Usher will not be alone on the Super Bowl stage: “There will be special guests”

There are just four days left until the great sporting (and musical) event in the United States. The NFL grand final will take place this Sunday, February 11 and for the first time since his performance was made official, Usher has revealed the first details of what the Super Bowl halftime performance will be like.

The R&B artist has granted an interview with Billboard in which he confirmed the gigantic dimension of the adventure he is about to undertake: “I’m doing my best not to think about it too much, but there are literally 12 to 15 minutes in which I want to impress the entire world. It’s more of 30 years of career in 15 minutes”.

One of the big questions floating in the air is whether Usher will resort to some colleagues or collaborators for their performance at the Super Bowl musical intermission. The response has been positive.

“It will definitely be a huge event. There will be special guests. And I’ve considered new songs. But you know, it’s 12 to 15 minutes. So it’s really hard to determine which moment matters more than others, especially with a new song. Then there’s the dancing, the costumes, the lighting, how long you stay in a song, the fact that the audience can sing along… It’s a lot. So I’m doing my best not to think about it too much,” said the interpreter.

Usher is getting that stage respect for what awaits him in a few days. But luckily he has had the advice and help from some performers who have already been where Usher is about to do.

“I was around some people who played at the Super Bowl and they gave me some good advice. I was also on a boat not long ago with Katy Perry, who gave me some notes. I heard that Rihanna He stood up for me and said something really incredible. I really appreciated it. I’ve watched each artist, analyzing how they maximized those 12 minutes. But you know, your time is your time. And this is a moment for which I have prepared for the last 30 years,” confessed the American musician.

The Super Bowl has left historic moments throughout its many editions that have elevated different artists. Usher seems to have studied every minute of that story well: “We all started from the idea that the Super Bowl changed when Michael Jackson performed. I’ve enjoyed Prince, Coldplay, Beyoncé, Bruno Mars, Madonna. There are tons of things I was able to pick up on, looking at how they chose to enter, what they did while on stage, and how they chose to close.. But the one who really stands out is Michael. Before that, they just hired a random band or whatever. Michael hired his own director, obviously paid a lot of money and spent a lot of time crafting that incredible moment. He reframed how we watch the live performance of the Super Bowl.”

Now it’s his turn.