The Super Bowl 53rd interval show generated a lot of expectations. Anyone who joined the New England Patriots game and the Los Angeles Rams this Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta ran into a presentation that kept a line of protocol, This love . This love . After the two songs, an animation with the SpongeBob character featured rappers Travis Scott and Big Boi. The presence of the cartoon was a will of the fans, who even petitioned for it to be honored in the game. Travis enthused the audience in Atlanta with Sweet Victory and Sicko Mode .
On Twitter, SpongeBob thanked for the invitation to the show.
So honored and honored! The Maroon 5 came back soon after, and it is only now that Maroon 5 has come back, play Girls like you (accompanying a choir) and she will be loved . The rappers came back and accompanied a version of The Way You Move the success of the OutKast duo – of which Big Boi is a part. On the return of the Californian band, the public was able to profit from the successes . Sugar and moves as Jagger .
Finally, the attractions farewell the scene without political manifestation. A kneeling was expected, which did not come. On the field, the Patriotes beat the Rams from 3 to 0.
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Controversial Retrospective
In recent months, musical performances have been a source of controversy in the decision to the 2018 season of the NFL. In October, US Weekly magazine announced that Rihanna had been invited to play at half-time but had declined the invitation in favor of quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who had defended the San Francisco 49ers between 2011 and 2016 and had no team since his kneeling. field during the performance of the United States national anthem, in protest of racial issues in the country.
"The NFL and CBS (the network that airs the 2019 game in the United States) really wanted Rihanna to do the series next year in Atlanta," he said at the conference. time. a source, kept anonymous by the magazine. "They made her an offer, but she said no because of controversy on her knees."
Maroon 5 ended up being the group that climbed the show, alongside Travis Scott and Big Boi. However, the choice of a predominantly white Californian group has again sparked controversy, as the city of Atlanta, chosen as the scene of the finale, is considered a temple of black music in the United States.
In January, Gladys Knight is announced as chosen to sing the American anthem before the game. To be one of the big names in soul music, Gladys' choice helped to soothe the problem. "I am proud to use my voice to unify and represent our country in my hometown, Atlanta," said the 74-year-old singer in a statement released by the NFL.
Gladys Knight was chosen to sing the American anthem before the match
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Except that the question It was not closed yet. Last Thursday (31), musician Roger Waters, former bbadist of the group Pink Floyd, published an article on social networks asking Maroon 5, Travis Scott and Big Boi to kneel on the stage during the break in New -England. Patriots vs Los Angeles Rams. "I ask you to do so in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick, every child killed in these violent streets, every parent or brother or sister in mourning," he wrote.
However, in a presentation far from controversial, the gesture expected by the waters did not come. On the contrary, according to Channel E !, the NFL, along with Travis Scott and Maroon 5, had donated $ 500,000 to charity before the game. The donation was a request from Scott, who stated that it would only appear if the league joined him at the initiative. The rapper and the group also made donations of the same value.
