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Madge of honour: Madonna picked for Super Bowl halftime slot

At least she’ll probably be better than the Black Eyed Peas…

THE MATERIAL GIRL be taking the stage on American football’s biggest night.

Madonna, who has sold more than 300 million records, will perform at halftime of the Super Bowl in Indianapolis.

The NFL and NBC announced during last night’s Detroit-New Orleans game that the Grammy Award-winning singer will highlight the show at Lucas Oil Stadium on 5 February.

The show is the most-watched musical event of the year, with more than 162 million in the US tuning in to see The Black Eyed Peas’ performance with Slash and Usher in Dallas at halftime of Green Bay’s Super Bowl win over Pittsburgh last February.

Madonna, a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, 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.

Madonna, currently in the studio working on a new album, has a new film “W.E.” which she directed, wrote and produced and will open nationally two days before the NFL’s signature event.

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