Usher Performs Spectacular Super Bowl Halftime Show as Taylor Swift Joins Crowd in Beer Chugging Celebration | Entertainment & Arts Report
Usher put on a halftime show at the Super Bowl marked by impressive choreography and several guest appearances.
He performed a 13-minute show at the Super Bowl halfway point at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium, starting with Caught Up and moving on to U Don’t Have To Call, Superstar and Love In The Club.
Alicia Keys joined him in front of a red piano resembling an abstract sculpture for her song If I Ain’t Got You, which morphed into My Boo.
The Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime.
Usher also brought out several other guests including HER and Jermaine Dupri, with Lil Jon joining for Turn Down For What that became Yeah! and Ludacris put in a guest appearance.
The 34-year-old and Kelce have been dating since September 2023.
The “Queen of Country” Reba McEntire sang The Star-Spangled Banner before kickoff, while Andra Day sang Lift Every Voice And Sing, a song that has become known as the black national anthem.
Adverts during the Super Bowl also saw Beyonce tease a new album, with her ad for Verizon ending with the superstar saying: “They ready, drop the new music.”
Later, a cryptic Instagram video appeared on her page teasing Act II – her previous album Renaissance is frequently referred to as Act I: Renaissance – and she released two new country tracks.