During the last years, Ed Sheeran has become one of the most revered pop music singers in the world.. The author of hits like Perfect o Shape of You has achieved a popularity that has allowed it to fill stadiums wherever it goes and have a whopping more than 75 million monthly listeners on Spotify.
However, despite having recorded records available to very few, the vocalist and composer considers that there is an event in which, to this day, he does not see himself performing. In an interview in Sirius XM con Andy Cohen, The Englishman has stressed that he does not see himself singing in the performances that are part of the celebration of the Super Bowl.
“I don’t have that dynamism. All those amazing artists… I’m not like that. I’m not going to have dancers on stage, fireworks or anything like that.”, he points out, arguing that his musical style, perhaps, is more typical of other environments. However, he does not definitively close the door to the event. “I think the only way I could do that would be to join someone else.”.
The halftime show
Almost as anticipated as the Super Bowl final is the halftime show, one of the biggest media showcases that can exist in the music industry. Artists such as Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen and The Rolling Stones They have performed their music at halftime before tens of millions of viewers.
In recent years, the singers who have performed as headliners have been Jennifer López, Shakira, The Weekend and Rihanna. Performers, in short, who have among their virtues that explosiveness that perhaps Ed Sheeran lacks. In fact, as he himself points out, a large part of the nearly 10 million dollars that are invested in the budget are allocated to dancers, lighting and fireworks.
