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Prince Tribute, and maybe Janet Jackson in the works for Super Bowl Live series


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From the Star Tribune:  

http://www.startribune.com/super-bowl-organizers-plan-ice-stage-walk-in-snow-globe-and-northern-lights-show-in-minneapolis/453625783/#1 

The Super Bowl Host Committee began making due on long-promised fun Friday as their producers of free concerts on Nicollet Mall, pop hitmakers Jimmy “Jam” Harris and Terry Lewis, promised a heavily Minnesota-themed lineup — which to them could include NFL outcast Janet Jackson, and definitely will include a Prince tribute.

“This is a great opportunity for us to showcase and be proud of the great music from our hometown,” Lewis said.

Jam and Lewis were to be the stars of the news conference marking the start of the 100-day countdown to the game, but airplane trouble kept the mega-producers from making it into town.

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“Anything that’s possible, we want it to happen that week, and that would fall into that category,” Harris said of the Time reunion. “It’s one of those things that, when you think about mortality, you wonder how much longer will we have to do it?”

Reuniting with artist Janet Jackson for a Super Bowl-related event would be significant for football and music fans. The two producers worked with Jackson on the hits that turned her into a superstar solo artist.

With Justin Timberlake as the official half-timer performer at the game, the question becomes: Whither Jackson? She and Timberlake had finished the halftime show in 2004 when he pulled down part of her costume, revealing a bare breast during to a worldwide audience.

The excuse-explanation for the incident introduced the expression “wardrobe malfunction” into the global lexicon.

Jam and Lewis said Jackson has not been invited to take part in the halftime show this year, but an invitation has definitely been extended by them to be a part of the Super Bowl Live festivities.

“In our mind, she’s also a part of Minnesota music history,” said Harris, referencing the fact that Jackson recorded many of her biggest hits in Minneapolis and Edina while working with the pair in the — ‘80s and ‘90s. Among the songs Harris and Lewis produced and co-wrote with Jackson are “What Have You Done for Me Lately,” “Control” and “Miss You Much.”

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So it's possible that Janet just says forget the halftime show, and performs a free concert (or some other big event in the area) during Super Bowl week??  

For those unfamiliar with recent Super Bowls,  Super Bowl Live is a big chunk of the week's worth of festivities that lead up to the game.  In Houston earlier this year Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, The Chainsmokers and a bunch of other big bands all performed at this place called Club Nomadic the week before the game.  Solange performed at Super Bowl Live, which is a free concert series.  

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So it's possible that Janet just says forget the halftime show, and performs a free concert (or some other big event in the area) during Super Bowl week??  

For those unfamiliar with recent Super Bowls,  Super Bowl Live is a big chunk of the week's worth of festivities that lead up to the game.  In Houston earlier this year Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, The Chainsmokers and a bunch of other big bands all performed at this place called Club Nomadic the week before the game.  Solange performed at Super Bowl Live, which is a free concert series.  

Will Justin Timberlake be in rehearsals in the same area the week before?

I'm trying to calculate the probability of them bumping into each other to plan a surprise halftime appearance   :lol:

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