The Weeknd has closed any speculation that its Super Bowl LV Halftime Show will feature surprised guests. “I’ve been reading a lot of rumors … I wouldn’t bet on it,” he told sports administrator Kay Adams in a new interview on the NFL network. “There was no space to fit it into the narrative, into the story it told in the performance. So yes. There are no special guests. “Watch the interview clip below.
Many people have speculated whether or not any of their previous collaborators would join the Weeknd 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 accompanied by an elusive French duo Daft Punk, who worked with the artist on their 2016 LP Starboy.