The Super Bowl is even bigger than football. While the game dictates the champion of the NFL season, it also mixes the sporting world with pop culture, music and more.
It's no different for Super Bowl 58. The halftime show is the key entry point to the connection between the Super Bowl and the music industry, and in 2024, Usher will take center stage.
Yet while the intermission entertainment typically is the biggest draw for music lovers, that's not necessarily the case this year.
Taylor Swift has been all over NFL headlines for months. Her relationship with Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce saw her attend 12 games already this season. With Kansas City in the Super Bowl, the 14-time Grammy winner likely will be in attendance to watch her beau go for a second consecutive Lombardi Trophy.
Swift's music does not usually coincide with in Usher's R&B artistry, but the two stars do have brief history of performing together. Here is what you need to know about Usher and Swift's previous performance together.
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Swift and Usher shared the same stage in October 2011, when Usher joined Swift during her Speak Now World Tour. The crowd at Philips Arena in Atlanta were treated to a surprise appearance when he joined the rising pop talent on the stage to perform his hit single, "Yeah!"
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At the time, Swift was known for bringing in surprise musical acts to perform alongside her. The very next night, she had rapper T.I. come onstage to perform his song "Live Your Life" in front of the Atlanta crowd.
In addition to Usher and T.I., other special invitees on that tour included Nicki Minaj, Paramore's Hayley Williams, Kenny Chesney and Selena Gomez.
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Is Taylor Swift performing at the Super Bowl halftime show?
Usher is headlining his first Super Bowl halftime show at Super Bowl 58.
Swift, on the other hand, is not 100% confirmed to attend the game. She has a concert in Japan the night before for her Eras Tour, although there should be enough time for her to make her way to Las Vegas.
What has been confirmed is that she will not partake in any musical acts at the big game, according to TMZ. She won't perform at any point during the night, including before kickoff or during the halftime show.
Usher would have been open to a reunion with Swift. In an interview in the fall, the eight-time Grammy winner stated that she would be one of the few people for which he would make an exception as a guest act.
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"I mean, she could be one person that I serenade," Usher said in a November interview. "Or, she could be a special guest. I don't know. That process of creating has been very interesting."
If Swift is in attendance at the game, though, she will there solely as a fan to support Kelce and the Chiefs.
