Adele is reportedly in talks to play the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show after she turned down performing in 2016.

Though not yet ‘officially booked’, the Hello singer, 37, is speculated to perform on the significant American stage for the big event in Santa Clara, California, next February, according to Page Six reports.

The 16-time Grammy Award winner previously turned down the performance in 2016 when she was asked to take the stage for the 2017 game.

At the time, Adele told a Los Angeles audience: ‘First of all, I’m not doing the Super Bowl… I mean, that show is not about music. I can’t dance or anything like that. They were very kind, they did ask me, but I did say no.’

The Skyfall singer has previously attended the Super Bowl game as a fan, accompanied by her fiancé Rich Paul, who is one of sports’ biggest agents.

In 2024, she told fans: ‘Last year I went, obviously I didn’t go for the football at all. I went to watch Rihanna.’

Adele is reportedly ‘in talks to play 2026 Super Bowl halftime show’ after she declined performing in 2016 (pictured in August 2024 performing in Munich)

Even though not yet ‘officially booked’, the Hello hitmaker, 37, is speculated to perform on the significant American stage for the big event in Santa Clara, California, the following February, according to Page Six reports (pictured in February)

During a live show prior to the game, Adele also added: ‘I’m going just for Rihanna. I don’t give a flying f**k.’

Daily Mail has contacted Adele’s representatives for a comment. 

The other rumoured A-listers next in line for the gig are pop icon Taylor Swift as well as Flowers hitmaker Miley Cyrus.

These reports come after it was revealed Adele has reportedly agreed to a multi-million pound deal to write a tell-all autobiography after years of declining offers from publishers.

In her next career move, she is rumoured to finally write a book detailing her astounding rise to fame.

The book will also touch on her personal life, from her childhood and attending the BRIT School to her love life and becoming a mum. 

As well as her book, Adele is reportedly in discussions about heading back on the road for a world tour – and possibly releasing new music. 

‘Publishers have been desperate to sign Adele to tell her story but she’s always said no,’ a source told The Sun.

In 2016 Adele told a Los Angeles audience: ‘First of all, I’m not doing the Super Bowl… I mean, that show is not about music. I can’t dance or anything like that. They were very kind, they did ask me, but I did say no’ (pictured in February)

Although, the Skyfall singer has previously attended the Superbowl game as a fans, accompanied by her fiancé Rich Paul , who is one of sports’ biggest agents (pictured together in April)

‘Finally she is ready and it will be Adele in her own words — beyond the headlines.

‘As well as taking in her rise to fame in music, it will touch on her upbringing and her personal life.’ 

Daily Mail has contacted Adele’s representatives for comment.  

Adele reportedly earned an eye-watering £21,500 in 2024 thanks to her record breaking Las Vegas and Munich residencies. 

The past 12-months helped bump up the 36-year-old singer’s £170M fortune after accounts for her various companies were revealed.

According to The Mirror Adele’s Melted Stone Publishing Ltd deposited £13.5M cash while Melted Stone Ltd had £6M and A.Adkins Touring Ltd recorded £42K.

The publication reports that Companies House accounts for the Rolling In The Deep’s singer’s three companies point to earnings of £7.7M after it was recorded that she paid £1,549,958 in UK Corporation Tax.

The reports come after it emerged Adele reportedly signed a multi-million pound deal to pen a tell-all autobiography after years of saying no to publishers (pictured in November 2022) 

As well as her Las Vegas residency, which ended in 2024 after two-years, Adele also smashed two world records with her show’s in Munich, with one of them being an official Guinness World Record.

Firstly, over 730,000 fans from all over the world came to see the unique artist as part of her series of ten open-air concerts.

With over 730,000 tickets sold, the Adele shows registered the highest attendance of any concert residency outside Las Vegas.

And secondly – Adele has achieved another phenomenal record, this time for the incredible staging at her shows in Munich.

The Guinness World Records has verified she has the screen of all screens as part of the concert residency, stating her screen as ‘the largest continuous outdoor LED screen’.