Super Bowl halftime show to feature Dr. Dre, Snoop Dog, Kendrick Lamar, more

SoFi Stadium will play host to a star-studded Super Bowl halftime show, according to an announcement Thursday.

The NFL, Pepsi and Roc Nation announced the list of performers at Super Bowl LVI, the first league championship to be held in Los Angeles this century. The list includes Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar.

“On February 13, 2022, at the Super Bowl LVI in Inglewood, California, in the new SoFi Stadium, Dr. Dre, a musical visionary from Compton; Snoop Dogg, an icon from Long Beach; and Kendrick Lamar, a young musical pioneer in his own right, also from Compton; will … be joined by the lyrical genius, Eminem; and the timeless Queen, Mary J. Blige,” Jay-Z said in a statement. “This is the Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show. This is history in the making.”

The five artists have combined for 43 GRAMMY awards and have created 22 No. 1 Billboard albums.

“The opportunity to perform at the Super Bowl Halftime show, and to do it in my own backyard, will be one of the biggest thrills of my career,” Dr. Dre said in a statement. “I’m grateful to Jay-Z, Roc Nation, the NFL and Pepsi as well as Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar for joining me in what will be an unforgettable cultural moment.”

This will mark the third Super Bowl Halftime Show collaboration between Pepsi, the NFL and Roc Nation.

Super Bowl LVI will be broadcast live from Sofi Stadium Feb. 13 on NBC and Telemundo and will stream live on Peacock.

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