by Mandy Stussman ’14

The 46th Super Bowl will take place this Sunday, February 5, and it has always been a tradition to have a musical performance during the half time show. This year, the performance will be done by Madonna, a popular diva from the 80s, with Nicki Minaj opening for her. In my opinion, Madonna is not worthy of a venue of this magnitude. Someone with more talent and depth should be performing. Nicki Minaj has had a few hit pop singles, but is certainly not up to playing the Super Bowl.

In 2005, Paul McCartney performed an incredible medley; the year after that the Rolling Stones rocked the stadium. These kinds of performances are the ones people will remember. Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, U2, and The Who are all classic bands and artists with incredible amounts of talent. They all deservedly played one of the hugest shows of the year, and performed fantastically. Though Madonna may have produced a few hit pop records, she is not what I would consider and classic artist, and should not have been chosen to play the Super Bowl.