Kanye West, Fergie and John Legend Touchdown in Miami to Perform at 'The Pepsi Smash Super Bowl Bash' Premiering on Saturday, February 3 at 10PM*

Kanye West, Fergie and John Legend Touchdown in Miami to Perform at 'The Pepsi Smash Super Bowl Bash' Premiering on Saturday, February 3 at 10PM*

Taye Diggs To Host

Exclusive Performances To Air on VSPOT, VH1's Broadband Channel

NEW YORK, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- VH1, Pepsi and the NFL have joined forces once again to bring the worlds of football and music together with "The Pepsi Smash Super Bowl Bash." Taking place in the host city of Miami, Florida, the one-hour concert will pay tribute to the All-American sport of football and its 41st Super Bowl with performances by Kanye West, Fergie and John Legend among other special guest appearances.

Hosted by Taye Diggs (ABC's "Daybreak"), "The Pepsi Smash Super Bowl Bash" will also feature appearances by numerous NFL superstar players.

"The Pepsi Smash Super Bowl Bash" will be taped at the NFL Experience (adjacent to Dolphin Stadium) in Miami on Thursday, February 1st and will air on VH1 on Saturday, February 3, at 10PM.* In addition to performances from the on-air show, exclusive performances from all three acts will be available on demand on VSPOT, VH1's broadband channel, at http://vspot.vh1.com/ beginning Saturday, February 3. The Saturday broadcast will also be streamed live on http://www.superbowl.com/.

"The Pepsi Smash Super Bowl Bash" will be executive produced by Lee Rolontz for VH1. Patty Dimaria is the producer. Dave Diomedi is the director.

* all times ET/PT

Contact:

Tracy McGraw/VH1 Toni Herron/VH1
(212)846-7879 (212)846-7528
tracy.mcgraw@vh1staff.comtoni.herron@vh1staff.com

Nicole Bradley/Pepsi Brian McCarthy/NFL
(914) 253-2964 (212) 450-2069
Nicole.Bradley@pepsi.comMcCarthyB@nfl.com

VH1 connects viewers to the music, artists and pop culture that matter to them most with series, specials, live events, exclusive online content and public affairs initiatives. VH1 is available in 90 million households in the U.S. VH1 also has an array of digital services including VH1 Classic, VH1 Soul and VSPOT, VH1's broadband channel. Connect with VH1 at www.VH1.com.

VH1 is a registered trademark of MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom International Inc. MTV Networks also operates and offers joint ventures, licensing agreements and syndication deals whereby its programming can be seen worldwide.

*** For up-to-the-minute and archival press information including releases and photographs, visit VH1's press-only Web site at www.vh1.com/press

Source: VH1

CONTACT: Tracy McGraw, +1-212-846-7879, tracy.mcgraw@vh1staff.com, or
Toni Herron, +1-212-846-7528, toni.herron@vh1staff.com, both of VH1; or Nicole
Bradley of Pepsi, +1-914-253-2964, Nicole.Bradley@pepsi.com; or Brian McCarthy
of NFL, +1-212-450-2069, McCarthyB@nfl.com

Web site: http://www.vh1.com/
http://vspot.vh1.com/
http://www.superbowl.com/
http://www.vh1.com/press

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