Prince Tapped As Headliner At Super Bowl

Super Bowl is February 4th in Miami

MIAMI - Sports fans will get a little purple rain with their football because Prince has been tapped as the halftime headliner at the Super Bowl in Miami.

The big game takes place February fourth.

The Super Bowl is television's highest rated show each year. An estimated 141 million people watched last year's game between Pittsburgh and Seattle.

The NFL has been more cautious with its music picks since Janet Jackson's widely criticized "wardrobe malfunction" at halftime in 2004. Last year, Mick Jagger's microphone was silenced as he sang sexually suggestive lyrics in a couple of Rolling Stones songs.

Prince gained attention early his career with raunchy lyrics and racy performances, but has toned down his act somewhat in recent years.

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