Super Bowl halftime show 2020: Who is performing at Super Bowl 54 in Miami?

James Crabtree-Hannigan

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Part of the pageantry of the Super Bowl is the halftime show, a tradition that goes back as far as the game itself.

The halftime show provides plenty of excitement during the bloated halftime break before the beginning of the second half.

The 2020 Super Bowl halftime show performers are Shakira and Jennifer Lopez. The selection of the two Hispanic pop icons were deemed a perfect fit for Miami, the location of Super Bowl 54. It's the first Super Bowl halftime show since the NFL partnered with Jay-Z and Roc Nation to lead “the league’s endeavors in music and entertainment.”

The show should be an improvement over 2019 when fans questioned the selection of Maroon 5, Travis Scott and Big Boi and their performance was widely panned.

Shakira and Lopez, each performing at the Super Bowl for the first time, will join a long list of artists who have been selected to headline the most-watched musical event of the year. Previous halftime performances include Justin Timberlake, Madonna, Prince and Bruno Mars among many others throughout the game's history. 

Here's everything to know about this year's Super Bowl 54 halftime show, including expected start time and a full list of performances throughout the game's history.

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Who is performing during halftime of Super Bowl 54?

Shakira and Jennifer Lopez are the Super Bowl 54 halftime performers. Neither have performed at the Super Bowl before.

There wasn't as much drama surrounding the selections as there was last year, when Rihanna refused to perform at the show in protest of Colin Kaepernick's continued absence from the league. That likely explained why Maroon 5's press conference in the leadup to the Super Bowl was canceled.

What time does the Super Bowl halftime show start?

The Super Bowl halftime show will likely start shortly after 12 pm AEDT. The game itself kicks off at about 10:30 am, so the first half should end about 90 minutes later.

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Who is Shakira?

Shakira is a Colombian pop singer whose debut album was released in 1991, when she was 13 years old. Now 42, Shakira and has had four songs in the Billboard Top 10, with one No. 1 hit (Hips Don't Lie). She first came to prominence in the Latin world singing in Spanish, eventually using English to break through in the United States.

Since 2011, Shakira has been married to Spanish soccer star Gerard Piqué. The couple has two children together.

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Who is Jennifer Lopez?

Jennifer Lopez is a 50-year-old pop singer and actress from New York. Her first album was released in 1999, including the lead single "If You Had My Love," which was a No. 1 hit. Lopez has had three more songs reach the top of charts in the years since, along with six more top-10 songs.

She's also taken to the big and small screen, having been nominated for Golden Globes for her work in "Selena" in 1997 and "Hustlers" this year. She is engaged to MLB legend Alex Rodriguez and has twins from her previous marriage with Marc Anthony.

Do performers get paid for the Super Bowl halftime show?

No. The NFL covers the costs of the performance but does not offer any compensation to the artists beyond that. The publicity is enticing enough.

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Who is singing the national anthem at Super Bowl 53?

Demi Lovato will perform the national anthem in Miami. The 27-year-old New Mexico native got her start as a Disney Channel child star and has continued a career as a pop singer since. Her most famous song, "Sorry Not Sorry," peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard charts in 2017.

History of Super Bowl halftime show performers

Super Bowl Year Performer(s)
I 1967 Universities of Arizona and Michigan Grambling University Bands
II 1968 "Old Man Winter Takes a Vacation in Miami" featuring seven local Miami-area high school bands
III 1969 "America Thanks" with Florida A&M University
IV 1970 Carol Channing
V 1971 Florida A&M Band
VI 1972 "Salute to Louis Armstrong" with Ella Ftizgerald, Carol Channing, Al Hirt and U.S. Marine Coprs Drill Team
VII 1973 "Happiness Is..." with University of Michigan Band and Woody Herman
VIII 1974 "A Musical America" with University of Texas Band
IX 1975 "Tribute to Duke Eillington" with Mercer Ellington and Grambling University Bands
X 1976 "200 Years and Just a Baby" Tribute to America's Bicentennial
XI 1977 "It's a Small World" including crowd particiption for first time with spectators waving colored placard on cue
XII 1978 "From Paris to the Paris of America" with Tyler Apache Belles, Pete Fountain and Al Hirt
XIII 1979 "Super Bowl XIII Carnival" Salute to the Caribbean with Ken Hamilton and various Caribbean bands
XIV 1980 "A Salute to the Big Band Era" with Up with People
XV 1981 "A Mardi Gras Festival"
XVI 1982 "A Salute to the 60's and Motown"
XVII 1983 "KaleidoSUPERscope" (a kaleidoscope of color and sound)
XVIII 1984 "Super Bowl XVIII's Salute to the Superstars of the Silver Screen"
XIX 1985 "A World of Children's Dreams"
XX 1986 "Beat of the Future"
XXI 1987 "Salute to Hollywood's 100th Anniversary"
XXII 1988 "Something Grand" featuring 88 grand pianos, the Rockettes and Chubby Checker
XXIII 1989 "Be Bop Bamboozled" featuring 3-D effects
XXIV 1990 "Salute to New Orleans" and 40th Anniversary of Peanuts' characters, featuring trumpeter Pete Fountain, Doug Kershaw and Irma Thomas
XXV 1991 "A Small World Salute to 25 Years of the Super Bowl" featuring New Kids on the Block
XXVI 1992 "Winter Magic" including a salute to the winter season and the winter Olympics featuring Gloria Estefan, Brian Boitano and Dorothy Hamill
XXVII 1993 "Heal the World" featuring Michael Jackson
XXVIII 1994 "Rockin Country Sunday" featuring Clint Black, Tanya Tucker, Travis Tritt, Wynonna and Naomi Judd
XXIX 1995 "Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye" featuring Tony Bennett, Patti LaBelle, Arturo Sandoval, the Miami Sound Machine
XXX 1996 Diana Ross
XXXI 1997 "Blues Brothers Bash" featuring Dan Akroyd, John Goodman, James Belushi, James Brown and ZZ Top
XXXII 1998 "A Tribute to Motown's 40th Anniversary" including Boyz II Men, Smokey Robinson, Queen Latifah, Martha Reeves and The Temptations
XXXIII 1999 "Celebration of Soul, Salsa and Swing" featuring Stevie Wonder, Gloria Estefan, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and Savion Glover
XXXIV 2000 "A Tapestry of Nations" featuring Phil Collins, Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias, and Toni Braxton
XXXV 2001 "The Kings of Rock and Pop" featuring Aerosmith, *N'SYNC, Britney Spears, Mary J. Blige and Nelly
XXXVI 2002 U2
XXXVII 2003 Shania Twain, No Doubt and Sting
XXXVIII 2004 Janet Jackson, Kid Rock, P. Diddy, Nelly and Justin Timberlake
XXXIX 2005 Paul McCartney
XL 2006 The Rolling Stones
XLI 2007 Prince
XLII 2008 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
XLIII 2009 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
XLIV 2010 The Who
XLV 2011 The Black Eyed Peas, Usher, Slash
XLVI 2012 Madonna with guests Cee Lo Green, LMFAO, M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj
XLVII 2013 Beyoncé with guests Destiny's Child
XLVIII 2014 Bruno Mars with guests Red Hot Chili Peppers
XLIX 2015 Katy Perry with guests Missy Elliott and Lenny Kravitz
50 2016 Coldplay with guets Beyoncé and Bruno Mars
LI 2017 Lady Gaga
LII 2018 Justin Timberlake
LIII 2019 Maroon 5 with guests Travis Scott and Big Boi

James Crabtree-Hannigan