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Here’s Who Has Performed At The Super Bowl Halftime Show Over The Past 31 Years — Like, I Totally Forgot About Some Of These
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Here’s Who Has Performed At The Super Bowl Halftime Show Over The Past 31 Years — Like, I Totally Forgot About Some Of These

Yesterday, Rihanna essentially came out of music retirement when she announced she was going to be the 2023 Super Bowl halftime show performer.

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1992: Gloria Estefan

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1993: Michael Jackson

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1994: Clint Black, Tanya Tucker, Travis Tritt, and the Judds

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They also had these cowgirl dancers:

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And it looks like Stevie Wonder came out at the end:

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1995: Tony Bennett and Patti LaBelle

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Also performing were Teddy Pendergrass, Arturo Sandoval, and Miami Sound Machine.

1996: Diana Ross

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1997: The Blues Brothers, James Brown, and ZZ Top

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Los Del Río of “Macarena” fame also opened the preshow:

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1998: Queen Latifah, Boyz II Men, Martha Reeves, the Temptations, and Smokey Robinson

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1999: Stevie Wonder, Gloria Estefan, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, and Savion Glover

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And here’s Big Bad Voodoo Daddy:

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2000: Phil Collins, Toni Braxton, Christina Aguilera, and Enrique Iglesias

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2001: Aerosmith and NSYNC with Britney Spears, Mary J. Blige, and Nelly

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2002: U2

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2003: Shania Twain, No Doubt, and Sting

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2004: Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake with P. Diddy, Nelly, and Kid Rock

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Jessica Simpson also introduced it*:

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*Newlyweds was big, and MTV produced the halftime show.

2005: Paul McCartney

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2006: The Rolling Stones

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2007: Prince

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2008: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

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2009: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

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2010: The Who

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2011: The Black Eyed Peas

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Usher and Slash also came out:

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2012: Madonna

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LMFAO, Nicki Minaj, M.I.A., and CeeLo Green also came out:

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2013: Beyoncé

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Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams from Destiny’s Child also came out:

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2014: Bruno Mars

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The Red Hot Chili Peppers also came out:

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2015: Katy Perry

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Missy Elliott and Lenny Kravitz also came out:

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2016: Coldplay

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Beyoncé, Bruno Mars, and Mark Ronson also came out:

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2017: Lady Gaga

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2018: Justin Timberlake

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2019: Maroon 5

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Travis Scott and Big Boi also came out:

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2020: Shakira and Jennifer Lopez

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J Balvin and Bad Bunny also came out:

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2021: The Weeknd

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2022: Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar

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50 Cent was also there:

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And 2023:

Rihanna @rihanna .

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