The NFL has reportedly locked down Madonna to do at the Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show in February, according to SB Nation. Sources close to the case tell the sports blog that the Material Girl will be front and center Feb. 5 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
The NFL has not issued a remark and Madonna's publicist, Liz Rosenberg, tells Billboard.com that there is "naught to support or deny at this time.
This wouldn't be the start time Madonna has been in the mix with the Super Bowl. Back in January of 2000, she was slated to do her then-new single "American Pie" at the Jan. 30 Super Bowl XXXIV halftime show. However, she quickly pulled out of the gig a few years later, due to it conflicting with her recording schedule. In a command at the time, Madonna said that she was "sorry" and expressed "sincere apologies" to the NFL. She added: "I look ahead to the theory of doing something with the NFL in the future."
Perhaps the next is now, with the 2012 Super Bowl?
With her body of work, a Madonna performance would presumably be without the aid of other bands or artists. Last year's entertainment was a mashup of The Black Eyed Peas, Usher and Slash. Before that, there was a six-year span of established, safer artists from The Who (2010), Bruce Springsteen (2009), Tom Petty (2008), The Rolling Stones (2006), and Paul McCartney (2005).
A slightly sexy performance by Prince in 2007 broke up the more conservative form of performers, meant to start the Janet Jackson-Justin Timberlake "wardrobe malfunction" debacle of 2004.
Last year's Super Bowl was the most-watched TV appearance in American history, with Nielsen estimating 111 million people saw the Green Bay Packers beat the Pittsburgh Steelers. A performance by Madonna would be an unparalleled platform to push a new departure from the singer, who recently announced she was running on a new album for 2012. The nearest release dates fall on Tuesday, Jan. 31 or Feb. 7. Stay tuned_
Additional reporting by Keith Caulfield in Los Angeles.
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