Super Bowl LVI halftime show

“	We appreciate the NFL for even entertaining hip-hop because we know a lot of people that don't want hip-hop onstage. But we're here now and there's nothing you can do about it.	”
—Snoop Dogg in a press conference^[1]

The Super Bowl LVI halftime show, officially known as the Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show, was the halftime entertainment of Super Bowl LVI, which took place on February 13, 2022, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The show was headlined by Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar, and included surprise appearance by 50 Cent and guest appearance by Anderson .Paak. The show was televised nationally in the U.S. by NBC.

It marked the first time hip-hop took center stage.

Background[]

On May 15, 2021, in an interview with Yahoo!, Snoop Dogg expressed interest in performing at the halftime show with other hip hop artists such as Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar and Eminem.

On September 30, 2021, Pepsi and Roc Nation announced that Dre, Snoop, Em, Mary J. Blige, and Lamar would headline the show.^[2] Blige previously performed at the halftime show in 2001. That same day, Em posted to Instagram, "Dre day in February 🌴🏈? I’m there!"^[3]

Accolades[]

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
Primetime Emmy Awards	September 3 and 4, 2022	Outstanding Variety Special (Live)	Jay-Z, Desiree Perez, Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon, Dave Meyers, Aaron B. Cooke, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, and 50 Cent	Won	^[4]
		Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special	Hamish Hamilton	Nominated
		Outstanding Music Direction	Adam Blackstone	Won
		Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special	Bruce Rodgers, Shelley Rodgers, and Maria Garcia	Won
		Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special	Thomas Holmes, Alex Guessard, Dave Natale, Tom Pesa, Christian Schrader, and Pablo Munguia	Nominated

Set list[]

"The Next Episode" (Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg); featured a brief instrumental sample of "Nuthin' but a G Thang"
"California Love" (Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg) (Performed as a tribute to Tupac Shakur)
"In da Club" (50 Cent)
"Family Affair" (Mary J. Blige)
"No More Drama" (Mary J. Blige); featured a brief instrumental sample of "Head Over Heels" by Tears for Fears
"M.A.A.D City" (Kendrick Lamar)
"Alright" (Kendrick Lamar)
"Forgot About Dre" (Eminem and freestyle by Kendrick Lamar)
"Lose Yourself" (Eminem with Anderson .Paak on drums)
"I Ain't Mad at Cha" (instrumental) (Dr. Dre) (Played as a tribute to Tupac Shakur)
"Still D.R.E." (Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar, and 50 Cent with Anderson .Paak on drums)