JAY-Z Wins third Emmy Award for Rihanna‘s Super Bowl halftime show

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JAY-Z has won his third Emmy Award for his involvement in Rihanna‘s Super Bowl halftime show.

Alongside Hamish Hamilton, Hov took home the award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special at the 2023 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sunday night (January 7) for co-directing the February 2023 performance.

British-born Hamilton has directed the Super Bowl halftime show annually since 2010, while his résumé also includes the Academy Awards, the MTV Video Music Awards and the Summer Olympics.

The 57-year-old previously collaborated with JAY-Z on the 2003 film In Concert and his OTR II Tour with wife Beyoncé, as well as the likes of Eminem, The Weeknd and Alicia Keys.

JAY-Z, who has served as the NFL’s live music entertainment strategist since 2019, heaped high praise on Rihanna after she was announced as the performer for Super Bowl HALFTIME SHOW in 2022.