Usher has been announced as the headliner of the 2024 Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show. Super Bowl LVIII takes place on Sunday, February 11, at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada. It will broadcast live on CBS. Watch the announcement, where Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders reveals the news to Usher, below. (There are multiple versions of this announcement video featuring different celebrities.)
“It’s been on my bucket list for a long time,” Usher said in a new interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1. “I’ve been asked many a times, ‘What are the benchmarks or what are the things that matter most to you?’ Obviously performing, but being able to perform on that stage because so many amazing performers have graced it and did an amazing job. Of course, the obsession of that starts, but, man, the excitement of this moment and being able to savor this moment. You remember the first time you heard your record on the radio. This is like that for me.”
Usher also told Lowe that on the same day he headlines the Super Bowl, he’ll release a new album called Coming Home. He called the album “a love letter once again to the legacy of [his] career.” He continued: “You know, I’ve been coming home in a lot of different ways. The choice of music and reconnection to some of the people that I’ve worked with from my past. And I always wanted to work with writers that I’ve actually made hit number one records with. In a sense, I’m coming home because I'm in that comfortable space. When you're at home, you're comfortable. When you’re at home, you feel connected, elevate, rise and inspire.”
Usher follows Rihanna’s 2023 halftime show, which was her return to live performing after five years. She performed a career-spanning set of hit singles on floating platforms. She also revealed that she was pregnant. Rihanna’s Super Bowl performance followed the Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, 50 Cent, and Kendrick Lamar halftime show.
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