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Her legs.

...are her worst feature.

Do you mean it's peculiar because it didn't translate into sales? I kinda like that. Either way, now they can call it even after Christina xeroxed the 'Express Yourself' video for 'Not Myself Tonight'.

Or that she basically Xeroxed Madonna's career for her overarching theme of "reinventions..."

Madonna To Perform At Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show

Oct 3, 2011 - Madonna will perform during the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on February 5, sources close to the event told SBNation.com on Monday.

A spokesperson for the NFL declined to comment.

As you'd expect for an artist with her mass appeal, this isn't the first time Madonna's been approached about performing at the Super Bowl. In 1998, it was heavily rumored that Madonna would perform at Super Bowl XXXIII in Miami, only to have the plans fall apart before a deal could be reached.

Likewise, Madonna was reportedly to headline the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXV, two years later, but backed out at the last minute.

None of which is to say that she's a stranger to the Super Bowl spotlight. As recently as 2008, Madonna's music was used in a commercial for SunSilk hair products, for which the singer was paid $10 million, according to Rolling Stone. So where does Madonna fit in the lineage of Super Bowl halftime performers?

Let's take a look at the past 10 years.

2002 - U2

2003 - Shania Twain, No Doubt, Sting

2004 - Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake

2005 - Paul McCartney

2006 - The Rolling Stones

2007 - Prince

2008 - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

2009 - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

2010 - The Who

2011 - The Black Eyed Peas, Usher, and Slash

Now we can add Madonna to that list.

For the moment, the biggest question is how much freedom she gets from the NFL. Madonna of the '80s and '90s would've been a pretty interesting experiment at the Super Bowl, as no female artist this side of Janet Jackson would've been more likely to push the envelope as far as costumes, themes, and stageplay is concerned.

After the debacle with Janet Jackson in 2004, old school Madonna would've been far too risky for the NFL. But today's Madonna is a mom more famous for charity than lack of chastity, and a natural fit for the NFL's biggest stage, especially considering the direction the NFL's taken in the years since 2004's controversy.

She may not match Prince, but she's better than Paul McCartney, and certainly an upgrade over 2011's apocalyptic amalgam of the Black Eyed Peas, a half-dead Slash, and Usher.

So, if we can accept that the NFL's not going to give us any relevant new music (like, say, Jay-Z and Kanye West), then fans could certainly do worse than Madonna, right?

The Super Bowl and its halftime show will be televised live on NBC on February 5th, 2012. Stay tuned for further comments from Madonna and/or the NFL as the news emerges.

NO, I thought it was peculiar just because X already did it. She didn't do it particularly well (I like the songs but anything she touches turns to shit), so I'm sure Madge will do it better. But you know what I mean. She didn't used to follow trends like this.

ANYWAY. Update next post!

I've been addicted to "Mr. Know It All" today, and some Kate Bush stuff.

Right now it's "Never Be Mine" by Kate Bush.

Hm. It's a little peculiar after Xtina did the same thing.

This song is pretty well disliked by stans and fans alike, but I f'ing LOVE it.

If I was a star I would be who I am today

If I was a fighter I'd be Cashis Clay

If I was emotion I would be intense

If I was a man I would be president

NO!! That song is PERFECT!

But this one is GODLY!!!

am i the only one who loves this track

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEI5AxPE2QA

No, I think it's gorgeous.

I forgot about Madonna's little acoustic early '00s promo niche.

It's not perfect but it's cute.

Björk really outdid herself with that one.

Here's Lola from the other day, promoting her clothing line with Kelly Osbourne.

I find it kind of ironic that it's the Material Girl clothing line when Madonna has renounced that nickname over the years.

Sia, Ester Dean and... Polow?

omfg that single cover

How could it be possible that it only went Gold here, after all those weeks on the Hot 100?

She is shitting with those Hong Kong sales

Yes. The #1 position was spurred by the VMA performance, but radio is still eating it up. It's already top 20 on Pop radio.

Holy chit. I didn't know it was already slaying radio. Only Slaydele

Thanks for answering all my questions, Babs

Do we think "Someone Like You" will have any American longevity?

:& :&

She's 53, wtf do you expect?

This is what AMAZING means to you?

Ass, she looked like a monster last week. This is a HUGE improvement and I got excited.

You guys think her cheeks look funky now? Let's compare

Today >>>> That

OMG

SHE LOOKS AMAZING

HER FACE IS NORMAL NOW

At the Toronto Film Festival press conference, earlier today:

Arriving at the W.E. screening:

legend

That video is so fucking amazing

HA KATY IS STUCK IN THE 69 POSITION

but on a more serious not..madonna gets more love here than janet gets on madonna nation

MN is full of bitter, queeny, 40-year-old trolls who try to out-wit each other.

I take it you don't like Heligoland either then?

Oop, lls. I never get it right. It is great though.

I've never heard it, but I'm listening to it now. I already think I like it more than Mezzanine; it seems more acoustic and organic.

Yeah.

OT: I'm a little worried for Maddy's new album. The only thing about it that concerns me is how she is going back to Orbit, who she hasn't used for such a long time, and it's unlike her to return to an old collaborator like that. I don't want another COAD; you can't top an album like that.

Oh I have heard "I Want You," it's good. I like the other too, I'm surprised I've never heard of it.

Gal Massive Attack is amazing. I'm not well-versed on the group's entire discography, but of the three albums I'm familiar with, "Black Milk," "Mezzanine," "Unfinished Symphony," and "Splitting The Atom" are among the best tracks. Give them a listen when you get a chance.

I have the whole Mezzanine album... they're a bit too thick and dark for me. It depresses me, more than anything, and sounds like a soundtrack for a drama/murder film.

Unfinished Sympathy is GREAT though. And yes, that's really what it's called. I always thought it was "Symphony," too.

Love is Dead SHITS on Walking On Air.

Kanye West - Devil in a New Dress

Monica - (Anything) To Find You

Kerli - Love is Dead