Grammy-winning pop singer Bruno Mars will deliver the Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show next February , the NFL announced Sunday . Mars appeared live on `` Fox NFL Sunday '' for the announcement just before the kickoff of the first week of Sunday afternoon games in the regular season . The Super Bowl is still five months away , but early start of the publicity campaign for the halftime show is evidence that the entertainment rivals the actual game for attention . `` The Pepsi Super Bowl halftime show is the most-watched musical event of the year , '' the NFL news release said . `` More than 110.5 million viewers in the U.S. watched last year 's show . '' Beyonce 's performance at the last Super Bowl was critically acclaimed by fans . Previous acts include Madonna , The Who , Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band , Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers , Prince , the Rolling Stones , Paul McCartney and U2 . Michael Jackson 's performance at Super Bowl XXVII in 1993 is credited with launching the tradition of blockbuster halftime shows . Mars -- born Peter Gene Hernandez in Hawaii 27 years ago -- was just 4 when he began performing in his family 's show as an Elvis impersonator . He moved to Los Angeles as a young adult to write and produce for other artists , but his last three years have been his most successful . His debut album for Atlantic Records , `` Doo-Wops & Hooligans , '' includes `` Just The Way You Are , '' which won him a Grammy for best male pop vocal performance in 2010 . The album and his hit single `` Grenade '' were nominated for three Grammys in 2011 . His second album , `` Unorthodox Jukebox , '' includes the hits `` Locked Out of Heaven '' and `` When I Was Your Man . '' Mars has been nominated for 14 Grammys and has sold over 115 million singles . He has been touring the world with his eight-piece band , The Hooligans . Fox Sports urged fans to stay tuned throughout the season `` to see what surprises Bruno Mars has in store for this historic halftime show . '' The next Super Bowl is set for MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford , New Jersey , on Sunday , February 2 , 2014 .
Mars has been nominated for 14 Grammys and has sold over 115 million singles . Super Bowl XLVIII is set for New Jersey NFL on the year . Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show is the most-watched musical event of the year , the NFL says . Michael Jackson 's Super Bowl Super Bowl performance launched the tradition of big halftime shows .