Usher was introduced because the performer for the 2024 Tremendous Bowl halftime present on Sunday, and he’s prepared to offer the efficiency of a lifetime.
Following the information of the “Yeah!” singer’s halftime present, Usher spoke with CBS Mornings on Monday (Sept. 25) and revealed that performing for the massive recreation is one thing he’s hoped for for the reason that starting of his profession.
The Grammy winner kicked off the interview by revealing the cellphone name he had with Jay-Z after discovering out he was slated to be subsequent yr’s Tremendous Bowl performer.
“It’s a shock that nobody in the home can know,” he shared, setting the scene. “So my youngsters don’t know, my mother can’t know, my brother can’t know, my household can’t know and I gotta maintain this a secret. So Jay-Z calls and he’s like, ‘It’s your time. This the magic second.’ My girlfriend is there. … I’m like, ‘It’s taking place’ and he or she’s like ‘No approach’ and he’s like ‘Method.’ The toughest half is the suspense and protecting it a shock for that point, as a result of my youngsters have been like, ‘Dad, it’s best to play the Tremendous Bowl! There’s a petition on-line!’ what? You gotta communicate this stuff into existence. We knew actually days earlier than the announcement.”
Enjoying the Tremendous Bowl has been a dream for Usher that he’s labored diligently to make occur. “Thirty years in the past I made a dedication to supply my finest, and right here 30 years later, now it’s being rewarded with some of the prestigious performances and levels anyone might ever play on,” he mentioned.
The Billboard Sizzling 100 chart-topper continued, “I’m humbled by the chance to try this, however I’m extra joyful to have the ability to have a good time with the individuals I really like essentially the most and have a good time in a approach that individuals will bear in mind by dance, by skate, although collaborations, so it’s gonna be an evening of celebration. Each facet of what has influenced me to be the artist that I’m, I’m gonna attempt to carry that out in that second,” noting that enjoying the Tremendous Bowl “is a second that I’ve waited my whole life for and I’m not coming to disappoint.”
Whereas ready for Usher to take one of many world’s largest levels, see Billboard‘s dream setlist for his set, and vote for who you suppose ought to carry out with him on the Tremendous Bowl.
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