There was obviously a ridiculous amount of hype surrounding this year’s Super Bowl Halftime show with Madonna, but I think she came out and totally slayed the show last night. The performance started with some old-school gladiator shit thrown on the top of “Vogue,” which medleyed itself into “Music” not too far after the song started. Stages were shifting, performers were dancing themselves in and out of the picture, and then LMFAO makes an appearance with a “Music” / “Party Rock Anthem” mashup performed live. We even got a little “Sexy and I Know It” before the new Madonna song showed up. Seeing Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. dance on stage with Madonna was a treat, and M.I.A. took the chance to stay at the top of the headlines today by flipping off the camera live on her “I don’t give a shit” line in the song. Then somehow Cee Lo showed up leading a drum line which brought out “Open Your Heart” and “Express Yourself.” Then “Like a Prayer” made everyone feel like they were in church…
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SBNation.com is reporting that they’ve got sources confirming Madonna for the next upcoming Super Bowl halftime show nonsense.
Madonna will perform during the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on February 5, sources close to the event told SBNation.com on Monday. A spokesperson for the NFL declined to comment.
We’ll go with the rumor for now; I’d rather see her do the show than Black Eyed Peas again, that much is certain…
Happy Monday, dudes. Sorry for so much downtime on the site lately. I’ve been working on finding a new apartment here in San Fran and this city is friggin’ cutthroat. It’s nothing like trying to rent in Chicago. Here, you’ve got competition and people ready to take credit reports in order to sell your identity all while you’re stressed out and vulnerable looking for that perfect apartment to put you sometime in the future until you need to worry about finding an apartment again. It’s always worth it when you find a place you like, but given my experience over the past year it’s worth taking some time and remaining calm until you find something you love. So that was my weekend. I found something I love and it’s a place I could turn into a proper studio in more ways than one, so I’m pumped. But enough about me.
The big news this morning is that Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have been booked as the Super Bowl halftime show performers, definitely not a huge surprise but nicely received from my point of view. The Boss is the shit, for lack of something more proper and intellectual to say. There’s no point, really. It’s The Boss. ‘Nuff. said.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will play the halftime slot at the Super Bowl in Tampa, Fla., snagging the spot at the most-watched musical event of the year, according to the organizers.
I never think of this as the most-watched music event of the year, but if so that’s a bit funny to me in more ways than one. First, can’t we actually do way better than what we’ve seen over the past few years? The Boss may be able to one-up anyone that would come before him, but in terms of a headlining star-studded event I’m worried that Springsteen may be a bit past his musical prime in terms of relevance. We’ve got to remember the audience, of course, so I’m guessing that a TV on the Radio appearance, for instance, wouldn’t make much sense in terms of audience reach. Second, if it is going to be the Boss, can we assume that he’s just going to own the halftime show all himself or will the networks try and get him to recruit some younger, star power? I’m not sure that either is really the best question but it’s immediately what popped out in my head.
Bruce Springsteen To Rock Super Bowl Halftime [Billboard]
