Madonna, Shakira, and BTS to Co-Headline Historic World Cup Half-Time Show
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Madonna, Shakira, and BTS will co-headline the first-ever World Cup final half-time show in New Jersey on July 19, with Shakira releasing her World Cup song 'Dai Dai' on Thursday.
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Why It Matters
The World Cup final, co-hosted by the US, Canada, and Mexico, features a historic first half-time show.
Madonna, Shakira, and K-pop boy band BTS will co-headline the Super Bowl-style half-time show at this summer's World Cup final. The tournament, co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, concludes with the final in New Jersey on 19 July. The BBC understands the show will be 11 minutes long. Pre-match performances at showpiece occasions such as the Champions League final have become commonplace, but this will be the first half-time show at a World Cup final. Colombian pop star Shakira is releasing her official World Cup song 'Dai Dai' - an Italian phrase meaning "let's go" or "come on" and also featuring Nigerian singer Burna Boy - on Thursday. The 49-year-old 'Hips Don't Lie' singer also released 'Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)' for the 2010 tournament in South Africa. 'Queen of Pop' Madonna is the best-selling female music artist of all time and is preparing to release her 15th album, 'Confessions II', on 3 July.
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