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Nelson, Groban join Super Bowl line-up

HOUSTON, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Willie Nelson, Toby Keith and Josh Groban have been added as Super Bowl pre-game entertainment, joining headliner Aerosmith in Houston for the Feb. 1 event.

The pre-show festivities at Houston's Reliant Stadium, titled "Welcome to Houston-The Spirit of Texas," also will include Latin artists Walter Suhr and Mango Punch!, Billboard reported Tuesday.

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Groban is expected to sing his song "You Raise Me Up" joined by crewmembers from an upcoming U.S. space shuttle mission in honor of the first anniversary of the space shuttle Columbia and its crew on Feb. 1.

Beyonce is set to sing the national anthem, with the halftime show starring Janet Jackson, P. Diddy, Kid Rock and Nelly.

Super Bowl XXXVIII will be televised by CBS to an expected 130 million U.S. viewers and a potential worldwide audience of 1 billion.

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