Super Bowl LVI: Eminem, Dr Dre, 50 Cent, Mary J Blige Shine as Los Angeles Defeat the Cincinnati Bengals

• The Los Angeles Rams are the new NFL champions after defeating the Cincinnati Bengals at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California
• The Rams won their second ever Super Bowl 23-20 against the Bengals in a tense encounter in front of their home crowd
• The match will be remembered for a star-studded halftime show, where the likes of Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Dr Dre, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar and Snoop Dogg performed

The Los Angeles Rams won their second Super Bowl title in a tense encounter against the Cincinnati Bengals at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.

The Rams defeated the Bengals 23-20, the second season in a row that a team played in a home Super Bowl and also winning it.

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford threw three touchdown passes to Odell Beckham Jr. (1) and Cooper Kupp (2), while Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins scored two touchdowns after receiving passes from quarterback Joe Burrow and wide receiver Joe Mixon.

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Fans also tuned in for one of the most anticipated Super Bowl halftime shows in years, with Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg and Mary J Blige all headlining.

This was the first Super Bowl in the Los Angeles area since the famous one of 1993, when the Dallas Cowboys hammered the Buffalo Bills, remembered for Michael Jackson's performance during the halftime show.

Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Blige, and Lamar joined a list of celebrated musicians who have played during Super Bowl halftime shows, including Beyoncé, Madonna, Coldplay, Katy Perry, U2, Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, and Shakira.

As reported by The Independent, surprise performances were kept under wraps until the very last moment. A slightly breathless-sounding 50 Cent was this year’s guest star, appearing after Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg opened the show with “Still Dre” and “California Love”. Fiddy performed “In Da Club” while surrounded by beautiful dancers, which perhaps explains why he looked rather distracted for most of it.

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Billboard also reported that Eminem knelt in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick, whose NFL career came to an early ending after he started kneeling in the 2016 season, protesting the scourge of police brutality, particularly towards African-Americans.