Mars made the announcement on Fox�who will broadcast the XLVIII Super Bowl�before the afternoon kick-off. "It's just an honor," Mars said. "We just got off tour, so being able to come to New York City and announce this is incredible."

Mars has been given the tough job of following up last year's performance from Beyonce, which featured a Destiny's Child reunion. It also prefaced a brief blackout at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, along with the pop star being crowned "King Bey" by her hubby, Jay Z. Not to mention shut up all those critics who said she couldn't sing live after she was caught lip-syncing the "Star Spangled Banner" at President Obama's second inauguration.

But Mars, whose second album, Unorthodox Jukebox came out in 2012, promises his Halftime performance will be full of surprises that he will be teasing throughout the football season.