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Bret Michaels, who\u2019s set to perform with Wiz Khalifa on the second day of the 2026 NFL Draft. Photo Credit: Rjkowal<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Entertainment The NFL has tapped Kane Brown, Wiz Khalifa, and Poison frontman Bret Michaels to headline its Draft Entertainment Series, which is scheduled to kick off in Pittsburgh on the 23rd.<\/strong><\/h2>\nAiring live on networks including ABC and free to attend in person, the \u201cthree-day celebration\u201d is set to begin with a National Anthem rendition from KELS. Also on Thursday the 23rd, the James Weldon Johnson Foundation\u2019s National Hymn Choir will perform \u201cLift Every Voice and Sing,\u201d according to the NFL.<\/p>\n
After that, Wiz Khalifa and Bret Michaels are expected to take the stage at 5:15 PM local time on the Draft\u2019s second day. Rounding out the event, which will feature a number of fan activities and giveaways to boot, Kane Brown is poised to deliver \u201ca high-energy finale\u201d on Saturday the 25th.<\/p>\n
In other words, music will once again be a big part of the NFL Draft, with prior years\u2019 events having booked talent including Weezer, M\u00f6tley Cr\u00fce, Marshmello, Ice Cube, the Kings of Leon, and more.<\/p>\n
That is, of course, good news for the involved acts \u2013 and not solely because of the exposure from the Draft concerts themselves.<\/h4>\n
Butler, Pennsylvania-born Michaels, a self-described longtime Steelers fan who has tour dates scheduled between May and August, promptly sat down for an interview with Good Morning Football<\/em>.<\/p>\n\u201cWe are mashing it up,\u201d Michaels said of his Draft Entertainment Series performance with Khalifa. \u201cWe\u2019re building the stage out together. We\u2019re making a song that we\u2019re kind of putting together ourselves. I\u2019m ready to be there now.\u201d<\/p>\n
As many know, more than a few artists are playing NFL games and events \u2013 referring, at the top level, to the Apple Music-sponsored Super Bowl Halftime Show.<\/h4>\n
But the list of NFL performers doesn\u2019t begin and end with the Halftime Show; Green Day, Brandi Carlile, and several others likewise entertained fans<\/a> at Super Bowl LX. Additionally, Snoop Dogg, Lainey Wilson, the Kpop Demon Hunters<\/em> stars, and Andrea and Matteo Bocelli handled halftime duties during Netflix\u2019s Christmas Day Vikings-Lions game.<\/p>\nThen there are the musical tie-ins to Amazon Prime\u2019s NFL games: Shaboozey last year released<\/a> \u201cLet \u2019Em Know,\u201d an Amazon Music Original track billed as the \u201canthem\u201d behind Thursday Night Football programming. Plus, he, Aespa, the Foo Fighters, and Fuerza Regida headlined<\/a> 2025\u2019s post-game Amazon Music Live installments.<\/p>\nAs if this wasn\u2019t enough, the league late last month confirmed a record nine international games \u2013 in Madrid, Melbourne, Mexico City, Munich, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, and London \u2013 for the 2026 season.<\/h4>\n
Though it\u2019s unclear whether each of these outings will feature live music, prior international games brought sets from the likes of Karol G, MGK, and Raye.<\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n
\u201cWe are mashing it up,\u201d Michaels said of his Draft Entertainment Series performance with Khalifa. \u201cWe\u2019re building the stage out together. We\u2019re making a song that we\u2019re kind of putting together ourselves. I\u2019m ready to be there now.\u201d<\/p>\n
As many know, more than a few artists are playing NFL games and events \u2013 referring, at the top level, to the Apple Music-sponsored Super Bowl Halftime Show.<\/h4>\n
But the list of NFL performers doesn\u2019t begin and end with the Halftime Show; Green Day, Brandi Carlile, and several others likewise entertained fans<\/a> at Super Bowl LX. Additionally, Snoop Dogg, Lainey Wilson, the Kpop Demon Hunters<\/em> stars, and Andrea and Matteo Bocelli handled halftime duties during Netflix\u2019s Christmas Day Vikings-Lions game.<\/p>\n Then there are the musical tie-ins to Amazon Prime\u2019s NFL games: Shaboozey last year released<\/a> \u201cLet \u2019Em Know,\u201d an Amazon Music Original track billed as the \u201canthem\u201d behind Thursday Night Football programming. Plus, he, Aespa, the Foo Fighters, and Fuerza Regida headlined<\/a> 2025\u2019s post-game Amazon Music Live installments.<\/p>\n Though it\u2019s unclear whether each of these outings will feature live music, prior international games brought sets from the likes of Karol G, MGK, and Raye.<\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\nAs if this wasn\u2019t enough, the league late last month confirmed a record nine international games \u2013 in Madrid, Melbourne, Mexico City, Munich, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, and London \u2013 for the 2026 season.<\/h4>\n