Maroon 5, Travis Scott and Big Boi will headline this year's Super Bowl Halftime Show.
The event takes place on February 3rd at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
After months of speculation, the NFL announced the news last night.
Big Boi, one half of Outkast, tweeted a promotional video on Sunday.
#SBLIII ATL let’s get it ! pic.twitter.com/L7LUk2MV5e
— Big Boi (@BigBoi) January 13, 2019
Travis Scott has announced that in partnership with the National Football League, he will make a $500,000 donation to the non-profit organisation Dream Corps, among “other initiatives that he will work with the League on.”
The band and rappers join a list of recent halftime acts including Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Missy Elliott.
#SBLIII pic.twitter.com/dWKJQDS9ap
— Maroon 5 (@maroon5) 13 January 2019
Statement from The NFL
"Three-time Grammy Award-winning multiplatinum band Maroon 5 will take centre stage at the Pepsi Super Bowl LIII Halftime Show on CBS at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, they confirmed today. Maroon 5 will feature a slate of guest artists including Grammy-nominated rapper Travis Scott and Atlanta native Big Boi bringing together the broadest range of musical genres ever seen on the Super Bowl stage."
In other entertainment news, the premiere date for the final season of Game of Thrones has been announced.
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