Two major pop megastars turn down chance to headline Super Bowl half time show
TAYLOR Swift has turned down the chance to headline the Super Bowl halftime show, just as her pal Ed Sheeran ruled himself out.
The Shake It Off singer declined an offer to perform at the huge event next February, when it will take place in Nevada — meaning she won’t follow in the footsteps of Rihanna and The Weeknd.
Meanwhile, Ed has said he doesn’t think he has the “pizzazz” to headline the spectacle, which is typically watched by more than 100million Americans.
He explained: “I think that would be the only way that I would do it is if I was joining someone else.
“I don’t have pizzazz. Like, all of these amazing performers — I’m just not that. I’m not gonna have dancers on stage. I’m not gonna have fireworks and blah blah.”
“I just can’t, that’s not me. I don’t think that anyone wants to see me do the Super Bowl either.”
Ed is preparing to drop new music – the first since his last album Subtract in May.
The British superstar teased his new record last week during his Mathematics tour in Philadelphia.
He played three brand new tracks during one gig and told his fans the songs were a “good playlist for autumn.”
Ed went on to sign off the gig by telling them: “Autumn is coming, I will see you soon.”
A source said of his new music: “Ed is going to be dropping a brand new record next month.
“It’s going to be massive for his fans who’ve never had him drop two albums in a year before.
“Ed is releasing the album through his label Gingerbread. It’s a massive change for him – as for years he has followed the traditional path of releasing a major album then going on tour.
“Now he’s going to drop the album to give fans something to look forward to after he wraps up the Mathematics tour next month.
“He has started testing out the material on fans at recent concerts and the reaction has been incredible.
“Everyone has been hugely respectful by not filming or recording the songs so they can be a surprise to those who weren’t at the concerts. It is going to be massive.”
Earlier this month Ed admitted he was looking to change up his way of working after seeing the music industry change before his eyes during his almost twenty-year career.
He said: “Every time I work out the music industry it changes so I kind of want to do my own thing, rather than try and do the traditional thing.
“The next thing that comes out will be something that’s not been done before I guess. I am planning an interesting roll out of it.”