Was Madonna’s SB 46 Halftime Performance the Greatest Ever?
That’s what everyone is saying this morning after the BY Giants upended the hapless New England Patriots to win Super Bowl XLVI 21-17. The 53-year-old pop icon rode into the arena on a chariot worthy of the gods. She launched into a performance of her hit single “Vogue” before performing her current single “Give Me All Your Lovin’” with Nicki Minaj and M.I.A.
Madonna didn’t miss a step as the athletic superstar danced her heart out and threw in a couple of cartwheels onstage. But it was M.I.A.’s flip of a finger that caused most of the buzz from last night’s performance. Some are comparing M.I.A’s middle finger flip to Janet Jackson’s intentional disrobing in 2004′s Super Bowl.
That may be a bit of a stretch when you consider that M.I.A. flipped the bird so quickly that most of America missed it. Still, M.I.A.’s obscene gesture may have stolen the show from Madge. Watch the video after the break.
Celebs Out & About: Janet Jackson, Willow & Will Smith, Jordin Sparks
Pop star Janet Jackson, 45, doesn’t care what you think about her excessive makeup. Miss Nasty was seen after the last show of her ‘Up Close and Personal’ Tour at Fillmore in Miami Beach, Florida last night.
Singer Jordin Sparks gave them two looks with stunning white and a silver dresses as she attended the 2011 American Country Awards in Las Vegas yesterday.
Jackson Family Feud Over Tribute Concert (video)
Three of Michael Jackson’s siblings were no-shows at his “Forever Michael” Tribute concert in England over the weekend.
Pop star Janet Jackson and her brothers, Randy and Jermaine Jackson, decided not to attend the tribute concert because they considered it inappropriate to hold the concert while the Conrad Murray manslaughter trial was still ongoing in Los Angeles.
In a statement to the Associated Press, Janet, 45, said “Because of the trial, the timing of this tribute to our brother would be too difficult for me,” her statement reads.
Her older brothers Randy, 49, and Jermaine, aka Muhammed Abdul Aziz, 56, released a joint statement on the day the concert was announced:
“There will come a time and place for an amazing and deserving tribute to Michael,” the brothers’ statement read. “But we feel that the most important tribute we can give to our brother at this time is to seek justice in his name.”
According to ABC News, there is also criticism that the Jackson family is keeping some of the money that’s supposed to be earmarked for charities. There are rumors that this is the reason several A-list celebrities pulled out of the concert.
Watch the video after the break.
Celebs Out & about: Queen Latifah, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, Ice T, Coco, Ron Artest
A depressed Rihanna was spotted leaving Giorgio Baldi restaurant with no makeup on in Santa Monica, California yesterday. Rihanna was wearing a gold necklace with the word “C*NT” engraved on it. At least she knows what she likes.
Celebs Out & About: Janet Jackson, Kelly Rowland, Young Jeezy, Evan Ross, Djimon Hounsou
Janet Jackson, 45, wore entirely too much makeup while performing live during her ‘Number Ones: Up Close and Personal’ tour at The Fox Theatre in Detroit, Michigan yesterday. The pancake foundation gave her a ghastly appearance which made her look like a clown. Shocked fans took to their Twitter pages to tweet about Janet’s makeup and her oversized butt pads.
Photo: Joe Gall/INFevents.com
Kelly Rowland, 30, knocked ‘em dead on the red carpet at the X Factor Press launch at 02 Arena in London today.
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Beyoncé’s 2011 Billboard Music Awards Performance (Video)
Last night belonged to singer Beyoncé at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas — judging by the euphoric, greatly exaggerated tweets of Beyoncé’s Stans.
Basically, all Beyoncé did was stand in front of a huge white screen and interact with dazzling graphic effects in a movie that was projected onto the giant screen behind her. My astute followers on Twitter noted correctly that Beyoncé stole the graphics part of her performance from Janet Jackson’s “Feedback” music video.
After the movie ended, Beyoncé danced with 100 or so underpaid dancers as fireworks rained down on the stage. Then she shook her weave wildly to and fro, before tipping into the audience with an exaggerated cat walk that the gays on the ballroom scene do so much better than her.
I couldn’t believe this was the same performance that Bey’s Stans on Twitter were raving about! And apparently I wasn’t the only one who failed to see what all the excitement was about:
After her performance, Beyoncé accepted her Billboard Millenium award from her mom, Tina Knowles, and her nephew Juelz Smith. Bey graciously thanked Destiny’s Child members Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Then Bey added a nice touch by thanking long forgotten DC members Latavia Roberson and Letoya Luckett. But she curiously left out Farrah Franklin, her wig maker and the manufacturer of her favorite bleaching cream.
Of course everyone made note of the fact that Beyoncé thanked Jay Z — like what wife wouldn’t thank her husband?
If it wasn’t for the special effects, the fireworks and the 100 underpaid dancers, Beyoncé’s performance would have generated more yawns than Nicki Minaj’s did.
Click the link to see more pictures from Bey’s performance.
Janet Jackson in Cannes, France
Pop icon Janet Jackson had to watch her step as she tipped to the red carpet at amfAR’s Cinema Against AIDS Gala during the 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival at Hotel Du Cap in Antibes, France yesterday.
Janet apologized for her tardiness after taking her time squeezing into her Haider Ackermann full length skirt. Janet just celebrated her 45th birthday on Monday (May 16), and she looks just as glamorous as she did 15 years ago!
Photos: Splash News Online and Bauer Griffin
