Usher promised us particular visitors throughout the Tremendous Bowl halftime present and, true to his phrase, there have been loads. The splashy efficiency included an look by Alicia Keys who made her look at a piano for a rendition of her hit If I Ain’t Obtained You (sporting a bedazzled crimson catsuit!) From there, she joined Usher in a horny duet of My Boo.
Different Tremendous Bowl halftime present visitors included rapper Jermaine Dupri (in some very on-trend white scrunchy socks), R&B star and guitarist H.E.R., and — in fact — Ludacris and Lil Jon, who got here out to hitch Usher on their 2004 mega-hit Yeah!
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Some followers had been dissatisfied that Justin Bieber did not make a cameo, given their lengthy historical past, however he select to hold within the stands with spouse Hailey.
The present it self was predictably a sight to behold, full with jeweled thrones, armies of backup dancers, costume modifications, curler skates, and — at one level — a really shirtless Usher gyrating like solely Usher can.
Usher confirmed there can be particular visitors becoming a member of him onstage throughout his Tremendous Bowl halftime present within the lead-up to the occasion. Naturally, followers instantly started speculating about who the artists is likely to be.
The general public didn’t have to attend very lengthy for solutions, although. Sources near the manufacturing beforehand confirmed to TMZ that Alicia Keys was noticed rehearsing with Usher inside Allegiant Stadium on Thursday.
On Saturday, February 10, a few of the world’s largest stars mingled at Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin’s hyper-exclusive Tremendous Bowl Occasion at Marquee Day Membership in Las Vegas, together with Khloe Kardashian, La La Anthony, Kim Kardashian, Odell Beckham Jr., and Bieber – who got here with spouse Hailey. Bieber’s presence additional sparked hypothesis that the singer might be a part of Usher on stage throughout the half time present given their lengthy historical past working collectively underneath supervisor Scooter Braun, to not point out Usher is essentially credited with serving to get a younger Bieber’s profession off the bottom. Sadly, that was to not be the case.
As for the setlist, in an interview with Leisure Tonight,Usher stated he believed it might be silly to not carry out his 2004 hit single Yeah! with the featured artists who helped make it: Ludacris and Lil Jon, each of whom are native to Las Vegas. Usher himself has been dwelling in Vegas recently following the success of his Park MGM residency.
“I’d be a idiot to not play Yeah!” Usher stated. “Let’s simply begin there. It could be silly to make all of it the way in which to Las Vegas — Jon is right here, Luda’s right here — and never play Yeah!”
Throughout a press convention with Apple Music, Usher confessed it was “a problem to squeeze 30 years [of music] into 13 minutes.” He additionally make clear his thought course of in planning the present.
“I used to be very aware of my previous, celebrating my current — which is right here in Las Vegas — and eager about the place we’re headed sooner or later,” he stated. “That was actually the thought.”
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