Usher pulled out all the stops for his performance halfway through the major sporting spectacle at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium on Sunday. Photo / Getty Images
Usher pulled out all the stops for his performance halfway through the major sporting spectacle at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium on Sunday. Photo / Getty Images
Despite having no bad blood with Usher, Justin Bieber declined to join the Yeah! singer on stage for the Super Bowl Halftime show because he “wasn’t feeling it.”
The R’n’B superstar pulled out all the stops for his performance halfway through the major sporting spectacle at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium on Monday (NZT) and was reportedly keen to get Bieber, 29, on board but the Sorry hitmaker “wasn’t up for it”, although an insider has insisted there is “no bad blood” between the pair.
A source told PageSix: “There’s no bad blood between Usher and Justin. Justin just wasn’t up for it — he just wasn’t feeling it.”
Usher played a major role in the launch of Bieber’s career in the late 2000s after record executive Scooter Braun had spotted the teenager singing on YouTube and convinced the Yeah! hitmaker to meet with the budding star.
A source says that there’s no bad blood between Usher and Justin Bieber - the latter just wasn’t feeling like performing at the Super Bowl. Photo / AP
The rapper met Justin in 2009 and after being impressed by his voice, signed him to his label RBMG where he quickly released the mega hit singles One Time, One Less Lonely Girl, Baby and the multi-million-selling album My World 2.0.
Bieber is the only artist to ever have been signed to the label as of 2024 and RBMG also has a special profit-sharing business deal with Def Jam, which is owned by Def Jam Recordings, which is owned by Universal Music Group. On Sunday, the 45-year-old singer kicked things off with Caught Up into U Don’t Have to Call.
A snippet of Superstar then aired before he went straight in with another fan-favourite in Love in This Club.
Then it was time for the first guest of the set, Alicia Keys, who joined Usher for an electrifying rendition of their 2004 hit My Boo after performing her own track If I Ain’t Got Youfirst.
To mark the 20th anniversary of Usher’s seminal album Confessions, rapper Jermaine introduced Confessions Part II.
Usher also performed Burn from the album and was then joined by H.E.R. for Bad Girl.
Black Eyed Peas star Will.i.am was the next guest for their 2010 hit OMG.
H.E.R., Ludacris, Lil Jon, Jermaine Dupri and Will.i.am join Usher on the Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show stage. Photo / Getty Images
As promised, Usher brought a piece of his My Way residency to the Super Bowl, as he hopped on rollerblades to perform Yeah! alongside Lil Jon and Ludacris.
Usher was also joined by Jon for his and DJ Snake’s hit Turn Down for What right before Yeah!.
Usher had already teased Jon and Ludacris would be joining him on stage.
He said at a press conference: “I would be a fool to not play Yeah!
”Let’s just start there. It would be foolish to make it all the way to Las Vegas —Jon is here, Luda’s here — and not play Yeah!”
The Kansas City Chiefs fought to beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 during overtime in an intense showdown.
Country icon Reba McEntire performed the National Anthem, Star-Spangled Banner, rapper Post Malone did a rendition of America The Beautiful and soul singer Andra Day wowed with Lift Every Voice And Sing.
