"Jay-Z [who curated the halftime show] has always been very good to me - our [business] teams are really close. They sometimes will call and say, 'How does she feel about...And that's not, like, an official offer or a conference-room conversation, more 'How does she feel about it in general?' And we're always able to tell him the truth: which is that I am in love with a guy who does that sport on that actual field,"
"Like, [football] is violent chess. That is gladiators without swords. That is dangerous. I am, [for] the whole season, locked in on what that man is doing on the field. Can you imagine if he's out there every single week, putting his life on the line, doing this very dangerous, very high-pressure, high-intensity sport, and I'm like, 'I wonder what my choreo should be? I think we should do two verses of "Shake It Up," into "Blank Space," into "Cruel Summer," that would be great!'"
Taylor Swift denied that she turned down the 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show because the NFL refused a request to own the halftime footage. Jay-Z's team sometimes makes informal inquiries about her interest, but no official offer or conference-room negotiation occurred. Swift said she is focused on following Travis Kelce's football season and described football as dangerous, high-pressure, and like 'violent chess,' which makes her reluctant to plan halftime choreography during the season. Swift noted that Kelce would support her doing the show but that she remains too locked in on his season to commit. She also addressed personal and musical topics including a proposal, a music video, and album lyrics.
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