Singer, songwriter, actor, dancer and businessman Usher will headline the Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show. The eight-time Grammy Award winner will take the stage after two quarters of football on Feb. 11 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
The game, along with all performances, will be broadcast on CBS and streamed on Paramount+ with family streaming on Nickelodeon.
Usher has sold more than 80 million records in his career, has nine No. 1 singles and has won 34 ASCAP Awards, nine Soul Train Music Awards, eight American Music Awards and is the fifth most awarded artist at the Billboard Music Awards , with 18 wins.
He has appeared in several films, including The scammers, Most Wanted Muppets And She is all that. His television career includes The Twilight Zone, Sabrina, the apprentice witch, American idol, X factor, The voice And Sesame Street.
Usher has also had many successful collaborations including: Alicia Keys, Chris Brown, Gucci Mane, Beyonce, Lil Wayne, Justin Bieber, Ludacris, Pitbull, P. Diddy and many more. Can we expect one or more of these artists to appear on stage at halftime in Vegas? It’s Vegas and the Super Bowl, so it could happen.
Usher has helped raise tens of millions of dollars for charity and in 1999 founded a nonprofit organization called Usher’s New Look, which aims to improve the lives of underprivileged children.
Following the NFL’s announcement that Usher would be the performer, the singer expressed his gratitude and excitement for the show.
“It’s an honor of a lifetime to finally be able to cross a Super Bowl performance off my bucket list. I can’t wait to give the world a show unlike anything they’ve seen before,” Usher said. “Thank you to the fans and everyone who made this opportunity possible. I will see you very soon.”
Seth Dudowsky, the NFL’s music director, called Usher an “icon,” saying his music has “left an indelible mark on the cultural landscape throughout his career.”
The halftime show is historically the most-watched musical show of the year. The show will be produced by DPS, Roc Nation and Jesse Collins will serve as executive producers and Hamish Hamilton will serve as director.
Shaheem Sanchez, actor and choreographer, will perform the ASL rendition of the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show.
How to watch the 2024 Super Bowl
- Date: Sunday February 11
- Time: 6:30 p.m. ET
- Location: Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas, Nevada)
- TV: CBS, Nickelodeon | Flow: CBS broadcast on Paramount+
The Super Bowl will air on CBS and will be streamed on Paramount+ with an alternate broadcast on Nickelodeon. This is the first time in NFL history that the Super Bowl will be broadcast in two different formats, the CBS broadcast and the family broadcast on Nickelodeon.
