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his new marriage to longtime love Jennifer Goicoechea.But even before saying those “I do’s” in Las Vegas right after rocking the halftime show at Allegiant Stadium — midway through the Kansas City Chiefs’ overtime win over the San Francisco 49ers — the 45-year-old superstar had already let go of anything “toxic” from his previous relationships.“[I] have come out of being in toxic relationships that are no longer toxic,” Usher told The Post four days before he got hitched for the third time. Indeed, Usher Raymond IV is in a philosophical place that allows him to still show love to his exes, including Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas of TLC, first wife Tameka Foster — who is the mother of his two oldest sons, Usher “Cinco” V, 16, and Naviyd, 15 — and second wife Grace Miguel.“I can be clear that, ‘Yo, we don’t have to be the best of friends, but we don’t have to be enemies,’” he said.

was the special guest of the Black Eyed Peas — the freaking Black Eyed Peas — when the “I Gotta Feeling” foursome headlined the Super Bowl XLV halftime show in 2011.How will.i.am, Fergie and crew could ever relegate Usher to a backup role on the biggest stage in music is enough to make anybody go “OMG”?But 13 years after Usher swooped in and upstaged the Peas, justice was finally served when the singer had his own career moment on Sunday.This time around — midway through the showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas — it was will.i.am.

Usher on Wednesday, I asked him if R&B had fallen off since he was one of the biggest stars of the genre in the late ’90s and ’00s. “I don’t think that R&B is not what it used to be,” he responded.

Usher sings in his best metal-wannabe wail of the 1986 Europe hit “The Final Countdown.”And indeed it is, now just hours from Usher Raymond IV, 45, to play perhaps the biggest stage of his life: The Super Bowl LVIII halftime show at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.But, as he stresses to The Post from rehearsals, he’s not sweating it.In fact, Usher even makes time to give us an exclusive photo shoot rocking his own blinged-out accessories, including his trademark “U” necklace, his own personal Super Bowl ring and a custom handmade Dolce & Gabbana football encrusted with scores of Swarovski crystals.This is a man who has been preparing for this moment for 30 years — since he released his self-titled debut as a 15-year-old in April 1994.“You know, this has been an amazing year ramping up to this,” said Usher of his “My Way” Las Vegas residency that finished at the Dolby Live-Park MGM in December after 17 months and 100 shows.“It definitely helped to play 100 sold-out shows, in preparation for the Super Bowl,” he added. “Now, obviously, a much bigger audience.

Las Vegas residency later this summer. But Usher was dressed as casually as could be on Thursday when he was spotted out in West Hollywood amid a shopping trip.

Start ‘em young! Usher Raymond IV enlisted the help of his children to give him an at-home haircut while quarantining during the COVID-19 pandemic.