Half of hip-hop’s hottest power couple, Beyoncé, will perform during the Super Bowl XLVII halftime show. It is rumored that the Jay-Z’s wife will be joined by her former Destiny’s Child group mates for the performance, but the reunion has yet to be confirmed.

Take a look at past memorable halftime performers, such as Aerosmith and Britney Spears.

The halftime blowout officially became the province of the frosted-haired pop star when MTV took over production duties and installed pop phenoms N’Sync and Britney Spears, R&B diva Mary J. Blige, and hip-hop star Nelly as headliners alongside the Hub’s rock heroes Aerosmith. Jon Stewart sent up the performance on “The Daily Show.” Check out the video here.

Perhaps the most poignant halftime show in Super Bowl history, the Irish rockers played a three-song medley of some of their epic, atmospheric hits—“Beautiful Day,” “MLK,” and “Where the Streets Have No Name”—beneath a scrolling projection of the names of the victims of 9/11, which occurred just months before the football fest. Fans erupted when Bono closed the show by opening his jacket to reveal that it was lined with an American flag. Check out the video here.

Country vixen Shania Twain kicked things off in a bling-encrusted bra-top with her crossover smash “Feel Like A Woman.” No Doubt followed up fronted by Gwen Stefani in her bling-laden bra-top, flanked by a bevy of punky cheerleaders. No Doubt and Sting closed the show with a duet of the Police hit “Message in a Bottle” as jets of fireworks shot in the air. Check out the video here.

Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake’s legendary fracas was a truly game-changing halftime show. The medley of the pop diva’s chart-topping hits and energetic dance numbers was completely overshadowed by the moment when Timberlake hit the stage, crooned “Rock Your Body,” yanked off part of Jackson’s bustier, and sent the phrase “wardrobe malfunction” ricocheting through the pop-culture lexicon. Apparently, Diddy and Kid Rock were there too. The halftime folks stuck to aging stars who prefer to keep their clothes on, after that.

Following 2004’s “Nipplegate” debacle, halftime producers settled on Paul McCartney, a living legend who is comfortably past the days of shocking pop-star antics. Sir Paul played hits like the Wings James Bond theme song “Live and Let Die,” and closed with the iconic McCartney-penned Beatles ballad “Hey Jude.” AOL’s Spinner said “his rousing version of ‘Live and Let Die’ reminded viewers that it’s ultimately about the music.” Check out the video here.

When the Stones took to the Super Bowl stage, the live broadcast of their set was altered by sensitive censors who wiped out certain lyrics from “Start Me Up” and “Rough Justice.” The show was also broadcast with a five-second delay for the first time. However, the band was allowed to play the original lyrics of “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” and Jagger quipped in the introduction “Here’s one we could have done at Super Bowl I.” Check out the video here.

When the Purple One stepped to the stage, renditions of his own funky party-startin’ hits like “Let’s Go Crazy” and his Gary Glitter, Foo Fighters, and Bob Dylan covers endeared him to critics. But the often controversial pop icon still managed to rile up some fans when a projection of his silhouetted form clutching a guitar appeared to have some sexual undertones. “If people want to be hypersensitive, they can be hypersensitive,” Rolling Stone contributing editor Gavin Edwards told Fox News. “Those trombones are phallic, too. What are you going to do?”

Petty and his crew were a return to no-fuss arena rock, performing a four-song set of “American Girl,” “I Won’t Back Down,” “Free Fallin,’ “ and “Runnin’ Down a Dream.” The group played on a neon-lit Heartbreakers logo and when fans thrust their cellphones in the air, The New York Times described the moment as “one of the visual effects that the Super Bowl show splashed onto Petty and the Heartbreakers, who simply sing, play their instruments and occasionally stroll somewhere onstage.” Check out the video here.

The Boss had been avoiding the big football stage for years but when he finally ran the halftime festivities, Springsteen didn’t score big with critics. The Los Angeles Times called foul on the rock god’s truncated songs, which included “Born to Run” and “Working on a Dream,” dubbing the show “a teaser — and it was, admittedly, an entertaining one — for Springsteen’s upcoming tour.” Despite the shortcomings, many critics admitted that the Boss definitely brought the passion. Check out the video here.

Many gave the 60+ rockers snaps for the effort but outlets like The Chicago Tribune said Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend “huffed and puffed as they tried to match the energy and bravado of songs originally recorded more than 30 years ago,” a sentiment echoed by The New York Times review of “this brief, happily unkempt, late-career performance.” Check out the video here.

The ‘Peas hip-pop extravaganza was roundly panned by fans and critics alike. The army of robot dancers and epic light show didn’t seem to make up for audio drama, pitch problems, and a ghastly retread of Guns N’ Roses’ “Sweet Child O’ Mine.” But apparently, it was better in person. Check out the performance here.

Queen of pop Madonna took the stage (via a golden charriot and an army of Greek warriers, of course) at the 2012 Super Bowl halftime show at Lucas Oil Stadium on Feb. 5 in Indianapolis. Madonna was joined by the likes of Nicki Minaj, LMFAO, M.I.A. and Cee Lo Green. Check out the performance here.