EXCLUSIVE: Taylor Swift WON’T do Super Bowl halftime show in Vegas because she’s ‘too busy with her tour’ and doesn’t think it would be a ‘career-defining moment’: Singer wants to wait until event takes place in a city closer to her heart like Nashville
Taylor Swift has turned down the chance to perform at the Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show in Las Vegas because she is simply too “busy” with her current Eras world tour.
The 33-year-old singer, who will play several shows this week at Mexico’s Foro Sol, has been touring the United States since March this year but is “in no rush” to do the legendary musical performance, which usually takes place between 12 and 12 p.m. hours. and 15 minutes.
Taylor doesn’t believe performing at the Super Bowl halftime show in Sin City would be “a defining moment for her right now” and is very focused on other projects.
A source close to the Shake It Off hitmaker tells DailyMail.com exclusively, “Taylor is busy with her current tour, she doesn’t have time to prepare a Super Bowl show, she will do it eventually, but she is in no rush at all to do it in Vegas or do it in the next few years.
She knows she’s at the peak of her career and every step from here is just as important as the next. Working on her current tour, recording her old music and working on new music and life takes up most of her time.’
No Thanks: Taylor Swift Turned Down the Chance to Perform at the Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show in Las Vegas Because She’s ‘Busy’
Honest truth: The 33-year-old doesn’t believe performing at the Super Bowl halftime show “would be a defining moment for her right now”
The insider continued, “The Super Bowl will be fun to do one day, but it’s not a defining moment for her right now. She knows she has all the time in the world, and she always reminds her team that Madonna was 53 when she finally did the show herself, so timing is everything.
“Taylor knows very well how she wants her career to develop and will do things her way and only her way and will not rush into something she doesn’t want to do just to do it, and that includes the Super Bowl at.”
Meanwhile, a source close to the NFL revealed, “Taylor is getting the chance to be the Super Bowl Halftime Show and has been asked a handful of times, but when it comes to next year and the Vegas show, it won’t be her.”
She wants to be part of the show someday and leans towards doing so in a few years, especially when the Super Bowl is in Nashville.
“But when it comes to Vegas, all Taylor fans shouldn’t be excited that she’s going to do it because it’s not happening,” they added.
Representatives for Taylor and the NFL did not respond to requests for comment.
Taylor, who recently wrapped up the North American leg of her Eras Tour, spent the weekend in New Jersey attending Jack Antonoff and Margaret Qualley’s wedding.
Jack, a music producer, and Margaret, an actress, tied the knot on Saturday in the picturesque beach town of Beach Haven, New Jersey.
A host of famous faces attended the big day, including Taylor, who has worked with the groom on more than 50 songs.
Big day: Taylor attended Jack Antonoff and Margaret Qualley’s wedding in New Jersey on Aug. 19
In town: The Shake It Off hitmaker was spotted in New York City on Thursday
Taylor looked stunning in a baby blue lace dress with a corset-style top and ruffled skirt.
The Bad Blood hitmaker wore her hair straight and completed her look with jeweled heels and a striking red lip as she partied with the likes of Cara Delevingne and Lana Del Rey.
Days before the wedding, she was also spotted in New York City last Thursday as she reunited with her good friend Ed Sheeran.
The duo – who have collaborated on a number of songs over the years – went to dinner at the members-only Zero Bond members’ club. flanked by security as they separately left the celebrity hot spot.
Taylor looked effortlessly stylish as she sauntered out of the building in a rust colored dress with a flowy satin skirt.
On the road: The Eras tour heads to South America later this month for shows in Mexico, Argentina and Brazil
Speaking of: Ed Sheeran recently revealed why he won’t be performing at the Super Bowl halftime show
Her dirty blonde hair was tied back in a braid and she wore black platform loafers that matched her handbag.
Ed, 32, sported a casual figure in a white T-shirt and black skinny jeans and hid most of his red hair under a baseball cap before finishing his look with a pair of Jordan 1 Retro High OG Washed Black sneakers.
The Shape of You singer recently revealed why he won’t be performing at the Super Bowl halftime show either.
Ed thinks people wouldn’t want to see him perform at the Super Bowl because he doesn’t have the “pizzazz” to pull it off.
Speaking Andy Cohen’s Deep & Shallow podcast on SiriusXMhe said, “I think that would be the only way I would do it, if I joined someone else.”
He added that it was more of an “American thing,” before remarking, “I don’t have the zest. Like all these great artists, that’s just not me. I don’t want dancers on stage. I’m not going to set off fireworks and blah blah.
“I just can’t, I’m not. I don’t think anyone wants to see me do the Super Bowl.”
Ed then joked that he could “wear glitter” to add some extra pizzazz, before confirming, “I think I’d do it as a guest.”
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The Super Bowl Halftime Show is an annual American tradition in which a performer or group of performers performs a medley of songs between the two halves of the National Football League’s (NFL) biggest game of the year.
This year, Rihanna took the stage for the show, with the singer wowing fans when she revealed she was expecting her second child during the thrilling performance.
Last week it was revealed that Lizzo was dropped from the Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show after she faced a series of shocking sexual harassment and allegations from former dancers.
Earlier this month, the 35-year-old pop star – who has marketed herself as a body-positive activist – found herself at the center of a sensational scandal when three of her former dancers, Crystal Williams, Noelle Rodriguez and Arianna Davis, filed a lawsuit accusing her of creating a ‘hostile work environment’.
An NFL insider exclusively told DailyMail.com that the subsequent response to the allegations prompted the organization to immediately remove Lizzo from the Super Bowl Halftime Show fight — having previously had her name in the mix as one of the front runners. for the spectacle of 2024.
“Talks that Lizzo would be part of the Halftime festivities or perform the national anthem are dead as she is surrounded by scandal,” said the source in the wake of the allegations – which Lizzo vehemently denies.