Bruno Mars Confirms Super Bowl Halftime Show Role on TV, Twitter

The NFL announced on Sunday that Bruno Mars will headline the Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show on Feb. 2 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The 14-time Grammy nominee also appeared on Fox NFL Sunday to reveal the news in New York City’s Times Square ahead of the afternoon games.

Pepsi, the halftime-show sponsor, confirmed the news to Mashable in an email on Sunday as the news broke — a day after reports surfaced that Mars was chosen.

The 27-year-old crooner and the NFL immediately expressed their excitement on Twitter:

WE'RE GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL!!!!!!! #PepsiSBHalftime

— Bruno Mars (@BrunoMars) September 8, 2013 Read more...