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Usher 'Killed It' With His Super Bowl Performance & He Brought Out Multiple Surprise Guests

The R&B singer performed one of his tracks on rollerblades.

A man dressed in white performing on stage. Right: A man dressed in white singing into a microphone.

Usher performing at the 2024 Super Bowl Halftime Show. Right: Usher performing at the 2024 Super Bowl Halftime Show.

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Usher took the stage on Sunday to perform at the Super Bowl Halftime Show and the R&B singer brought out several special guests.

The eight-time Grammy winner wore an all-white outfit as he kicked off his 13-minute performance with his 2004 song "Caught Up" before jumping into many of his popular tracks.

Usher's performance included many fan-favourites including "Superstar", "Love In This Club" and "Confessions Part II."

Alicia Keys was Usher's first surprise guest. Keys performed "If I Ain't Got You" on a red piano and Usher joined in on vocals. The two musicians then moved onto their classic tune "My Boo."

The "Yeah!" singer performed at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada halfway through the big game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers.

Along with performing his hit tracks, the American musician also brought out his impressive dance skills, even performing "OMG" on rollerblades.

Along with Keys other surprise guests included Jermaine Dupri, H.E.R., and will.i.am.

Lil Jon and Ludacris also joined Usher on stage to perform their 2004 song "Yeah!"

Usher fans loved the show and shared their thoughts online.

One person couldn't get over all the surprise guests and said the Super Bowl Halftime performance "was for the culture."

Another person simply said Usher "nailed it."

Others highlighted that the performance had a "full blown Michael Jackson influence."

One person tweeted that Usher "killed it" with his performance.

Ahead of kick-off, country singer Reba McEntire sang the national anthem, Post Malone performed "America the Beautiful" and actress and singer Andra Day performed "Lift Every Voice and Sing."

Aside from the performers, many celebs were present at Sunday's big game cheering on the two teams, including Taylor Swift, who supported her boyfriend Travis Kelce. The pop star, who flew into Las Vegas on Sunday afternoon following her Eras shows in Tokyo, Japan, arrived at the game with her parents and friends Blake Lively and Ice Spice.

Canadian celebs Simu Liu and Tate McRae also shared they were headed to Vegas for the big game.

Hailey and Justin Bieber were also spotted on the jumbotron during the game.

Jay-Z was also spotted at the Super Bowl LVIII with his daughters Blue Ivy and Rumi and Paul Rudd came with his son Jack.

One Canadian celeb decided to wager a lot of money on the game.

Toronto rapper Drake placed a $1.15 million bet in favour of the Kansas City Chiefs.

"I can't bet against the Swifties," he wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of the bet he made.

The Chiefs won the game 25-22 in the end, making them back-to-back Super Bowl champions.

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      Asymina Kantorowicz (she/her) was a Senior Writer for Narcity Media. She has worked at Yahoo Canada, CTV News Vancouver Island, CTV News Channel, and CHCH News. Over the past eight years, she took on various newsroom roles and helped produce award-winning newscasts. Loving the fast-paced environment of any newsroom, she helped cover stories like the 2016 royal visit to Victoria, the 2019 B.C. manhunt, and provincial elections. She had an MA in journalism and a BA in media from Western University. She moved from Toronto to Victoria a few years ago and loved being close to the ocean.

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