Super Bowl halftime show 2024: Usher to headline in Las Vegas

Gilbert McGregor

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Usher is set to take the concept of a Las Vegas residency to a whole new level in 2024.

The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced that the Grammy Award-winning R&B star will headline the Super Bowl 58 halftime show in Las Vegas on Feb. 11, 2024. Usher is no stranger to Vegas, where he has performed dozens of shows as part of two separate residencies.

The eight-time Grammy Award winner returns to the Super Bowl halftime stage after making a guest appearance in 2011 alongside the Black Eyed Peas.

"It's an honor of a lifetime to finally check a Super Bowl performance off my bucket list," Usher said in a statement. "I can't wait to bring the world a show unlike anything else they've seen from me before"

Jay-Z, the founder and owner of Roc Nation, also shared a statement within the NFL's official release:

Usher is the ultimate artist and showman. Ever since his debut at the age of 15, he's been charting his own unique course. Beyond his flawless singing and exceptional choreography, Usher bares his soul. His remarkable journey has propelled him to one of the grandest stages in the world. I can't wait to see the magic.

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Super Bowl 58 marks the second year in which Apple Music is the sponsor of the halftime proceedings. In 2023, the music streaming service of the media and tech conglomerate replaced Pepsi, which sponsored the halftime show from 2013-2022.

Here's the latest on the halftime show for Super Bowl 58:

Super Bowl halftime show performers 2024

On Sept. 24, the NFL announced that Usher would be the headline performer at halftime of Super Bowl 58 in Las Vegas.

It is unclear if Usher will have any guests join him on stage, but he has had several major collaborators throughout his career, many of whom are candidates to share some of the Super Bowl spotlight.

The announcement comes nearly one year from the date of the announcement of last season's Super Bowl halftime performer. In 2023, Rihanna performed a medley of her greatest hits at the Super Bowl 57 halftime show in Arizona.

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History of Super Bowl halftime show performers

In 2024, Usher will join a long list of great performers who have performed at the Super Bowl:

Super Bowl Year Performer(s)
1 1967 "Super Sighs and Sounds" with University of Arizona and Grambling State University bands
2 1968 Grambling State University band
3 1969 "America Thanks" with Florida A&M University band and Miami-area high school bands
4 1970 "Tribute to New Orleans" with Southern University band, Al Hirt, Lionel Hampton, Doc Severinsen, Marguerite Piazza
5 1971 Southeast Missouri State band
6 1972 "Salute to Louis Armstrong" with Ella Fitzgerald, Carol Channing, Al Hirt and U.S. Marine Corps Drill Team
7 1973 "Happiness Is..." with University of Michigan Band, Andy Williams and Woody Herman
8 1974 "A Musical America" with University of Texas Band
9 1975 "Tribute to Duke Ellington" with Mercer Ellington and Grambling State University bands
10 1976 "200 Years and Just a Baby: A Tribute to America's Bicentennial" featuring Up With People
11 1977 "It's a Small World" by Walt Disney Productions including spectators waving colored placards on cue
12 1978 "From Paris to the Paris of America" with Pete Fountain, Al Hirt and The Apache Band
13 1979 "Salute to the Caribbean" with Ken Hamilton and various bands
14 1980 "A Salute to the Big Band Era" featuring Up With People
15 1981 "A Mardi Gras Festival" with Pete Fountain and the Southern University band
16 1982 "A Salute to the 60's and Motown" featuring Up With People
17 1983 "KaleidoSUPERscope" (a kaleidoscope of color and sound, also featuring spectator-held colored placards)
18 1984 "Salute to the Superstars of the Silver Screen" from Walt Disney Productions
19 1985 "A World of Children's Dreams" featuring Tops in Blue
20 1986 "Beat of the Future" featuring Up With People
21 1987 "Salute to Hollywood's 100th Anniversary and The Land of Make Believe", a Disney production featuring high school bands
22 1988 "Something Grand" featuring Chubby Checker, 88 grand pianos, the Rockettes, and the USC and San Diego State bands
23 1989 "BeBop Bamboozled" featuring 3-D effects
24 1990 "Salute to New Orleans" and 40th Anniversary of Peanuts' characters, featuring Doug Kershaw, Doug Kershaw and Irma Thomas
25 1991 "A Small World Salute to 25 Years of the Super Bowl" featuring New Kids on the Block
26 1992 "Winter Magic" featuring Gloria Estefan and figure skaters Brian Boitano and Dorothy Hamill
27 1993 "Heal the World" featuring Michael Jackson
28 1994 "Rockin' Country Sunday" featuring Clint Black, Tanya Tucker, Travis Tritt, Wynonna and Naomi Judd
29 1995 "Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye" featuring Tony Bennett, Patti LaBelle, Arturo Sandoval, the Miami Sound Machine
30 1996 "Take Me Higher: A Celebration of 30 Years of the Super Bowl" featuring Diana Ross
31 1997 "Blues Brothers Bash" featuring Dan Akroyd, John Goodman, James Belushi, James Brown and ZZ Top
32 1998 "A Tribute to Motown's 40th Anniversary" including Boyz II Men, Smokey Robinson, Queen Latifah, Martha Reeves and The Temptations
33 1999 "Celebration of Soul, Salsa and Swing" featuring Stevie Wonder, Gloria Estefan, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and Savion Glover
34 2000 "A Tapestry of Nations" featuring Phil Collins, Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias and Toni Braxton
35 2001 "The Kings of Rock and Pop" featuring Aerosmith and NSYNC with guests Britney Spears, Mary J. Blige and Nelly
36 2002 U2
37 2003 Shania Twain and No Doubt with guest Sting
38 2004 "Choose or Lose" featuring Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Kid Rock, P. Diddy, Nelly and Jessica Simpson
39 2005 Paul McCartney
40 2006 The Rolling Stones
41 2007 Prince
42 2008 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
43 2009 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
44 2010 The Who
45 2011 The Black Eyed Peas with guests Usher and Slash
46 2012 Madonna with guests Cee Lo Green, LMFAO, M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj
47 2013 Beyoncé with guests Destiny's Child
48 2014 Bruno Mars with guests Red Hot Chili Peppers
49 2015 Katy Perry with guests Missy Elliott and Lenny Kravitz
50 2016 Coldplay with guests Beyoncé and Bruno Mars
51 2017 Lady Gaga
52 2018 Justin Timberlake
53 2019 Maroon 5 with guests Travis Scott and Big Boi
54 2020 Shakira and Jennifer Lopez with guests Bad Bunny and J Balvin
55 2021 The Weeknd
56 2022 Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent, Eminem, Mary J. Blige
57 2023 Rihanna

Gilbert McGregor

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Gilbert McGregor first joined The Sporting News in 2018 as a content producer for Global editions of NBA.com. Before covering the game, McGregor played basketball collegiately at Wake Forest, graduating with a Communication degree in 2016. McGregor began covering the NBA during the 2017-18 season and has been on hand for a number of league events.