timberlake was the featured performer performing the halftime show at super bowl 52.
timberlake was the featured performer performing the halftime show at super bowl 52.
who's the featured performer performing the halftime show at super bowl 52?
timberlake
"rolling stone" stated jackson's super bowl performance "is far and away the most famous moment in the history of the super bowl halftime show". "popcrush" called the performance "one of the most shocking moments in pop culture" as well as a "totally unexpected and unforgettable moment". "gawker" ranked the performance among the most recent of the "10 shows that advanced sex on television", commenting the set "had all the elements of a huge story" and "within seconds the world searched furtively for pictures", concluding "it remains so ubiquitous, it's impossible to look at a starburst nipple shield without thinking "janet jackson"". "e! online" ranked it among the top ten most shocking celebrity moments of the prior two decades. a study of television's most impactful moments of the last 50 years conducted by sony electronics and the nielsen television research company ranked jackson's super bowl performance at #26. the incident was the only super bowl event on the list and the highest music and entertainment event aside from the death of whitney houston. tv guide network ranked it at #2 in a 2010 special listing the "25 biggest tv blunders". "complex" stated "it's the citizen kane of televised nip-slips – so unexpected, and on such a large stage, that nothing else will ever come close. if beyoncé were to whip out both breasts and put on a puppet show with them when she performs this year in new orleans, it would rate as just the second most shocking super boob display. janet's strangely ornamented right nipple is a living legend, and so is justin timberlake's terrified reaction." music channel fuse listed it as the most controversial super bowl halftime show, saying the "revealing performance remains (and will forever remain) the craziest thing to ever happen at a halftime show. almost immediately after the incident, the fcc received a flood of complaints from parents who just wanted their children to enjoy a nice, wholesome three hours of grown men inflicting damaging and long-lasting pain on each other for sport. halftime shows would never be the same." patrick gipson of "bleacher report" ranked it as #1 in its list of the most "jaw dropping moments of the last decade", stating janet "changed the landscape of live television forever". gipson explained "it prompted a million mothers to cover their childrens' eyes, fathers and sons to jump out of their seats in shock and numerous sanctions by the federal communications commission, including a us$550,000 fine against cbs. talk about a halftime show that will be hard to top." the incident was also declared "the most memorable super bowl halftime show in history", as well as "the most controversial", adding "you can't talk about this halftime show, or any subsequent halftime show from here to eternity, without mentioning the wardrobe malfunction".
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coldplay, rihanna, and katy perry were considered as potential acts for the super bowl xlix halftime show in 2015. perry was soon confirmed as the headliner of the halftime show in november 2014. in summer 2015, many acts were being rumored as potential headliners for the 2016 halftime show including taylor swift, britney spears and one direction. in september 2015, it was reported that bruno mars was set to curate the super bowl 50 halftime show, but the next month in october, it was reported that maroon 5 was in talks to headline, but the band said they haven't had any conversations with the nfl about headlining, but were open to it. in late november, 2015, reports surfaced stating that multiple acts would perform during the halftime show. coldplay was confirmed as the lead half time performer for super bowl 50 on december 3, 2015, one day before the release of their seventh studio album "a head full of dreams". it was later confirmed that beyoncé and bruno mars would join coldplay as special guests. chris martin called mars to ask him to perform with coldplay; however, mars declined the offer. nevertheless, the singer of coldplay invited mars to his studio in malibu where he was working. there, martin revealed to mars that he wanted for him to perform "uptown funk" with beyonce. despite this, mars still didn't think it was a good idea and asked the former to talk to beyonce to see what was her opinion on that. martin videotaped him and mars, while the former sang a song to beyoncé so that she would come to do the super bowl with both of them. beyonce response was receptive to the idea.
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