Bruce Springsteen?

Nope.

Billy Joel?

No, they’re good.

Jay-Z?

Nah.

Bon Jovi?

Hahaha, nice try.

The NFL will forgo any New Jersey/New York related acts and peg Bruno Mars as the halftime act for Super Bowl XLVIII.

It’ll be interesting to see the response of Mars being the choice. The NFL has been criticized for often using older acts.

Now, for the second straight year, they’ll dip into a younger demographic by using Mars. The singer of such songs as “Locked Out of Heaven” and “Just the Way You Are” confirmed the announcement today on FOX NFL Sunday.