with Midnight Train to Memphis.
September 15, 2023 @ 11:14 am
Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen, or Luke Combs would be the only stars big enough to even be considered, in my opinion. Stapleton would work if they paired him up with one of those three.
September 15, 2023 @ 1:24 pm
taylor swift? what are you on, and more importantly…where can i get some?
i don’t think she could go to nashville at this point without asking directions to the ryman.
she’s yesterday’s news. not a country bone in her body, and there never was.
which, of course, means she’s perfect for the halftime snoozefest. i would think that deal already has ink on it.
billy strings? i would love it, but i don’t see “dust in a baggie” passing the test.
here’s an idea!! how about willie? he was in his mid 30’s when they had super bowl 1.
willie and billy smokin’ on the 50 yard line! i’m lovin’ it!!
just kidding…i really think taylor is the answer, country or not. but don’t expect her to perform any of her nashville output.
all of the above is just one person’s opinion.
September 15, 2023 @ 11:15 am
Don’t forget that Roc Nation, the entertainment company owned by Jay-Z, is in charge of booking Super Bowl halftime talent. Their wheelhouse is urban/rhythmic music and performers. I doubt country music is on their radar.
September 15, 2023 @ 11:34 am
Should be AC/DC. PERIOD
September 16, 2023 @ 6:19 am
The big complaint used to be that Hard Rock/Metal was never given a chance to play halftime. AC/DC, Metallica, Guns N Roses, would have all been great halftime performances. Aerosmith was as close as it ever got. Think they missed that boat. I think the country boat will sail on by as well.
September 16, 2023 @ 1:32 pm
Why can’t they invite some of the artists who’s music is played during the game for the sound bites to amp up the crowd?
September 15, 2023 @ 11:47 am
I’m seeing Jesse Daniel tonight for the first time after years of waiting; two nights in a row here in Greenville. Fuck the Corporation Commercial Bowl. At least when I watch a soccer match I get more actual gameplay than brainwashing. Nashville FC!
September 15, 2023 @ 8:25 pm
Greenville get your ass to the Jesse Daniel show on Saturday. Friday concert was amazing. Jesse has maybe the best pedal steel player I have ever heard live. Captain B, you apparently live in Greenville, where are you? It kills my goddamn soul for the best band to have to play to an essentially empty room. Expectations met. Bought every vinyl and most shirts. Ms. Juanita and Mr. Mose Wilson were also great. Incredible guitar player.
September 16, 2023 @ 6:24 am
I thought about attending this show. Unfortunately other obligations kept me from being able to travel 3 hours and back. Great lineup though. Mose Wilson is someone more people should be talking about here. Hannah Juanita’s debut was great, and the second is coming soon. Don’t think I need to pump up Daniel.
September 16, 2023 @ 7:06 am
Hannah Juanita would be perfect for the halftime show. She and her entourage.
She is flipping hilarious, has great timing, can actually sing. Has a wonderful voice.
She would set the halftime show ablaze.
But the problem with Juanita is that she is Too good. Too authentic.
I dare JayZ and company to give Juanita a platform at the Super bowl, stand back, turn her loose, and watch her burn the place down
September 15, 2023 @ 12:03 pm
Regardless of genre, I think the Super Bowl halftime show should always be a showcase for a city’s musical heritage, with a mix of legends and current performers. That’s easier to do in New Orleans, Nashville, Texas or Detroit than in some other cities, but an effort should still be made. It’s in Vegas next year and I’m not sure it’s a city with much of a native musical heritage at all and most artists synonymous with it – namely Elvis and the Rat Pack – are long dead. Wayne Newton and Tom Jones both had a lot of Vegas residencies and Jones still has it, but neither are a Super Bowl headliner in 2023. But Garth Brooks and George Strait have made a lot of money more recently, so that’s an idea.
September 15, 2023 @ 6:59 pm
Vegas is all about the Killers, PATD, and imagine dragons. Which could actually fly and would be preferable to just about anything else in the mainstream mainstream.
September 15, 2023 @ 12:07 pm
You might as well have said black people are standing in the way lol
September 15, 2023 @ 12:15 pm
I think the Super Bowl Halftime performance could be a good opportunity to break down the stereotype that Black people can’t perform country. In that respect, I think it could align with the mission of Jay-Z’s organization. Have Chapel Hart come out and do their killer version of “Jolene,” or have Rucker sing “Wagon Wheel” which everyone will love.
Sure, I’d love Mike and the Moonpies to play it, but I’m just being pragmatic here.
September 15, 2023 @ 5:12 pm
The War and Treaty could absolutely be part of shifting the paradigm.
September 15, 2023 @ 5:25 pm
Agreed.
September 15, 2023 @ 6:44 pm
The only problem with them is they’re not very Country.
September 15, 2023 @ 6:41 pm
I understand. I’m just saying the quiet part. Get Gangstagrass up there. They’re more relatable to the uninitiated.
September 15, 2023 @ 6:43 pm
Are we supposed to capitalize black? What’s that about?
September 16, 2023 @ 4:45 am
I’ll step in here as a retired copy editor.
The Associated Press decreed in its Stylebook a couple of years back that Black is to be capitalized. Since most media outlets follow AP style, that has become standard in print. I still see it lowercase often — and now that I’m not in the business anymore, I generally write it that way.
On the surface, there is no logical reason for the change. As an adjective denoting race, “white” isn’t capitalized, but “Caucasian” is. The equivalent adjective for “black” is “Negro” or “Negroid,” both capitalized. But, I guess, while few whites object to being called Caucasian, b(B)lack people have had a big problem with “Negro” for a couple of generations, and no one but anthropologists ever used “Negroid.”. So, while I’m not really gung-ho about capitalization, I go along with it except in situations where it might cause a distraction — which it obviously has the potential to do here.
September 16, 2023 @ 9:23 am
Check with The United Negro College Fund and The National Association of Colored People for their input.
September 16, 2023 @ 3:43 pm
Please STFU.. the only reason they want black to be capitalized but not white is cause they want to elevate blacks and diminish whites
September 16, 2023 @ 7:53 pm
Nobody has an issue with capitalizing White. I capitalize both Black and White when referring to race. If people find it more respectful, I don’t see the harm in it.
September 18, 2023 @ 2:31 am
The AP sold out to wokeness a long time ago.
September 22, 2023 @ 9:01 pm
Sorry for retreading, but something about this conversation bugged me, and I just figured out why. I can not speak for Black people, but I have a feeling they don’t really like being pandered to. Throwing a bunch of Black no-names (no disrespect, just reality) on the stage seems an awful lot like pandering. On the flip side, go to YouTube and type in Black people react to Tennesse Whiskey. Black people dig Chris Stapleton. IMO Chris and Garth are LITERALLY the ONLY Country artists who could headline the show. And both would need to feature guests. There’s no way in hell Country gets back on that stage via Mickey Guyton (whose last record, btw, was the opposite of country) or Tony Jackson. Once again. No disrespect. Just facts.
September 22, 2023 @ 10:24 pm
I’m not saying Mickey Guyton or Tony Jackson would be the featured act. What I am saying is it would be super cool to see someone like Chris Stapleton be the featured act, and then you could bring out someone like Mickey Guyton, Tonky Jackson, Charley Crockett, Chapel Hart, and dispel the stereotype that Black people don’t make country music.
Look, if I was picking the halftime show, I’d book Mike and the Moonpies. But that’s not going to happen, at least not this year. So you have to think of pragmatic ways that you could book a country act, but still fulfill Jay-Z’s mission to increase representation through music.
September 23, 2023 @ 7:09 pm
Charley Crockett would be very nice. Leon Bridges? Anyway, your point is received.
September 15, 2023 @ 1:11 pm
Realistically if they did it, it would be the mainstream performers you despise doing an expanded version of an award show performance, not the artists you actually like.
September 15, 2023 @ 1:30 pm
and when i said “taylor swift?”, i meant the ‘nashville’ taylor swift, since trig was talking ‘country’. i think the ‘new york/pop queen’ taylor is what they’ll get. and that’s what they want.
money money…
September 15, 2023 @ 2:14 pm
Perfect chance for Florida Georgia Line to reform and drag Nelly back out of the woodwork to appease the hip hoppers.
September 15, 2023 @ 2:42 pm
I think it’s time for the Luke & Lainey show to go international. They sing great together and like Trig said no problem weaving Darius in with Wagon Wheel and Chapel Hart’s killer Jolene. Hell we’ll even let Jelly Roll sing a line or 2 (I’m kidding of course)……….ahhh who are we kidding whoever it is we probably won’t like it.
September 15, 2023 @ 3:41 pm
Super Bowl LVIII Presents: A Salute To Slam Metal, with Dying Fetus, Devourment, and Cephalotripsy. Now that would hold my interest, briefly.
September 15, 2023 @ 4:40 pm
Honestly, who cares? Anyone they’d pick would be BS country anyway. The crap that makes people cringe when you tell them you love country music, and then have to explain that you only listen to independent country and the real music that doesn’t get radio time. They can have Luke Combs. Halftime is break time.
September 17, 2023 @ 8:43 pm
On second thought, Stapleton would make a fantastic choice. He knocked the anthem out of the park last year, so why not the promotion to half time as the top artist he is. Hopefully he’d resist the pressure to bring along guests like Timberlake and Adele, and bring along guests like Sturgill and Tyler. Yeah, I like the sound of that.
September 15, 2023 @ 4:51 pm
Pretty sure it’s gonna be Miley Cyrus and not country if I’ve heard correctly. Taylor Swift was asked and turned it down
September 15, 2023 @ 6:05 pm
A friend of a friend worked for the company that puts on the Super Bowl half time shows. He told me they are not designed to please football fans. They are specifically aimed at non football fans to get them to tune in. Football fans are tuning in anyway. And they for sure are not designed to attract music fans. That is why they always suck.
September 15, 2023 @ 7:03 pm
Apple Music became the official sponsor of the Super Bowl halftime show in 2023 and has a tremendous amount of influence in the decision-making process when it comes to the performers selected to do the show. They have all the numbers and crunchers to figure out what’s going to get them the most clicks/traffic during the 12 minutes they have the nation’s attention. If you want country artists on the Super Bowl halftime ticket, the best way to communicate your message is buying country music from Apple.
I couldn’t remember the last time the Super Bowl headliner was someone I dig enough to listen to in the car with regularity, so I looked up the list of halftime performances. Madonna in 2012 was it.
For what my opinion’s worth, the sweet spot of Super Bowl halftime shows was 2005 – 2009 with Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Prince, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, in that order.
Beyonce (in NOLA with Destiny’s Child), Bruno Mars, and Coldplay were all performers I’d never appreciated before seeing their halftime shows. I actually purchased music by those artists after seeing those performances, so somebody got something right with those.
Whether or not I particularly enjoy the halftime show, I see it as an opportunity to catch something I probably wouldn’t hear otherwise and maybe step outside to burn one before kickoff.
September 15, 2023 @ 7:22 pm
We about to get Taylor Swift & Maren Morris
September 16, 2023 @ 4:49 am
Maren’s got a chance now that she’s kissed off country music. She’s actually got valid points, but I know that’s not going to be a popular opinion here, so I’ll wait for the inevitable Trig story on the topic, then get my popcorn ready for the shitshow in the comments. Anyway, here’s some raw Maren meat for your consumption.
https://www.billboard.com/music/country/maren-morris-leaving-country-music-1235413816/
September 17, 2023 @ 6:25 am
The title of her kiss off song reminds me of this article from over four years ago:
https://savingcountrymusic.com/if-maren-morris-thinks-countrys-too-restrictive-she-can-get-the-hell-out/
Yes , she does have some good general points, but she used the “country music industry” to become a star. And really, that’s what she is leaving. So whatever. There’s very little of her music that appeals to me as a country/roots music fan. Now, if someone like Kelsey Waldon said they were leaving country music for similar reasons, that would get my attention. But that’s not gonna happen.
September 17, 2023 @ 7:59 am
“Yes , she does have some good general points, but she used the “country music industry” to become a star. And really, that’s what she is leaving. So whatever. There’s very little of her music that appeals to me as a country/roots music fan.”
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It’s a harsher version of Chris Stapleton’s “Nashville, TN,” in which he said goodbye to the Nashville machine with more than a hint of sadness. In the end, of course, he’s found a way to work within the machine and has become a consistent hit maker as well as an in-demand collaborator.
Morris’ beef is also with the machine, but she’s burning all her bridges on her way out of town. It’s strange, because she’s always had a mouth on her, yet radio was fine with her right through “Circles Around This Town,” which was supposed to be autobiographical. It peaked in the top 5 and everything seemed fine. Then she got into it with the Aldeans and his wife and radio ignored her follow-up, “I Can’t Love You Anymore,” which was actually quite country-sounding. That rejection seems to have pushed her over the edge.
As I said, she has some good points when it comes to mainstream Nashville and the prevailing attitudes, and as someone who can appreciate a catchy pop-country tune (especially by women) more than many here, I wish her well in pop. I just hope she doesn’t continue to take potshots at country music from outside, especially if she’s not an immediate success on pop radio. It’s best not to look back.
September 17, 2023 @ 9:19 am
I will have something on all of this soon.
September 18, 2023 @ 7:07 am
Yeah, I thought of the Stapleton song, too. It’s the last song on a 14 song album and you actually have to listen to it to get the message. No hint in the title.
September 18, 2023 @ 2:33 am
How does one leave a genre they were never part of?
September 15, 2023 @ 8:33 pm
It’s going to end up being N’sync
September 15, 2023 @ 10:23 pm
Garth Brooks should do it.
September 15, 2023 @ 10:48 pm
The only way the NFL could get me to watch the super bowl would be for them to get Hank III to sing “Dick in Dixie” at halftime!
September 15, 2023 @ 10:59 pm
Morgan Wallen is too controversial? In 2022 they had Dre, Snoop, Eminem and Kendrick. They make Morgan look like a choirboy!
September 16, 2023 @ 6:44 am
Beating women, selling crack, and pistol whipping people aren’t nearly as bad as saying the n word towards a white friend in a joking manner, which Eminem would NEVER do (wink wink).
September 18, 2023 @ 2:35 am
We are in modern America. A slur is considered more evil than 90% of crimes.
September 16, 2023 @ 6:11 am
I won’t hold my breath. Fully expecting them to roll out someone like Beyonce again. If they did decide to go “Country”, it most likely be stocked with performers like Beyonce and Cardi B sharing the stage with such great country artists as Lil Nas X, Kelsey Ballerini, Kane Brown, and maybe a big FGL reunion.Most of whom are more hip hop than country anyway. Probably roll out ole Jelly Roll too, since he’s the latest hip hop artist to be labeled a country music star. In other words, the same lineups from recent country music awards shows.
No thanks. Rather just continue to use the break to hit the restroom, grab a beer, and stretch the legs.
September 16, 2023 @ 7:11 am
How about Hank Jr. and Skynyrd . I haven’t watched a halftime show in years but that one I would love to watch as it would piss off all the liberals .
September 18, 2023 @ 1:00 pm
“…PiSs oFf aLL tHe LiBeRaLs…”
Or you could just have someone say the word “pronouns” and watch all the MAGATs go “REEEEEEEEE!”
September 16, 2023 @ 8:46 am
This is why all these new guys suck. Their songs are too boring to be at a halftime show. No one wants to hear Zach Bryans 2 chords on an acoustic guitar and a guy whining into the mic. Or do they want to see fat, unshaven Luke Combs doing a cover of female acoustic artist. The reason the 1994 Super Bowl was country is because 90’s country kicked ass. Travis Tritt can always bring the house down and Clint Black had highly original cool songs. Plus Wynona was good. Toby Keith would have made a great halftime show and I think even Joe Diffie could have done a great job. Plus Mark Chesnutt & Tracy Byrd could have done awesome especially if it was Cowboys super bowl. …… Today, frankly, the only one who could do it is Jason Aldean.. only one who brings thE Brings the energy today
September 17, 2023 @ 10:07 am
Zb live isn’t the same as he is in albums. And I’m saying that as the same thought went through my head the first time I saw him, as how tf is this gonna work. Saw Mark Chesnutt two night ago, he was great! Have you seen a video of Aldean on stage lately?? The only kind of energy he is bringing is intervention energy. Unless they was sarcasm that went over my head, which I’m truly hoping for.
September 16, 2023 @ 3:03 pm
Luke Combs MUST be the Super Bowl LVIII halftime show,or the half-hour will be a waste of time.
September 16, 2023 @ 3:06 pm
Yeah,VernTobyTrace,have good ol’ Jason sing a song which harkens back to a,shall we say,unenlightened era of U.S. history with two-thirds of the game’s participants African American.
September 16, 2023 @ 10:26 pm
Totally unrelated: Cat in the Rain is aging like wine
September 17, 2023 @ 4:58 am
I agree with Hank Jr. And he should bring all his rowdy friends. Are you ready for some football!
September 17, 2023 @ 6:49 am
I believe N*SYNC is in talks to perform the halftime show. They have a song on a movie soundtrack and just appeared on MTV Awards….Timberlake is less likely to pull a “wardrobe malfunction” with the other dudes, and none of those things happen in a vacuum.
September 18, 2023 @ 7:20 am
N*STNYCC the halftime show ? Where are they anyway ?
September 18, 2023 @ 9:54 am
Chris Stapleton the new voice of MNF! (Covers Phil Collins “In the Air” as the new MNF song w/ Snoop Dogg and Cindy Blackman Santanna)
September 18, 2023 @ 3:14 pm
Jelly Roll would honestly be the perfect choice having transitioned from rap to country and been topping the charts but still releasing authentic music that ordinary people can relate to.
September 18, 2023 @ 3:16 pm
Jelly Roll would honestly be a perfect choice having transitioned from rap to country and he’s been topping the charts but still releasing authentic music that ordinary people can relate to.
September 19, 2023 @ 5:21 pm
Jellyroll, Combs and Stapleton are the only performers with any realistic chance of being involved in the Halftime Show. I’ll never say zero, but it’s about .0001% chance a country act will ever headline again, guest spots could happen some day.
September 24, 2023 @ 10:31 am
Usher got the Super Bowl gig. Oh, well.
September 25, 2023 @ 2:21 am
Disappointing, but completely expected. I wonder if any act from a non-urban or non-rhythmic musical genre will ever be considered by Roc Nation. They take care of their own, as Aldean would say.