DJ Khaled Tapped For Monday Night Football Collab

DJ Khaled will work with ESPN throughout this year’s Monday Night Football season, starting with the Sept. 28 matchup between the Chiefs and Ravens.

“I’m excited to collaborate with the NFL and ESPN again as we celebrate the return of the 2020 season,” said DJ Khaled. “Last year was a movie, kicking off the Super Bowl in Miami and now I am providing the vibes for fans everywhere as a music curator for Monday Night Football. From working with ESPN in their creative campaign ‘READY FOR FOOTBALL’ to providing the soundtrack for the NFL season – this is going to be epic.”

<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Welcome <a href=”https://twitter.com/espn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@espn</a> and <a href=”https://twitter.com/ESPNDeportes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@ESPNDeportes</a> to the WE THE BEST family! <br>All season long I’m bringing the hottest <br>music to the world during Monday Night Football. TAP IN <a href=”https://t.co/a2rviuiEaq”>pic.twitter.com/a2rviuiEaq</a></p>— DJ KHALED (@djkhaled) <a href=”https://twitter.com/djkhaled/status/1305616048859750400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>September 14, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script>

The popular musician announced the collab with an ESPN social media takeover. He will choose tracks that reflect the energy, intensity and story lines for five Monday Night Football NFL matchups this season, running curated music during promotional spots, telecasts and pre-game shows on ESPN and ESPN Deportes.

“We’re incredibly excited to collaborate with DJ Khaled to curate music for Monday Night Football throughout the season,” said Emeka Ofodile, Vice President of Sports Marketing, ESPN. “Music is one of the greatest tools we have to connect with fans, and the NFL on ESPN brand is a place to work with some of the best DJs and producers in the industry. This curatorial role really resonated with audiences when we first introduced it with Diplo last year, and this year, we’re tapping into DJ Khaled’s talent and influence at the intersection of sports and music to provide this season’s soundtrack.”

DJ Khaled will also select a song specifically celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month for the Chargers-Saints game on Monday, Oct. 12.

The announcement comes after the news that Hank Williams Jr.’s popular theme would not be used this season, with a with Butcher Brown’s “Rip It Up” cover of the Little Richard classic taking its place.