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Now that Usher has been officially announced as headliner of next year’s Super Bowl halftime show, he’s opening up about how he learned he was being offered the gig.
According to Usher, that offer came from no less than Jay-Z himself.
In a new interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, Usher recalled picking up a call from the “99 Problems” rapper, whose company, Roc Nation, produces the halftime show.
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‘Well, I mean, you know, me and the big homie, we talk often,” Usher told Lowe of Jay-Z.
“But when I got this call… he said, ‘It’s time, it’s magic time. You know, it’s time for you to have that moment.’ I’m like, what are you talking about? He’s like, ‘The Super Bowl.’ I’m like, ‘Oh, you ready? Absolutely,'” he continued.
According to Usher, “it was like this was destined to happen. I think that everything that led up to that moment, going to Las Vegas for my Vegas residency for the last two years. The legacy, obviously, that is the music, the celebration of entertainment in that place is the City of Lights. You know, it’s always been a place where, you know, entertainers go and find love and passion, connection to their fans. So for the Super Bowl to have made its way to Las Vegas while we were in Vegas, having such an amazing two years.”
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In the official announcement, Usher issued a statement to declare what an “honour” it is to be chosen to perform in front of a television viewing audience that has exceeded 100 million.
“It’s an honour of a lifetime to finally check a Super Bowl performance off my bucket list,” he said. “I can’t wait to bring the world a show
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Usher will take center stage at the 2024 Super Bowl in Las Vegas.The popular R&B icon — currently midway through his ongoing ‘Usher: My Way’ Las Vegas residency at Park MGM’s Dolby Live Theater — was officially tapped by the NFL to headline the halftime show at Allegiant Stadium on Sunday, Feb. 11.“It’s an honor of a lifetime to finally check a Super Bowl performance off my bucket list, the “Yeah” singer shared.
Usher is ready to celebrate when he takes the stage at the 2024 Super Bowl.
Usher is opening up about the huge announcement.
Usher has recalled the moment Jay-Z told him he would be headlining next year’s Super Bowl Half Time Show, saying that the performance was “destined to happen”.The singer is due to take to the stage at the Super Bowl LVIII at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on February 11, 2024.During an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music, Usher talked about the phone call he received from his “big homie” and Roc Nation founder Jay-Z after landing the coveted halftime gig.“[Jay] said, ‘It’s time, it’s magic time. You know, it’s time for you to have that moment’,” Usher remembered.
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R&B star Usher will headline the Super Bowl halftime show in Las Vegas next year, it has been announced.To share the news, Usher brought in reality star Kim Kardashian who can be seen telling the singer he had been selected in a video shared to social media.The clip references the singer’s music video for his song Confessions II, where he tries to shake off someone on the phone as he is working in the studio.This time, Kim ignores his protests and tells him: “I finally got the answers to those rumours. It’s not about me, it’s about you.
Usher has announced his new album ‘Coming Home’ which is set to land on February 11, 2024 – the same day he will headline the Super Bowl Halftime show.It was announced today (September 24) that the R&B sensation will perform at the Super Bowl LVIII at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, describing it in a statement as “an honour of a lifetime”.Along with the announcement, the ‘Yeah!’ singer will be releasing his first album since 2016’s ‘Hard II Love’, which will include his 2023 single ‘Good Good’ with Summer Walker and 21 Savage.According to a listing on Apple Music, the album will feature 20 tracks, with only ‘Good Good’ confirmed so far.Back in March, Usher ended his three year hiatus with new single ‘GLU’. Since then, he’s also released ‘Boyfriend’ which landed in August and ‘Dientes’ with J Balvin and DJ Khaled which came out earlier this month.Usher’s last solo studio album was ‘Hard II Love’, though he also released the surprise record ‘A’ in 2018 alongside producer Zaytoven as an homage to his native Atlanta.Better believe it.USHER.
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Usher has been confirmed to headline next year’s Super Bowl Half Time Show.The singer will perform at the Super Bowl LVIII at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on February 11, 2024.In a statement via Billboard, he said: “It’s an honour 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.
Usher will be performing in front of the biggest audience of his career.
the NFL tweeted Sunday on X.In the tweet, the league included a video of Usher, 44, finding out he got the gig, using clips from his “Confessions Part II” music video in 2004.They also included Kim Kardashian in one of the promo videos, where she is is seen getting glam, telling Usher, “You’re playing the Apple Music half time show in Vegas.” “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,” the “DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love” said.“Thank you to the fans and everyone who made this opportunity happen.
Usher is officially performing the Super Bowl halftime show!