Madonna to perform at Super Bowl halftime show

Madonna arrives for the BFI London Film Festival gala screening of 'W.E.' at a central London cinema, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011. / AP Photo

NEW YORK - The Material Girl will be taking the stage on football's biggest night.

Madonna, who has sold more than 300 million records, will perform at halftime of the Super Bowl in Indianapolis. The NFL and NBC announced Sunday during the Detroit-New Orleans game that the Grammy Award-winning singer will highlight the show at Lucas Oil Stadium on Feb. 5.

The show is the most-watched musical event of the year, with more than 162 million in the U.S. tuning in to see The Black Eyed Peas' performance with Slash and Usher in Dallas at halftime of Green Bay's Super Bowl win over Pittsburgh last February.

Madonna, a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, will join such acts as Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Prince, U2, Paul McCartney, The Who and the Rolling Stones to perform during recent Super Bowls. She will collaborate with a team from Cirque du Soleil, choreographer Jamie King, and artists from Moment Factory.

Madonna, currently in the studio working on a new album, has a new film "W.E." which she directed, wrote and produced and will open nationally two days before the NFL's signature event.

The Super Bowl and halftime show, sponsored by Bridgestone Americas, will be broadcast worldwide on NBC.

[captchris]

great a visit from the immaterial girl gee i wonder if she will kiss a girl?

[mrleme]

I certainly hope she memorizes our national anthem unlike Christina Aguilera. I am sickened by all the hype of these singers and then they can't even remember a simple song they learn in elementary school.

[lilbear925]

Well, at least I'll have time to go to the bathroom and get something to eat during halftime and won't miss anything important.

[longtree-2009]

why do they always seem to select old entertainers? meaning not age necessarily but those who have long passed their prime days of hits and more. would think madonna would have been selected back in the day when she was highly popular with hits.

[pak31]

Yeah, like 20 years ago!!! It's strange to see someone who was huge on the pop scene when I was a teen now performing at the Superbowl when I am now in my mid forties. I can see some older acts performing who were classic bands that people will always remember even today but her? Odd choice. Oh well, maybe they can't get anyone else to do it?

[xoxofuqu]

She's highly relevant. Her last tour which only took place 3 years ago broke her own record for highest grossing tour by a female. And I don't think acts like last year constitute as people past their 'prime'.

[luckyturqoise]

She is an embarrassment, a female dirty old man. She needs to put it away.

[Pearl_Moon]

POO !!!