Usher's Super Bowl Halftime A Massive Improvement From Last Year's Snoozefest Featuring Rihanna
Baby-making music maestro Usher put on a spectacular halftime performance at Super Bowl LVIII. The San Francisco 49ers took a 10-3 lead into the break over the Kansas City Chiefs.
Usher's catalog of hits spans more than two decades, so you'd have to be a real Luddite to not recognize an Usher track.
US singer-songwriter Usher (L) and US singer-songwriter Alicia Keys perform during Apple Music halftime show of Super Bowl LVIII between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, February 11, 2024. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
Joined by fellow mid-aughts stars Lil Jon and Ludacris, as well as Alicia Keys, Usher danced, rolled and gyrated his way around the stage.
Usher, 45, also sported a number of eccentric 'fits, including a shimmering Michael Jackson tribute piece and a rubbery blue suit taken straight out of a laser tag arena.
The roller-skating segment drew the biggest applause from the online crowds. People also pointed to Justin Bieber as a snub from Usher's performance.
It wasn't the perfect halftime show; that honor belongs to Tom Petty.
But anyone who lived through last year's Rihanna Snoozefest could appreciate Sunday's halftime show, led by an R&B titan and radio star for millennials and Gen X'ers alike.
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US singer-songwriter Usher performs during Apple Music halftime show of Super Bowl LVIII between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, February 11, 2024. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 11: (L-R) Usher and Alicia Keys perform onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show at Allegiant Stadium on February 11, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Roc Nation)
Here's how social media reacted to Usher's halftime show: