![FILE - NOVEMBER 12: The Weeknd is set to headline the Super Bowl LV halftime show on February 7, 2021 in Tampa Bay, Florida. PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 30: Weeknd performs during the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on November 30, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/W23QRF4Q2TMHPLUIUVQU2IJ5CY.jpg?smart=true&auth=fadc3c3540427aea8fe7d164a2549a6b6a6f311465ed8cd4f82cffad2b5135aa&width=400&height=225)
The Weeknd, pictured in 2016, is set to headline the Super Bowl LV halftime show in 2021. Getty Images
The Weeknd, pictured in 2016, is set to headline the Super Bowl LV halftime show in 2021. Getty Images
The Weeknd will headline the 2021 Super Bowl halftime show: 'I’m humbled and honoured'
The Canadian RnB star follows in the footsteps of this year's performers, Shakira and Jennifer Lopez
Associated Press
18 November, 2020