Maroon 5, Travis Scott, and Big Boi gave the halftime efficiency at Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta tonight. Maroon 5 opened with “Harder to Breathe” and “This Love.” Scott got here out following a SpongeBob introduction referencing the cartoon’s traditional “Sweet Victory,” after which he carried out “Sicko Mode.” Maroon 5 then did “Girls Like You” with a choir (however not Cardi B) and “She Will Be Loved.” Big Boi got here out to carry out OutKast’s “The Way You Move” earlier than Maroon 5 closed out with “Sugar” and “Moves Like Jagger.”
The lead-up to the Super Bowl halftime present was rife with controversy, with a number of artists declining to take part in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick, who was blacklisted from the NFL following his peaceable protest of systemic police brutality towards individuals of colour. Gladys Knight, who sang the National Anthem on the occasion, addressed Kaepernick forward of the Super Bowl, saying, “I understand that Mr. Kaepernick is protesting two things, and they are police violence and injustice…. I pray that this National Anthem will bring us all together in a way never before witnessed and we can move forward and untangle these truths which mean so much to all of us.”
In January, Travis Scott announced that a part of his take care of the NFL required the league to make a $500,000 charity donation to the social justice group Dream Corps. Maroon 5 introduced a charitable donation of the identical quantity to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, with the NFL and their report label, Interscope.
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This article was initially revealed on February three at 8:16 p.m. It was final up to date on February three at 8:23 p.m. Eastern.
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