2012, Super Bowl XLVI-- Madonna featuring LMFAO, Cirque du Soleil, Nicki Minaj, M.I.A. and CeeLo Green 2011, Super Bowl XLV -- The Black Eyed Peas featuring Usher and Slash 2010, Super Bowl XLIV 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 Here is the complete list of previous Super Bowl halftime performers and themes: 2025: Kendrick Lamar with special guest SZA 2024: Usher with special guests Alicia Keys, Jermaine Dupri, H.E.R Music Expand/collapse submenu for Music. Best Music of 2024 2025 Super Bowl: R&B artist Ledisi will precede Batiste with a performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing," a poem written in 1987, Super Bowl XXI: "Salute to Hollywood's 100th Anniversary" featuring actors George Burns, Mikey Rooney, in addition to Grambling State University and USC Marching Bands (Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA) 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 The Super Bowl halftime show, before Michael Jackson, was an endless wasteland of college marching bands and maddening flag-spinning tributes, from salutes to Hollywood (twice), to Motown, to the The NFL enlisted one of music's biggest acts to lead its halftime show during Super Bowl 59. there were a slew of artists capable of leading the line on Super Bowl Sunday. Full list of artists who have performed at the Super Bowl Halftime Show. During the first years, university marching bands were in charge of offering musical entertainment during the interval. Every artist who's ever played the Super Bowl halftime show. 11 February 2024, 17:00 | Updated: 30 January 2025, 16:38. The Rolling Stones, Prince, Beyoncé and Coldplay and Madonna perform at the Apple Music is hosting a Super Bowl LIX Halftime show news conference ahead of the highly-anticipated performance on Sunday. Hotels expected to be at capacity ahead of Super Bowl | How Entergy "Rap music is still the most impactful genre to date,” Lamar said in a statement following his Super Bowl announcement. “And I’ll be there to remind the world why. They got the right one.” Artists perform at the Super Bowl Halftime Show for free, but with 100 million viewers, the exposure drives spikes in music sales, streams, and tours. This year’s pregame show celebrates Louisiana’s rich music culture with local talent. Jon Batiste to Perform the National Anthem. Jon Batiste will sing the national anthem at Super Bowl LIX. Batiste, a native of New Orleans, is a five-time Grammy Award winner. His recent release, “Beethoven Blues,” blends classical music with blues This is what it means today to headline a Super Bowl halftime show like Lamar, 37, will at Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans on Sunday, Feb. 9. Just three years ago, he played a secondary role at the The answer lies in exposure. The Super Bowl Halftime Show offers the largest single-platform audience in the United States, catapulting artists' music sales and streaming numbers overnight. The massive viewership turns a Super Bowl Halftime Show setlist into a marketing opportunity. Super Bowl 2025 will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana, and the night will be full of football, commercials, and music. Amongst the artists performing, the halftime show is one of the most Usher made history at the 58th Super Bowl by becoming the first independent artist to perform at the halftime show. He was joined by special guests Alicia Keys, H.E.R., will.i.am, Lil Jon, Jermaine Dupri, and Ludacris. The R&B star previously appeared at the Super Bowl alongside the Black Eyed Peas in 2011. Over the years “The Star-Spangled Banner” has been performed by a wide array of artists at the Super Bowl, from country music icons to pop superstars. Some have delivered memorable renditions
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