What are the Best Super Bowl Halftime Performances?

In my opinion Prince did the best Super Bowl Halftime performance ever. Who else can perform like THAT in the pouring rain?! Here are the songs which Prince performed “We Will Rock You,” “Let’s Go Crazy,” “1999,” "Baby I’m a Star," "Proud Mary," "All Along the Watchtower," "Best of You," "Purple Rain.” He truly showed what a musical genius can do! Check out what my other top 9 performances of the Super Bowl halftime are below.

My Top 10 Best Super Bowl Halftime Performances:

1. Prince

2. Michael Jackson
3. U2
4. Diana Ross
5. The Rolling Stones
6. Bruce Springsteen
7. Janet Jackson
8. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

9. No Doubt, Sting, Shania Twain

10. Aerosmith

What's your top 10 and where do you think the Black Eyed Peas will be placed?

Who do you think is going to win the XLV Super Bowl? The Green Bay Pakers or the Pittsburgh Steelers? I'm leaning towards the Green Bay Pakers.

Bono and Jarvis Cocker - Big Winners of Sony Radio Academy Awards

Bono and Jarvis Cocker were the winners at the annual Sony Radio Academy Awards hosted yesterday from London. The event honored the best of British radio talent, Jarvis picked up the ceremony’s Rising Star prize and Bono was awarded with the trophy for Best Music Special. Bono received the trophy for his one-off broadcast celebrating the music of Elvis Presley.

Jarvis Cocker recently began hosting a show on BBC 6 Music, and hopes that his win will influence BBC executives to save the station. Jarvis Cocker on the radio station: "6 Music is never going to be the biggest station in the U.K. but it would be devastating if it was to close. 6 Music isn't going to change the world - it just wants to make it a bit nicer."

U2 – To Release U2 360° At The Rose Bowl on DVD + Blu-ray

U2 has announced that their 2009 YouTube performance from California’s Rose Bowl stadium will become available on DVD. U2 played a record-breaking concert at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena last October, in front of 97,000 fans! It was their biggest concert ever in the United States. “U2 360° At The Rose Bowl” will be released on DVD and Blu-ray by Interscope Records on June 3rd.

The Blu-ray and deluxe formats, include a Two-Disc DVD Deluxe Edition and a Two-DVD Super Deluxe Box Set. These will feature a new documentary titled “Squaring the Circle: Creating U2 360” with new interviews from U2.

Track listing for “U2 360° At The Rose Bowl”:

'Get On Your Boots'
'Magnificent'
'Mysterious Ways'
'Beautiful Day'
'I Still Haven’t Found What I'm Looking For'
'Stuck In A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of'
'No Line On The Horizon'
'Elevation'
'In A Little While'
'Unknown Caller'
'Until the End of the World'
'The Unforgettable Fire'
'City of Blinding Lights'
'Vertigo'
'I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight'
'Sunday Bloody Sunday'
'MLK'
'Walk On'
'One'
'Where The Streets Have No Name'
'Ultra Violet (Light My Way)'
'With Or Without You'
'Moment Of Surrender'

U2 Releases Remix Album “Artificial Horizon” For Limited Time

U2 is releasing a limited remixed edition collection of their performances titled “Artificial Horizon”, by using some of the best DJs and producers, including Hot Chip, Justice, and Trent Reznor. In 1995, U2 released another remix album titled “Melon – Remixes for Propaganda”.

The triple-vinyl set covers new and old music, with a remixed version of their 1997's “If God Will Send His Angels”  as well as 2009's “Get On Your Boots.” The 60-minute set aldo includes three never before released tracks: “I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight” (Live U2360 Remix), “City Of Blinding Lights” (Hot Chip 2006 Remix), and “Get On Your Boots” (Fish Out Of Water Mix). Two other tracks with only limited previous release will also be added to the set: “Staring At The Sun" (Brothers in Rhythm Ambient Mix) and "Magnificent” (Falke Radio Mix).

“Artificial Horizon” is available on U2’s website for eight weeks only, until May 14th. 

Official track listing:

1. Elevation (Influx Mix)
2. Fast Cars (Jacknife Lee Mix)
3. Get On Your Boots (Fish Out Of Water Mix)
4. Vertigo (Trent Reznor Remix)
5. Magnificent (Falke Radio Mix)
6. I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight (Live U2360 Remix)
7. Beautiful Day (David Holmes Remix)
8. Staring At The Sun (Monster Truck Remix)
9. Happiness Is A Warm Gun (Danny Saber Mix)
10. Get On Your Boots (Justice Remix)
11. City Of Blinding Lights (Hot Chip 2006 Remix)
12. If God Will Send His Angels (Grand Jury Mix)
13. Staring At The Sun (Brothers in Rhythm Ambient Mix)

U2 Tops North American Tour Sales

 
U2 hasn’t done so well with the sales of their latest album “No Line on the Horizon”, selling 1.06 million copies in the United States. However, their tour was the all time hit of the North American tours for 2009!

The band sold $123 million worth of tickets to its stadium tour, while Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band came in second with $94.5 million.

The band played to 1.3 million people at 20 shows on the North American leg of its world tour, and charged an average of $93.77. The tickets were pretty pricey, but if U2 is one of your favorite band, it sure was worth it.

U2’s 360 Tour will continue this year, dates will be announced soon on their official website.

U2 Free YouTube Concert

U2 will be broadcasting a live show at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on October 25th, live on YouTube.

The show will be streamed on YouTube free of charge, which will also mark the second-to-last show on U2’s 360 tour.

The 96,000 people expected to attend will reportedly be the most ever to fit in the large stadium, which is home to the UCLA Bruins and site of the annual BCS Rose Bowl game.

According to Pitchfork, those who have attended U2 performances this year have witnessed a “gigantic spaceship-looking contraption and use it to bring themselves closer to the people in the cheap seats,” writes Brian Leli.

New U2 Video - Magnificent

U2 have released a new video for their second single from "No Line On The Horizon". It's titled "Magnificent", it was directed by Alex Courtez and shot in Fez, Marocco.

Originally titled "French Disco", the song penned by the band's members themselves revolves around "two lovers holding on to each other and trying to turn their life into worship."