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Usher headlining Super Bowl 2024 halftime show

  2024-02-28 pagesixDesiree Murphy49560
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Usher is officially headlining the Super Bowl 2024 halftime show in Paradise, Nev.The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation co

Usher headlining Super Bowl 2024 halftime show

Usher is officially headlining the Super Bowl 2024 halftime show in Paradise, Nev.

The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation confirmed the news via social media on Sunday, with a video featuring the “Confessions” singer and Kim Kardashian – who famously made headlines for coming out to see him perform during his Las Vegas residency.

“It’s an honor of a lifetime to finally check a Super Bowl performance off my bucket list,” Usher said in a statement.

“I can’t wait to bring the world a show unlike anything else they’ve seen from me before.”

The 44-year-old singer also thanked his fans and “everyone” who made the opportunity happen.

“I’ll see you real soon,” he teased.

A photo of Usher’s Super Bowl halftime show announcement promo
Usher is officially headlining the Super Bowl 2024 halftime show in Paradise, Nev. Instagram/applemusic

This will mark Usher’s second time performing at the Super Bowl. In 2011, the eight-time Grammy Award winner was a guest during the Black Eyed Peas’ Super Bowl XLV halftime show.

“Usher is an icon whose music has left an indelible mark on the cultural landscape throughout his career, we couldn’t be more excited to have him headline this year’s Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show,” Seth Dudowsky, the head of music for the NFL, said in a statement.

“We look forward to working with Usher, Roc Nation and Apple Music to bring fans another Halftime Show for the history books.”

Photos of Usher performing
The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation confirmed the news via social media on Sunday. Getty Images for iHeartRadio
Photo of Usher performing on stage
“It’s an honor of a lifetime to finally check a Super Bowl performance off my bucket list,” the singer said in a statement. Getty Images for iHeartRadio

Usher’s appearance will follow Rihanna’s now-iconic Super Bowl 2023 halftime show, in which she shocked fans by announcing her second pregnancy with A$AP Rocky.

While performing at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., last year, the “Diamonds” singer put her then-growing baby bump on full display in a bright red Loewe jumpsuit, skintight catsuit and glossy bustier.

She completed her look with bold glam by her longtime makeup artist, Priscilla Ono, who used products from the singer’s own cosmetics company, Fenty Beauty.

Usher performs at Super Bowl 2011 with Black Eyed Peas
The Grammy winner previously performed during the Black Eyed Peas’ Super Bowl XLV halftime show in 2011. WireImage
Usher performing with Black Eyed Peas during Super Bowl 2011
They performed at Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. WireImage

“I want a makeup look that you can look back at, at any point in time, and be like, ‘That look? I want that on me now,’” Ono exclusively teased to Pvnew in February 2023.

“I just want it to look super iconic … I want it to be super timeless.”

In a press conference just days before Rihanna’s big performance, the Barbados native explained why there was no better time to say “yes” to the coveted halftime gig after turning it down in 2019.

“It feels like it could have only been now. When I first got the call to do it again this year, I was like, ‘You sure? I’m three months postpartum, should I be making major decisions like this right now? Like, I might regret this,’” she recalled.

Rihanna
Usher’s appearance will follow Rihanna’s 2023 halftime show. Getty Images
Rihanna performing at the Super Bowl in 2023.
The Fenty Beauty founder debuted her second baby bump during her iconic performance. Getty Images for Roc Nation

“But when you become a mom, there’s something that just happens where you feel like you can take on the world, you can do anything. And the Super Bowl is one of the biggest stages in the world.”

Rihanna gave birth to her and A$AP Rocky’s second child, son Riot, in August. They’re also parents to son RZA, whom they welcomed in May 2022.

Super Bowl LVIII is set to take place on Feb. 11, 2024 at Allegiant Stadium.

(By/Desiree Murphy)
 
 
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