--- description: Timberlake, who has a new album forthcoming, will star in the Halftime Show, while P!nk will sing the national anthem. title: Who's Singing at the Super Bowl? image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt452357da15c67c76/6988f7d1ab6d7784066b14d5/justin-timberlake.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Justin Timberlake Is Your 2018 Super Bowl Performer. Here's Everything You Need to Know.  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 10, 2018 9:00 PM CUT  Justin Timberlake performs during the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas on October 21, 2017, in Austin, Texas. / AFP PHOTO / SUZANNE CORDEIRO (Photo credit should read SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP/Getty Images) Justin Timberlake performs during the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas on October 21, 2017, in Austin, Texas. / AFP PHOTO / SUZANNE CORDEIRO (Photo credit should read SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP/Getty Images)SUZANNE CORDEIRO—AFP/Getty Images  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 10, 2018 9:00 PM CUT Justin Timberlake will take to the [Super Bowl Halftime Show’s stage](http://time.com/4651147/super-bowl-halftime-show-controversial/item/janet-jacksons-wardrobe-memorably-malfunctions/ "undefined") in Minneapolis this year, marking his third time singing at the [annual NFL playoff event.](http://time.com/4993775/what-day-is-the-super-bowl-2018/ "undefined") P!nk, meanwhile, will be performing the “Star-Spangled Banner” before kickoff on Feb. 4 at U.S Bank Stadium. He follows last year’s [high-flying Lady Gaga](http://time.com/4660852/super-bowl-lady-gaga-halftime-show/ "undefined") and 2016’s [Coldplay](http://time.com/4211280/coldplay-super-bowl-50-halftime-show-watch/ "undefined") as headliner for the show. Timberlake first sang at Super Bowl XXXV back in 2001 during the heyday of beloved boyband \*NSYNC. The quintet [rocked out to](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=%5F-oJKyHHxKk "undefined") perennial favorite “It’s Gonna Be Me” alongside Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler, Britney Spears and others. Soon after launching his solo career, he [graced the stage](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npF1lkKEM9o "undefined") as one of the lineup of stars MTV recruited for 2004’s Super Bowl XXXVIII show — which also famously featured Janet Jackson. At the end of Timberlake’s performance of “Rock Your Body,” he famously ripped off Jackson’s breastplate, exposing her to the nation — and the millions watching — in an incident that would be [subsequently coined “Nipplegate”](http://time.com/4651147/super-bowl-halftime-show-controversial/item/janet-jacksons-wardrobe-memorably-malfunctions/ "undefined") and drawn out in an [extended legal battle](https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/super-bowl/8007041/janet-jackson-justin-timberlake-2004-super-bowl-what-happened "undefined") involving Jackson, the FCC, CBS and Viacom. Timberlake apologized for the controversial “wardrobe malfunction.” Now, Timberlake is back for round three. And he’s got new music to promote: he just released his [latest single, “Filthy,”](http://time.com/5089351/justin-timberlake-filthy-new-song/ "undefined") on Jan. 5 and is following it up with his third solo album, [_Man of the Woods_](http://time.com/5084146/justin-timberlake-2018-album-release-date/ "undefined"), due out just days before the Super Bowl. on Feb. 2\. Odds are we’ll be treated to a mix of his tried-and-true classics ([“SexyBack,”](http://time.com/4629215/top-workout-songs-2017/ "undefined") anyone?), family-friendly hits ([“Can’t Stop the Feeling”](http://time.com/4328296/justin-timberlakes-cant-stop-the-feeling-music-video/ "undefined")) and some of his new tunes to finish it off. As for the singing of the national anthem? That [honor goes to P!nk](http://time.com/5093668/pink-super-bowl/ "undefined"), another of Timberlake’s early-aughts-era pop star cohort. Looks like the 2000s [really are back in vogue.](http://time.com/4964680/dj-paris-hilton-ibiza/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5097637/justin-timberlake-super-bowl-singing/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5097637/justin-timberlake-super-bowl-singing/"},"headline":"Justin Timberlake Is Your 2018 Super Bowl Performer. 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