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Katy Perry to perform at Super Bowl halftime show
Katy Perry, at her wildly entertaining Philips Arena show in June. Photo: Robb D. Cohen/RobbsPhotos.com. Ready to “Roar,” NFL fans? Katy Perry has been tapped as the halftime entertainment for the 2015...
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Coldplay reportedly to play Super Bowl 50 halftime – good choice?
Chris Martin lifts off. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) BY MELISSA RUGGIERI The Super Bowl is apparently sticking with current pop stars instead of classic rockers with the crowning of Coldplay as...
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Beyonce will join Coldplay at Super Bowl 50 halftime show
Beyonce headlined the 2013 Super Bowl halftime show. Photo: Getty Images. BY MELISSA RUGGIERI Add Beyonce to the performance stage at this year’s Super Bowl. Pepsi confirmed to the Associated Press...
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Watch sheep sing Queen song in Super Bowl commercial
Sing it, sheepy! BY MELISSA RUGGIERI Singing sheep? Yes, please. Honda has tapped the Queen classic, “Somebody to Love,” to tout the truck-bed sound system of its Ridgeline truck and the Super Bowl...
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Lady Gaga to sing national anthem at Super Bowl, perform Grammy tribute to...
February will be busy for Gaga. BY MELISSA RUGGIERI It’s a joyful day for the Little Monsters. Lady Gaga will sing the national anthem at Sunday’s Super Bowl in California, while actress Marlee Matlin...
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Watch Janelle Monae channel Madonna in Super Bowl Pepsi ad
BY MELISSA RUGGIERI If you don’t love Janelle Monae already – and really, how can you not? – you will find new reasons to admire Atlanta’s Queen of Wondaland in a new Pepsi ad for Super Bowl Sunday....
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Coldplay delivers colorful Super Bowl 50 halftime show with Beyonce and Bruno...
A joyful Chris Martin. Photo: Getty Images. BY MELISSA RUGGIERI First of all, it’s incredibly strange watching a Super Bowl halftime show in daylight. It’s like watching Motley Crue at 7 p.m. Just not...
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Watch Coldplay, Beyonce and Bruno Mars perform at Super Bowl 50
The Super Bowl trio. Photo: Getty Images. BY MELISSA RUGGIERI Perhaps you were making a refrigerator run during the Super Bowl halftime show last night and missed Coldplay brightening up Levi’s Stadium...
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Lady Gaga will perform at 2017 Super Bowl
Lady Gaga will get in gear for SB LI. Photo: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File. Last year, Lady Gaga impressed with her nuanced rendition of the national anthem at Super Bowl L. On Feb. 5, she’ll take an...
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Music, Atlanta Falcons fans populate Super Bowl LIVE in downtown Houston
John Egan rips out a tune. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC BY MELISSA RUGGIERI/AJC Music Scene HOUSTON — As early birds to the Super Bowl LIVE experience wandered around Root Memorial Square Park in the...
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X Ambassadors mix rock with sports at Super Bowl 2017 ‘Opening Night’
X Ambassadors try to keep a sports crowd entertained. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC BY MELISSA RUGGIERI/AJC Music Scene HOUSTON – On paper, X Ambassadors don’t seem to be the most obvious choice of band...
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What music gets Atlanta Falcons players pumped before a game?
BY MELISSA RUGGIERI/AJC Music Scene HOUSTON – Headphones are as much an accompaniment to a football player as a helmet, which is a good thing because most have divergent tastes in music. Except, maybe,...
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Hear Ludacris narrate ‘A City Waits’ video in honor of the Atlanta Falcons
Ludacris performs at the Falcons/Packers game in January. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) BY MELISSA RUGGIERI/AJC Music Scene HOUSTON – It’s no secret that Ludacris is an unabashed Atlanta Falcons supporter....
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From Ludacris to Taylor Swift, big concerts lead up to Super Bowl 2017
Ludacris and Big Boi will rep Atlanta with their “ATL Invasion” show on Friday in Houston. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) BY MELISSA RUGGIERI/AJC Music Scene HOUSTON — We know that this weekend is all about...
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Gucci Mane will help Michael Vick celebrate ‘retirement’ at Super Bowl 2017...
BY MELISSA RUGGIERI/AJC Music Scene HOUSTON – Michael Vick and Gucci Mane are both familiar with having to reform an image and a career. On Saturday, the former Atlanta Falcons QB is apparently...
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Lady Gaga promises athleticism, inclusion and a lot of songs at Super Bowl...
BY MELISSA RUGGIERI/AJC Music Scene HOUSTON – Wherever there is Lady Gaga, there is often Tony Bennett, and that will be the case during Sunday’s Pepsi Zero Sugar Super Bowl LI Halftime Show. The pop...
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Luke Bryan will sing the national anthem, then root for the Atlanta Falcons
BY MELISSA RUGGIERI/AJC Music Scene HOUSTON – Luke Bryan was trying to be diplomatic. As a native Georgian, his loyalties naturally lean toward the Atlanta Falcons. But as one of a handful of country...
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NFL Experience proves reporter’s extreme lack of athletic skill
Lanetta and Taylor Thornton came in from Atlanta to share in the Super Bowl spirit. Photo: Melissa Ruggieri/AJC BY MELISSA RUGGIERI/AJC Music Scene HOUSTON – Kick a field goal. Catch a slant pass....
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Christian rapper Lecrae shares a Super Bowl prayer for the Atlanta Falcons
By MELISSA RUGGIERI/AJC Music Scene HOUSTON – Before he moved to Atlanta in 2009, Lecrae was a born and bred Texan, specifically Houston. His return home this week has allowed him to see family, visit...
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T.I. picks Super Bowl 2017 MVP, plans Atlanta Falcons fan rally on Sunday
BY MELISSA RUGGIERI/AJC Music Scene HOUSTON – For rapper T.I., an Atlanta Falcons win on Sunday would mean much more than just bragging rights. “It puts aside all doubt that Atlanta can’t be a...
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