Usher was introduced as the entertainer for the 2024 Super Bowl halftime program on Sunday, and also he’s ready to provide the efficiency of a life time.
Following the information of the “Yeah!” vocalist’s halftime program, Usher talked with CBS Mornings on Monday (Sept. 25) and also disclosed that carrying out for the huge game is something he’s wished for given that the start of his job.
The Grammy victor started the meeting by exposing the call he had with Jay-Z after figuring out he was slated to be following year’s Super Bowl entertainer.
“It’s a surprise that no one in the house can know,” he shared, establishing the scene. “So my kids don’t know, my mom can’t know, my brother can’t know, my family can’t know and I gotta keep this a secret. So Jay-Z calls and he’s like, ‘It’s your time. This the magic moment.’ My girlfriend is there. … I’m like, ‘It’s happening’ and she’s like ‘No way’ and he’s like ‘Way.’ The hardest part is the suspense and keeping it a surprise for that time, because my kids were like, ‘Dad, you should play the Super Bowl! There’s a petition online!’ You know what? You gotta speak these things into existence. We knew literally days before the announcement.”
Playing the Super Bowl has actually been a desire for Usher that he’s functioned vigilantly to make take place. “Thirty years ago I made a commitment to offer my best, and here 30 years later, now it’s being rewarded with one of the most prestigious performances and stages anybody could ever play on,” he stated.
The Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper proceeded, “I’m humbled by the opportunity to do that, but I’m more happy to be able to celebrate with the people I love the most and celebrate in a way that people will remember through dance, through skate, though collaborations, so it’s gonna be a night of celebration. Every aspect of what has influenced me to be the artist that I am, I’m gonna try to bring that out in that moment,” keeping in mind that playing the Super Bowl “is a moment that I’ve waited my entire life for and I’m not coming to disappoint.”
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Watch Usher’s brand-new meeting completely listed below.
“This is a moment that I’ve waited my entire life for and I’m not coming to disappoint”: @Usher states he intends to make his 2024 Super Bowl halftime efficiency a program that his followers and also the @NFL will certainly always remember. #SBLVIII https://t.co/pVYMeMXYQu pic.twitter.com/WPFHA09mvy
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) September 25, 2023
