Usher is officially headlining the Super Bowl 2024 halftime show in Paradise, Nev.
The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation confirmed the news via social media on Sunday, with a video featuring the “Confessions” singer and Kim Kardashian – who famously made headlines for coming out to see him perform during his Las Vegas residency.
“It’s an honor of a lifetime to finally check a Super Bowl performance off my bucket list,” Usher said in a statement.
“I can’t wait to bring the world a show unlike anything else they’ve seen from me before.”
The 44-year-old singer also thanked his fans and “everyone” who made the opportunity happen.
“I’ll see you real soon,” he teased.
This will mark Usher’s second time performing at the Super Bowl. In 2011, the eight-time Grammy Award winner previously was a guest during the Black Eyed Peas’ Super Bowl XLV halftime show.
“Usher is an icon whose music has left an indelible mark on the cultural landscape throughout his career, we couldn’t be more excited to have him headline this year’s Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show,” Seth Dudowsky, the head of music for the NFL, said in a statement.
“We look forward to working with Usher, Roc Nation and Apple Music to bring fans another Halftime Show for the history books.”
Usher’s appearance will follow Rihanna’s now-iconic Super Bowl 2023 halftime show, in which she shocked fans by announcing her second pregnancy with A$AP Rocky.
While performing at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., last year, the “Diamonds” singer put her then-growing baby bump on full display in a bright red Loewe jumpsuit, skintight catsuit and glossy bustier.
She completed her look with bold glam by her longtime makeup artist, Priscilla Ono, who used products from the singer’s own cosmetics company, Fenty Beauty.
“I want a makeup look that you can look back at, at any point in…
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