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Halftime Show

Music News 

Pepsi is out as the sponsor of the Super Bowl halftime show. Enter…Taylor Swift? Here’s how that could happen.

May 25, 2022May 26, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Coca-Cola, Coke, Halftime Show, NFL, Pepsi, Sponsorship, Super Bowl, Taylor Swift

Pepsi has a big sponsorship deal with the NFL that goes back close to four decades. That deal has just

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Recommended Music 

Remember when Rudy Giuliani told Eminem to leave the country?

February 19, 2022February 19, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Eminem, Halftime Show, Rudy Giuliani, Super Bowl

Rudy got his shorts all twisted because Eminem took a knee during the Super Bowl halftime show? It was a

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Funny/Weird 

Did the Super Bowl halftime show make you feel old? Join the line.

February 14, 2022February 14, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Halftime Show, Super Bowl LVI

The game is over and the LA Rams are the Super Bowl champs. Meanwhile, people keep talking about the halftime

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Music News 

Here are your music-related prop bets for Super Bowl LVI: UPDATED WITH RESULTS

February 13, 2022February 14, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Halftime Show, Musical Prop Bets, Super Bowl

There’s apparently a record amount of money being bet on Sunday’s Super Bowl between the LA Rams and the Cincinnati

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Here’s Arkells’ full Grey Cup halftime performance

December 14, 2021December 14, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Arkells, Grey Cup, Halftime Show, Hamilton

Given that (a) the game was in Hamilton and (b) the Ti-Cats were playing, Arkells were the perfect pick for

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Poll 

Weekly survey: Which rock act would you pick the for the Super Bowl halftime show?

January 27, 2020January 27, 2020 Alan Cross 5 Comments Foo Fighters, Green Day, Halftime Show, Pearl Jam, Slipknot, Super Bowl

The NFL wants to have at least 100 million people watching the Pepsi-sponsored halftime show, which is why they’re always

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Music News 

This petition seeks to rickroll the entire Super Bowl halftime show.

January 24, 2020January 23, 2020 Alan Cross 2 Comments Halftime Show, Rick Astley, Rickroll, Super Bowl

The NFL and its sponsors like to make a big deal about the Super Bowl halftime show. We’re already being

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Music News 

Weird musical prop bets for this year’s Super Bowl

January 18, 2020January 17, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Halftime Show, Prop Bets, Super Bowl

We’re two weeks away from Super LIV in Miami so it’s time to turn our attention to goofy prop bets

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Music News 

Now that we have performers for the Super Bowl halftime show, how will the controversy play out?

January 14, 2019January 14, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Atlanta, Halftime Show, Maroon 5, Super Bowl LII

If you spent any time watching football yesterday, you’ll know that after weeks of rumours, Maroon 5 is 100% officially

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, December 25, 2018

December 25, 2018December 25, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 12 Days of Christmas, Ace Frehley, Axl Rose, Cardi B, Donald Trump, Halftime Show, KISS, NFL, Rush, Smart Speaker

Just because it’s Christmas doesn’t mean the music news stops. Here’s what we know is happening for December 25, 2018.

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Music News 

There are 65,000 signatures on a petition urging Maroon 5 to drop out of the Super Bowl halftime show. Almost ten times as many have nominated…who? What?

December 2, 2018December 3, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Halftime Show, Maroon 5, NFL, Spongebob Squarepants, Super Bowl

Maroon 5 is under pressure to give up their slot at the Super Bowl halftime show. A petition has over

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