Questions raised about viability of halftime show in NY/NJ. Getty Images Of the many concerns about next year’s Super Bowl in New York/New Jersey, there are now doubts as to whether there can even be a halftime show because of the unpredictability of winter weather. With the halftime entertainment becoming a spectacle in recent years (we’ve come a long way from Al Hirt, marching bands or Up With People), it requires hundreds of shock-troop roadies to get the elaborate stages set up and broken down in time for football to resume. The New York Post reported yesterday, citing an unnamed “planning official,” that there’s no plan at the moment for what the show might look like, if it is held at all. “It’s because of the cold weather,” that source said. “It’s not only the acts and the singers but [also] the crews that have to put the stage together.
But the Newark Star-Ledger countered with another source of their own, this one “with intimate knowledge of the Super Bowl XLVIII planning process,” that no decisions are close to being made. The 5 Best Super Bowl Halftime Shows Ever | SPIN | SPIN Mix. All the Super Bowl halftime show facts, figures and history you need before Beyonce takes the stage | Shutdown Corner. (USA Today Sports Images) The halftime show of the Super Bowl officially became bigger than the Super Bowl itself last year. Madonna's performance last year had a higher rating than the average rating for the game.
So while Beyonce's grandiose press conference this week seemed out of place, more people will recognize her than any of the players, coaches and coaches' family members who gave press conferences this week. The halftime show has grown since its humble beginnings (and really, why? Nobody goes to a concert and expect to be entertained by seeing football players play four downs of ball halfway through the set), and will be more talked about on the Internet than how well Joe Flacco plays or that cute Clydesdale commercial that has already won the pre-Super Bowl buzz contest.
[Related: When and where to watch the big game] So if you need to have some background trivia on the Super Bowl halftime show before getting down to "Single Ladies," we have you covered: (Associated Press) [Y! List of Super Bowl halftime shows. The following is a list of halftime shows held at the National Football League's championship game, the Super Bowl. While halftime shows are a tradition during football games at all levels of competition, the Super Bowl halftime show represents a fundamental link to pop culture, which helps broaden the television audience and nationwide interest.
In most years since the mid-1980s, the halftime show of the Super Bowl has featured popular recording artists and other well-known celebrities. It has measurably increased television viewers during and after the halftime show.[1] The performance is regarded one of the most-watched events in American television annually with over 100 million viewers in the United States alone. Musical genres over the years have represented a broad range of music types, including pop, rock, classic rock, country, hip hop, rap, blues, and soul. In some years, short skits or drama scenes are acted out on a stage.
Background[edit] History[edit] 1960s[edit] 1970s[edit] 2013 Beyonce, Destiny's Child. Grantland - Beyonce Halftime Show. It’s possible we’ve been living with amateurism and aspiration for so long that when an artist achieves honest-to-God perfection we catch the Holy Ghost. Beyoncé did that to America last night. She took live spectacle to the highest power, maybe even further given the time we as a nation spend dissecting mediocrity and rubbernecking at crap (“Was that any good?” “How bad was that?”). Beyoncé’s Super Bowl halftime show is a necessary corrective to televised talent competitions. Every once in a while we need a reminder of what these shows, with their platitudinous, literal-minded performers, are hoping to produce: an evening of flawless entertainment.
When Beyoncé rose up from the stage on a platform, with one hand on her hip, and sang a line from “Love on Top,” she wanted us to know that she had flawlessness in mind. Last year, Madonna’s halftime circus took delight in calling out the ironies of football and masculinity. Talent competitions have turned us judgmental. Did Beyoncé Flash an Illuminati Symbol During Super Bowl Halftime Show? Just after she officially closed her presidential inauguration drama confirming that she did in fact lip-sync to a pre-recorded version of herself singing the National Anthem, another controversy is following Beyoncé after her halftime performance at the Super Bowl.
Now, some are accusing the pop star of flashing an Illuminati symbol during Sunday’s show, while others say there’s a perfectly reasonable explanation for it. First, here’s the symbol she made with her hands (below). (Image: YouTube screenshot) And here you can see it in action (Note: She makes the hand symbol at 7:29): Some are saying this dance move is a symbol of the Illuminati. Others say it is a symbol used for her husband Jay-Z Carter’s record label, Roc-A-Fella Records.
Here’s what the Illuminati on Twitter (we can’t vouch for who maintains the account) has to say about it: Either way, the Internet has been buzzing over the potential Illuminati connection since Beyoncé formed the triangle with her hands Sunday night. "Beyonce" Storify. #Beyonce Twitter. Tweets About Beyoncé's Halftime Show Top Ravens' Super Bowl Victory, Blackout.
Play-by-plays are as vital to the Super Bowl’s soundtrack as the cheering crowds and the sounds of sports fans wolfing down wings. But adding to the noise, more than ever, are the millions of viewers who put down the chips and dip, break out their phones and give Twitter commentary of their own. Americans tweeted about this year’s Super Bowl nearly twice as much as they did last year, according to Twitter’s own analytics, and if there’s one nugget of truth to gleam from all that data, it’s this: Forget the Ravens, the real world champion here is Beyoncé. (WATCH: The Best and Worst Super Bowl Commercials of 2013) Of the more than 24.1 million tweets about the Super Bowl on Sunday — and that’s not including tweets about any of the Super Bowl’s commercials — 5.5 million were about Beyoncé and her near-flawless halftime show. (PHOTOS: Beyoncé Rocks the Superdome, Reunites with Destiny’s Child) (MORE: After the Super Bowl, the World: Beyoncé Announces Global Tour) Destiny's Child Sales Explode After Super Bowl, Beyonce Sales See Smaller Bump.
It's neither a secret nor a surprise that performing at the Super Bowl translates to a big increase in album sales. Recent halftime shows have been seen by over 100 million people, which is exposure you can't buy (or, incidentally, get paid for). What is surprising, however, is that Destiny's Child saw almost three times the sales boost as Beyonce. Of course, Beyonce is Destiny's Child's ringleader and thus probably won't be too upset when she reads that DC sales jumped 630 percent in the wake of the Big Game. But the singer's solo albums were only amplified by 230 percent. Curiously, the most popular Destiny's Child song of the week was "Say My Name," which was notably absent from the halftime show.
Another possible reason for Beyonce's lower numbers is simple chronology. Nielson SoundScan data shows that while a sales bump always comes in the week after a Super Bowl performance, this year's figures are above average. Loading Slideshow. 2012 Madonna. Middle finger 'malfunction' mars Super Bowl halftime show. Madonna performs during the halftime show of Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Sunday, February 5. Madonna's set Sunday night included "Vogue," "Music," "Like a Prayer" and "Give Me All Your Luvin.
" Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. (not pictured) join Madonna on stage dressed as cheerleaders. The pair are featured on "Give Me All Your Luvin," the first single on Madonna's forthcoming "M.D.N.A. " It's due out in March. The NFL calls the show "the most-watched musical event of the year. " Signer Cee Lo Green performs on stage in a glittery choir robe. Madonna, 53, erupted onto the scene in the early '80s and is ranked by the Guinness World Records as the top-selling female recording artist of all time.
Madonna performs with Redfoo and Sky Blu of LMFAO, the twosome behind the chart-topping single "Sexy and I Know It. " Madonna started her performance dressed as a Roman goddess clad in black and gold. The show ended with the words "World Peace" projected onto the field. CNN's K.J. Grantland - Madonna Halftime Show. In most male sports and some movies, it’s entirely possible to not notice that sometimes the grabbiness, emotional intimacy, and prolonged contact is absurd. It’s possible to watch 300 and think, with a straight face, that it’s just the greatest man-to-man combat movie ever made, that there’s nothing gay about a bunch of half-dressed warriors battling for control of some place called the Hot Gates. Madonna is not one of those people. Madonna is Miss Hot Gates 1984-1995. She probably watched 300 and thought it needed another zero. So last night during her Super Bowl halftime show, there that zero was.
A phalanx of muscled gladiators brought her to the stage on a Roman float (the guys in 300 were Greek, but let’s not mince civilizations), and she opened the show with “Vogue.” Unlike previous halftime acts, Madonna doesn’t have a “Let’s Go Crazy,” a “Start Me Up,” or a “Let’s Get It Started.” Madonna’s 12 or so minutes didn’t feel entirely strange. 2011 Black Eyed Peas. 2010 The Who. 2009 Bruce Springsteen. 2004 Janet Jackson, P. Diddy, Nelly, Kid Rock, and Justin Timberlake. Janet Jackson Wardrobe Malfunction Full Video. FCC sticks by Janet Jackson Super Bowl fine - Entertainment - Television - TODAY.
WASHINGTON — Federal regulators will stick by their decision to slap CBS with a $550,000 fine for the Janet Jackson flash at the 2004 Super Bowl. They also plan new sanctions against Fox, NBC and CBS TV stations or affiliates for violating decency standards, according to people familiar with the matter. The two sources, who declined to be identified ahead of a public announcement, said one of the decisions involves an appearance by Nicole Richie on the 2003 Billboard Music Awards on Fox. During the broadcast, she uttered the “F” word and the expletive for excrement. It’s believed to be the first time that the Federal Communications Commission will address the use of the second expletive on the public airwaves. The sources would not say which broadcasters would face monetary penalties from the commission.
In the next couple of weeks, the agency is expected to release a batch of indecency rulings and dismissals of complaints — about 40 in all. Court Tosses FCC 'wardrobe Malfunction' Fine. Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy. Justin Timberlake after tearing off part of Janet Jackson's clothes during their performance in the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show. The incident was ridiculed both abroad and within the United States, with some American commentators seeing the incident as a sign of decreasing morality in the national culture; others considered the incident harmless and felt that it received an undue amount of attention and backlash.[7][8][9][10][11] The increased regulation of broadcasting raised concerns regarding censorship and free speech in the United States,[12] and the FCC increased the fine per indecency violation from $27,500 to $325,000 shortly after the event.[13] The show was produced by MTV and was themed around the network's Rock the Vote campaign due to the event occurring during an election year.
Background and development[edit] Incident[edit] The FCC's case to reinstate the government's fine of $550,000 was refused in June 2012. Responses[edit] —Jackson on Super Bowl incident. [47] Wardrobe malfunction. Abbey Brooks at Playboy Mansion with a wardrobe malfunction, also known as a nipple slip or "nip slip" A wardrobe malfunction, or accidental nudity, is accidental exposure of intimate parts. It is different from indecent exposure or flashing, as the latter ones imply a deliberate exposure. There has been a long history of such incidents, though the term itself was coined in the mid-2000s and has become one of the most common fashion faux pas.[1] Etymology[edit] The American Dialect Society defines it as "an unanticipated exposure of bodily parts".[2] Global Language Monitor, which tracks usage of words on the internet and in newspapers worldwide, identified the term as the top Hollywood contribution to English (HollyWordie) in 2004, surpassing words like girlie men, Yo!
Social phenomenon[edit] See also[edit] References[edit] 2001 Ben Stiller, Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Aerosmith, 'N Sync, Britney Spears, Mary J. Blige, Nelly. 1993 Michael Jackson. Sports Business - How Michael Jackson Redefined the Super Bowl.