World Cup final performances span Shakira, Tom Cruise and Muppets
Madonna opened the World Cup halftime show with her 2000 dance-pop hit “Music,” joined by star Brazilian soccer players of yesteryear, Ronaldo and Ronaldinho. Sunday's show started with an apparently prerecorded piece in a roller rink before she rode into the…
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Madonna opened the World Cup halftime show with her 2000 dance-pop hit “Music,” joined by star Brazilian soccer players of yesteryear, Ronaldo and Ronaldinho. Sunday's show started with an apparently prerecorded piece in a roller rink before she rode into the…
Madonna, Justin Bieber, BTS and Shakira each brought a bit of one of their hits to the World Cups first halftime show in a whirlwind performance Sunday that also squeezed in Burna Boy, Ted Lasso and …
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