HALFTIME

Usher is addressing the speculation that he asked Justin Bieber to join him during the Super Bowl halftime show. During an interview with The Breakfast Club on Friday, the singer confirmed that he did in fact reach out to Bieber about an appearance but said that the two weren’t able to join forces onstage. “It didn’t work out with Justin. I honor and recognize that, my brother. I think that it might’ve been the fact that he’s just wanting to tell a different story right now. And I understand…

"He’s gonna play the Super Bowl, I profess that over his life. But it just didn’t happen. But that doesn’t mean it’s not going to," singer told The Breakfast Club Usher has addressed some of the chatter around Justin Bieber not joining him during his Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show last week, confirming that he’d reached out to Bieber about an appearance “I think that it might’ve been the fact that he’s just wanting to tell a different story right now, I understand that,” Usher told Charlamagne…

A crane shot slowly sweeps down toward a massive, billowing rose-red cape attached to someone playing an equally red grand piano. As the camera closes in on the figure, you realize it’s Alicia Keys, playing the descending triplets that begin “If I Ain’t Got You,” one of her earliest and biggest hits. Her voice, as smooth as ever, eases in with a shortened version of the hums that begin the original recording, then she starts belting out the chorus lyrics... and her voice cracks immediately.If it was an intentional edit,…

Usher’s Super Bowl halftime performance was briefly spoilt by technical issues and sound problems, leaving many viewers disappointed despite his energetic rendition of his greatest hits, joined by super popular guest performers.The 2024 Super Bowl halftime show, officially known as the Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show, resulted in many viewers complaining that Usher’s performance was a disaster and that there were too many technical issues throughout the concert.Fans took note of a number of problems during…

Usher gave an electric performance filled with special guests during the Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show on Sunday, singing some of his biggest hits throughout his 30-year music career. The singer kicked off the show on the field, wearing an all-white outfit and a cape. His performance featured a mashup of many of his classic songs, including “Caught Up,” “Love in this Club,” “U Got It Bad,” “OMG,” “Yeah!” and more. Alicia Keys was the first guest to make an appearance, singing “If I Ain’t…

If anyone has the right to sit on a throne in the middle of Las Vegas, it’s Usher. The King of R&B, whose residency graced the city for 18 months, has earned his crown as an ambassador of near-peerless showmanship, luscious escapism and a good time. He’s an old-school performer, the kind to give and give, to one-up himself on a ceaseless quest to entertain. And so the 45-year-old resident star of Vegas (with all due respect to Adele) opened his Super Bowl half-time show – an achievement explicitly aimed as both a…

Super Bowl halftime executive producer Jesse Collins says Usher’s performance on Sunday proves that he “belongs on that musical Mount Rushmore.” “He’s one of the elites,” Collins told The Hollywood Reporter moments after the Grammy-winning star performed at the big game near Las Vegas. Usher’s performance featured high-energy dancing, strong singing, roller skates and more. Guests include Alicia Keys, Ludacris, Lil Jon, will.i.am, H.E.R. and Jermaine Dupri, and Usher ran through hits like “U Got…

Pop spectacles, Springsteen's marathon, Left Shark and loads of soul revues – we've seen 'em all There is no gig in music like the Super Bowl halftime show. You have 15 minutes to justify your legend. You have 150 million people watching, most of whom are distracted by the nachos platter, how much beer is left in the fridge or how much of the rent they bet on the game. Chances are it’s the biggest worldwide audience of your life, and getting it right means rising to the hugeness of…

Usher‘s Super Bowl halftime show performance featured a celebration of his greatest hits with the help of a handful of fellow artists whom he collaborated with throughout his 20-plus-year career. But one important person was missing from the night: his longtime drummer, Aaron Spears. The singer subtly paid tribute to his late friend during his show. Usher’s performance featured two drum sets on stage, with a gold one left open in honor of Spears, Rolling Stone has confirmed. Spears, who died in October 2023,…

Usher crammed three decades of hits into 13 minutes as the halftime performer at Sunday’s Super Bowl LVIII — a feat of quick-cut razzle-dazzle from a veteran showman who spent the last year and a half thrilling audiences on the Las Vegas Strip.Appearing on pop music’s biggest stage 30 years after the release of his debut album, Usher, 45, began his set dressed in a regal white suit surrounded by feathered showgirls on the field of Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium, not far from the site of his ballyhooed 100-date residency at the…