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Beyoncé will perform at the 2016 Super Bowl Halftime Show.
The singer previously headlined the show in 2013, and her involvement in this year's lineup has been rumoured for months.
But now the show's sponsor Pepsi has confirmed the exciting news to the Associated Press.
Instead of headlining, however, Beyoncé will be joining Coldplay as their musical guest when they perform at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on February 7.
The 34-year-old singer recently teamed up with Coldplay on their new album 'A Head Full of Dreams'.
Bruno Mars will also be performing during the Halftime show.
Beyoncé wowed fans with her 2013 performance in New Orleans, where she had something of a Destiny's Child reunion when former bandmates Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams joined her on stage.
Last year saw Katy Perry delight fans during the break, and made history with the most-watched Halftime show in history with 118 million viewers tune in.
But she had said before the performance that she was nervous about living up to Beyoncé's now legendary 2013 performance.
She said at the time: "Nobody's going to live up to Beyonce, stop putting me on that altar. How dare you.
"I really am going to play on my strengths, which I believe for me is a combination of humour and sass and colour and incredible joy, and hopefully everybody will be singing along to all these songs because they will be quite familiar."

Stevie McCrorie felt "emotionally drained" after writing songs for his debut LP 'Big World'.
The 30-year-old singer - who won 'The Voice' in 2015 - originally penned 30 songs while working on the record and was inspired to write the song 'Don't Go' at the end of the writing stage, when he was missing his wife Amy and three-year-old daughter Bibi.
Asked what influenced 'Don't Go', he told BANG Showbiz: "I was at the end of the song writing processing and I was so emotionally drained and tired after writing about 30 songs and I just started to miss home and miss my wife, and she was missing me being at home. So, I guess I just took that experience like we are going to get a break and spend time with each other and there are lots of people that leave home. So I based that song on people missing their loved ones."
Meanwhile, the Scottish rocker said Kaiser Chief's frontman Ricky - who mentored him on the talent show - told him to keep his loved ones "close".
Asked what advice he gave him, he said: "Ricky didn't give me much advise he just told me to keep my wife close and keep Bibi close.I kind of know what I want. There is not much they can say except stick with it. "
And on whether he keeps in touch with Ricky, he added: "I was in touch with him after the show, I've been to his flat and he's a nice guy, he tries to keep everyone happy and I Imagine it's quite hard when he does what he can to help people."
Stevie McCrorie's debut album 'Big World' will be released via Decca Records on Friday January 8.

André 3000 is recording new music alongside acting in ABC Drama 'American Crime'.
The Outkast singer-turned-actor recently collaborated with former lover Erykah Badu - who he has 18-year-old son Seven Sirius Benjamin with - on her track 'Hello', but says he's dying to put out his own material because shooting TV and film projects sends him "fiending to do music".
Asked if he's had time to work on music, he said: "I still get time to think about music. [Shooting TV and film projects] is not so bad - it kind of puts you in the place where you're fiending to do music. I've been holding [back] for a long time, so now I'm really interested in figuring out some type of music to do. I'm always recording."
The 'Hey Ya' crooner is keeping quiet about who he's been working with in the studio, but teased that he'd like to release music of some capacity at some point in the future.
He told Billboard magazine: "I can't say that I have a target right now. I've gotten in trouble before for saying when or what is coming, so I like to just kind of let it be. I'd like to put out some kind of music project, but we'll see."
The 40-year-old star's former lover Erykah - who he dated for four years from 1995 to 1999 - was the girlfriend who inspired Outkast's biggest hit 'Ms. Jackson' and André can be heard rapping on their latest single 'Hello' which the pair reunited specially for.

Vanessa White has released a new track titled 'Nostalgia' from her debut solo EP 'Chapter One'.
The Saturdays singer has already received airplay for the new single - which follows two previously aired tracks, 'Relationship Goals' and 'Don't Wanna Be Your Lover' - on Beats 1 Radio.
The 26-year-old pop star - who has collaborated with rapper Wretch 32 and Polish singer Chloe Martini for her release - has also unveiled stunning visuals to help portray the tale behind the mini-album, which recounts reminiscing over an old-school love affair.
Vanessa got to work with visual director and animator Rob Heppell - famed for his work with Crystal Fighters and New Pharaohs - who provided the striking visuals for the song, which was penned by Vanessa herself with the help of tunesmith's Thomas Eriksen and Iain James.
Meanwhile, Vanessa has taken to her Twitter to unveil the video for the track with a series of tweets.
Including a link to the video, she wrote: "I feel like putting up a video today too #Nostalgia #ChapterOneEP ... The video for #nostalgia is live now on @bestfitmusic xx http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/vanessa-white-nostalgia ... #ChapterOneEP (sic)"
'Chapter One' - which has been crafted with the help of producers and artists such as Tre Jean-Marie, Future Cut and Snakehips - is expected to be released on February 19.

'Chapter One' tracklist:

1. Don't Wanna Be Your Lover
2. Nostalgia
3. Relationship Goals Ft Chloe Martini
4. Lipstick Kisses Ft Wretch 32

Ella Eyre has teased that her sophomore record might be released this summer.
The 'Gravity' hitmaker performed her first concert of the year at Birmingham's LG Arena on Monday (05.01.16) and before she played the show, Ella reached out to her fans on Twitter to reveal she won't be playing live until the summer months because she's "begun" laying down her second album.
She wrote: "first gig of the year tonight and the last 'til the summer..album 2 has begun, prepare for a VERY different set the next time i see ya (sic)"
The 21-year-old singer - who is dating Rixton drummer Lewi Morgan - has promised her next record will be very different to her debut 'Feline' - which peaked at number four in the UK chart - and says it will have a much more "personal" vibe to it.
She told BANG Showbiz: "I'm writing album number two. I'm just experimenting at the moment so I'm really enjoying that. But I'm going to be spending a lot more time in America next year and writing with a few writers and seeing where we end up really. I'm still in the loop but I will definitely be focusing on the new album.
"I just want to enjoy it, I know I don't want to spend too long on it but I know I want it to be very personal and I'll look forward to what I'll come up with."

The Offspring have sold the rights to their back catalogue for a reported £24 million.
The 'Pretty Fly For A White Guy' hitmakers handed over most of their music to New York music rights company Round Hill including their records released through Columbia Records.
According to Billboard, the earliest albums including, the rocker's biggest-selling albums 1994's 'Smash' and 1992's 'Ignition' will still be owned by Epitaph Records.
The American rockers - including Noodles and Pete Parada - wanted to preserve their discography as it's "incredibly important" for them going forward with future music.
Frontman Dexter Holland, said in statement:"We felt that having the right caretaker for our catalogue, both the masters and the publishing, is incredibly important to the future of our career. Round Hill understands that we are continuing to perform and record and that the visibility of our past is critical to our future."
The Offspring - who have been together for more than three decades - have cumulative sales of over 17 million since forming in 1984, with most of the albums released on Columbia.
Their biggest-seller was 'Smash' which remains owned by Epitaph.
Round Hill CEO Josh Gruss wanted to get the punk rock band on their publishing roster to "broaden the genre representation" of their business.
He said: "We have some masters like the Bush catalog and records from developing artists like London Souls and Nigel Hall, but we wanted more exposure and you won't get a more high-quality catalog than The Offspring. Also, we didn't have some American punk rock in our publishing portfolio, and this acquisitions helps broaden the genre representation."

Slash finds making music "more exciting" now he's "older".
The 50-year-old rocker - who has been confirmed to be reuniting with his Guns N' Roses bandmates Axl Rose and Duff McKagan to headline the Coachella Festival - thinks he's a better rock star now he's in his fifties because he's not preoccupied chasing around drug dealers and getting smashed in bars.
In an interview with filmmaker Sam Dunn, he said: "Not being burned out from the night before helps. Since I'm not spending all my time at the pub or chasing dealers, I spend all my time writing and working. I do all kinds of s**t, and I think it's become more exciting as I get older. The passion and desire to do it is really strong. I find it to be tons of fun."
Elsewhere, the 'Sweet Child O' Mine' guitarist's Myles Kennedy & The Conspirator bandmate, Todd Kerns has revealed he knew about the Guns N' Roses reunion for a "long time" and feels "nothing short of incredible" to be "close" to the historical reformation, which comes 23 years after he last played with the group.
In a statement posted on the band's website, Todd said: "By now you will have been privy to news that is hardly unexpected yet wholly exciting nonetheless. God knows it never seemed to be that carefully kept a secret.
"For a long time now, we, CONSPIRATORS, have been personally made aware that the regrouping of one of the most important brotherhoods in music history was underway.
"That thing that everyone had wished for but never thought possible was quietly (and not so quietly) cooking under our very noses. To be in this close of proximity to a history of rock and roll moment occurring has been nothing short of incredible (sic)."

Busted have reunited with school teacher crush Miss McKenzie for their new music video.
The pop rockers - Charlie Simpson, James Bourne and Matt Willis - first shot a video with Miss McKenzie, real name Lorna Roberts, for their 2002 debut song 'What I Got To School For'.
The reunited trio decided to track her down to appear in the promo for their comeback track.
According to website Digital Spy, bassist Matt said: "We were thinking of interesting things to film whilst we were recording at Abbey Road, and came up with the idea of tracking down the original Miss McKenzie from the 'What I Got To School For video'.
"It was a really fun trip down memory lane and took us back to 13 years ago when we first filmed the video. And she still looks great!"
Just as they've taken a trip down memory lane for their new video, frontman Charlie can't wait to play all the band's back catalogue live.
He said: "I'm kind of looking forward to re-imagining some of these songs. I've got some ideas. Obviously we're in a different place now to 10 years ago, so it's going to be fun."

Adele is preparing for her world tour with some intensive gym sessions.
The 27-year-old singer will be hitting the road for 10 months when her tour kicks off in February, and is working hard to ensure she has the stamina for the job in hand.
But the 'Hello' singer appears to be struggling somewhat with the workout plan set for her, judging by her latest Instagram post.
Adele shared a shot on the site which showed her grimacing in pain as she pulled some kind of weighted cable.
She captioned the picture: "Getting ready".
The mother-of-one wowed fans with her slimmer figure when she made her much anticipated musical comeback last year following a three year hiatus.
She revealed recently that her thinner frame is down to a strict diet and "f***ing boring" gym sessions.
Talking about the vocal hemorrhage she had in 2011, Adele told Daily Life magazine back in November: "It's f***ing boring, but I don't think you take your voice seriously until you've an accident. I'm frightened all the time I'm going to damage my voice."
She has also given up smoking and drinking in a bid to maintain her vocal health.
Adele's workout picture came as it was revealed her latest album '25' has succeeded in smashing records to become the UK's biggest-selling home entertainment title of the last year - beating even the Fifa 16 computer game.