Those who perform at the Super Bowl are sure to have record audience numbers. Many stars also consider it a great honor to be allowed to sing at the final of the US Football League NFL. But the demand for these gigs was noticeable among many liberal musicians last - and also for US singer Pink, the appearance in 2018 has first been a one-time affair.
"I would probably kneel down and be carried out of the stadium," she said in an interview with Billboard magazine. She alludes to the controversy surrounding quarterback Colin Kaepernick. The athlete had begun a nationwide protest against black oppression and police brutality by kneeling during the national anthem. Thereupon he was not signed by any team.
Pink wishes Janet Jackson
For Pink, a renewed appearance is obviously out of solidarity with the player out of the question. After singing the US national anthem at the Super Bowl, the organizers' attempt to win them again for the show in 2019 failed.
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Pink's wish for the Super Bowl show: "For a while only African American women or Latinas""They should engage Janet Jackson," Pink suggested in an interview with "Billboard". "That's the one who should make the Super Bowl." The singer also has some experience with this probably most important sporting event in the USA: In 2004 she appeared together with Justin Timberlake. The fact that this ripped off her bra during the show and bared her chest, then caused a scandal.
However, Pink probably does not care much for this performance. Jennifer Lopez and Rihanna, too, think they deserve the controversy surrounding Kaepernick: "They should only award it to African American women or Latinas for a while," she said, "Billboard," warning against overly harsh criticism of Super Bowl appearances , "Everyone who does it will be persecuted like this."
The makers of the sports event seem to have understood the criticism of their selection of artists. At the Super Bowl 2020, the two Latino-pop singers Jennifer Lopez and Shakira are now to rock the halftime show. Shakira was happy about the decision - also because she could represent Latinos and Latinas worldwide.