Madonna
Madonna is not the right choice for the Super Bowl halftime show, says KISS' Gene Simmons.
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Madonna
Madonna will perform on America's most-watched TV event.
The superstar songstress will be the halftime act during Super Bowl XLVI. Without any great fanfare, Bob Costas made the announcement — which had been rumored since October — after his weekly essay on NBC's Sunday Night Football.
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
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Jordin Sparks, Alicia Keys and Ryan Seacrest by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images
Jeers to Fox for allowing American Idol to tarnish its Super Bowl pre-game show. The network enlisted Ryan Seacrest to emcee insipid red-carpet coverage of celebrities arriving at the big game. He annoyingly referred to Hugh Laurie (who looked like he was being held at gunpoint to promote House's supercool post-Super Bowl episode) as "Dr. House." Have a little respect, Ryan — the guy's an award-winning actor, not Urkel! Then Paula Abdul debuted her new single, "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow" (if only that were true for her career) with a pre-taped performance so listless, it made Britney's VMA sleepwalk look like Michael Jackson at Motown 25. (Watch video here.) Randy Jackson, whose new album (!) includes the song, stood off to the side and played bass, despite earlier threats that he, too, would dance. And last season's Idol champ, Jordin Sparks, "sang" the national anthem (though it looked suspiciously like lip-syncing). They all could learn a lesson from Tom Petty and the H...
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Tom Petty by Theo Wargo/WireImage.com
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have been tapped to pick up where Prince left off — minus the obscene silhouettes, and in the dry comfort of a domed arena. The classic-rock group will perform the halftime show at Super Bowl XLII, to be held Feb. 3 at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, Fox announced during its Sunday football coverage. Petty's first halftime number, "Don't Come Around Here No More," will be dedicated to Janet and Justin.
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