Because that info wasn't available until recently.
I seen a ton of articles saying the NFL and/or the city chooses the performer. Did not even seen anyone say it was Jay personally, until this morning.
Fred.
An article came out a week ago proving that the "city chooses" is a lie breh
People just want to hate Wayne

					
				Lil Wayne's absence is the elephant in the room at the Super Bowl halftime show - Andscape
One aspect of the Roc Nation-guided Super Bowl halftime show editions includes a local angle. When the game was in Miami, Jennifer Lopez and Shakira performed to appeal to the local Latino community. In 2022, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar appeared in Inglewood, California, right in...
				Much of the confusion rests on whose decision this ultimately was, as people are placing the onus on a combination of Roc Nation, the NFL and the city of New Orleans itself. Jay Cicero, president and CEO of the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation and a Super Bowl LIX Host Committee member, offered some clarity in an email to Andscape: āIt is the NFLās decision alone for all entertainment for the Super Bowl. We found out about it at the same time everyone else did this past weekend.ā
	
					
				
 Wayne was never even in the running
		