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Bruno Mars performs on stage at Wireless Festival at Finsbury Park on July 6, 2014 in London, United Kingdom.Joseph Okpako—Redferns/Getty Images by [Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Entertainment Weekly Feb 5, 2016 10:36 PM UTC Bruno Mars will be joining Beyoncé on the field for a major moment in the Super Bowl 50 halftime show. A source tells EW that Mars has been spotted at rehearsals at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, and in one of his numbers, he’s singing alongside Beyoncé. The pair will unite for a big moment in their Sunday performance. They’re part of a star-studded lineup for the Super Bowl 50 performance, headlined by Coldplay. Lady Gaga is slated to sing the national anthem before the Super Bowl, which will pit the Carolina Panthers against the Denver Broncos. Mars previously teamed with the Red Hot Chili Peppers to headline the 2014 Super Bowl halftime show. Beyoncé performed with Destiny’s Child in 2013. Mars posted about his Super Bowl appearance on Instagram. [EW reported last year](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/09/08/super-bowl-50-halftime-bruno-mars) that the ‘Uptown Funk’ singer would appear during the Super Bowl halftime show. [Head here](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/02/05/what-time-is-the-super-bowl) to get all your burning Super Bowl questions answered. _This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/02/05/bruno-mars-beyonce-super-bowl-50-halftime-show) _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://www.ew.com) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4210438/bruno-mars-beyonce-super-bowl/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4210438/bruno-mars-beyonce-super-bowl/"},"headline":"Bruno Mars to Join Beyoncé for Super Bowl Halftime Show","datePublished":"2016-02-05T22:36:31.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:56:20.953Z","description":"Coldplay is also performing","url":"https://time.com/4210438/bruno-mars-beyonce-super-bowl/","keywords":["Super Bowl 50","Music"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5d25861ec6a76b05/69887c68bc6cfc4fd43db9d7/bruno-mars-beyonce-superbowl-halftime.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Entertainment Weekly","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5d25861ec6a76b05/69887c68bc6cfc4fd43db9d7/bruno-mars-beyonce-superbowl-halftime.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Wireless Festival 2014 - Day 3","caption":"Bruno Mars performs on stage at Wireless Festival at Finsbury Park on July 6, 2014 in London, United Kingdom.","creditText":"Joseph Okpako—Redferns/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/super-bowl-50/","name":"Super Bowl 50"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4210438/bruno-mars-beyonce-super-bowl/","name":"Bruno Mars to Join Beyoncé for Super Bowl Halftime Show"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The Halftime Show That Transformed the Super Bowl","description":"","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/ZkcZlc5f/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2016-02-05T19:16:08.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/ZkcZlc5f.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4210438/bruno-mars-beyonce-super-bowl/","duration":"PT1M51S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4210438/bruno-mars-beyonce-super-bowl/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```