{"id":290965,"date":"2023-09-25T00:56:29","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T05:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=290965"},"modified":"2023-09-26T14:26:59","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T19:26:59","slug":"usher-to-headline-super-bowl-halftime-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/usher-to-headline-super-bowl-halftime-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Usher to Headline Super Bowl Halftime Show"},"content":{"rendered":"

Usher will headline the Super Bowl LVIII halftime show in Las Vegas on Feb. 11, 2024, it was announced by Apple Music and the NFL on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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Usher pictured at Super Bowl XLV, above, where he also played the halftime show. (Image: Getty\/Kevin Mazur)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Usher, 44, has eight Grammy awards, four No. 1 albums, and nine\u00a0Billboard<\/em> No. 1 hits, including \u201cU Got It Bad,\u201d \u201cU Don\u2019t Have to Call,\u201d and \u201cNice & Slow.\u201d<\/p>\n

He’ll have to follow up on what the NFL reported as the most-watched Super Bowl halftime show last year. Rihanna showcased her second pregnancy to nearly 120 million people during the set. According to TMZ, <\/em>the Federal Communications Commission received over 100 complaints after the big game, many claiming Rihanna\u2019s performance was “overtly sexual.”<\/p>\n

It\u2019s an honor of a lifetime to finally check a Super Bowl performance off my bucket list,\u201d Usher said in a press statement from the NFL in which he seems to have forgotten that he also performed in 2011 at Super Bowl XLV, though that was only to perform his song \u201cOMG\u201d during the Black Eyed Peas\u2019 headlining set.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t wait to bring the world a show unlike anything else they\u2019ve seen from me before,” Usher continued. “Thank you to the fans and everyone who made this opportunity happen. I\u2019ll see you real soon.”<\/p>\n

Long Shot<\/h2>\n

As of last month, Usher, who has had a Las Vegas residency since 2021, wasn\u2019t even on the shortlist of halftime headliner favorites published by FanDuel,<\/a> which had Miley Cyrus first at +300, followed by Harry Styles at +600, and then Puerto Richan superstar (and previous Super Bowl performer) Bad Bunny at +900.<\/p>\n

Taylor Swift, who sold out Allegiant Stadium twice in March 2023, reportedly turned the opportunity down but was still shortlisted at +900.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cShe wants to be a part of the show at some point and is leaning towards doing it in a few years, especially if the Super Bowl is in Nashville,\u201d the Daily Mail<\/em> reported being told by an unnamed source close to the NFL last month.<\/p>\n

Fake News<\/h2>\n

Apple Music tweeted out the news along with a humorous video co-starring Usher and Kim Kardashian.<\/a> In the clip, Kardashian seems to break the news to her famous friend via an urgent call.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo for real, don\u2019t play like that,\u201d Usher told Kardashian, who then requested a ticket with the R&B singer.<\/p>\n

So it\u2019ll be, like, me, my entire family, all my kids, maybe like five to 10 friends,\u201d<\/strong> Kardashian said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cI\u2019m gonna call you back,\u201d Usher replied.<\/p>\n

Kardashian\u2019s contribution was filmed for the commercial. But Usher\u2019s part came from the music video to his song, \u201cConfessions Part II.\u201d Apple Music also shared a similar video featuring former NFL star Deion Sanders.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The big game kicks off on Feb. 11, 2024, at Allegiant Stadium and will be aired on CBS<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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