The Weeknd has halted any speculation that its Super Bowl LV Halftime Show will feature surprise guests. “I’ve read a lot of rumors … I wouldn’t bet on it,” he told sports reporter Kay Adams in a new interview for the NFL Network. “There was no room to fit it in the story, in the story I told in the performance. So yes. There are no special guests. Watch the interview clip below.
A lot of people have speculated whether the Weeknd would be joined by one of his previous collaborators on Sunday Night – a list of names that includes Nicki Minaj, Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott, SZA, Lil Uzi Vert, and more. The most common rumor was that The Weeknd could be joined by elusive French duo Daft Punk, who collaborated with the artist on his 2016 LP. Starboy.