HALFTIME

Apple has this week announced a slate of exclusive content in the run-up to the Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show, which will take place on February 11. Apple says the show will be "an epic performance 30 years in the making" when it airs on Sunday. In the run-up to the big game and the halftime festivities, Apple is announcing a broad selection of music and exclusive content including the already-released trailer. Apple is also showing off USHER's entire studio album discography in Spatial Audio, exclusive…

Usher is opening up about how special it is for him to be able to give R&B music the spotlight during his Super Bowl LVIII halftime performance. During an interview with Good Morning America on Friday, the “There Goes My Baby” singer said it was an “adrenaline high” when he first got the call that he was going to be the halftime performer at the biggest NFL game of the year. But then when it came to putting in the work to create a memorable show, Usher said he knew he wanted to pay homage to…

Breadcrumb Trail LinksTelevisionNFLMusicPublished Jan 31, 2024  •  Last updated 10 minutes ago  •  5 minute read Prince performs during the 'Pepsi Halftime Show' at Super Bowl XLI between the Indianapolis Colts and the Chicago Bears on February 4, 2007 at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. Photo by Jamie Squire /Getty ImagesArticle contentUnderneath his umbrella, NFL legend Dan Marino stood nearly drenched on the sideline watching Prince’s epic “Purple Rain” Super Bowl halftime performance in 2007 during a…

Jay-Z co-directed the performance with Hamish Hamilton The much-delayed 2023 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards proved worth the wait for Jay-Z. On Sunday, during the second part of the ceremony, the musician and mogul was awarded the Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special for his work co-directing Rihanna’s Super Bowl halftime show. Jay-Z shared directing duties with Hamish Hamilton, who has helmed the Super Bowl halftime show each year since 2010. Hamilton has been…

Apple Fitness+ is adding new content for the new year. The workout service’s Artist Spotlight series celebrates the Super Bowl halftime show with playlists devoted to recent performers (including this year’s artist, Usher). In addition, new meditations, programs and Time to Walk episodes will arrive soon.The Apple Fitness+ Artist Spotlight series dedicates entire workout playlists (across various exercises) to a single artist. In this case, it will devote them to several: Rihanna (available January 8), Britney Spears…

The country star donned the iconic blue-and-white outfit to perform "Jolene," "9 to 5," and songs from her new album Rockstar Dolly Parton’s promotional push behind her new album Rockstar has been as well-planned as a military operation. The country music superstar has been everywhere, from an hourlong interview on ABC earlier this month to the field at the University of Tennessee’s Neyland Stadium last weekend, where she sang the Volunteers’ rally song “Rocky Top.” On Thanksgiving Day, Parton…

The rapper also gives the (at press time) losing Detroit Lions a pep talk: "This game is not over!" Jack Harlow, like Luke Skywalker on Hoth, emerged from an ice cave in the end zone of Ford Field to perform during halftime at the Detroit Lions’ traditional Thanksgiving Day NFL game. When Harlow made his appearance — all bundled up in the domed stadium — the hometown Lions were losing 23-6 to the visiting Green Bay Packers. Harlow, a Louisville, Kentucky, native (as he shouted out at the end of…

February’s Super Bowl LVII between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles is now officially ranked as the most-watched ever.USA Today reports that Nielsen revised the game’s viewership numbers, which means Rihanna’s performance has also become the most-watched Super Bowl halftime show on record, with 121 million viewers.While her show has become the most-viewed, it did draw 103 complaints to the Federal Communications Commission. Critics said RiRi’s performance was graphic, and they found fault with everything…

Usher has made it clear once again that he wants to headline the NFL Super Bowl Halftime Show and that he would be a “fool” to turn down such a huge opportunity.During an interview with Access Hollywood’s Scott Evans at the Flipper’s Roller Boogie Palace pop-up in Los Angeles earlier this week, Usher shared his thoughts on potentially headlining a Super Bowl Halftime Show. According to the Grammy Award-winning singer, there’s no question that he would want the halftime show to himself, especially with all the hits in his…

Ja Rule and 50 Cent’s long-standing feud is once again simmering after the Minnesota Timberwolves have been dragged into it.“There’s a curse, there’s a curse on the Timberwolves because somebody made a mistake and they let Ja Rule perform at halftime show and it was the worst shit that ever happened,” said Fif in a recent video with the NBA team. “But what happened is he cursed the Timberwolves. So now we’re gonna get rid of the Timberwolves curse. I got a whole ritual planned to break the curse. So everybody get ready…