NY Times · Feb 7, 2021
Who is Performing at the Super Bowl LV Halftime Show?
The Weeknd will perform the halftime show. He will not be singing from a stage on the field swarmed with fans, as is the custom, but rather one in the stands.Credit...Mahmoud Khaled/Associated PressThe Super Bowl is not just a football game, but also a concert, a carnival and even a poetry reading.
The youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman — fresh off a star turn at the inauguration of President Joe Biden — will read an original poem honoring “everyday heroes” during festivities before the game. Also performing will be Miley Cyrus, who has an energetic performance planned if her training regimen of singing while running on a treadmill is any indication.
