The '90s (and beyond) queen of country music, Shania Twain performed the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVII between the Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers alongside No Doubt and Sting. The Super Bowl XXVII halftime show starring Michael Jackson is the most watched Super Bowl halftime show, with a TV audience of more than 133.4 million viewers. [ 68 ] [ 69 ] The Super Bowl LVI halftime show starring Dr. Dre , Snoop Dog , Eminem , Mary J. Blige , Kendrick Lamar and 50 cent is the most viewed Super Bowl halftime show on YouTube It was 1994. Yup, that’s how far back we have to go to go country at the Super Bowl. On January 30, 1994, Super Bowl XXVIII was played at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. The game featured the Dallas Cowboys vs. the Buffalo Bills. The Cowboys took the win and their 4th Super Bowl, as a franchise. The Halftime show was pure country. That wasn't the last year country was featured, though, as Twain joined in during Super Bowl XXXVII's halftime show in 2003, where she performed "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" I Feel Like a Woman Last year, Mickey Guyton made history by becoming the first black female country singer ever to perform the "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the Super Bowl. Halftime shows, meanwhile, have largely 9 Memorable Super Bowl Halftime Shows These musicians delivered performances that have stood the test of time — and sometimes overshadowed the football game itself. By Brad Witter Published: Feb Janet Jackson performs at the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show in 2004 in Houston. (Kevin Mazur/WireImage via Getty Images) Before the Super Bowl halftime show became the spectacle it is today, it Fast forward to Super Bowl 59, which will take place in New Orleans on Feb. 9, 2025. That will mark 30+ years since a country artist has been involved in the halftime performance, let alone Members of the University of Arizona marching band perform during halftime at Super Bowl 1 in 1967. (Photo by Robert Riger/Getty Images) The halftime show at many of the early Super Bowls was Lady Gaga performed the Super Bowl halftime show in 2017. The Patriots triumphed over the Falcons, 34-28. Eric Church With Jazmine Sullivan. The country star’s simple, powerful rendering of See photos of every Super Bowl Halftime Show performance from 1993 to 2024, including Prince, Paul McCartney, Beyoncé, Michael Jackson, Snoop Dogg and more. The Super Bowl halftime show hasn't seen a country artist perform since Shania Twain in 2003. I don't know why it is that one of America's most popular genres of music continues to be snubbed for the honor of performing during football's biggest night. Super Bowl: Year: Performer(s) 1: 1967: Universities of Arizona and Grambling University Bands: 2: 1968 "Old Man Winter Takes a Vacation in Miami" featuring seven local Miami-area high school bands Hip-hop's Harry Houdini, Kendrick Lamar, will attempt his biggest trick yet when he takes the stage for the Super Bowl 59 halftime show in New Orleans on Sunday. Super Bowl LVI was played on February 13 of 2022. It all went down in sunny Inglewood, California at SoFi Stadium, the home stadium of the Los Angeles Rams. That was the second consecutive and second overall Super Bowl with a team playing and winning in its home stadium. For Lamar, it’s the second time he hit the Super Bowl stage in four years. He was a guest performer at the Super Bowl 56 halftime show. But the hip-hop star is the headliner in New Orleans with Kendrick Lamar teased what fans can expect from his Super Bowl halftime show Sunday at Caesars Superdome. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Kendrick Lamar is staying humble — and discreet about his plans Since Roc Nation’s partnership with the N.F.L., hip-hop stars like Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar have been center stage at halftime. By Emmanuel Morgan The Super Bowl halftime show was at a low With the Super Bowl a few months away, fans are wanting the NFL to create a full halftime show featuring country music stars. In the meantime, like a lot of country acts, Chesney, who sat with New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft during the 2017 Super Bowl, is content to watch from the sidelines.
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