Beyonce signals Super Bowl halftime gig
US: Pop diva Beyonce all but confirmed Tuesday that she will be
performing the much-watched halftime show at the Super Bowl in New
Orleans next year.
She appeared in a photograph on her Tumblr page wearing bright red
lipstick and “Feb 3 2013” -- the date of the American football classic
-- stenciled in white over eye black on her cheekbones. “Countdown to
touchdown,” read the accompanying headline. Pending a formal
announcement, the ESPN television sports network said on its website
that Beyonce, 31, would be the youngest halftime act in nearly a decade.
Super Bowl organizers have played it safe since Janet Jackson's
infamous “wardrobe malfunction” while performing with Justin Timberlake
in Houston in 2004 -- the year Beyonce opened the game by singing the
national anthem.
This year's halftime artist was Madonna, 53, whose guest star MIA got
tongues wagging by flipping a middle finger on live television.
The show got higher ratings than the game itself.
AFP
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