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American singer Usher performs during the Super Bowl LVIII halftime show between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, on February 11, 2024.
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Usher starred in the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday with a performance worthy of Las Vegas, full of glitter, choreography and nostalgia. However, he was not the only featured artist of the night, since Taylor Swift focused all her eyes cheering on her boyfriend Travis Kelce, tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs, from a luxury box with a group of famous friends.
Swift’s relationship with Kelce, the charismatic star of the Chiefs, has been a big hit for television ratings and has captivated the NFL and the cultural industry, as her every move makes headlines.
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However, the current “goddess” of pop was not one of the surprise halftime guests, as were Alicia Keys, guitarist HER and rappers Ludacris and Lil Jon, who participated with Usher in one of the most coveted shows. from the world of music and advertising that lasted just 15 minutes before the 65,000 spectators who came to watch the NFL final between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers.
Beyonce also attended with her husband, hip hop mogul Jay-Z, and announced a new album during a timed commercial in which she repeatedly attempts to “break the Internet.” The ad ends with the phrase: “Release the music.”
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“Reducing 30 years of career to 15 minutes is a lot to ask,” said Usher, who in December finished a 100-concert residency in Las Vegas and on Friday released his ninth studio album “Coming Home.” Despite everything, the winner of eight Grammy awards had time to perform hits like “Yeah”, “Caught up” or “Bad girl” in the packed Allegiant stadium in Las Vegas, in the American football final, in a show that feels in front of the television to tens of millions of viewers.
He also changed his clothes, starting dressed in white and ending with a black and blue outfit on skates, showing that in addition to singing he is in excellent physical shape to dance. Usher, whose hits include “OMG” and “My Boo,” previously graced the Super Bowl stage in 2011 as a guest of the Black Eyed Peas.
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The list of artists who have previously performed at halftime of the biggest American football event has included singers and groups of the stature of Michael Jackson, Prince, Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, U2, Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney, as well as the Colombian Shakira who performed with Jennifer López. Recent artists include Rihanna, who shocked audiences last year by revealing she was pregnant, and hip-hop legends Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg, Eminem and 50 Cent in 2022. in Los Angeles.
One of the most anticipated moments on American television, this show has not been without controversy, such as when in 2004 Janet Jackson inadvertently showed her bare right breast while performing with Justin Timberlake, in a controversy that became known as “Nipple-gate.” .
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At the beginning of the meeting, country legend Reba McEntire performed the national anthem and Post Malone sang “America the Beautiful” and Andra Day performed a version of “Lift Every Voice and Sing”, considered the black national anthem of the United States.
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