Super Bowl 2024 Showbiz and Celebrity Breaking News

Lily Gladstone is doubling down on her criticism of the Kansas City Chiefs after speaking out about Native American “misrepresentation” at Super Bowl LVIII.The “Killers of the Flower Moon” star, who is the first-ever Native American to be nominated in the Best Actress category at the Oscars, explained on Variety’s Awards Circuit podcast that both the Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers should be held “accountable” for their team names, but Gladstone especially has an issue with the Chiefs’ controversial Tomahawk chop. “Honestly, you could hold both teams accountable,” Gladstone, 37, said in the episode released Thursday.“The 49ers are based on the California Gold Rush, which was an incredibly brutal time for California Indians.

Texas Hold ’Em.”The achievement was announced Tuesday by Billboard, which has been charting country songs since 1958.Beyoncé’s tune also holds the No. 2 slot on the Hot 100 chart, behind Jack Harlow’s “Lovin on Me.”The 32-time Grammy Award winner shocked listeners earlier this month when she appeared in a Super Bowl commercial for Verizon — and casually revealed she would be releasing a brand-new album.Simultaneously, she dropped two singles: “16 Carriages” and the aforementioned “Texas Hold ’Em.” According to the “Crazy in Love” singer, her upcoming album — out March 29 — is “Act II” of “Renaissance,” her album cycle that started with “Renaissance: Act I” in 2022.“Texas Hold ’Em” has received 19.2 million streams, while “16 Carriages” has garnered 10.3 million and is No.

Usher always knew Justin Bieber was “superstar” material.The mononymous R&B icon — born Usher Raymond — revealed last week that he beat out fellow pop star Justin Timberlake when the duo battled to sign then-up-and-coming Bieber, now 29, in 2008.“When you are at the top of your game, some of the greatest things will be presented to you, and it was, I think, right after [my album] ‘Confessions’ that I was introduced to Justin Bieber and Scooter Braun, the musician, 45, told People magazine. The “Yeah!” singer revealed that he presented Braun, 42, with “an offer that I felt like he couldn’t resist.” “We built a friendship, but this would obviously create a partnership that would span us forever, and it was a bit of a bidding war between me and Justin Timberlake,” the “My Boo” crooner continued.

Usher broke his silence on why his mentee and longtime collaborator Justin Bieber was not part of his star-studded halftime show at Super Bowl LVIII.“You know what, it didn’t work out with Justin,” Usher, 45, told the nationally syndicated radio show The Breakfast Club, which posted the interview on Instagram. “I honor and recognize that my brother … I think it might’ve been the fact that he was just wanting to tell a different story right now and I understand that.”Before the Super Bowl, there was buzz that Bieber would be a surprise guest during Usher’s halftime show since Usher helped to sign Bieber when he was a teenager, and the pair have collaborated before.But it wasn’t to be, as Usher welcomed guests including H.E.R., Alicia Keys, Lil Jon, Ludacris, Jermaine Dupri and Will.i.am from the Black Eyed Peas — but no Bieber.“We did have a brief conversation [and] we’re gonna do something in the future,” Usher told The Breakfast Club.

Turned down for what?Lil Jon revealed the reason Justin Bieber did not perform during Usher’s Super Bowl halftime show amidst fan speculation and anticipated that the “Baby” singer would join his longtime mentor and collaborator on stage. “We wanted to put Justin in the show, so we had the idea of doing a version of the show with Justin in it,” Lil Jon, who performed alongside Usher on Super Bowl Sunday, told TMZ on Wednesday.

thought she was the s–t — until she got the part. Alexa Beckford, a content creator, revealed she was Ice Spice’s stand-in for her Starry soft drink Super Bowl commercial — but claimed that she wasn’t fully informed about her doppelgänger role until the rapper walked on set.“I’m cosplaying Ice Spice for the Super Bowl and I was just gonna find out in the middle of watching the game?” Beckford said in a viral TikTok clip.

“Hot Ones” host Sean Evans’ love life is off the Scoville scale as he’s reportedly dating porn star Melissa Stratton.TMZ was the first to report Tuesday that Evans, 37, and Stratton, 34, were spotted in Las Vegas this weekend enjoying several Super Bowl LVIII events. A source close to Stratton tells The Post that while they’re unsure if the duo are officially a couple, they met in December — and she has not received an invite to appear on his online talk show where celebrities answer questions while eating increasingly spicy chicken wings.

Sorry, Beyoncé and Lady Gaga cannot hear you.They’re kinda busy — hopefully. The former Destiny’s Child member, 42, and the “Poker Face” singer, 37, dropped their hit collab “Telephone” in 2009.And since Beyoncé announced her new album “Renaissance Act II” at the 2024 Super Bowl on Sunday, the world has been chattering about her possibly doing a sequel to “Telephone.”The “Dreamgirls” star also dropped two country-inspired singles — “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages.”Fans have taken to social media to note possible clues that Gaga and Beyoncé are seemingly working together to create a sequel to their colorful and catchy 2009 hit.In the teaser for “Renaissance Act II,” there was a subtle hint that “Telephone” might be on redial.

under fire. Fans on social media suspect Alicia Keys’ vocals were pitch-corrected in Usher’s full Super Bowl Halftime show posted to the NFL’s YouTube channel. Keys, 43, made a steamy cameo Sunday during the “Yeah!” singer’s set, starting at the piano with her 2003 hit “If I Ain’t Got You, but her voice cracked on one of the first notes out of her mouth.

SpongeBob SquarePants went viral after the animated character took a shot at Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio’s dating history during the first-ever Nickelodeon Super Bowl 2024 livestream. In a clip uploaded to X (formerly Twitter), both SpongeBob and Patrick Star can be heard comparing the actor, 49, to the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle” character of the same name and his love for pizza. “Catch me if you can with these pizzas Leonardo ‘da cap is low,” Star (voiced by Bill Fagerbakke) said in the clip on Sunday.

Another year, another Super Bowl. While many people watch the Big Game for the action on the field (and last night’s game was one for the ages), there are still quite a few people who like the commercials and the Half Time Show.

Usher’s shirtless performance during Sunday night’s 2024 halftime show is sparking heated fan reactions. “When Usher took off his shirt, I yelled at the screen in Janet’s honour,” one fan declared on X, formerly Twitter. Another fan criticized the double standards between Usher getting praised for taking off his shirt, while Jackson was condemned.“This ain’t the time for it.

“Barbie” star Ryan Gosling can’t resist a good cry while listening to a melancholy Taylor Swift song. Gosling teared up and sung along to T.

was the special guest of the Black Eyed Peas — the freaking Black Eyed Peas — when the “I Gotta Feeling” foursome headlined the Super Bowl XLV halftime show in 2011.How will.i.am, Fergie and crew could ever relegate Usher to a backup role on the biggest stage in music is enough to make anybody go “OMG”?But 13 years after Usher swooped in and upstaged the Peas, justice was finally served when the singer had his own career moment on Sunday.This time around — midway through the showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas — it was will.i.am.

Super Bowl 2024 for his star-studded Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show.Rumors swirled that the 29-year-old crooner may be joining the 45-year-old headliner on the field, and earlier this week, TMZ even reported that Usher “has been hitting up Justin Bieber lately to talk about the prospect of JB joining him during the Super Bowl Halftime Show … which now sounds like a very real possibility. Still no word on whether Justin agreed—but we know they’ve been chatting …A LOT.”The 29-year-old was spotted in the stands shortly before the halftime show began, sitting with his wife Hailey Bieber, giving fans hope that he might join the “Confessions” singer for the big show.Sadly, to the dismay of Bieber fans everywhere, he never made it to the field, and many viewers were so devastated that they flocked to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, to share their disappointment.“lets laugh at all the women who thought justin bieber was coming out,” one person quipped.“usher brought all those people on stage and not one of them was justin bieber,” another fan lamented.

during the 2024 Super Bowl — while pal Taylor Swift jumped up and down with excitement. In the photo, which was posted on X (formerly Twitter), the “Deli” singer can be seen donning an all-black ensemble with her hands clasped under her chin as Swift, 34, is mid-jump gasping at something that is happening on the field. The pair, who are watching the game from Travis Kelce’s VIP suite, were also accompanied by Ashley Avignon and Blake Lively, who held hands with Swift during Post Malone’s rendition of “America the Beautiful.”Swift was in attendance to cheer on boyfriend Kelce, 34, as the tight end’s Kansas City Chiefs faced off against the San Francisco 49ers at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

Usher has got it bad for his longtime love Jennifer Goicoechea.The pair might be headed to a little white chapel following his Super Bowl 2024 halftime show performance in Las Vegas on Sunday.According to the Daily Mail, the “Love in This Club” singer, 45, and Goicoechea, 39, obtained a marriage license in Sin City on Feb. 8.The “Faculty” actor and Goicoechea — who have been together since 2018 — will reportedly have a small ceremony with just close friends and family in attendance.The couple share two children together — daughter Sovereign Bo, 3, and son Sire Castrello, 2.Usher’s newest album, “Coming Home,” was released on Friday.

died “peacefully in his sleep” on Feb. 1 at the age of 76, according to a statement his family released to Deadline.He died as a result of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, according to his death certificate.A previously released teaser for the FanDuel ad showed Weathers as an Apollo Creed-type coach helping NFL legend Gronkowski prepare for FanDuel’s “Kick of Destiny 2″ event.In another 30-second FanDuel tease, a distraught Gronk walks alone in the desert until Weathers pulls up on a motorcycle and urges him to continue practicing his kick.“And this time, you won’t miss,” Weathers tells him.

Super Bowl LVIII commercial for the Catholic app Hallow.“God, we take this moment just to give You thanks,” Walhberg’s voice said in a teaser for the spot, in which he appeared with Roumie, who plays Jesus Christ in the Biblical series “The Chosen.”Then, a message flashed on the screen: “For the first time ever, join over 100 million people in prayer during Super Bowl LVIII.”The Hallow app, according to the company, offers prayer-on-the-go and provides users with the opportunity to personalize their prayer experience with a custom-tailored daily prayer routine, according to People.Users can also “connect with friends and family” and build “custom family groups” on Hallow, according to the report.“The goal at Hallow has always been to reach out to as many folks as possible, both those who take their faith seriously and especially those who might have fallen away, and invite them deeper into a relationship with God,” said Alex Jones, Hallow co-founder and CEO, in a press release touting its Super Bowl LVIII commercial.“When we learned about the timing of the Big Game this year, we couldn’t have been more excited to work with Mark and Jonathan to use it as an opportunity to invite millions into prayer.”According to Hallow, the app has more than 10,000 sessions including a Daily Rosary, Daily Gospel, Daily Saint, Novenas, Examens, Father Mike Schmitz’s Bible in a Year, The Chosen’s Jonathan Roumie’s audio Bible, Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons, peaceful Christian music and Gregorian chant.It launched in December 2018 and has been downloaded 10 million times and used to pray over 300 million times across 150-plus countries.Wahlberg told “The Today Show” in February 2023, during Lent on Ash Wednesday, that he tries to “balance”

performed the national anthem at the 2024 Super Bowl, which sees the Kansas City Chiefs facing off against the San Francisco 49ers (and all eyes on Taylor Swift, cheering on her boyfriend, Travis Kelce). She gave it a country twang, and wore black pants bedazzled in rhinestones, with a sparkly white blazer.

waaaaaaave?Reba McEntire’s rendition of the national anthem clocked in at 95 seconds (1:35) Sunday night at the 2024 Super Bowl.That was a middle-of-the-pack length, historically. Renditions of “The Star-Spangled Banner” here have ranged from as little as 62 seconds to more than two and a half minutes.The 68-year-old country music and TV star told Apple Music that, in the lead-up, she typically practiced for the big night in the morning while showering.“I’ve been singing the national anthem in the shower [and] when we get in the car,” she said, referring to boyfriend Rex Linn.“He’ll say, ‘OK, sing it one more time.’ I said, ‘I think I know the words real good right now, so I’m all right.’”The longest-ever Super Bowl “Star Spangled Banner” came in 2013, when “Girl on Fire” singer Alicia Keys performed a version at the piano that lasted 156 seconds (2:36). And the quickest — short and sweet — was sung by “Sweet Caroline” crooner Neil Diamond.

ruff match!The winner of the 2024 Puppy Bowl was officially decided on Sunday, when Team Ruff managed to overtake Team Fluff hours before the Kansas City Chiefs take on the San Fransisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII. In a very close game, Team Ruff eked out a narrow victory over Team Fluff, with 72 points to 69.

ex-girlfriend of Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, partied early Saturday with San Francisco 49ers WAGs in Las Vegas ahead of the Super Bowl. In an Instagram Story posted to Nicole’s page, the fashion influencer is seen taking shots with Claire Kittle, the wife of 49ers tight end George Kittle.

Kansas City Chiefs take on the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII, Team Ruff will face Team Fluff at the 2024 Puppy Bowl.For the 20th year, the Puppy Bowl is back, hosting a record-breaking 131 dogs from 73 shelters across the country battle for the Lombarky Trophy. Six pups with special needs will also be competing this year. The three-hour matchup airs hours before the Super Bowl and aims to raise awareness about adopting pets from shelters and rescuing abandoned animals.“Puppies are taking over the show’s production by operating the cameras and lighting, directing from the control room, and stage managing on the studio floor,” Warner Bros.

sans Meghan Markle), mini “Scrubs” and “Friends” reunions, and several athletes who aren’t playing in the game, such as Tom Brady. Carl Weathers, who died on Feb. 2, will also feature in a commercial posthumously.

other NFL sweethearts. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, 28, and his wife Brittany, 28, were already football famous — he was Super Bowl MVP last year, after all — but their friendship with Swift and Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, 34, has rocketed them to a different pop-culture stratosphere.Now, with Patrick leading the Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, the Mahomeses are building their own mini empire.

embarking on an intensely scrutinized journey to see her boyfriend, NFL star Travis Kelce, play in the Super Bowl in Las Vegas.The prospect of this race against time, crossing nine time zones and the international date line, has fired imaginations, and speculation, for weeks.At Saturday night’s concert, there was plenty of evidence of the unique cultural phenomenon that is the Swift-Kelce relationship, a nexus of professional football and the huge star power of Swift. In addition to sequined dresses celebrating Swift in the packed Tokyo Dome, there were Travis Kelce jerseys and hats and other gear celebrating his team, the Kansas City Chiefs.

overdrive.Rapper Post Malone kicked things off at the Super Bowl on Sunday by delivering a heart-wrenching rendition of “America the Beautiful” during the big game’s pre-show. Malone, born Austin Richard Post, delivered a heart-stopping rendition of the iconic song in front of both the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Fransisco 49ers as well as hundreds of fans and even more watching from the comfort of their living rooms. Malone, 28, revealed that he was tapped to sing to the pre-game show last month.

Having already performed on the Super Bowl stage as a special guest of the Black Eyed Peas in 2011, Usher is no stranger to the halftime show. But it is another former headliner whom the 45-year-old singer has taken particular inspiration from going into Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sunday night.That would be his longtime hero, Michael Jackson, who forever changed the halftime show — turning it into the biggest gig in music — when he put the “superstar” in the Super Bowl.“He absolutely revolutionized the experience like no other,” Usher told The Post.“He changed how people perceived the halftime show [because before Jackson] it was just kind of hiring, you know, local performers or whatever it might be … I really did respect that.”And Usher plans to honor Jackson’s historic moment when he follows in his legendary footsteps midway through Sunday’s showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers.“It became a great inspiration behind some of the things that I chose to do with this show,” he said.Of course, Usher — who made his self-titled debut 30 years ago as a 15-year-old — has three decades of his own experience to draw from as well.But the man behind such chart-topping hits as “Nice & Slow,” “U Remind Me,” “Yeah!” and “Love in This Club” says that it won’t be all about him when he headlines the biggest stage of all.“This has been a moment that is a celebration — not just for myself but for 30 years of people who have supported me, supported my journey, supported my choice of conversation,” said Usher.

Super Bowl LVIII headliner on Sunday — when the Kansas City Chiefs tackle the San Francisco 49ers — it just might be a pretty unlikely one: Kim Kardashian.Usher’s “My Way” residency at the Dolby Live inside the Park MGM — which wrapped in December after 17 months and 100 shows — made him the biggest stud in Sin City.His sold-out run turned the 45-year-old superstar into a natural choice to lead the mid-game throwdown at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.But before Taylor Swift had even met Travis Kelce, Kardashian proved just how powerful of a woman she is after Usher serenaded the mogul for all of social media to see in April 2023.Usher’s sexy residency went on to become the ultimate girls’ trip destination.And Jay-Z and his Roc Nation company — producers of the halftime show since 2019 — couldn’t deny the obvious after Usher was practically serenading the panties off everybody from Keke Palmer to Janelle Monáe.But Kim K. is a big reason why we’ll all be going “Yeah!” on Sunday.“I think everybody was in some way trying to figure out how to get out there and have that experience that we were working on in Las Vegas because of the serenade,” Usher told The Post.“It seemed like the place to go to celebrate with your friends, take your girls, have a good time.