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Super Bowl halftime shows
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CeeLo Green and Madonna
CeeLo Green, left, and Madonna perform at halftime during Super Bowl XLVI. The New York Giants beat the New England Patriots 21-17.
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Madonna
Madonna performs at halftime during Super Bowl XLVI.
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Madonna and LMFAO
Redfoo of LMFAO lifts Madonna on his shoulders while SkyBlu sings during the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show.
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CeeLo Green
CeeLo Green performs in a glittery choir robe at halftime during Super Bowl XLVI.
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The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas make a dramatic entrance for the halftime show during Super Bowl XLV. The Green Bay Packers beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25.
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The Black Eyed Peas
From left, Fergie, apl.de.ap, will.i.am and Taboo of the Black Eyed Peas perform at halftime during Super Bowl XLV.
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Fergie and Slash
Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas performs with guitarist Slash during the Super Bowl halftime show in 2011.
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Dancers
Dancers outfitted in green LEDs perform during the halftime show at Super Bowl XLV.
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Fergie
Dancers covered in green LEDs perform while Fergie, of the Black Eyed Peas, sings.
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The Who
The Who perform at halftime during Super Bowl XLIV. The New Orleans Saints beat the Indianapolis Colts 31-17.
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The Who
Roger Daltrey, left, and Pete Townshend of The Who perform during the halftime show for Super Bowl XLIV.
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The Who
The Who's halftime performance included a laser light show.
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Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band perform at halftime during Super Bowl XLIII. The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Arizona Cardinals 27-23.
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Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen, 58 at the time, defied expectations for a tame show and gave the kind of energetic performance he's famous for.
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Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band played four of their biggest hits during halftime of Super Bowl XLIII.
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Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen jumped onto a piano during the E Street Band's opening song during halftime of Super Bowl XLIII.
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Tom Petty
Tom Petty performs during halftime at Super Bowl XLII. The New York Giants beat the New England Patriots 17-14.
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Tom Petty
Tom Petty performed some of his biggest hits, including 'American Girl' and 'Runnin' Down a Dream' during the Super Bowl XLII halftime show.
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Tom Petty
Tom Petty performs at the halftime show during Super Bowl XLII.
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Prince
Prince performs at halftime during Super Bowl XLI. The Indianapolis Colts beat the Chicago Bears 29-17.
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Prince
Prince holds a guitar shaped like the glyph he briefly used for his name.
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Prince
Prince performs wtih a backup singer during halftime at Super Bowl XLI. This was the first Super Bowl played in the rain, and Prince closed with his iconic song "Purple Rain."
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Rolling Stones
Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones sings during halftime of Super Bowl XL. The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Seattle Seahawks 21-10.
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Rolling Stones
Mick Jagger leads Rolling Stones band mates Ron Wood, left, and Charlie Watts, right, during their halftime performance at the Super Bowl XL.
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Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones agreed to let the NFL and the ABC television network turn off Mick Jagger's microphone in order to omit some racy lyrics.
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Paul McCartney
Rock legend and former Beatle Paul McCartney performs at halftime during Super Bowl XXXIX. The New England Patriots beat the Philadelphia Eagles 24-21.
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Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney performs at halftime during Super Bowl XXXIX.
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Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney performed three Beatles songs and a Wings song at halftime of Super Bowl XXXIX. McCartney was regarded as a safe choice after the previous year's controversial performance by Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake.
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Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson performs at halftime during Super Bowl XXXVIII. The New England Patriots beat the Carolina Panthers 32-29.
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Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson sing 'Rock Your Body' during their controversial halftime performance at Super Bowl XXXVIII.
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Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake
Janet Jackson, left, covers her breast after her outfit came undone while performing with Justin Timberlake. The ensuing controversy, called Nipplegate, was the origin of the term 'wardrobe malfunction.'
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Kid Rock
Kid Rock performs during Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime. That year's show got MTV a lifetime ban from producing Super Bowl halftime entertainment, thanks to Nipplegate.
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Nelly
Nelly was one of the many performers at the MTV-produced halftime show during Super Bowl XXXVIII.
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Gwen Stefani
Gwen Stefani of No Doubt performs during halftime of Super Bowl XXXVII. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Oakland Raiders 48-21.
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Gwen Stefani and Sting
Gwen Stefani and Sting perform during Super Bowl XXXVII.
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Gwen Stefani
Singer Gwen Stefani of No Doubt performs during halftime of Super Bowl XXXVII.
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Sting
Sting performs during the halftime show of Super Bowl XXXVII.
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Shania Twain
Shania Twain sang her hits 'Man! I Feel Like a Woman!' and 'Up!' at halftime during Super Bowl XXXVII.
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U2
U2 performs during the halftime show at Super Bowl XXXVI. The New England Patriots beat the St. Louis Rams 20-17.
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U2
U2 performs during the halftime show at Super Bowl XXXVI. The game, played Feb. 3, 2002, was the first Super Bowl since the 9/11 attacks. U2 performed in front of a backdrop listing the names of the 9/11 victims.
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Steven Tyler and Britney Spears
Steven Tyler kisses Britney Spears during a performance at halftime of Super Bowl XXXV. The Baltimore Ravens beat the New York Giants in a 34-7 blowout.
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Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears
Justin Timberlake, left, and Britney Spears perform at halftime during Super Bowl XXXV.
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Britney Spears
Britney Spears sings at halftime during Super Bowl XXXV.
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Aerosmith
Steven Tyler of Aerosmith sings during the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXV.
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Enrique Iglesias and Christina Aguilera
Enrique Iglesias, left, and Christina Aguilera perform at halftime during Super Bowl XXXIV. The St. Louis Rams beat the Tennessee Titans 23-16.
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Toni Braxton
Toni Braxton was one of the many stars that sang during Super Bowl XXXIV's Disney-produced halftime show.
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Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera performs at halftime show during Super Bowl XXXIV.
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Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan performs at halftime during Super Bowl XXXIII. The Denver Broncos beat the Atlanta Falcons 34-19.
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Gloria Estefan and Stevie Wonder
Gloria Estefan, left, and Stevie Wonder perform in a halftime show called 'A Celebration of Soul, Salsa and Swing' at Super Bowl XXXIII.
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Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder sang 'Sir Duke,' 'I Wish' and 'You Are the Sunshine of My Life' at halftime during Super Bowl XXXIII.
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Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan sings and dances during the halftime show of Super Bowl XXXIII.
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Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan performs in front of backup dancer during the halftime show of Super Bowl XXXIII.
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Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah performs at halftime during Super Bowl XXXII. The Denver Broncos defeated the Green Bay Packers 31-24.
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Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson performs during halftime at Super Bowl XXXII. The halftime show celebrated the 40th anniversary of Motown Records.
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ZZ Top
ZZ Top performs during at halftime during Super Bowl XXXI. The Green Bay Packers beat the New England Patriots 35-21.
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Dan Aykroyd, James Brown and James Belushi
From left, Dan Aykroyd, James Brown and James Belushi perform at halftime during Super Bowl XXXI. The show that year was called 'Blues Brothers Bash.'
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Diana Ross
Diana Ross performs at halftime during Super Bowl XXX. The Dallas Cowboys beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 27 - 17.
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Diana Ross
Diana Ross gave an epic performance at Super Bowl XXX. After her set, she left the field in a helicopter.
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Tony Bennett and Patti LaBelle
Tony Bennett, left, and Patti LaBelle entertain the crowd during halftime at Super Bowl XXIX. The San Francisco 49ers beat the San Diego Chargers 49-26.
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The Judds
Wynonna and Naomi Judd perform during halftime at Super Bowl XXVIII. The Dallas Cowboys beat the Buffalo Bills for the second straight year, 30-13, in a rematch of Super Bowl XXVII.
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Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson performs at halftime during Super Bowl XXVII. The Dallas Cowboys beat the Buffalo Bills 52-17. The two teams met again in the next Super Bowl.
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Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson performs during halftime of Super Bowl XXVII. Jackson performed several of his hits, and at one point was backed by a choir of 3,500 children singing 'We Are the World.'
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Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson's 1993 Super Bowl halftime performance was so popular that the TV network gained viewers instead of losing them during the break in play.