Super Bowl 50 half-time show: Coldplay, Beyonce and Bruno Mars complicit in incoherent mess
9 years, 1 month ago

Super Bowl 50 half-time show: Coldplay, Beyonce and Bruno Mars complicit in incoherent mess

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Coldplay have performed their Super Bowl half-time show, except in an apparent lack of faith from the NFL, they were overshadowed by Beyonce being inherently awesome and a weird montage of half-time shows' past. Beyonce performed her brand new track - as opposed to the Coldplay collab that was expected - while Bruno Mars' role appeared to be entirely aesthetic, strutting around the stage flanked by a gang, Grease-style in black outfits. open image in gallery open image in gallery Beyonce almost falls over during Super Bowl half-time show Beyonce inevitably proved the highlight, walking the field with typical ferocity, and Chris Martin's attempts to join the party felt very much like a dad jumping in too early at a wedding. The half-time show was framed by Coldplay's usual 2005 era neon tie dye visual, and the references to the last 50 years of Super Bowl history were as regrettably shallow as the Super Bowl L's ditching of its Roman numeral to become Super Bowl 50.

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The Super Bowl Halftime Show Spurred Unoriginal 'DEI' Digs — But We Know What They're Really Saying
1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Super Bowl Halftime Show Spurred Unoriginal 'DEI' Digs — But We Know What They're Really Saying

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Kendrick Lamar’s highly-anticipated Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show on Sunday night brought a lot of excitement and joy to fans and music lovers across the globe. But the performance also prompted attacks from some calling it a “DEI halftime show” — an uninspired charge similar to President Donald Trump’s recent crusade against diversity, equity and inclusion, or …

Beyonce’s eight-figure paycheck for NFL halftime Christmas show revealed
3 months ago

Beyonce’s eight-figure paycheck for NFL halftime Christmas show revealed

Hindustan Times  

Beyonce delivered a stunning performance during the NFL halftime show at the Baltimore Ravens vs. Houston Texans Christmas Day game, captivating the crowd at NRG Stadium. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni Beyonce NFL check amount revealed Her spectacular performance instantly won the hearts of the crowd present as well as the viewers watching the holiday game day from their homes. However, the Grammy …

Usher delivers a dazzling Super Bowl halftime show as jubilant Taylor Swift celebrates with Travis Kelce
1 year, 1 month ago

Usher delivers a dazzling Super Bowl halftime show as jubilant Taylor Swift celebrates with Travis Kelce

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce …

Super Bowl: From Janet Jackson's infamous nip-slip to Beyonce's public stance against police brutality... five times scandal and controversy took center stage in the halftime show
1 year, 1 month ago

Super Bowl: From Janet Jackson's infamous nip-slip to Beyonce's public stance against police brutality... five times scandal and controversy took center stage in the halftime show

Daily Mail  

The Super Bowl halftime show has continuously been one of the most-watched events on television in recent memory. Janet Jackson's infamous 'wardrobe malfunction' inspired the creation of YouTube in 2005 Jackson's incident led congress to pass a bill increasing fines for 'indecency' on television Perhaps the most controversial halftime show to date took place in 2004 with the infamous 'Nipplegate'. …

From marching bands to megastars: How the Super Bowl halftime show became a global spectacle
1 year, 1 month ago

From marching bands to megastars: How the Super Bowl halftime show became a global spectacle

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Underneath his umbrella, NFL legend Dan Marino stood nearly drenched on the sideline watching Prince’s epic “Purple Rain” Super Bowl halftime performance in 2007 during a torrential Miami downpour. “But now, as we head into Super Bowl 58, people love to watch the halftime show.” In nearly six decades, the halftime festivities have transformed from a family-oriented …

Super Bowl halftime show review: Rihanna delivered a mash-up of her greatest hits – and a surprise pregnancy announcement
2 years, 1 month ago

Super Bowl halftime show review: Rihanna delivered a mash-up of her greatest hits – and a surprise pregnancy announcement

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy “All I see is dollar …

Nipples, sharks and police protests: Inside the madness and mishaps of the Super Bowl half-time show
2 years, 1 month ago

Nipples, sharks and police protests: Inside the madness and mishaps of the Super Bowl half-time show

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The teaser clip posted online from rehearsals for Ri-Ri’s …

From Snoop Dogg to Kendrick Lamar, Top Fashion Moments from Super Bowl 2022
3 years, 1 month ago

From Snoop Dogg to Kendrick Lamar, Top Fashion Moments from Super Bowl 2022

News 18  

The Super Bowl may be America’s biggest sporting event but it also happens to be an event headlined by the artists performing at the Halftime show, and celebrities showing up in the latest fashion trends. https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ8et6HtKDq/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Lamar showed up to the venue a black wool double-breasted suit and silk shirt from Louis Vuitton fall/winter 2022, which also happens to be …

How the NFL tried and failed to censor its hip-hop halftime performance
3 years, 1 month ago

How the NFL tried and failed to censor its hip-hop halftime performance

Salon  

From nostalgic throwbacks to a high-energy set list, this year's goosebump-inducing Super Bowl halftime show lived up to its hype and delivered more than anticipated. A few hours before Sunday's game, Puck News reported that the NFL had denied Dr. Dre's request to take a knee – the gesture of protest against racial injustice and police brutality that was popularized …

Super Bowl 2020: Logistics of pulling off a halftime show which lasts 13 minutes and costs $13 million
5 years, 1 month ago

Super Bowl 2020: Logistics of pulling off a halftime show which lasts 13 minutes and costs $13 million

Firstpost  

The popular Super Bowl halftime show is only 13 minutes long, but the million-dollar-a-minute extravaganza takes thousands of people, months of planning and near military precision to pull off. “It’s like a big jigsaw puzzle.” The work starts almost a year in advance, said Mark Quenzel, the NFL’s senior vice president for programming and production. In 2014, for example, producers …

From marching bands to The Boss to Lady Gaga at halftime
5 years, 2 months ago

From marching bands to The Boss to Lady Gaga at halftime

Associated Press  

MIAMI — Regardless of your musical tastes, it seems the Super Bowl halftime show has gone there. “You kind of tune in to the Super Bowl to be surprised,” said Peter O’Reilly, the NFL’s senior vice president of events, “in terms of what can happen, whether it’s the renditions of the national anthem and `America The Beautiful,’ the pregame, halftime.. …

Beyonce’s Super Bowl show bringing both praise and criticism
9 years, 1 month ago

Beyonce’s Super Bowl show bringing both praise and criticism

Associated Press  

A day after the Super Bowl, people are still parsing over each frame from Beyonce’s halftime performance, trying to glean the messages, both subtle and overt, that made for a stunning display of unapologetic blackness and political activism during one of the most-watched events of the year. I can’t recall another time you saw that unambiguousness with a performance on …

Super Bowl: Beyoncé pays tribute to Black Panthers during halftime performance
9 years, 1 month ago

Super Bowl: Beyoncé pays tribute to Black Panthers during halftime performance

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The surprise drop of track 'Formation' accompanied the artist's …

Review: Coldplay lets Beyonce, Bruno Mars overshadow band
9 years, 1 month ago

Review: Coldplay lets Beyonce, Bruno Mars overshadow band

Associated Press  

Give Chris Martin and Coldplay credit: It takes a certain lack of ego for musicians to essentially let themselves be upstaged at their own Super Bowl show. The British band invited Beyonce and Bruno Mars to share the spotlight Sunday for the halftime extravaganza, which evolved into a 50th anniversary tribute to Super Bowl shows of yore. Beyonce took the …

Beyoncé Slays Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show (And Coldplay Was There Too)
9 years, 1 month ago

Beyoncé Slays Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show (And Coldplay Was There Too)

Huff Post  

Coldplay might have been the official headliner of the Pepsi Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show, but on Sunday it was all about Beyoncé. Weeks before the show, frontman Chris Martin told Entertainment Tonight that the band viewed the halftime show as "the greatest moment of our band's life." A photo posted by Beyoncé on Feb 7, 2016 at 5:46pm PST …

Beyonce gets political at Super Bowl, pays tribute to ‘Black Lives Matter’
9 years, 1 month ago

Beyonce gets political at Super Bowl, pays tribute to ‘Black Lives Matter’

CNN  

CNN — Fans and critics were appreciative of Beyoncé’s halftime show performance at Super Bowl 50 this Sunday, but her political message is now making waves. “I think it was outrageous,” former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said on Fox News Monday, who said he didn’t get it from an artistic standpoint and didn’t agree with the pop diva’s politics …

Beyoncé’s Super Bowl halftime show: A primer for those who went for beer
9 years, 1 month ago

Beyoncé’s Super Bowl halftime show: A primer for those who went for beer

LA Times  

Those who were only half-watching Beyoncé's "Formation" performance during the Super Bowl halftime show — perhaps distracted by the beer, wings and guacamole — may be wondering what was the big deal. The costumes spoke volumes Beyonce's ensemble was an homage to Michael Jackson, ripping its style from the outfit the late pop star wore during his Super Bowl show …

The best -- and worst -- social media reactions to Beyoncé’s halftime show
9 years, 1 month ago

The best -- and worst -- social media reactions to Beyoncé’s halftime show

LA Times  

Beyonce and Bruno Mars perform during the Pepsi Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show at Levi’s Stadium. Beyoncés dancers in black berets at #SB50 paying homage to the Black Panthers 50 years after their #formation in '66 pic.twitter.com/YXpzBkkm6s — Dream Defenders February 8, 2016 BEYONCE IN THAT MICHAEL JACKSON SUPER BOWL FIT pic.twitter.com/G919sWvPOq — Gaby Wilson February 8, 2016 Beyoncé with …

Beyoncé to perform at Super Bowl 50 halftime show
9 years, 2 months ago

Beyoncé to perform at Super Bowl 50 halftime show

LA Times  

The organizers in charge of the Super Bowl halftime entertainment were apparently crazy in love with the job Beyoncé did when she headlined the Super Bowl XLVII halftime in 2013. Pepsi confirmed to the Associated Press Thursday that the 34-year-old Houston native will return to perform at this year’s Super Bowl halftime show as well. Coldplay announced last month it …

Bruno Mars' Super Bowl Halftime Show Is An Unorthodox Jukebox
11 years, 1 month ago

Bruno Mars' Super Bowl Halftime Show Is An Unorthodox Jukebox

Huff Post  

Bruno Mars headlined the Super Bowl XLVII halftime show on Sunday night in East Rutherford, New Jersey. He also helped Red Hot Chili Peppers lead singer Anthony Kiedis on "Give It Away," a seminal hit from the Los Angeles rock band. "No matter where I perform, it's my job to uplift the people -- whether I'm performing at a graduation …

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