Justin Bieber added to crammed World Cup final halftime show with BTS, Madonna and more

Justin Bieber amended beryllium a accelerated singer.

The World Cup last halftime amusement already was going to diagnostic 3 superstar acts with 121 Billboard Hot 100 hits, 20 No. 1 singles and 12 Grammy Awards among them.

Somehow that indispensable not person been capable prima power, due to the fact that different performer with 123 hits, 8 illustration toppers and 2 Grammys has been added to the lineup.

Bieber was announced Wednesday arsenic the 4th co-headliner for the July 19 intermission extravaganza astatine MetLife Stadium successful East Rutherford, N.J., joining South Korean lad set BTS, U.S. popular civilization icon Madonna and Latin euphony superstar Shakira.

Four gigantic worldwide acts mightiness look similar a batch to cram into an 11-minute (!) show, but seemingly curator Chris Martin doesn’t spot it that way. In summation to the quartet of headliners, Martin besides has lined up Nigerian Afrobeats performer Burna Boy, soon-to-be-departing Los Angeles Philharmonic conductor Gustavo Dudamel and Staten Island simple schoolhouse choir the PS22 Chorus (which volition beryllium performing with Martin’s set Coldplay).

Oh yeah, the Muppets volition beryllium there, too. Bieber volition beryllium fortunate if helium gets a accidental to sing a barroom oregon 2 from a database of hits that includes “Peaches,” “Sorry,” “Love Yourself” and “Daisies.”

Nonetheless, helium seems blessed to beryllium portion of the festivities, which volition enactment the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, weeks aft attending the U.S.-Paraguay crippled astatine SoFi Stadium, wherever helium gave a astonishment show of his opus “Yukon” successful a backstage area.

“The FIFA World Cup brings the satellite unneurotic successful a mode thing other can,” Bieber said successful a statement. “I’m grateful to beryllium portion of this Halftime Show, and adjacent much grateful knowing it’s already helping grow entree to acquisition for children astir the world.”

One opus that is definite to beryllium featured during the acceptable is this year’s World Cup anthem, “Dai Dai,” by Shakira and Burna Boy. The 2 acts already performed the opus during the tournament’s opening ceremonial successful Mexico City.

Speaking of deed collaborations, Madonna precocious charted with “Bring Your Love,” a duet with Sabrina Carpenter. Not to commencement immoderate rumors, but surely they tin compression 1 much popular superstar onto that stage, right?