Let's get loud, because Jennifer Lopez [1] seems to be eyeing the 2020 Super Bowl. The triple-threat was recently asked about the possibility of performing at the coveted halftime show [2], and she's definitely not opposed. Lopez told Entertainment Tonight, "Yeah, we've thought about the Super Bowl. That it's in Miami is a big deal. We'll see, they make their own decisions over there."
Super Bowl LIV is slated to take place on Feb. 2, 2020 at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium. Though famously a Bronx-born New Yorker, Lopez has a personal history with the coastal city. She previously owned a stunning Mediterranean-style mansion in Miami Beach [3], before selling it in 2005. (Phil Collins now lives there.) Meanwhile, her fiancé Alex Rodriguez grew up in Miami and is primarily resides there [4].
It would be fitting for a Miami halftime show to highlight Latinx talent. Lopez has several Spanish-language songs, and has previously collaborated with Pitbull and Gloria Estefan, who performed at the 1999 Super Bowl in Miami. It's also been a big year for Lopez, who got engaged [5] and then months later embarked on her It's My Party tour in celebration of her forthcoming 50th birthday. Her star-studded movie Hustlers [6], which she also produced, is due to hit theatres in September.
Last year's halftime show drew some heat after several musicians, including Rihanna [8] and Cardi B, reportedly declined to perform [9] due to the NFL's stance on players taking the knee during the National Anthem [10] to protest police brutality and subsequent comments from President Donald Trump [11]. The gig ended up going to Maroon 5, Travis Scott, and Big Boi [12], and the performance was met with mixed reviews [13] overall. The Super Bowl is obviously a huge deal in the US, but this rumour is more than enough to make us tune in here in the UK.