Get ready to hear that voice, hear
that sound -- like thunder gonna shake the ground.
Confirming
rumors that had been around at least since last month, the NFL said Sunday that
Katy Perry will headline the next Super Bowl halftime show.
Following
in the show-stopping dance steps of
Bruno Mars from this
year might be a tall order. But Perry says she's already planning her own
fireworks.
I've got some insane ideas this
year," she said in a videoposted
soon after the announcement. "What if we covered the stadium with glitter? Continue..
"But
the glitter ... was edible."
Last month, New York Post's
Page Six and Billboard reported that Perry was preparing to shine at Super Bowl
It's not hard to see why the NFL
would want to pursue Perry. Here are three reasons why we think she'll kill it.
1. She's
got energetic, exuberant pop
Katy
Perry's music is essentially the stuff Super Bowl halftime dreams are made of.
Much of her catalog is high-energy, danceable pop that's just cheeky enough to
be entertaining without losing a sponsorship.
And she
has a backlog of hits to choose from: There's "Birthday" and
"Roar" from her 2013 release "Prism," plus older but
still-in-rotation tracks like "Firework," "Peacock,"
"California Gurls" and "I Kissed A Girl."
2.
Everyone from your grandma to your 3-year-old nephew knows her music
In 2011,
Katy Perry tied with Michael Jackson -- not bad company -- with five No. 1
singles from the same album. You don't accomplish that without some serious fan
power, young and old.
And when
we say young, we mean young: "Dark Horse" has been known to soothe at
least one baby.
3. She
gives a show-stopping performance
One of
the things critics took away from Perry's 2012 concert documentary, "Part
of Me," is just how much work goes into a Perry performance. From the
costumes to the set pieces, Perry creates her own whimsical wonderland -- as
anyone who's seen one of her videos can attest. We can only imagine the kind of
creation that would accompany a Super Bowl halftime show.
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