{"id":209745,"date":"2025-10-13T08:24:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T08:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/209745\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T08:24:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T08:24:07","slug":"uk-rapper-giggs-takes-center-stage-as-nfl-spices-up-international-games-with-halftime-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/209745\/","title":{"rendered":"UK rapper Giggs takes center stage as NFL spices up international games with halftime shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">LONDON &#8212; LONDON (AP) \u2014 The NFL has been spicing up its international games with halftime performers, a bit like mini-Super Bowls.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">British rapper Giggs performed Sunday at halftime of the game between the New York Jets and Denver Broncos at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/broncos-jets-score-london-e4c2410717f7b70f8a581ac0c5f09960\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Broncos won 13-11<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201cIt\u2019s a huge moment to be a part of the London Games,&#8221; Giggs said. &#8220;I\u2019ve been on a journey with my music, and to get to share that with my city and the NFL fans is something I\u2019m really proud of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The south London native&#8217;s 2007 single \u201cTalkin\u2019 da Hardest\u201d remains a popular anthem among his fans. Cleveland Browns players unfamiliar with the song <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@nflukire\/video\/7559183918314917142\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">liked what they heard<\/a> when it was played last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Giggs has done collaborations with artists including Drake, 21 Savage, Ed Sheeran and Dave.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Last week, British singer <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uTUZ8LBd41M\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Raye performed<\/a> a halftime show at Tottenham with a nearly seven-minute set that included her hit \u201cWhere is My Husband!\u201d The Minnesota <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/vikings-browns-score-nfl-london-f745b4aadbc47889ca094d224580dbbd\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vikings beat Cleveland 21-17<\/a> in the game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">British singer-songwriter Myles Smith was chosen to headline the halftime show at the first-ever regular-season NFL game in Ireland. At Croke Park, the Pittsburgh <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/steelers-vikings-score-dublin-ireland-7e948b2577e3ee6818292553b4170c92\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Steelers beat the Vikings 24-21<\/a> two weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Last month, Grammy award-winning <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-DINXNvNNC4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Karol G performed in S\u00e3o Paulo<\/a>, Brazil when the Los Angeles Chargers beat the Kansas City Chiefs <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/chiefs-chargers-score-6c1f1ca2d2a3b4d4e1b539b7eb7367be\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">27-21 at Corinthians Arena<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/bad-bunny\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bad Bunny<\/a> will headline the Apple Music <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/live\/super-bowl-2024-updates\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Super Bowl<\/a> halftime show at Levi\u2019s Stadium on Feb. 8 in Santa Clara, California.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The NFL has been on an aggressive international growth pattern, so expect more to come.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Bringing the best in sports and entertainment is what the international games are all about,\u201d said Tim Tubito, senior director of global game presentation and entertainment at the NFL.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">___<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">AP NFL: <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/NFL\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/NFL<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LONDON &#8212; LONDON (AP) \u2014 The NFL has been spicing up its international games with halftime performers, a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":209746,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[129251,4225,64,63,134,593,6672,85],"class_list":["post-209745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-129251","tag-article","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-football","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=209745"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209745\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/209746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=209745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=209745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=209745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}