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6:41Now PlayingAtlanta fought hard to be recognized on the hip-hop scene. However, at Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta, Southernplayalisticadillac funky music is a side dish to Maroon 5's halftime show.
Senior Producer/Videographer: Sandy Hooper
Producer / Host: Trysta Krick
Editor: Walbert Castillo
Motion Graphics: Lindley Taylor
"During the Super Bowl halftime show, the football field becomes America’s biggest stage, a once-in-a-lifetime chance for artists to perform a half-hour set for well over 100 million viewers. With an unmatched audience and a legacy of iconic performances, scoring the halftime show slot has always been an elite achievement for artists like Beyonce, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga in recent years. It’s akin to winning the Grammy for album of the year, once a sign for artists that they’re as beloved an institution as the Super Bowl itself.
As the messy lead-up to 2019’s Super Bowl LIII halftime show has shown us, things are quite different this time around, with the confirmed performers dealing with waves of bad press in the weeks leading up to what’s supposed to be one of the most exciting gigs of their careers – proof of just how far the halftime show has fallen as one of music’s so-called biggest nights."
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