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AsiaPac · 31 mins ago
Madonna, BTS and Bieber bring star power to World Cup halftime show
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey, July 19 - Superstars Madonna, BTS, Justin Bieber and Shakira offered a high-energy musical medley on Sunday in the first halftime show at a World Cup final. Madonna kicked off the Super Bowl-style show, one of several American elements added to this year's tournament, with a performance of her single "Music." She began singing from the tunnels of New York New Jersey Stadium before entering the venue via a dune buggy driven by Brazilian football greats Ronaldo and Ronaldinho.K-pop band BTS, clad in black-and-red outfits, followed with the upbeat "Dynamite." American actors Jason Sudeikis and Brendan Hunt, in character as coaches from TV show "Ted Lasso," introduced Bieber. He slowed the tempo with the acoustic "Everything Hallelujah," changing the song's final w
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