Over 100 million fans from various backgrounds will be tuning in to watch this year’s Super Bowl and the highly streamed halftime show. Usher will be performing during the showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers. However, one question remains: who will be joining Usher on stage?
The heavily decorated musical sensation has expressed his excitement to see R&B music finally get the credit it deserves center stage during the most streamed sporting event of the year. In a recent interview with Good Morning America, Usher stated that he will be “thinking about all of the R&B performers who I carry in this moment.” Usher has openly expressed that he will not only be using his time on stage to give R&B music the credit it deserves but also to pay respect to the Black artists that have come before him.
Usher has confirmed that he will bring some artists to join him on stage, but who is performing alongside him remains a mystery. “Without question, I am a man of collaborations; it’s part of the reason I have been as successful as I have been, both in creating music that the world sings and the moments that the world remembers,” stated Usher in a recent interview with The Arizona Republic. However, this mystery hasn’t stopped fans from flocking to social media to predict who will be rocking the stage alongside Usher. Some of the most common guesses from social media were Alicia Keys, Justin Bieber, Lil Jon, and Ludacris.
Even though User fans have to eagerly wait to see who is gracing the stage with this Grammy legend, some prominent music industry professionals will still be gracing television screens as a part of the pre-game lineup. Music legends Reba McEntire, Post Malone, and Andra Day will all step up to the microphone before the kick-off begins. According to an article by NBC5 Chicago, “McEntire will perform the national anthem, Malone will perform “America the Beautiful” and Day will perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” All three artists will be tributing the USA before the game goes underway.
Not only will these artists perform these acts, but “Actor Daniel Durant will sign the national anthem, model/dancer Anjel Piñero will sign “America the Beautiful,” and actor/choreographer Shaheem Sanchez will sign “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” as stated by NBC5 Chicago. These ASL performances will offer deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers a way to be involved in the action as well.
“This year’s Super Bowl will start during daylight hours. Kick-off in Las Vegas will be at 3:30 p.m. local time. That gives the game a 6:30 p.m. kick-off time for East Coast viewers,” as stated in an article by dazn.com. Viewers can anticipate the halftime show to take place anywhere from 8-8:30 p.m. EST. You can catch all the Super Bowl action on streaming services like Fubo, Paramount +, Youtube TV, or any major cable or streaming service. It truly is a spectacle that will go down in the history books.