Madonna to perform at halftime of Super Bowl

Madonna will be taking the stage on US football's biggest night, the Super Bowl. The National Football League and NBC announced on Sunday night that the Grammy Award-winning singer will highlight the February 5 show, which is the most-watched musical event of the year. More than 162 million in the US 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.