Today is the big day! Superbowl XLVIII is going down at Metlife Stadium in New Jersey. Just as big as the game though is the halftime show. In fact the annual halftime show yields more ratings from viewers than the actual game itself! This year is set to see Bruno Mars hit the field, and as fans wait to see what the ‘Gorilla’ singer brings in what will be his biggest performance yet, we decided to countdown our top 5 Superbowl Performances, check them out below!!
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5. Black Eyed Peas 2011 (Very hype, BEP has hits made to be performed in arenas like the SB, perfect match)
4. Diana Ross 1996 (Best stage exit EVER in grand style as only a diva like Ms. Ross could do)
3. Beyonce & Destiny’s Child 2013 (The Effects, Lighting and stage is AMAZING, not to mention the way Kelly popped out of the floor! Had everyone talking for days)
2. Michael Jackson 1993 (Just EPIC and ICONIC)
1. Janet Jackson & Justin Timberlake 2004 (Janet’s performance and walk as always is FLAWLESS and this hands down is one of the most famous and controversial performances not just for the SB but of all time)
Just a little fun fact Feb 1 was the 1o year anniversary of Nipplegate and here are some stats/facts surrounding it:
According to YouTube creator Jawed Karim, Janet’s Super Bowl incident led to the creation of YouTube.The launch of Facebook commenced within three days of the incident to capitalize on its controversy through social networking. The incident also made “Janet Jackson” the most searched term, event and image in Internet history, as well as the most searched person and term of the year 2004 and also for the following year. The incident also broke the record for “most searched event over one day”. Jackson was later listed in the 2007 edition of Guinness World Records as “Most Searched in Internet History” and the “Most Searched for News Item”. It became the most watched, recorded and replayed television moment in TiVo history and “enticed an estimated 35,000 new [TiVo] subscribers to sign up”. The incident also coined the phrase “wardrobe malfunction”, which was later added to the dictionary

