Justin Bieber joins Madonna, Shakira, BTS for 2026 World Cup half-time show
American singer Justin Bieber will join global music superstars Madonna, Shakira, and BTS to perform at the 2026 World Cup final half-time show.
FIFA and Global Citizen announced the lineup of artists set to perform at the 2026 FIFA World Cup final on July 19 at the New York-New Jersey Stadium.
The ‘Swag’ crooner said, “The FIFA World Cup brings the world together in a way nothing else can. I’m grateful to be part of this Halftime Show, and even more grateful knowing it’s already helping expand access to education for children around the world.”
Organisers described the show as “a singular moment at the intersection of sport, culture and impact, broadcast live around the world”.
The 11-minute show is produced and curated by Coldplay’s lead singer, Chris Martin, with other performances from Burna Boy, Gustavo Dudamel, and PS22.
The half-time show will also feature characters from popular children’s programmes, Sesame Street and The Muppets.
Beyond entertainment, the initiative between FIFA and Global Citizen aims to raise $100 million to expand access to education and football.
The fund has already raised over $50 million through $1 donations from ticket sales at every World Cup game.
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
States
Independence: NBA urges Nigerians to expect better future
The NBA said that ordinary Nigerians should be deriving benefit from the subsidy removal rather than hardship.
Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
Heading 2
Your approach to livestream exclusion ‘grossly inappropriate’, South African presidency tells Fani-Kayode
Mr Fani-Kayode hadalleged that the South African presidency omitted the introduction of the Nigerian delegation and his speech during livestream.
Hot news Home top
WHO hails Nigeria as 62 contacts test negative for Ebola after 21-day isolation
Mr Ghebreyesus said Nigeria had entered the second half of the mandatory 42-day countdown.
Diaspora
20 Nigerians arrested in Pakistan over alleged drug trafficking
According to the ANF, the arrests followed a series of intelligence-gathering operations targeting drug dealers in the country.
Heading 3
Living in Nigeria under Tinubu unbearable; cooking gas unaffordable: Atiku
Mr Abubakar said he was in Bauchi to continue preaching his affordable life campaign.
Politics
2027: Osun APC stages campaign walk for Tinubu’s re-election
Mr Oyebamiji said the APC was targeting 1.7 million votes for the president in Osun.
States
Gov Bago directs provision, repair of transformers across Chanchaga communities
The chairman said Mr Bago was concerned about the impact of prolonged power outages on households and businesses.
