The Super Bowl 51 Halftime show finally found its headliner and it's none other than Lady Gaga. The annual NFL championship game will be covered exclusively on FOX Sports on February next year.
Lady Gaga will officially be the headliner of The Super Bowl 51 Halftime Show. According to Today, the 30-year-old American singer, songwriter and actress cleared the rumors with the statement, "little monsters" online, writing, "It's not an illusion. The rumors are true. This year the SUPER BOWL goes GAGA!"
The "American Horror Story" star was singlehandedly picked to headline The Super Bowl 51 Halftime show. NFL and Pepsi officially announced the news during a recent in-studio interview.
This is due to her pitch-perfect performance of "The Star Spangled Banner", the national anthem of the United States last year, Billboard has learned.
In line with this, Rolling Stone reported that Adele quickly turned down the formal offer of the sports event organizers. The 28-year-old English singer and songwriter was enlisted as the league's top choice to headline the grand event.
Adele announced that she's not going to participate in the annual event during her concert in Los Angeles. This after the "Rolling in the Deep" singer stated that show is not about music.
This year, Coldplay headlined The Super Bowl 50 Halftime show together with Beyonce and Bruno Mars.
Lady Gaga first participated at The Super Bowl Halftime Show last February 2016 by singing the national anthem. In the upcoming American football game, the Mother Monster will be the first ever, female artist to perform for the 2nd time in a row.
The Super Bowl 51 Halftime Show is scheduled to take place at the NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas on Feb. 5, 2017.
The annual championship game of the National Football League will be covered and air first and exclusive on FOX Sports.
