Posted on 02/09/2024 5:09:10 PM PST by nickcarraway
Usher's performance during this week's Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas extends the NFL's streak of halftime shows without a headlining rock act to 14.
Chiefs starting quarterback Patrick Mahomes was still a freshman in high school when the Who concluded their set with "Won't Get Fooled Again" in 2010 at Super Bowl XLIV in Miami. He's now attempting to claim his third Super Bowl crown, and there hasn't been a top-billed rock act since.
Ironically, rock basically ruled halftime celebrations as the 21st century dawned. Aerosmith kicked things off in 2001 in Tampa for Super Bowl XXXV. U2 took the stage a year later in New Orleans for Super Bowl XXXVI. Sting was a special guest at 2003's XXXVII halftime in San Diego.
Paul McCartney then kicked off six straight rock-focused halftime performances in 2005 at Super Bowl XXXIX in Jacksonville. The Rolling Stones took over in 2006 at XL in Detroit, followed by Prince (2007's XLI in Miami), Tom Petty (2008's XLII in Miami), Bruce Springsteen (2009's XLIII in Tampa) and the Who.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers served as non-headlining guests at Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014 at East Rutherford, New Jersey, but then found themselves embroiled in controversy over whether they actually played their instruments. By then, Mahomes was finally set to leave high school for the NFL Draft. Super Bowl organizers have since turned to R&B, pop and hip-hop performers.
Could rock make a triumphant return? No rock star has ever repeated as a Super Bowl halftime performer, but plenty of worthy candidates remain. Among those who've never played are Guns N' Roses, Billy Joel, Foo Fighters, Elton John, Eagles, Pearl Jam, Bon Jovi and Metallica.
Still, there are precious few stragglers who are big enough to command worldwide attention – and that's very much an issue for the NFL. These acts also have to spark internationally. As much as Americans love football, the Super Bowl is very big business elsewhere too. Nielsen reports hundreds of millions of viewers for these games, with more than 50 million coming from outside the U.S.
The usual TV onslaught of (brainwashing) advertisements featuring black man with a white woman? These will not be seen during the Superbowl.
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I will watch tosee if that is true
I have friends who were in it. It wasn’t at all likethat.
Who really cares? You can view any of those groups of musicians any other time you want.
I think Prince may have put on the best half-time show ever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6VI7_VCO40
Correct. Rock has gone the way of Jazz and Swing. Sure, some people still listen to it, and some younger folks still play it, but it's an aging genre.
Probably won't see The Academy of Ancient Music performing at Half Time (although they might play at double time) any time soon.
Excellent link I’ve watched many times.
EXCERPT:
The league has worked with Roc Nation, a full-service management, music publishing, and entertainment company founded and owned by Jay-Z, to help its Inspire Change Initiative. The company was created by the NFL after an agreement with a coalition of players who demonstrated during the National Anthem to protest social and racial injustice in the country.
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Jay-Z's partnership with the NFL has pushed the culture forward with the halftime performances
https://www.abc10.com/article/entertainment/music/halftime-performances-super-bowl-jay-z-jesse-collins-roger-goodell-nfl/65-31c5fa59-851b-4a64-ab66-98027fae818e
The controversy surrounding Jay-Z’s partnership with the NFL, explained
Here’s how Jay-Z changed the way the NFL chooses its halftime performer — despite never performing it himself
https://www.businessinsider.com/jay-z-changed-way-how-are-super-bowl-performers-chosen-2023-2?op=1
Cause nobody has showed their boobs. Really the big run of old white rockers who know how to keep their clothes on was in reaction to the “malfunction” that created YouTube. Rock has no popularity anymore. Still lots of great stuff happening, but none of it goes gold, forget multi-platinum. So rock is almost as likely to return to the half-time stage as Up With People.
And why not a Country and Western half-time? A Dolly Parton wardrobe malfunction would be a show for the ages.
“Because autotune doesn’t work in stadiums....”
That would definitely cancel all the halftime shows.
“The NFL is trying to get Milleniums and Zoomers to watch.”
Then all they have to do is follow the brainwashing routines, like ensure each play is focused grouped to please the largest audience, make sure they brainwash the little tikes to think winning isn’t everything, give each team participation trophies, and ensure no team says mean thing to the other team.
“Rap/Hip-Hop/R&B have taken over.”
Trust us, it shows.
“Are blacks the largest superbowl audience?”
Nope, they are just 3%.
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I haven'tl watched a halftime show since Prince. Never will.
“Rap/Hip-Hop/R&B have taken over.”
RAP: Retarded African Poetry.
RAP has nothing to do with R&B. R&B has soul, is music, and is played and sung by great musical talents.
Makegoods say otherwise.
And it’s not just about the number of eyeballs.
It’s also about demographics.
And the NFL’s suck.
Note to the NFL and Paramount: And if you are paying the Harkles to attend your latest bleepshow, you guys really ARE desperate...
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