Report: NFL Wants Bruno Mars to Return as Super Bowl Halftime Performer

Norman Weiss September 8, 2015, 8:52 pm

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Report: NFL wants Bruno Mars to return as Super Bowl halftime performer

The Uptown Funk singer performed just last year at the Super Bowl, joined by the Red Hot Chili Peppers in February 2014. Now, according to EW, the NFL has requested that Mars return as its halftime performer for Super Bowl 50, which is being played in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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