ESPN announced Tuesday that it’s changing up its music for this year’s edition of “Monday Night Football.”
Week 1 of the NFL season will conclude with the Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs squaring off at Arrowhead Stadium. Luckily for football fans around the country, Patrick Mahomes has been cleared for this AFC West showdown.
With kickoff less than a week away, ESPN announced that Apple Music is curating its “Monday Night Football” music this fall.
The first song that’ll be played this season is Lil Baby’s single, “Dead Fresh.” Fans will get to hear it next Monday at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.
Exciting collaboration for ESPN.
Apple Music will select the music for the Bills-Rams game in Week 5, Cowboys-Eagles game in Week 7, Cowboys-Seahawks game in Week 13, Patriots-Chiefs game in Week 15, and a Week 18 matchup to be determined later this year.
“There’s nothing like the energy of a Monday Night Football game,” said Matt Plotnik, Global Head of Marketing, Apple Music and Apple Podcasts. “We’re giving that energy a soundtrack, powered by Apple Music’s deep bench of curators and tastemakers. We can’t wait to bring artists and music to this audience in a way that matches the moment.”
This collab between ESPN and Apple Music makes sense considering the Worldwide Leader in Sports will televise the Super Bowl this season. The halftime show at SoFi Stadium will once again be presented by Apple Music.
