FrumCA

This guy is a 3 time Grammy winner who put up $7M of his own money to produce the show. Here's an excerpt from CBS Sports:

The Weeknd was announced as the halftime entertainer for Super Bowl LV long before we knew which team's play would sandwich his performance and since then, he has been getting ready to perform for the limited crowd that will be at the game. To make sure it was "what he envisioned" he spent $7 million of his own money to make the halftime show "cinematic."

At CBS Sports we break down the teams set to play in the big game, so why not break down the halftime performer as well.

He's had countless No. 1 songs, chart-topping albums, nominations in many categories and was even nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2016 for "Earned It" from the Fifty Shades of Grey: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.

Here's a closer look at The Weeknd:
Bio:
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Age: 30 years old
Real name: Abel Makkonen Tesfaye
Genres: R&B, Pop, Alternative R&B
Music Career:
First album with Republic Records: Trilogy, a compilation album for the mixtapes released in 2012
Debut studio album: Kiss Land
Most recent album: After Hours, released in 2020
Awards:
Total nominations: 319
Total awards won: 107
Total Grammy nominations: 10
Total Grammy wins: 3
Grammy win categories: Beauty Behind the Madness for Best Urban Contemporary Album, "Earned It" for Best R&B Performance, Starboy for Best Urban Contemporary Album
Studio Albums:
• Kiss Land (2013)
• Beauty Behind the Madness (2015)
• Starboy (2016)
• After Hours (2020)
Top Songs:
• Blinding Lights
• The Hills
• Call Out My Name
• Earned It
• Can't Feel My Face
• I Feel It Coming (feat. Daft Punk)
• Starboy (feat. Daft Punk)

RobertW Loc: Breezy Point, New York

Turned it off after 1-1/2 minutes, since it was obvious it would be as boring as the game

scatman Loc: Waterbury, CT

$7million totally wasted.

Latsok Loc: Recently moved to Washington State.

Thank you for your comments about the America the Beautiful and the National Anthem sounding as mockery. I feel exactly the same way and it predisposed me to start watching the game in a irritated state of mind. worst pre-game and worst 1/2 time "show???"

fantom Loc: Colorado

That guy should give it up and get a legitimate job.

But he is to be commended for one thing. If he has any talent at all he did an excellent job of hiding it from everyone.

Dannj

I wonder how much CBS paid him to offset his $7 mill outlay?

fantom Loc: Colorado

Where did he get the seven million bucks to stage that atrocity. Certainly no one in his/her/its right mind would pay to listen to this creep and his lousy songs (or noise or whatever it is).

Dannj

Well, even though he’s not to our taste he’s a very successful performer/producer and has won a number of Grammy’s. Go figure🥴

Amtrain

Was there a football game over the weekend? Who cares?

Ratskinner Loc: Copalis Beach WA

I believe some of these comments are as difficult to understand as the half time show. Many sports promoters seem to doubt that the game itself will not entertain so they try other means to do so. Especially the NBA. The only ad that I enjoyed was the low keyed Cheeto commercial. At least my over
engaged brain got it. The game however was great.