Usher Got everyone moving during his electrifying 2024 Super Bowl halftime show the R&B singer 45 pulled out all the stops for his career spanning 13-minute performance at Sunday Super Bowl 58 in Las Vegas the Superstar whose real name is Usher Raymond 4 channeled the the Showmanship energy of Sin City
For his performance at a legion Stadium throughout his set the hitmaker was joined by an expansive roster of dancers in showgirl inspired feathered costumes acrobats and batten twirlers and a full marching band which played across the field Usher began the performance sitting on a couch on the center of the
Field he wore a Liberace inspired white cloak that he took off to unveil a white bedazzled suit from Dolce and gabana he kicked off The Show by hearkening back to his acclaimed 2004 album confessions playing the track caught up he then broke into you don’t have to call and
Sweetly proclaimed they said I wouldn’t make it but I am hey Mama we made it this is for you traveling over to a smaller stage he briefly played an interlude of Superstar and then performed Love in This Club never stopping his Dynamic choreography the show featured a star studded lineup of
Special guests kicking things off with Alicia Keys who was also dressed in a sparkly red Dolce and gabana Ensemble the songstress 43 began her portion of the set by singing her own track If I Ain’t Got You which Usher eventually joined as a duet before the two sang A
Rendition of their song My Boo together as they wrapped up their joint performance they embraced in a hug Usher played Confessions Part Two burn and you got it bad during which he wore a single glove seemingly as a nod to the late Michael Jackson he then took off his
Shirt to reveal his Flawless six-pack of ABS her joined him on electric guitar during You Got It Bad thrilling the audience with an impressive solo surprise guests came out one after the other for the remainder of the set including Germaine Dupri will im4 OMG and Lil John who played his own hit
Turned Down For What as well as ludicrous on the finale yeah though Usher began his set calling back to his early days he wrapped up the show by making references to his present replicating portions of his my way Las Vegas residency such as choreography on roller skates and stripper poles I took
The world to the a I took the world to the a he repeated at the end of the performance referring to his hometown of Atlanta and revealing what a full circle moment the career Milestone meant to him this is the first time Usher headlines the Super Bowl halftime show he
Previously performed alongside the blackeyed peas as a guest artist during their 2011 halftime show at the AT&T stadium in Arlington Texas when he was announced as the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show headliner in September 2023 Usher called it the honor of a lifetime it’s an honor of a lifetime to
Finally check a Super Bowl performance off my bucket list I can’t wait to bring the world a show unlike anything else they’ve seen from me before thank you to the fans and everyone who made this opportunity happen I’ll see you real soon he said in a statement while planning the performance Usher reflected
On black artists past struggles
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