Usher Teases Super Bowl 2024 Halftime Show: 'This Is Going to Be a Celebration'

The 'Yeah!' singer will be the main event during Apple Music's Super Bowl 2024 halftime show in Las Vegas

Usher is feeling grateful for his Super Bowl 2024 opportunity.

It was announced Sunday that the "Yeah!" singer, 44, will be performing the halftime show at Allegiant Stadium on Feb. 11 in Las Vegas. The eight-time Grammy winner spoke about the honor on Monday morning in a live TV interview.

"This is a moment that I've waited my entire life for and I am not coming to disappoint," he told CBS Mornings' Gayle King, Tony Dokoupil and Nate Burleson. "This is going to be a celebration."

Usher, who joined the interview virtually from Paris, said he learned of the news "literally days before the announcement."

"The hardest part is really the suspense," he said of having to keep the secret from his friends and family.

The CBS co-anchors then asked which of his multitude of hits he would try to squeeze into the 13-minute show. "Ah, prying for information, I see," Usher teased, but stayed mum over more details.

"I definitely have a long list of people whom I've collaborated with and also a long list of songs that mean something so much to people — for every experience that I've had, there's a song," the star noted.

Usher went on to add, "So I'm trying to figure out how to entertain people, make certain the legacy, enjoy the moment, and make certain they'll have a show they'll never forget."

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This will mark Usher's second Super Bowl appearance, as he previously performed with the Black Eyed Peas back in 2011, but his first time as the headlining artist.

“It’s an honor of a lifetime to finally check a Super Bowl performance off my bucket list. I can’t wait to bring the world a show unlike anything else they’ve seen from me before,” Usher said in a statement on Sunday.

“Thank you to the fans and everyone who made this opportunity happen," he continued. "I’ll see you real soon.”

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Just after announcing his iconic gig on the "world's biggest stage" in a playful video Sunday with Kim Kardashian, the superstar spoke with Apple Music 1 about getting the official news delivered by his "big homie" JAY-Z.

"But when I got this call . . . he said, 'It’s time, it’s magic time. You know, it's time for you to have that moment.' I'm like, 'What are you talking about?'" Usher shared of his conversation. "He's like, 'The Super Bowl.' I'm like, 'Oh, you ready? Absolutely.'"

This will be Roc Nation's fifth Super Bowl halftime show under the NFL partnership.

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"And it was like this was destined to happen," Usher later added, speaking about the magic of his Las Vegacy residency for the last two years. "It's the City of Lights. You know, it's always been a place where entertainers go and find love and passion, connection to their fans."

During his Monday interview with CBS, Usher expanded on the honor:

"Thirty years ago, I made a commitment to offer my best and here 30 years later now, it's being rewarded with one of the most prestigious performances and stages anybody could ever play on," he said.

"I'm humbled by the opportunity to do that, but I'm more happy to be able to celebrate with the people that I love the most, you know what I'm saying, and celebrate in a way that people will remember through dance, through skate, through collaboration, so it's going to be a night of celebration," Usher continued.

"Every aspect of what has influenced me to be the artist that I am, I'm gonna try to bring that out of me in that moment. And I thank God."

Super Bowl LVIII will air live on CBS on Feb. 11, 2024.

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