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With 2026 marking the 20th anniversary of Hannah Montana — and, effectively, Miley Cyrus‘ entertainment career — the pop star has been brought up numerous times as a prime candidate for Super Bowl Halftime Show headliner next year. But what does she think about that possibility?
In a Wednesday (March 18) cover story interview with Variety honoring the upcoming Hannah Montana anniversary special, Cyrus finally shared her thoughts. “I always think the Super Bowl feels like too much pressure,” she began. “I would have to do the mental work of making it not about the Super Bowl, because then you can’t help but go, ‘It’s millions of people, and it’s the most watched thing in the world.’”
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That said, the Grammy winner believes she could pull it off, so long as could approach the event as a celebration of her two-decade career rather than focusing on the more than 100 million people watching her perform. She took a similar approach to Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special, which premieres March 24 on Disney+.
“But if I could find a way to make it exactly what the Hannah-versary was — taking a journey through the discography and appreciating each song, each era for what it is — I think I could find it in myself,” she added of the Big Game.
Hannah Montana kickstarted Cyrus’ career in 2006, propelling the then-teenager to global superstardom and serving as a launching pad for her for pop music career. Since then, she’s scored 63 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 — including No. 1 singles “Wrecking Ball” and “Flowers” — and has had five albums peak atop the Billboard 200.
With such a sprawling catalog, many fans think Cyrus would be perfect to headline the next Super Bowl — taking place on Feb. 14, 2027, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. — after Bad Bunny conquered the stage in 2026. It also can’t hurt that she’s close with Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s camp after collaborating with the former on “II Most Wanted.” The rapper’s Roc Nation has curated the halftime show performer every year since 2019.
See Cyrus on the cover of Variety below.
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