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  So Maybe Beyonce Didn't Blow the Superdome's Lights Out

  February 4, 2013 – Those of us who witnessed Beyoncé's Super Bowl XLVII Halftime Spectacular can attest to its singular explosiveness. No, it didn't seem at all out of the ordinary that minutes after Bey launched sparks and fireworks into the air as her silhouetted effigy blazed behind her, the lights in New Orleans' Mercedes-Benz Superdome went out. …
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  Beyonce Announces Tour, May Have Actually Caused Super Bowl Power Outage

  February 4, 2013 – And the winner of Super Bowl XLVII is... well, technically the Baltimore Ravens, whose gritty defense obliterated the San Francisco 49ers' comeback hopes. And Ravens signal-caller Joe Flacco deservedly took home the Most Valuable Player trophy. …
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  Beyonce, Her Crotch, and Destiny's Child Shut Down Super Bowl Halftime 2013

  February 3, 2013 – You're forgiven forever, Beyoncé. In a thrillingly choreographed, LED-enhanced Super Bowl 2013 halftime spectacular, consummate show-woman Beyonce literally — yes, literally — shut New Orleans' Mercedes-Benz Superdome down. Minutes after wrapping a career-spanning set that reunited Destiny's Child, the stadium went dark, delaying the game. …
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  Beyonce Probably Should've Sung the Super Bowl National Anthem, Too

  February 3, 2013 – You can't help but feel for Alicia Keys, Super Bowl 2013's middle child. She'd already signed up to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" before unrepentant lip-syncer Beyoncé delivered the Great Comeuppance at her Pepsi halftime press conference. …
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  Super Bowl XLVII Cheat Sheet: A Guide to the Big Game's Biggest Musical Moments

  February 1, 2013 – Celebrity cameos! Slightly-better-than-usual commercials! Football! The Super Bowl Sunday telecast is so larded with spectacle that the game itself is almost ancillary, but to help manage your TV watching, we've assembled a list of the day's music. Schedule your bathroom breaks and kitchen trips accordingly.1. …
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  Beyonce Tells World to Shove It With Mic-Dropping National Anthem

  January 31, 2013 – Basically, ya'll need to shut up now.At the Pepsi Super Bowl XLVII Halftime Show press conference Thursday (January 31), Beyoncé silenced critics by singing an a cappella version of the national anthem that was as powerful and acrobatic as the backing track she was lambasted for using during President Barack Obama's second inauguration ceremony on January 21. …
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  Watch Beyonce Werk in Dance-Heavy Super Bowl 'Countdown' Video

  January 31, 2013 – "Countdown," from 2011 album 4, is one of our favorites — SPIN editorial director Charles Aaron dubbed it a "masterpiece" — but a relative commercial disappointment in Beyoncé terms. The splashy, Boyz II Men-sampling, happy-in-love dance-pop track never got higher than #71 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart. …
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  Destiny's Child's Super Bowl Setlist Is More Disappointing Than Beyonce-Gate

  January 25, 2013 – All the click-baiting controversy over Beyoncé Doing What Everybody Else Does, Only Way Better is distracting us from real issues. No, not the budget deficit — doesn't anybody read Paul Krugman? — and unfortunately we don't even mean the latest twist in the Manti Te'o soap opera (they're saying Ronaiah Tuiasosopo's cousin Tino did it). …
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  Super Bowl 2013 Adds Gary Clark Jr., Stevie Wonder, and Alicia Keys' National Anthem

  January 22, 2013 – Barack Obama's second inauguration may be forever stained by Beyoncé's lip-sync scandal, but patriotism has another shot at getting it right with Super Bowl XLVII.Alicia Keys, fresh off her Inauguration Ball set, will kick off the pop-friendly Super Bowl on February 3 by singing "The Star-Spangled Banner." Though it will be the Girl on Fire star's third appearance at the championship game, the most by any p …
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  Beyonce's Star-Spangled Lip-Sync Scandal Breaks Honest Americans' Hearts

  January 22, 2013 – In what is surely the biggest Capitol Hill scandal to rock our nation since Watergate, it's now come to light that Beyoncé, beloved singer of the National Anthem at 44th U.S. President Barack Hussein Obama's second inauguration, was in fact duping honest, trusting Americans by lip-syncing the song.The Times UK broke the news with a statement from the Marine Corp Band's spokeswoman. …
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