Shakira and Jennifer Lopez to Headline Super Bowl LIV 2020 Halftime Show

Shakira and Jennifer Lopez will be joined on stage at the Super Bowl LIV Halftime show by reggaeton superstars J Balvin and Bad Bunny, and Jennifer Lopez's 11-year-old daughter Emme, who has been popping up at J-Lo's most recent tour.

Shakira in a press conference on January 31st confirmed there was a plan to honor the late Kobe Bryant (who died in a helicopter crash on January 26th) at Hard Rock Stadium. “We’ll all be remembering Kobe on Sunday and celebrating life and diversity in this country. I’m sure he’d be very proud to see the message we are trying to convey on stage that day,” she said. Demi Lovato will sing the national anthem.

Shakira and J-Lo have expressed a lot of enthusiasm since being selected to perform at the show in September.

J-Lo shared similar excitement during her and Shakira's press conference, saying: "Ever since I saw Diana Ross fly off into the sky at the Halftime Show, I dreamed of performing at the Super Bowl.

"And now it's made even more special not only because it's the NFL's 100th season but also because I am performing with a fellow Latina. I can't wait to show what us girls can do on the world's biggest stage."

Shakira added, "I'm so honored to be taking on one of the world's biggest stages in the company of a fellow female artist to represent Latinos and Latinas from the U.S. and all over the world—and to top it off, on my birthday! This is a true American dream, and we are going to bring the show of a lifetime!" Shakira will be celebrating her performance at the Super Bowl today and coincidentally her 43rd birthday.

The Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers will face each other in a bid to determine which team shall emerge Super Bowl champions.

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