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The Super Bowl LV halftime show is one of the biggest entertainment shows of the year.
This year the 2021 Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show performer is Grammy-winner The Weeknd.
The big game is set to take place on Sunday, Feb. 7, and is between Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the Raymond James Stadium, in Tampa, Fla.
"The Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show is one of the most anticipated performances of the year and we are thrilled to welcome The Weeknd to the stage," said Todd Kaplan, VP of marketing, Pepsi, in a press release obtained by Fox News in November.
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The Weeknd tweeted at the time, "Performing on the iconic stage. see you 02/07/21. He added that he was "humbled, honored and ecstatic to be the center of that infamous stage."
While speaking to the NFL Network on Thursday, the singer was asked if any surprise guests will "pop up or fly in" during the show.
"I've been reading a lot of rumors. I wouldn't bet on it. There wasn't any room to fit it in the narrative and in the story I was telling in the performance so, yeah, there's no special guests," The Weeknd told host Kay Adams.
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The Weeknd's performance will take place in the stands of Raymond James Stadium per the NFL's COVID-19 safety protocol, according to Page Six.
Singer The Weeknd will take the stage on Super Bowl Sunday. (Michael Kovac/FilmMagic)
The show will take place "only in the stands and nothing in the field," a source told the outlet. "It’s really phenomenal, different and historic."
While halftime show stages are usually assembled by a team of 5,000, this year will see just a fraction of that.
"It’s a total of 1,000 people [assembling the stage], and they can’t touch the field," another insider told the outlet. "How do you pull off a show that’s not on the field and is as impactful as its ever been with same level of entertainment?"
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The halftime show is also being co-executive produced by Shawn 'Jay-Z' Carter, who runs Roc Nation. His company also produced the 2020 show which featured Jennifer Lopez and Shakira.
But even though the NFL is footing the overall bill, The Weeknd still reportedly spent a whopping $7 million to ensure his Halftime Show performance would go as planned.
"We've been really focusing on dialing in on the fans at home and making performances a cinematic experience, and we want to do that with the Super Bowl," the Weeknd told Billboard magazine.
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The Weeknd’s manager, Wassim Slaiby, added how The Weeknd dove into his own pocket to "make this halftime show be what he envisioned."
Super Bowl LV is scheduled to kick off at 6:30 pm EST, which means the halftime show will start around 8 pm EST.
The game/show is airing on CBS but will also be available to stream on CBSSports.com, the CBS Sports App, and CBS All Access if you have a subscription.
Fox News' Melissa Roberto and Andy Sahadeo contributed to this report
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