Tony Bennett Will Be A Part of Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl 51 Halftime Show

Tony Bennett will be doing the honors of introducing his leading lady to the Super Bowl halftime show stage on February 5 in video form, Pepsi has confirmed.

In a new press release from the PepsiCo brand this week, the food and beverage company revealed the full extent of their Super Bowl 51 promotional plans, including a commercial for Pepsi’s new premium bottled water LIFEWTR featuring John Legend‘s “Love Me Now,” as well as a Pepsi Zero Sugar countdown to Lady Gaga’s halftime performance before Mother Monster hits the stage, led with a pre-produced 10-second video starring Tony Bennett.
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“In the 10 seconds before the Pepsi Zero Sugar Super Bowl LI Halftime Show, the brand will countdown to Lady Gaga’s epic performance with an unforgettable lead-in featuring legendary singer Tony Bennett. PepsiCo’s Creators League Studio produced the lead-in,” the press release proclaims.

This is just the latest collaboration between Gaga and Bennett in their longstanding creative relationship ever since working together on a duet of “The Lady Is a Tramp” for Bennett’s 2011 studio album, Duets II.

Ahead of the upcoming show, Pepsi’s teased Gaga’s forthcoming halftime performance with behind-the-scenes footage that includes confirmation of the inclusion of “Bad Romance” in her set list, which you can watch below.
Super Bowl 51 kicks off at 6:30 PM ET on Sunday, February 5.