Usher unveils THIS hit song as a part of his Super Bowl gig
Usher further explained his plans regarding his upcoming Super Bowl LVIII halftime performance
Usher revealed further plans regarding his performance at the upcoming Super Bowl LVIII halftime show performance on Sunday, February 11, 2024.
On Thursday, February 8, 2024, speaking to Entertainment Tonight, the 45-year-old singer revealed that he would be a 'fool,' to not perform his 2004 hit song Yeah!.
He also said that the live performance would featured the song’s other two artists, Ludacris and Lil Jon, given the fact that both the artists would be "here" in Las Vegas.
"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!" Usher told the outlet.
Shortly before his interview to the outlet, Usher also passed some comments about his upcoming musical gig as he opened up about the challenging task of having to summarize a 30-year career into 13 minutes.
In a press conference interview with Apple Music on the same day, Usher stated, "I gotta do it in 13 minutes. That makes it a bit difficult."
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He continued that "it's definitely been a challenge to squeeze 30 years into 13 minutes."
"I was very mindful of my past, celebrating my present — which is here in Las Vegas — and thinking about where we're headed in the future. That was really the idea," the U Got It Bad singer further noted.
He also said that he reminisced special moments in his Las Vegas residency, “like skating,” further adding that people will be able to “get a chance to see some of what I did here.”
“But you're going to get the best of it because it's before 60,000 people in this room — and hopefully 180,000 people, 80 million people for the world to see,” Usher added.
Usher, who is also embarking on a North American tour, revealed to Apple Music on Thursday the one thing he remembers about appearing alongside the Black Eyed Peas in the 2011 Super Bowl halftime show was that his hand had got caught in a wire.
However, he recalled how "amazing" it was to perform in front of a large crowd, adding that it was the reason that led to his passion of having his own Superbowl Halftime Show.