It isn?t all about nipple pasty slip-ups and flipping the bird. Though Janet Jackson?s 2004 ?wardrobe malfunction? and MIA?s $16.6m stray middle finger in 2012 have come to define some of the more controversial recent Super Bowl half-time performances, we shouldn?t forget this sponsored spectacle?s humble roots. The NFL has reportedly invited Bruno Mars, with his mind-boggling collection of trilby hats and shirts that don?t seem to button up to the top, to not only perform but also ?curate? the show. With his track record as a songwriter, producer, Grammy winner and all-round music industry nice guy, it doesn?t get much more safe than that. Of course, there was also the huge chart success of Uptown Funk ? shout out to all the wedding DJs who had to play it this summer ? which no doubt cemented the NFL?s choice.
