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Madonna Performs At 2012 Super Bowl Half-Time Show

Madge was joined by Nicki Minaj, M.I.A., LMFAO & Cee Lo Green

After weeks of speculation, Madonna Albumstook to the stage at the Super Bowl yesterday (5th February), where she was joined by a variety of special guests.

She was then joined by LMFAOAlbum for a rendition of Music, where Madge suffered a stumble in her towering heels, but carried on to perform a mash-up of her track, along with RedFoo andSky Blu's hits Party Rock Anthem and Sexy And I Know It.

The Queen of Pop was wheeled out to face her crowd by dancers dressed as Roman soldiers, as she wore a black and gold costume, complete with a crown - breaking out into an Aztec-style dance routine before singing her hit single, Vogue.

Nicki Minaj Albumsand M.I.A. then came out to join Madonna to perform their new single Give Me All Your Luvin'.

Dressed as cheerleaders, the duo powered through the track - with M.I.A. causing controversy after flicking her middle finger to the camera at the end of her rap.Profight

Cee Lo GreenAlbums  was the final special guest to join Madge, as the F**k You singer wore a marching band uniform to sing parts of Open You Heart and Express Yourself, before ending their set with Like A Prayer, as a large choir were also welcomed on to the stage for the grand finale.

The 53-year old went on to dedicate her Super Bowl stint to her father, stating: "I'm a hard-working girl that never stops [and] that's because of him. I'm sure of all the things I've ever done in my life this will be the thing he's most excited about."

A cloud of smoke then engulfed the stage, as Madonna made her exit, leaving the message 'World Peace' behind her in lights.

The NFL have since apologised for M.I.A.'s onstage antics, stating: "There was a failure in NBC's delay system. The obscene gesture in the performance was completely inappropriate, very disappointing and we apologise to our fans."