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Usher lived up the hype as he took the stage through the Apple Music halftime present at Super Bowl LVIII Las Vegas on Sunday! In photographs and a video clip you’ll be able to see under, the singer stepped off the stage in a pointy white Dolce & Gabbana go well with as he danced amongst colorfully clad backup dancers and acrobats, some carrying Vegas-style feather followers as they carried out. In a nod to the late Michael Jackson, he wore a crystal coated white glove on his left hand.
“Girl of Fire” hitmaker Alicia Keys joined the efficiency as effectively, showing mid-show at her iconic piano (a pink, shiny one) in a beautiful matching sheer pink robe. They carried out a stirring duet, and although Alicia’s look was brief, it was phenomenal.
Usher additionally carried out “Confessions” whereas standing on a huge clock on the stage. During a sensual efficiency of “U Got it Bad,” he shed his shirt to a frenzied response from the huge viewers. And lastly, he donned an electrical black and blue go well with and curler skates for a efficiency of his star-making hit, “Yeah!” with Lil John and Ludacris, who pumped up the power even increased.
The R&B famous person, 45, first introduced he’d be taking the enduring half time stage for one of many greatest performances of the 12 months in September of 2023. And entertaining an enormous world viewers because the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers face off for the coveted victory has clearly been a dream of Usher’s.
“It’s an honor of a lifetime to finally check a Super Bowl performance off my bucket list,” the “Yeah!” hitmaker mentioned in a press release concerning the efficiency, per The Hollywood Reporter on the time. “I can’t wait to bring the world a show unlike anything else they’ve seen from me before. Thank you to the fans and everyone who made this opportunity happen. I’ll see you real soon.”
A sequence of stars, together with Odell Beckham Jr., Kim Kardashian, Deion Sanders, and Marshawn Lynch, helped the heartthrob singer get the information of his efficiency out by calling him as he was within the recording studio. In a September 25 interview, he revealed that he was counting on legendary previous Super Bowl half time performances by Michael Jackson, Prince, and Beyonce, to encourage him.
“I’m a praying man and I’m really humbled that I have this opportunity,” he mentioned through the interview on CBS Mornings. “This is something that both my nanny and grandmother really wanted to see happen, and they’re no longer with me, so they’ll be watching from the best seat in the house, from the clouds above,” he sweetly mentioned earlier than including, “I want to make it the best performance that the world has ever seen.”
Elsewhere within the interview, he divulged he hopes to offer a present audiences will “never forget.” “I definitely have a long list of people whom I’ve collaborated with and also, a long list of songs that mean something so much to people,” he defined. “So I’m trying to figure out how to entertain people, make certain that they understand the legacy, enjoy the moment, and make certain that they have a show that they’ll never forget.”
Mission achieved.