Super Bowl 2024 halftime show : Usher steals show, Taylor Swift absent

Usher at the Superbowl halftime show on Sunday.

The much-anticipated halftime show at the Superbowl 2024 saw popular R&B singer Usher enthrall the packed house at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Along with Usher, some of the other performers included H.E.R and Alicia Keys, who provided entertainment for the fans at halftime, with the Superbowl in favour of San Francisco 49ers 10-3 against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Usher paid his tribute to Michael Jackson in more ways than one during his performance in the halftime show on Sunday. Usher losing a glove in an apparent tribute to Michael Jackson notable for a performance during Black History Month. He started with Caught Up," moving into U Don't Have to Call," "Superstar," and Love in the Club.

Then Alicia Keys joined in front of bright red piano for her song If I Ain't Got You, which morphed into My Boo,".

Across 13 minutes during the halftime show, Usher brought out a number of guests including H.E.R., Jermaine Dupri, Lil Jon (for Turn Down for What, which became Yeah! and included a guest appearance from Ludacris).

Across three decades, the R&B superstar had an endless treasure trove of hits to pull from and did so with costume changes, and a rolling performance of OMG while wearing roller skates at one moment, sliding between will.i.am's legs.

usher, lil jon, and ludacris being together again literally felt like the avengers assembling for the first time in a decade pic.twitter.com/plzVd4gz2U

— rocky (@WAYSTIAR) February 12, 2024

The eight-time Grammy award winner is also no stranger to the Super Bowl stage he made a guest appearance with Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am in 2011.

Usher on Thursday revealed he will be joined by guest performers when he takes the stage for the Super Bowl halftime show - but did not disclose who made the cut.

The singer gave no names but said his guests could be artists he has worked with before in what is intended to be a celebration of his career.