The 20 Best Super Bowl Halftime Shows of All Time, Ranked in Order

Thania Garcia After Justin Bieber delivered his first performance in a year for the 2024 NHL All-Star Game earlier this month, speculation that the Canadian superstar would be making a surprise appearance at Usher‘s Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show was high. Despite the excitement, that moment never came, and Usher has finally revealed why. Speaking with “The Breakfast Club,” Usher confirmed he reached out to Bieber — and pretty much “everybody” — but the singer declined.

Usher broke his silence on why his mentee and longtime collaborator Justin Bieber was not part of his star-studded halftime show at Super Bowl LVIII.“You know what, it didn’t work out with Justin,” Usher, 45, told the nationally syndicated radio show The Breakfast Club, which posted the interview on Instagram. “I honor and recognize that my brother … I think it might’ve been the fact that he was just wanting to tell a different story right now and I understand that.”Before the Super Bowl, there was buzz that Bieber would be a surprise guest during Usher’s halftime show since Usher helped to sign Bieber when he was a teenager, and the pair have collaborated before.But it wasn’t to be, as Usher welcomed guests including H.E.R., Alicia Keys, Lil Jon, Ludacris, Jermaine Dupri and Will.i.am from the Black Eyed Peas — but no Bieber.“We did have a brief conversation [and] we’re gonna do something in the future,” Usher told The Breakfast Club.

Usher is opening up about Justin Bieber‘s decision to not join him on stage during the Halftime Show.

Usher is finally opening up about the biggest disappointment surrounding his Super Bowl performance — at least if you’re a Belieber!

Turned down for what?Lil Jon revealed the reason Justin Bieber did not perform during Usher’s Super Bowl halftime show amidst fan speculation and anticipated that the “Baby” singer would join his longtime mentor and collaborator on stage. “We wanted to put Justin in the show, so we had the idea of doing a version of the show with Justin in it,” Lil Jon, who performed alongside Usher on Super Bowl Sunday, told TMZ on Wednesday.

H.E.R. has shared a poignant photograph of herself performing live at a San Francisco 49ers game as an 11-year-old girl, an image that has weirdly seemed to predict the future.She posted the picture on her official Instagram on Sunday (February 11), writing: “In honor of niners at #superbowllviii here’s me at 11 singing national anthem at 49ers game.”A post shared by H.E.R. (@hermusicofficial)Later that day, her team the San Francisco 49ers were unsuccessful against the Kansas City Chiefs, but for H.E.R., the story went full circle, as she joined Usher during the prestigious Halftime Show in one of the most-viewed television broadcasts of all time.H.E.R.

Taylor Swift is literally at the top of the world. She’s won nearly every big award we can think of, performed all over the world, and has a legion of diehard fans. And yet, she’s NEVER — not once — done the Super Bowl halftime show! How is that possible?!

Alicia Keys’ Super Bowl performance appear to have been edited out of the official performance video uploaded to YouTube. Keys made a surprise appearance during Usher’s halftime show at the American football game on Sunday (February 11), opening with a portion of her 2003 song, ‘If I Ain’t Got You’.

Kim Kardashian and Odell Beckham Jr. were spotted together at The Wynn in Las Vegas hours before the 2024 Super Bowl. According to TMZ, a video of the duo shows them after attending Michael Rubin’s Fanatics Super Bowl party, which welcomed several celebrities, including Ice Spice, Kendall Jenner, Tiffany Haddish, and many others.A clip and photos show Kim and Odell together in a crowded elevator, with Kim standing at the back.

The internet was on fire during the Super Bowl!

for a searing electric guitar solo . It was was not, as some brilliant minds on social media seemed to think, 10-year-old Kim and Kanye progeny .

win in a row (in overtime, no less!), and Taylor Swift—who has cemented herself as the most famous WAG in the world—celebrated with Travis Kelce the best way they know how: by kissing on the field.After securing the win, the tight end spoke to—or rather, serenaded—the crowd, and the camera panned to the superstar for reaction shots. Just after, he found his girlfriend to celebrate the Super Bowl win with a few hugs and kisses.Swift could also be heard saying “unbelievable,” and whispering into Kelce's ear (her hand covering her mouth—a move she's started doing after at this year's Golden Globe Awards).Before Swift and Kelce found each other, she was first spotted with Kelce's mom Donna, and the two were sweetly holding hands. Adorbs!The occasion was also a reunion for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce.

died “peacefully in his sleep” on Feb. 1 at the age of 76, according to a statement his family released to Deadline.He died as a result of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, according to his death certificate.A previously released teaser for the FanDuel ad showed Weathers as an Apollo Creed-type coach helping NFL legend Gronkowski prepare for FanDuel’s “Kick of Destiny 2″ event.In another 30-second FanDuel tease, a distraught Gronk walks alone in the desert until Weathers pulls up on a motorcycle and urges him to continue practicing his kick.“And this time, you won’t miss,” Weathers tells him.

since the start of her friendship with in September 2023—and she's risen to the occasion when it comes to her fashion choices on and off the field. Between her at Nobu on January 23 and her and Taylor's semi-matching Chiefs puffer coats, courtesy of fellow NFL WAG , the 28-year-old has managed to hold her own next the the 34-year-old super star.The same was true during the Super Bowl.

This content can also be viewed on the site it from.“Shout out to Kristin Juszczyk for this amazing vest!” Clarkson wrote. “I’ve been wearing it all weekend while doing my shows in Vegas! It’s so cozy and I’m loving all your designs you’ve been making much love!"Although the vest is team-agnostic and lists both the 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs, the singer and TV host shared that she's still rooting for one team: "Since my Cowboys didn’t make it, let’s go 49ers!”The same vest was (with proceeds benefitting ), though it's unclear if Clarkson was the winner of the auction, or if another piece was made.Juszczyk's designs have been somewhat of a viral sensation this NFL season, especially after and wore jackets she designed to the January 13 Chiefs-Dolphins game.“The NFL world is such a family, especially with the females.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Matthew Vaughn’s spy thriller “Argylle” emerged victorious over newcomer “Lisa Frankenstein” in a moribund box office with both films struggling to show signs of life. “Argylle” claimed the No. 1 spot again with $6.5 million from 3,605 North American venues, marking a steep 62% decline from its disappointing debut.

The Super Bowl Halftime Show is one of the biggest stages an artist can book!

Having already performed on the Super Bowl stage as a special guest of the Black Eyed Peas in 2011, Usher is no stranger to the halftime show. But it is another former headliner whom the 45-year-old singer has taken particular inspiration from going into Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sunday night.That would be his longtime hero, Michael Jackson, who forever changed the halftime show — turning it into the biggest gig in music — when he put the “superstar” in the Super Bowl.“He absolutely revolutionized the experience like no other,” Usher told The Post.“He changed how people perceived the halftime show [because before Jackson] it was just kind of hiring, you know, local performers or whatever it might be … I really did respect that.”And Usher plans to honor Jackson’s historic moment when he follows in his legendary footsteps midway through Sunday’s showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers.“It became a great inspiration behind some of the things that I chose to do with this show,” he said.Of course, Usher — who made his self-titled debut 30 years ago as a 15-year-old — has three decades of his own experience to draw from as well.But the man behind such chart-topping hits as “Nice & Slow,” “U Remind Me,” “Yeah!” and “Love in This Club” says that it won’t be all about him when he headlines the biggest stage of all.“This has been a moment that is a celebration — not just for myself but for 30 years of people who have supported me, supported my journey, supported my choice of conversation,” said Usher.

Post Malone, Usher, Reba McEntire and Andra Day are gearing up for the 2024 Super Bowl on Sunday (February 11).

pop sensation Taylor Swift, the ad experts agreed that they didn’t see much Swift influence in the commercials — except maybe in the tone of the ads that are trying to catch viewers’ attention. Swift has been a staple at Chiefs games, as she’s dating tight end Travis Kelce.Margaret Johnson, chief creative officer of Goodby, Silverstein & Partners (which had four spots in this year’s big game, including Mountain Dew), told The Post, “The thing that we are talking about is that it’s predicted to be the most watched Super Bowl of all time. And a big part of that is the Taylor Swift effect.