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Ayra Starr NFL halftime show: she opens with Heaven Baby in London

The Nigerian star took the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium stage with the Eagles 14-7 up on the Jaguars and ran through Rush, Hot Body and Santa. Here is the setlist, the 'first African' claim and where Nigerians stand on catching up.

Updated 11:25am WAT, Tuesday, 13 October 2026: the NFL has posted the full halftime show on its official YouTube channel, now at the top of this story. Updated 5:25pm WAT, Sunday, 11 October 2026: Ayra Starr has performed. Setlist, halftime score and the NFL's own post added. Ayra Starr opened the NFL halftime show at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London…

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  1. Burna Boy plays halftime at Steelers v Saints, Stade de France, 25 October
  2. It is the first NFL regular-season game ever staged in France
  3. In 2025 he became the first African artist to headline Stade de France
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Burna Boy to headline halftime at the NFL’s first game in Paris

The Grammy winner returns to Stade de France on 25 October for Steelers v Saints, the first regular-season NFL game ever played in France.

Burna Boy is heading back to Stade de France, this time with American football as the backdrop. The NFL has named the Nigerian star as the halftime headliner for its first regular-season game in France, when the Pittsburgh Steelers take on the New Orleans Saints in Paris on Sunday, 25 October 2026. The announcement, made on 17 September, carries a…

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