NEW YORK (AP) -- Madonna will be taking the stage on U.S. football‘s biggest night, the Super Bowl.
The National Football League and NBC announced Sunday night that the Grammy Award-winning singer will highlight the Feb. 5 show, which is the most-watched musical event of the year. More than 162 million in the U.S. tuning in to see The Black Eyed Peas’ performance with Slash and Usher last February.
Madonna, a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee who has sold more than 300 million records, will join such acts as Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Prince, U2, Paul McCartney, The Who and the Rolling Stones to perform during recent Super Bowls. She will collaborate with a team from Cirque du Soleil, choreographer Jamie King, and artists from Moment Factory.
The Super Bowl will be broadcast worldwide on NBC.
