Usher's Custom Jordans, Alicia Keys's Vocal Slip, And Everything Else I Noticed Watching The Super Bowl Halftime Show In Person

Thank you Black Jesus for this year's Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII halftime show. I was in attendance at Allegiant Stadium, and I have to say, this was a top five halftime show for me ya'll!

Let's be serious and objective for a moment. There were A LOT of moving parts, surprise guests, outfit changes, and theatrics. I've watched the past few halftime shows live, but this one was the most robust production I've ever seen.

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While some people were more obsessed with Taylor Swift being in attendance, I think most Americans can agree that Usher shined and reminded the world why he's a mega-star, an icon, the King of R&B, and the ultimate performer.

Here are the nine thoughts I had while watching Usher perform!

1.Usher's outfits were all custom and luxurious.

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Usher has always been an artist who takes the time and care to pay his respects to those who came before him. His outfits were a nod to Prince, Teddy Pendergrass, and Michael Jackson. He came out with the all-white custom Dolce & Gabbana outfit that was dripping with crystals, while also rocking bedazzled gloves on each hand. He took one glove off shortly into his performance, rocking just one as an obvious tribute to Michael Jackson. Then he slowly undressed, first losing the jacket, then the shirt, before undergoing an entire outfit change. His second fit was another custom piece, this time from Off-White. The blue and black crystal-lined outfit was paired with custom chrome Jordan 4 PEs.

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2.Roller skates made a comeback.

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I feel like roller skates, R&B, and Atlanta are so intertwined that if Usher had not combined them on stage, it would have been a HUGE missed opportunity. The choreography that went behind this had to be a ridiculously tedious undertaking.

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3.Alicia Keys flubbed the opening notes of "If I Ain’t Got You" before recovering beautifully.

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4. It took approximately five minutes for the crew (big shoutout to them) to assemble Usher's stage in the middle of the field.

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Watching this crew put together a full LED screen stage piece by piece was pretty impressive.

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5.The crowd didn't readily identify Jermaine Dupri.

6.H.E.R.'s guitar solo set the crowd on FIRE.

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H.E.R., one of the most talented artists alive today, was another surprise appearance I was not ready for. The young singer, who is one award away from EGOT status at 26 years of age, brought the house down with a guitar solo during Usher's "U Got It Bad." It served as a moment for Usher to go change his outfit, but hardly anybody noticed that he disappeared because she commanded the stage so well.

7.Swizz Beatz was supportive of his wife Alicia Keys, although fans thought her performance with Usher was a little too comfortable.

8.The LED screen stage was mesmerizing.

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Not gonna lie, the stage that Usher performed on, which was a large screen, was hard to keep your eyes off of. It was so bright that it cut through the darkness of the arena like a hot knife through butter. It was broken into three sections: one large screen stage in the middle with two walkways jutting out on either side that led to smaller screen stages.

9.And finally, Ludacris and Lil Jon took me back to middle school.

What did you think about the Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII halftime show? Let me know in the comment section below!