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Topic: halftime show

A Turning Point USA event at Virginia Tech University on Sept. 24, 2025 (ALEX WROBLEWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

MAGA's halftime show reveals desperation

Amanda Marcotte
Kendrick Lamar and SZA (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

The halftime show's humble origins

Nardos Haile
Beyoncé accepts the Innovator Award at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards held at the Dolby Theatre on April 1, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Michael Buckner/Billboard via Getty Images)

Beyoncé set for NFL Christmas halftime

Nardos Haile
Rihanna performs onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

The pressure on Rihanna to be political

Mark Laver
Rihanna performs during Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Roc Nation)

Rihanna vs. Republicans in halftime show

Kelly McClure
Candace Owens is seen on set of "Candace" on August 16, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Jason Davis/Getty Images)

Candace Owens' fans revolt

Meryl Phair
Eminem, Charlie Kirk and Mary J. Blige (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Super Bowl halftime as "sexual anarchy"

Jon Skolnik
Coldplay (AP/Jack Plunkett)

How Coldplay became cool

Annie Zaleski
Katy Perry (AP/John Shearer)

Katy Perry's complicated charm

Annie Zaleski
Recording artist Beyonce performs the National Anthem during the halftime show press conference in New Orleans, January 31, 2013. (Reuters/Jim Young)

Singer addresses "haters"

Daniel D'Addario