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Rihanna Posts NFL Football Pic, Confirming She’s the Next Super Bowl Halftime Performer
Rihanna is heading to the Super Bowl! After rumors swirled on Sunday morning (Sept. 25) that she was in discussions to headline the 2023 Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show, the 34-year-old superstar further stoked the chatter by sharing a photo of herself holding an NFL-branded football on Instagram. Shortly after her post, the NFL confirmed the news by retweeting a post by Roc Nation, which featured the same image RiRi had shared. “Let’s GO,” the label and management company captioned its tweet. The NFL also posted Rihanna’s football teaser pic on its official Twitter account. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Super Bowl LVII will take place on Feb. 12, 2023 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. The Apple Music Super ...
Taylor Swift to Headline 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show: Report
Taylor Swift is set to headline the 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show, according to Variety. Citing “three sources close to the situation,” Variety reports that Swift will take the stage during Super Bowl LVII on February 12th, 2023 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. It’ll mark her first time headlining the halftime show. Earlier on Friday, Apple Music was announced as the new presenting sponsor of the Super Bowl Halftime Show, replacing Pepsi. Because of the timing of the announcement — at 12:00 a.m. — fans took it as a hint that Swift would be performing (her new album is titled Midnights, after all). What’s more, the pop singer has a longterm relationship with Pepsi’s chief rival, Coca-Cola, which would have prevented her from headlining past halftime shows. Related Video Las...
Apple Music Offcially The New Sponsor Of The Super Bowl Halftime Show
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Cooper Neill / Getty Hey Siri, who’s performing at the Super Bowl LVII Halftime show? We don’t know the answer yet, but we know that Apple Music will sponsor the big show. Per The Verge, Apple Music will begin its partnership with the NFL by sponsoring the Super Bowl LVII halftime show, replacing long-time sponsor Pepsi. Related Stories In a recent press release, the NFL announced the Emmy Award-winning Super Bowl LVI halftime show in February featuring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, and 50 Cent drew 120 million viewers. The specifics of Apple Music and the NFL’s deal have not been disclosed, but according to the New York Times, the NFL was looking for around $50 million for a new home for its sponsorship deal. The Verge also ...
Apple Music Taking Over as Super Bowl Halftime Sponsor
The NFL has found the next presenting sponsor of the Super Bowl halftime show. Apple Music has been named the official sponsor of the annual music and pop culture event, succeeding Pepsi, which announced earlier this year that it would give up its role in presenting the show. Pepsi had been the lead sponsor of the halftime show for the past decade. Apple Music’s first Super Bowl halftime show will take place Feb. 12, 2023 in Arizona, with performers still to be announced. This past year’s show featured Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent and Mary J. Blige perform. Previous shows have seen some of the biggest names in music perform, from Beyonce and Prince to Justin Timberlake and Jennifer Lopez. In fact, the show has become a much bi...
50 Cent And The Game Trade Shots After Super Bowl Halftime Show Wins Emmy
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz It seems one of Hip-Hop’s most infamous beefs is back on. 50 Cent and The Game recently traded shots over the Super Bowl Halftime Show winning an Emmy Award. As per Complex the former G-Unit soldiers are once again on opposite sides. Last week the memorable performance, which featured Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar, and Eminem, won three awards at the 2022 Creative Arts Emmys. The wins included Outstanding Variety Special (Live), Outstanding Music Direction, and Outstanding Production Design For A Variety. After it was announced 50 took to social media to humbly brag. “I just won my Emmy award [clapping emojis] for the super bowl half time show. LOL,” he wrote. From there, 50 sent stray shots at the...
NFL’s First Head Of Music On Halftime Show Planning & Why They Don’t Pay Performers
Even before the National Football League announced that Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar and Eminem would perform during the Pepsi-sponsored halftime show at Super Bowl LVI on Feb. 13, Seth Dudowsky knew he had a crucial sound issue to solve. One of his many responsibilities as the point person for the production at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., which would be seen by 103.4 million television viewers (and rack up more than 121 million YouTube views), was keeping the set list under wraps. The problem, however, was the venue, which is next door to the NFL’s Los Angeles-area headquarters where he works and is anything but soundproof. “It’s technically an outdoor stadium with a roof,” Dudowsky says. “So sound blows out the [open] sides of the stadium.” Knowing that medi...
The Game Is Surprised He Wasn’t Invited To The Super Bowl Halftime Show
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Robert Gauthier / Getty Last Sunday’s Super Bowl Halftime Show was one for the OG Hip-Hoppers but with the festivities taking place in California, LA’s most recognizable representative, The Game is wondering why he wasn’t invited to join in on all the fun. With Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar and Mary J. Blige leading the star-studded lineup for the halftime performance, everyone was shocked when 50 Cent made a surprise cameo which led many to speculate that Compton-bred, The Game would be next to pop up out of the 50 yard line. Unfortunately it did not play out that way and The Game took to Instagram to state that he too should’ve been a part of the entertaining halftime segment. Reposting a fans IG story where he wrote “FYI: @losangelesconfidential ...
The Music In Coinbase’s Viral Super Bowl Ad Was Produced By Com Truise and Samples The Beatles
Coinbase’s viral Super Bowl advertisement was a hit. For Coinbase, it was a hit to their servers. The commercial was simply a QR code that bounced around the screen like the classic DVD logo in the 90s. It was a simple and ingenious marketing strategy, and the traffic that Coinbase received during the ad’s 60-second run time temporarily crashed the company’s servers. But the music was also a hit. The track from the commercial was created by electronic music veteran Com Truise, who sampled the melody of a motown classic and produced an eerie chillwave song. “Money (That’s What I Want)” was originally written by Berry Gordy and Janie Bradford. Barrett Strong was the first artist to record and release the track in 1959 before The Beatles and The Kingsmen ea...
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On Sight: Kid Cudi Jumps At Reporter Who Asks Him About Kanye West [Video]
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Michael Reaves / Getty It seems that the Kid Cudi and Kanye West back and forth is a real beef. Cudder lunged at a reporter who asked him about Yeezy last week. As per XXL Magazine, the Cleveland, Ohio native was in attendance at the recent Super Bowl game. While exiting SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., he was approached by a nervous cameraman. At first, the “Erase Me” rapper ignored the unidentified paparazzi but the follow-up question of “any words for Kanye man?” was asked, Kudi showed him his Mr. Rager side. “He was escorted by a body guard coming out. I asked him about Kanye and he just snapped it happened so fast,” the paparazzi said. “Some guy that was with him came from behind me, I thought they were going to jump me. I backed off and blend...
Scrubs, Schitt’s Creek and More TV Casts That Reunited in 2022 Super Bowl Ads: Watch
Despite an onslaught of cryptocurrency content, most of this year’s Super Bowl advertisements understood the assignment, shelling out the big bucks in order to turn up the star power at every possible opportunity. While many Game Day ads boasted blockbuster celebrity pairings (yes, that was Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus joining forces for T-Mobile, and Zendaya and André 3000 finding some time to sell seashells for Squarespace), mini-reunions of classic TV show casts also dominated the advertising airwaves of Super Bowl LVI on Sunday (February 14th). From Scrubs to The Sopranos, we’ve got them all rounded up here in case you unglued yourself from the living room couch in order to grab more snacks. Check out the nostalgia-inducing ads you may have missed below. Scrubs: Zach Braff and Donald F...
Dr. Dre Talks Super Bowl Halftime, Eminem’s Knee and the NFL’s ‘Minor’ Changes
The Super Bowl is done and dusted for another year, the Rams have earned their hangovers, and the halftime performers can walk about feeling like winners. This year’s epic entertainment slot lit-up social media, as hip-hop heavyweights Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar and special guests got the SoFi Stadium bouncing. Speaking to TMZ the day after, Dre addressed some of the rumors surrounding the spectacular 15-minute showcase, and just what the NFL had approved (and what was axed). Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “There were a few things that we had to change, but it was like really minor things,” the legendary producer, rapper and N.W.A founding member told the news title. Many who watched ...
Of Course Snoop Dogg Smoked Weed Right Before the Super Bowl Halftime Show
Did anyone really think Snoop Dogg wouldn’t find a way to smoke weed during his appearance at the Super Bowl for the halftime show? While one of America’s most famous stoners didn’t light up during the actual performance itself, production cameras caught him taking a puff from a joint right before going on stage. It’s probably not a coincidence that Snoop helped Dr. Dre kick off the show by performing their collaboration “The Next Episode,” which closes with the line “Smoke weed every day.” Footage of Snoop’s warm-up was posted to Twitter by Rafa El Alcalde, a play-by-play announcer for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Watch the clip below. Snoop was a heavy contributor to easily one of the best halftime shows in Super Bowl history, performing with his mentor Dr. Dre alongside Mary J. Blige, ...
