Source: Jeff Kravitz / Getty Last night, millions of people tuned into Super Bowl LIII only for it to be the lowest rated Super Bowl in ten years. According to Deadline , the televised game scored a 44.9/68 in metered market results. Although this is still a huge audience, the rating is the lowest for a Super Bowl since 2009 and it’s down about five percent from the 2018 game. On top of this, last night’s game was one of the lowest scoring Super Bowls ever with the New England Patriots beating the Los Angeles Rams 13-3. But probably the biggest let down of the night was Maroon 5 ‘s significantly dry halftime show performance. Now don’t get me wrong… Maroon 5 definitely has some bops. “This Love” alone is one of those songs that’ll sneak up on you in a random department store and will have you singing along like it’s 2004. But having a couple of tunes that hit is different from putting on an engaging, dynamic, awe-inspiring performance. Now on one hand, we won’t fault Maroon 5 or anyone coming after them since they’re coming after epic performances like Beyonce ‘s Super Bowl XLVII shutdown. But on the other hand, when the most engaging thing about your performances is your Bed Bath & Beyond shirt, we have an issue. YALL as soon as I saw Adam Levine’s shirt I said it looked like some 70s home decor, then facebook backed me up pic.twitter.com/nZp99NfdT4 — Morgan Jordal (@morganjordal) February 4, 2019 It doesn’t help that the Super Bowl and NFL are already riddled with controversy over their treatment of certain Black celebrities. Colin Kaepernick is still without a home team after speaking up on police brutality and starting a whole movement. And then of course, there’s Janet Jackson . After her accidental nip slip at the 2004 Super Bowl , the pop star was all but burned at the stake by critics. In retrospect, many people are upset with the excessive scrutiny she faced in comparison to say… Justin Timberlake , who initiated the wardrobe malfunction. Meanwhile, Adam Levine let his nips run free at this year’s halftime show. And many people still weren’t engaged. Hit the next pages to peep all the dry moments from the halftime show this year, courtesy of Janet Jackson’s shadiest facial expressions.
Source: Jeff Kravitz / Getty Adam Levine and Maroon 5 perform at the Pepsi Super Bowl LIII Halftime show featuring Travis Scott and Big Boi. The New England Patriots battle the Los Angeles Rams during during Super Bowl LIII. Check out the video below..
Source: Lawrence Bryant / LB Photography J. Cole will perform during the the halftime show at the NBA All-Star Game at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C. on Feb. 17., the NBA revealed late Tuesday. 2019 GRAMMY® Award-nominated artist and North Carolina native @JColeNC will take the court in his home state to headline the 2019 #NBAAllStar Game halftime show (Sunday 2/17 @NBAonTNT )! pic.twitter.com/eT6mTdJRYB — NBA (@NBA) January 30, 2019 Cole, a North Carolina native, is expected to perform a medley of his hits during his halftime performance. Meek Mill will also be involved this year as the Philly native will open the night with a performance and entertaining introduction of the All-Star teams, according to Sports Illustrated . The 2019 NBA All-Star Game is slated for Feb. 17th, 2019.
Not every start or hearthrob from the turn of the century remains a star or gets their happily ever after. For proof, look no further than Aaron Carter’s many, many problems . But, as so many of us hoped back in the late ’90s, both Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake are now living their best lives. Just … not with each other. And that’s okay. In fact, Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel are immensely precious and adorable together. Look at what they each wrote for their 5-year anniversary! It’s weird, thinking back on it. Some celebrity couples, like Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis, seem almost preordained. (One could argue that the writers from That ’70s Show set the couple up) Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber, who are thankfully no longer together (although they’re talking again ), both rose to fame around the same time. It was sort of a natural fit. Other couples aren’t quite what you would have expected, back when they first became famous. Justin Timberlake was on The All-New Micky Mouse Club and then skyrocked the fame as the most thirsted after member of NSYNC when they launched in the ’90s. He’s been an enduring sex symbol ever since, though he’s definitely more in the “DILF” category now. That’s how time works, but it’s been kinder to him than to many of his former bandmates. And then there’s Jessica Biel, who might still be best known for her role on that old Christian family drama, Seventh Heaven . But in 2007, they met at the Golden Globe Awards. That, according to witnesses, is when “sparks flew.” We don’t believe in love at first sight, exactly, but overpowering thirst at first sight can absolutely blossom into genuine love. Because just look at them now. On October 19th, 2012, Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married. And that means that, yes, yesterday was the beautiful couple’s 5 year wedding anniversary. Justin Timberlake left “#TBT to a late night freestyle session on a break in the studio — YES I’ve been back in the studio cooking!” So he’s back in the studio for real, but he shared some black-and-white throwbacks of himself in the studio. “But, today is even more special for me because five years ago, on this day, I became the luckiest man in the world when I exchanged vows with my best friend. This song was our first dance.” Awwww! That is so cute, you guys! “To my beautiful @jessicabiel : You have taught me so much about what a true love means.” Some things you have to do in order to properly understand them. Like computer programming. Or true love. Or surgery. “I can’t put into words what these last five years have meant to me, so… ‘Listen to the melody ‘cause my love is in there hiding…'” Hey, artistic expression is sometimes the best kind of expression. He finished with the tags: “#Happy5thAnniversaryWifey #ASongForYou” That’s so sweet! Corny, but sweet. It has to be surreal to be married to a sex symbol, even if you yourself are also a big-name actress and major Hollywood hottie. Their son, Silas Randall Timberlake, is only two years old. One day, he’s going to watch the Shrek movies — all 9,000 of them, by that point. Before he gets to the one where his father provides a guest voice, he’ll see Princess Fiona sleep in her childhood bedroom where a poster reads “Sir Justin.” Like … that level of cultural impact that Justin Timberlake has had … it just has to be a little weird for the people who know him best. Cool, but weird. Jessica Biel, however, just counts herself lucky. Her message of love and adoration for Justin was much more succinct. “How lucky am I? Even if he’s initially skeptical, he always gets extra for me. #5″ She’s talking about him dancing goofily along to music with her, but it sounds like he’s like that all of the time. And that’s so good to hear. It sounds like Justin Timberlake might be playing the Superbowl Halftime Show this year. You know, the musical performance that happens to have some sort of sporting event before and after it. The Halftime show is where the action is. And it’s where stars are born — remember Left Shark ? Well, Justin Timberlake has already been part of a similarly memorable Halftime Show … when he and Janet Jackson and an alleged ‘wardrobe malfunction” shocked audiences with Janet’s bare breast. That was back in 2004. And we’re pretty sure that it was the origin of the term “wardrobe malfunction.” Many people feel that, because Janet was blacklisted from so many networks in retaliation, Justin shouldn’t get to come back unless she can. While that sounds fair to Janet, it sounds unfair to JT, you know? We don’t know whether Justin should play the Halftime Show, but we think that Jessica Biel would be all for it. View Slideshow: Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake: Through the Years
During her halftime performance last night, Lady Gaga paid homage to traditional football uniforms in the most Lady Gaga way possible: by bedazzling them with a bunch of crystals.
Keke Palmer has been on the radar lately promoting a book and her acting career. Some would say her persona has been a little iffy, while others would say she’s a good actress and just playing her promotional part. During a book signing at Barnes and Noble, Keke Palmer broke down explaining the internal depth the book reached. Remember, the young starlet spoke about her brush with molestation?
We’re hours away from Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl LI halftime show, and though she’s revealed we can expect to hear some of her greatest hits tonight (Feb. 5) in Houston, she’s saving a few surprises for later — and apparently one of those involves a bunch of drones whizzing overhead. CNN reports that Gaga’s halftime… Read more »
