Runners and riders for the Super Bowl halftime show: Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift are favorites

With only seven months left until the 2025 Super Bowl, speculation is already swirling about who will headline next year’s halftime show.

Usher played a key role in the coveted slot earlier this year in Las Vegas and just a few hours later the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers to win their fourth Super Bowl.

To celebrate the occasion, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce shared a passionate kiss on the court in front of a nearly sold-out crowd of 61,500 fans at Allegiant Stadium.

Next year’s American football event will take place at Caesar’s Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.

But who are the favorites to grab the golden ticket in a year that saw Swift become the face of the NFL’s marketing strategy?

With the expertise of Gambling.com, DailyMail.com rates the best candidates to perform during the world’s most famous intermission.

Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus was the odds-on favorite to perform at next year’s Super Bowl, just hours after Patrick Mahomes and co. led the Chiefs to a historic victory. And she’s still at the top.

Cyrus, 31, is still the number one on the market and her price has been lowered after rumors grew about the ‘Wrecking Ball’ star’s possible appearance at the world’s most glamorous sporting event.

The star, who performed for Super Bowl LV in Tampa in 2021, now has odds of -138 to headline Super Bowl LIX, up from +138 earlier this year. She also has the highest probability of all the candidates at 57.9 percent.

“I’m open to a Miley Cyrus Super Bowl,” one user said of the speculation about X. “She can sing and sing. And with her theatrical performance on stage. Yeah.”

Taylor Swift

One of the biggest off-field topics of conversation last NFL season was the relationship between Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and pop star Taylor Swift.

Their romance grew throughout the season, just as the Chiefs’ season seemed to improve week by week leading up to a triumphant Super Bowl in Las Vegas. In total, Swift is scheduled to attend 13 Chiefs games during the 2023-24 NFL season.

Her ‘Eras ​​Tour’ ends in December, perfect timing just before the Super Bowl in February.

And how could anyone rule her out after she crossed the Pacific Ocean to make it in time for the Super Bowl kickoff in Las Vegas?

Swift is the second favorite at +100 and has a 50 percent chance of winning the job. He could be the ideal candidate.

“If Taylor delivers and the Chiefs win for the third year in a row, it will be the biggest sporting event ever televised in America,” an NFL insider said. The American Sun.

Little Wayne

One star who probably won’t turn down the chance to headline the Super Bowl halftime show is Lil Wayne.

Next year’s spectacle seems like a perfect fit for the New Orleans-born rapper, and he’s made no secret of his desire to headline the event.

Wayne, who is the third-most likely to win at 33.3 percent (+200), has admitted he’s “praying” the NFL offers him the job.

“Fingers crossed. I’m working hard. I’m making sure this next album and everything I do is gonna be killer,” the rapper said on his YouTube channel.

“I just want to make it hard for them not to put the kid in the spotlight,” he added, referring to himself.

Billie Eilish

One particular fan group that would love to see Billie Eilish perform during halftime at the 2026 Super Bowl is none other than the Baltimore Ravens.

Hopefully, for the Los Angeles native and Lamar Jackson himself, the team can get past the Chiefs and the AFC title round. If she does, she will be named as a headliner in New Orleans.

While walking the red carpet at the Grammys with fellow artist and brother FINNEAS, just days before Super Bowl LVIII in February, Eilish was asked who she’d root for: the 49ers or the Chiefs.

I literally have no [team]…’ Eilish said at the time, before FINNEAS added: ‘The idea of ​​angering the fans of both teams is terrifying to me.’

“Raven,” Eilish said then.

Eilish is currently the fifth favorite to win the Super Bowl halftime show with a 25 percent probability and a score of +300.

Two Lipas

The only foreigner expected to shake up America on February 9, 2025 is the one and only Dua Lipa.

The British-Albanian pop star, who added Friday night’s Glastonbury to her headline show last month, is rated 400+ and has a 20 percent chance of performing in New Orleans next year.

Last year, she was tipped off to a date with Ravens star Patrick Queen after the linebacker asked her out at X.

Queen said he was inspired by Travis Kelce’s relationship with Taylor Swift.

There’s even a “concept” concert of Dua Lipa performing during halftime of Super Bowl LVI in 2021. It features hits like “Electricity,” “New Rules” and “Break My Heart.”

Jay-Z

Jay-Z was named the NFL’s Live Music Entertainment Strategist in 2019 and has revolutionized the Super Bowl halftime show experience through his label Roc Nation.

“The NFL has a great platform and it should be accessible to everyone,” the rap legend said shortly after the deal was announced, despite protests against racial injustice in the US.

“They were willing to do some things, to make some changes, so we can do some good.”

Since being hired by the league five years ago, Jay-Z has managed to recruit a number of big-name performers, including Jennifer Lopez and Shakira, to perform at the 2020 Super Bowl Halftime Show.

The following year, it was The Weekend’s turn to take the stage, while in 2022, Eminem, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar and 50 Cent formed an iconic tribute to hip-hop.

2023 saw the long-awaited return of Roc Nation’s own Rihanna, her first live performance in five years while pregnant.

Could it finally be time for Jay-Z to take matters into his own hands after previously turning down offers from the NFL? The Brooklyn native is listed at +450 with an 18.2 probability