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Second Secret Rehearsal

SOLVED!

[Blind Gossip] They are trying to keep this under wraps, so there’s a bit of a misinformation campaign going on.

There is going to be a big event in the next few weeks. There is supposedly going to be a surprise guest/s performing.

They are doing regular rehearsals at [one location], and second “secret” rehearsals at another location. They want this to be kept this quiet up until the last minute.

We don’t know the identity of the surprise guest/s. However, the main party involved has lied before about their little surprises, so you should simply roll your eyes at all the denials that are currently happening, and enjoy the performance when it does happen!

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Event:

Main Performer:

Secret Guest/s:

[Optional] Will you be watching?

SOLVED!

Event: Super Bowl

Main Performer: Justin Timberlake

Secret Guest/s: Prince

It turns out that the secret guest wasn’t going to be a live person at all!

Justin Timberlake was hoping to perform side by side… with a hologram of Prince!

The iconic “Purple Rain” singer and performer was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the location of the Super Bowl.

The secondary location we discussed was a space that was set up to practice the technical projection and Timberlake’s interaction with the hologram.

They wound up scrapping the idea before the Super Bowl.

We don’t know if the technical challenges – or the challenges from Prince’s friends and family – caused producers to scrap the plan, but the end result was a more subdued and less technical performance. Justin Timberlake sat at a piano and sang “I Would Die 4 U” while a video of Prince played on a giant sheet behind him.

From CBS Sports:

2018 Super Bowl: Justin Timberlake scraps Prince hologram for halftime show

After drawing fire for the initial decision, Timberlake is reportedly no longer using a Prince hologram

It’s time to see what Justin Timberlake has planned for halftime. One thing we know now is that it won’t involve a hologram.

Over the weekend, rumors popped up about Timberlake wanting to bust out a hologram of the Purple One during his Super Bowl LII halftime show. It was going to be part of a tribute to Prince and his many connections to Minneapolis, Minnesota and the Vikings.

But according to longtime Prince pal Sheila E., she spoke to Timberlake on Saturday night and confirmed there will be no hologram during the halftime show.

The goal of the hologram, apparently, was to try and honor Prince. But Prince, in an old 1998 interview with Guitar World, said playing with a hologram of a deceased musician would be “the most demonic imaginable.”

“That’s the most demonic thing imaginable,” Prince said at the time. “Everything is as it is, and it should be. If I was meant to jam with Duke Ellington, we would have lived in the same age. That whole virtual reality thing … it really is demonic. And I am not a demon. Also, what they did with that Beatles song [‘Free As a Bird’], manipulating John Lennon’s voice to have him singing from across the grave … that’ll never happen to me. To prevent that kind of thing from happening is another reason why I want artistic control.”

Busting out a hologram of Prince at the Super Bowl in Minnesota this soon after Prince died would NOT sit well with the wishes of the music legend.

 

Sheila E is Prince’s former fiancée, friend and longtime collaborator.

No one got this one correctly, likely because you were all thinking of a live performer like Janet Jackson or NSYNC. Next time!

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  3. Event: Super Bowl Halftime Show

    Main Performer: Justin Timberlake

    Secret Guest/s: *NSYNC

  7. Super Bowl

    Justin Timberlake

    Janet Jackson

    I will be watching, mainly because I want to see if Janet joins Justin on stage.

  8. Superbowl
    Justin Timberlake
    NSYNC and/or Janet Jackson ?

    Of course I’ll be watching and rooting for Philly. I’m sick of New England. The half time performances are usually almost as good as the game itself. Lady Gaga’s performance was kinda lackluster. Katy Perry was exceptionally good, but Beyonce killed it, saving us from the yawn fest of Coldplay. GO EAGLES !!

    • u got it!

      it’s another n’sync reunion. Joey denied it by saying that if there was another reunion that they would be practicing, but he’s not practicing so….

      this is a lie. He the same exact thing prior to their 1st reunion with Justin at an awards show years back.

      they’re practicing alright, and I won’t watch the show bc I don’t really care about Timberlake or the other guys.

    • Beyonce’s killed it? Have to vehemently disagree. Her performance was not good; terrible I’d say and immensely disappointing. She didn’t sing more than 3 words which one could not hear as she has such a thin voice and no range. She just wiggled her bum around….and I had special zapped in just to see her.

    • Thanks Slantrhyme ^ GO PHILLY !!

      Coffeemad – puh-lease. Coldplay’s scheduled appearance was met with a collective “WTF ?” Beyonce and Bruno Mars were added for rescue relief from boredom. Beyonce’s controversial performance had folks talking and created hype. That’s what a superstar brings to the table and why she was brought aboard.

  14. No idea but….
    Event: Super Bowl
    Main Performer: Justin Timberlake
    Special Guest: no idea. Janet Jackson? Reliving Nipplegate?

    I usually stay at the party until the start of the half time show.

  15. Event: Super Bowl 52
    Main Performer: Justin Timberlake
    Secret Guests: *Nsync, Britney,

    PLEASE BE BRITNEY

    • It’d be great if it were Britney! He should sing Cry Me A River and then suddenly you hear “It’s Britney Bitch” and the crowd goes wild 😛

    • Agreed. If they could put aside egos, it would be the ultimate.
      Then “Work B*tch”, please!

  21. Super Bowl
    Justin Timberlake
    Janet Jackson
    I would not watch them. But then I hardly ever watch the halftime show.

  22. Super Bowl

    Justin Timberlake

    Janet Jackson

    Please let her wear a turtleneck this time around.

    Yes, I’ll be watching and cheering on the Patriots