Kanye West’s fans think they have the perfect answer to who should replace Adele at next year’s Super Bowl.
On Sunday, they took their cause to Twitter after news broke that Adele kindly declined the invite to perform in Houston at the annual event. The NFL and Pepsi later released a statement indicating Adele was just one of “several artists” they were in talks with and no one had been selected just yet.
Which prompted fan site Team Kanye Daily to sound the alarm for Yeezus’ disciples to mount for a social media campaign to include Kanye in the mix of possibles. They sent out a message that read “Tweet: ‘#KanyeWestForSuperBowl51 @NFL @SuperBowl’ with a photo/video of Kanye performing!!” and, of course, the call was met with a flood of responses.
https://twitter.com/TeamKanyeDaily/status/765011032091848704
NOBODY DESERVES IT MORE THAN YEEZY #KanyeWestForSuperBowl51 pic.twitter.com/rctWQZuSMd
— J0N0 (@playboyjono) August 15, 2016
https://twitter.com/tacotron3090/status/765049340444291073
https://twitter.com/siscoen/status/765044803721584645
https://twitter.com/skulljager/status/765128208496881664
#KanyeWestForSuperBowl51 should Kanye perform at superbowl 51? pic.twitter.com/8alzlZBz75
— 😈 (@IthzChris) August 15, 2016
https://twitter.com/TyStephaun/status/765044580077142016
https://twitter.com/OhGee_Baby/status/765084983962640385
https://twitter.com/hashbrowns95/status/765142132348841984
https://twitter.com/ettiennepercy/status/765021234031648769
Of course, the chances of the NFL selecting Kanye to perform on one of the world’s biggest stages are slim at best.
Although it would be a great show, the league has played it relatively safe since the 2004 nipple incident involving Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson by choosing less outspoken artists and ones less likely to pull any surprises. And that’s not to mention how Beyonce’s performance during the half time of last year’s game still is a topic of conversation. Fans will be lucky if they’re treated to anything louder and more rhythmic than a symphony orchestra.
But, it has to be a warm feeling for ‘Ye to know that his fans love the new Kanye as much as the old Kanye.