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Taylor Swift has cleared up the speculation about why she won’t be taking the stage at the next Super Bowl Halftime Show.
The Cruel Summer singer had long been rumored to headline the 2026 Halftime Show in February, so fans were caught off guard when Bad Bunny was announced as the performer last week.
Appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday night, Jimmy asked Taylor to respond to claims that she “turned down the Super Bowl because of performance footage.”
The 35-year-old laughed and said, “No,” before explaining the real story. “Here’s the thing. Jay-Z has always been incredibly kind to me. Our teams are very close. Sometimes they’ll reach out and ask, ‘How does she feel about the Super Bowl?’ but that’s not an official offer or a formal discussion... We’re always honest with him, and the truth is that I’m in love with a man who plays that sport on that very field.”
The pop icon, who is engaged to NFL star Travis Kelce, compared the game to “violent chess” and admitted that she’s too emotionally invested in his season to also prepare for a major halftime performance.
“Can you imagine if he’s out there every single week risking everything, playing this extremely intense, high-pressure sport, and I’m sitting there like, ‘Hmm, what should my choreography be? Maybe two verses of Shake It Off into Blank Space and then Cruel Summer?’” Taylor joked.
She added, “This has nothing to do with Travis; he’d love for me to do it. I’m just too focused.”
Taylor and Travis announced their engagement in August after two years together.
The 2026 Super Bowl is scheduled to take place at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on February 8.
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RAYE is quickly becoming known for starting the year at the top of the charts. After landing the first Official Number 1 single of 2023 with her Escapism. collaboration with 070 Shake, she has repeated the feat with WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!.
After steadily climbing week by week, WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! finally reaches Number 1 in its fifteenth week on the chart. The track becomes RAYE’s second UK chart topper and marks her 20th Top 40 entry across a career that now spans ten years.
With The Life Of A Showgirl crowned the Official biggest album of 2025, Taylor Swift sees former Number 1 The Fate of Ophelia climb again as festive tracks fall away from the chart, rising to Number 2. It is also joined in the Top 40 by Opalite at Number 11.
Dave and Tems reach a new high this week as Raindance climbs to Number 3, surpassing its previous peak of Number 5 in its tenth week on the chart.
After welcoming in the New Year on Jools Holland’s Annual Hootenanny, and with The Art of Loving returning to Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart, Olivia Dean places four songs inside this week’s Top 20. These include So Easy (To Fall In Love) at Number 3, Rein Me In with Sam Fender at Number 5, Man I Need at Number 6 and A Couple Minutes at Number 20.
Man I Need has also recently been confirmed as the biggest British single released in 2025, finishing at Number 9 on the year end chart.
Djo sees enduring hit End of Beginning return to the Top 10 for the first time since April 2024, jumping an impressive 49 places to Number 7.
Back in heavy rotation on social media, Zara Larsson enjoys a fresh surge for her 2015 hit Lush Life. The track, which originally peaked at Number 3, rockets up 41 places to land at Number 9.
Momentum continues for HAVEN., as I Run featuring Kaitlin Aragon enters the Top 10 for the first time at Number 10.
Recently named the Official biggest song of 2025, Alex Warren continues to climb with Ordinary, which rises to Number 13.
Tyla reaches a new milestone this week as Chanel surges 51 places to Number 15.
Following the conclusion of Stranger Things on Netflix, Kate Bush returns to the Top 20 with Running Up That Hill, now firmly associated with the show, at Number 16.
After setting the internet alight with his appearance alongside Marty Supreme star Timothée Chalamet, Liverpool rapper EsDeeKid enjoys a strong week on the chart. Phantom with Rico Ace climbs to Number 14, Century reaches Number 17 and 4 Raws hits a new peak at Number 23.
Also setting a new high is Sonny Fodera, D.O.D and Poppy Baskcomb with Think About Us, which leaps 65 places to Number 24.
Thanks to another Stranger Things sync, Tiffany returns to the Top 40 for the first time in 37 years with 1988 chart topper I Think We’re Alone Now, landing at Number 29.
Going viral once again, Kato earns his first ever UK Top 40 single as Turn The Lights Off featuring Jon reaches Number 33. The track has found new life online as a meme featuring Jon Hamm dancing in a club scene from Your Friends & Neighbours on Apple TV.
With the arrival of the Bonus Track Version of her 2025 chart topping album Man’s Best Friend, Sabrina Carpenter secures her 16th Top 40 hit with Such A Funny Way, entering at Number 37.
Closing out the chart, PinkPantheress reaches the Top 40 for the first time with Stateside at Number 40.
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